Folk tales the word fair trade came from the Song Dynasty during the Wanli Dynasty, there was a poor Xiu surnamed Zhang in Nanjing called Zhang Pingli who went to Beijing to take the exam, walked on the road and found a gold bar, and he looked at the gold bar on the seed

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Origin of the term fair trade

During the Song Dynasty, there was a poor man surnamed Zhang Ping in Nanjing who called Zhang Ping to go to Beijing to take the exam, and when he walked on the road, he found a gold bar, and he looked at the gold bar with a small line of small characters, writing that Nanjing Zhang Fair and Beijing Li Trade were equally divided, so Zhang Fair put the gold bar in his pocket and rushed to Beijing.

I don't know how many days I have walked to Beijing to find out that there is indeed this person in Beijing Li Trading, but the family is a well-known rich businessman in Beijing.

Zhang Gonggong wants to have the heart to see the rich man Li and is afraid that people will look down on him, if he can't go over, the gold bar is clearly written by the person, this gold bar is the money of the two of us, how can I swallow it alone, left thinking and right thinking or seeing Li trade well.

Zhang Pingping heard that Li Zheng's address came to the door of Li Mansion without the intention of watching the brilliant gate tower of Li Mansion go directly inside and was stopped by the door and asked? What are you doing, Li Transaction said: I want to see your house round, the door said: There is something, you know my grandfather, Li said: Do not know, then said the matter of collecting gold on the road to the side, the door said you go, my grandfather gold and silver treasures are countless, I am a janitor who has more money than you, my grandfather will not see you, Li Trading does not bother to see you, the noise alarmed Li Yuanwai, asked what is the matter? The family member then told Zhang Xiucai about not having to see the staff, and Li Yuanwai said that it was no harm if his friend from Nanjing came to see him, so the family member led Li Xiucai to see him.

After seeing Li trading, Zhang Pingli explained in detail about the gold bars found on the road. Li Yuanwai laughed and said: Nanjing friends, you see my family's wealth, this gold bar you want to bar your heart I received, Zhang Fair said no, the gold bar clearly said that it is two of us, this is providence I must give you half, in Zhang Fair's repeated insistence Li trade helplessly said then divide it.

Ben Qiao family to find an axe to cut open, because of the force of the fierce gold bar is cut open but half fell on the ground is gone, looking all over the house is not found, Li Yuanwai felt strange, said That Nanjing friends are kind to give me gold, half in my home can not find, if it is passed out well said is not good, then the family is digging three feet to find, can not find me sorry Nanjing friends, the family found tools to dig up. Digging and digging out two cylinders of gold yuanbao, Li Yuanwai was very happy, he said Nanjing friend, these two cylinders have a cylinder of you, Zhang Ping said: No, this is dug out of your home I don't want, Li Trading said: Friend This is also Providence, you travel thousands of miles from Nanjing to Beijing to give me a gold is providence is difficult to these two cylinders of your one cylinder is not Providence? You must accept it, instruct your family to set up a feast to formally make friends, Zhang Fair and Lee trade to spread the gold into a beautiful talk, from then on all business people to fair trade as an example, the word fair trade became a statement of doing business. (End)