> Phil

hahaha I have watched Calgon detergent commercial at you-tube.

I am interested in the situation in which this funny commercial was made.

By the way, what I am searching is just like 近江商人十訓 in japan

《近江商人・商売の心得十訓》

一、商売は世の為、人の為の奉仕にして、利益はその当然の報酬なり。
二、店の大小よりも場所の良否、場所の良否よりも品の如何。
三、売る前のお世辞より売った後の奉仕、これこそ永遠の客をつくる。
四、資金の少なきを憂うなかれ、信用の足らざるを憂うべし。
五、無理に売るな、客の好むものも売るな、客の為になるものを売れ。
六、良きものを売るは善なり、良き品を広告して多く売ることはさらに善なり。
七、紙一枚でも景品はお客を喜ばせる、つけてあげるもののないとき笑顔を景品にせよ。
八、正札を守れ、値引きは却って気持ちを悪くするくらいが落ちだ。
九、今日の損益を常に考えよ、今日の損益を明らかにしないでは、寝につかぬ習慣にせよ。
十、商売には好況、不況はない、いずれにしても儲けねばならぬ。

http://finance.sina.com.cn/zl/international/20150130/084321435931.shtml

Please tell me that is not a reference to the silly 1970s Calgon detergent commercial.  :o

I don't think there are some parts hidden in Chinese Ancient History. Just different authors had their different key points. I don't know which part of Chinese Ancient History you focus on recently. So just list some books I read, and I thought they are rigorous and detailed. 

郑学檬<简明中国经济通史>

冷鹏飞《中国古代社会商品经济形态研究》

翦伯赞《中国史纲》

personally speaking, I love 翦伯赞. His books are classic.

I find it

中國貨幣史綱 by吉田虎雄

I think china does not think about the it before

So it may hide in history, just only clean it from history by using the present viewpoint.

Like china itself may pay attention to political system only.

And 呂不韋 who is in 秦 dynasty. The dynasty is thought to rule many in one...(I dont know how to say in english)

But I think it tend to write his story, dont say how...as mutual fund was established.

Maybe I dont know more detail but I think japanese scholar know more.

They should tend to study on how is the currency and offical mission produced