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The compradors we are talking about here mainly refer to people who serve Western businessmen. They probably originated after the Western colonial forces came eastward in the mid-Ming Dynasty and engaged in commercial activities on the southeast coast of China. Compradors played a huge role in China's modern politics and economy. From an economic perspective, they not only help foreign investors collect economic information, solicit business, and even help foreign investors advance capital and manage Chinese employees. While they wholeheartedly help foreign investors earn large profits, they also quickly accumulate their own wealth. With the continuous improvement of economic status, compradors also began to have a say in politics. Some major political activities that occurred in China's modern history were inseparable from the active participation of compradors. This book uses time as a clue to outline in detail the development and evolution of compradors in China's modern history.