Yan Xing, observing the reactions of the merchants below, knew the establishment of the Eternal Merchant Guild was a feasible endeavor.
In this world, merchants were generally seen as traders who engaged in buying low and selling high. Due to the speculative nature of their business, merchants did not have a very good reputation. Everyone knew they relied on merchants to keep goods flowing from place to place, but there was an inexplicable distaste for them. Especially when the price of purchased goods increased, many curses were hurled at merchants behind their backs. Furthermore, constantly being on the move for business had led merchants to adopt some unsavory practices, including engaging in robbery themselves. As a result, the social status of merchants was not high. Nobody was willing to organize these slick merchants into any kind of trade association.
However, in Yan Xing's eyes, merchants were incredibly important.
