Qin and Han · Merchant

Luo Pou 羅裒

Attested BC 33 - BC 1

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Luo Pou was a Merchant.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 33 to BC 1 至成、哀間，成都羅裒訾至巨萬
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 87

Career and standing

merchant and moneylender 賈
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passages 88, 91
salt-well monopolist 擅鹽井之利
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 92

Places and affiliations

At Chengdu 成都
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 87

Events and relationships

Political · Briber · With Marquis of Dingling (定陵侯)
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 91
Political · Briber · With Marquis of Quyang (曲陽侯)
Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 91
Relation Agent for · Person Ru (如) · held money for Shi; Ru/Ju were Shi stewards
Uncertain · Book of Han 103, passages 88, 90

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 103Volume 91: Usurers · 3 passages

程、卓既衰，至成、哀間，成都羅裒訾至巨萬。 Long after the Cheng and Zhuo fortunes faded, during Chengdi and Aidi a Chengdu broker named Luo Pou piled up tens of millions.

初，裒賈京師，隨身數十百萬，為平陵石氏持錢。 Luo Pou opened shop in Chang'an with a few hundred thousand in his satchel and worked as cashier for the powerful Shi family of Pingling.

裒舉其半賂遺曲陽、定陵侯，依其權力，賒貸郡國，人莫敢負。 Luo Pou funneled half his profits as gifts to the Quyang and Dingling marquises, then used their protection to float loans across the empire—no debtor dared stiff him.