史官在职官体系中的重要性,反映出了上古商业传统中的政治特点:政治之本就是要承认地方社会与经济生活的多样性,并给予其自由生长的空间上古帝王的官职中,处于最核心地位的是史官。史官掌管天下文籍,各国天象、地理和人事的重要信息都定期向史官汇报。史官在悉数掌握了这些资料以后,为天子提供行政治国的意见。 The importance of the historian in the official system reflects the political features of the ancient commercial tradition: the political principle is to recognize the diversity of local social and economic life and to give it the most important position in the official emperors’ The core position is the historian. Historian in charge of the world literature, national astronomy, geography and personnel of important information are regularly reported to the official. After all the officials have mastered these materials, they give the emperor an opinion on the administration of the country.