行商的 meaning in English

peddling

When the east indian company stopped trading with china in 1834 , small hong merchants such as hingtae hong lost a layer of protection , and the influence that the company continued to exert on the canton trade thereafter worsened economic conditions for the hong merchants
1834年东印度公司对华贸易的结束，使兴泰行这样的小行商失去了一层保护，而东印度公司在此后对广州贸易施加的影响，则恶化了行商的经济处境。