Zhou was a state that emerged at the end of the Shang Dynasty in the Weishui Valley in present-day Shaanxi Province. The ancestor of its royal family is named (surnamed Ji), which is said to be a descendant of the emperor, and Yu at the same time, was enshrined in Tai (now Wugong County, Shaanxi). He was a famous farmer, and after his death, he was revered as the god of agriculture by the Zhou people, and was called "Houji". At that time, the Jingwei area was full of "Rong Di", and the abandoned children did not flee because they lost their official positions and fled in the meantime, and they were wandering. To Buyao Sun Gong Liu, he began to settle in Feng (now Bin County, Shaanxi), and his land is still adjacent to Rong Di. Gong Liu Jiu passed to the ancient father's father (later posthumously called the prince), because he could not stand the persecution of the Di people, he led the people to move south, and lived under Qishan (in present-day Qishan County, Shaanxi). The fertile land in this area, coupled with the diligence of the Zhou people and the leadership of the ancient princes, made the country quickly rich and strong. When the ancient prince was in the pig, he still lived in the cave, and so far it was a large-scale construction of the palace. To the ancient prince Ji Li (later posthumously called Wang Ji), the defeat of the Di people was even greater. All these show that the Zhou people's national strength and lifestyle have greatly improved since they moved to Qixia. General History of China.
Since ancient times, he began to correspond with merchants and was one of the princes of merchants. Ji Li and his son Chang were both known as "Xibo", meaning the chief of the Western princes. The Zhou and Shang did not seem to belong to the same ethnic group, and the Zhou people often called the merchants "Shi" or "Rong", and naturally regarded them as aliens;And the scope of activities of the two sides is far apart. But since the two sides had dealings, the Zhou people tried their best to absorb the culture of Shang, Ji Li and Chang, both had married with the Shang Dynasty, which undoubtedly greatly promoted the commercialization of people. Judging from the written books left over from ancient times, the Zhou people and merchants used the same language;There are also many similarities in the living habits, such as the Zhou people and merchants tied their hair and sat on the ground. In addition, the shape of certain utensils, such as containers and weapons, is also largely the same. This is naturally the result of the commercialization of the Zhou people. The eastward advance of the Zhou people was opposed to the Shang, and it was only recorded when they arrived in Chang.
Chang is later called the king of Wen by the Zhou people, after he was appointed by the merchant as Xibo, respect the old and respect the virtuous, practice benevolent government, and are deeply supported by the princes. At one point, the Shang king imprisoned him, and his subordinates paid bribes to him, and Chang Shi was released. He then grew in power, and in the years before his death, he expanded his territory. Eventually wipe out the quotient.