商代
| Last Name： | 子 |
| First Name： | 相土 |
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Prayed 11 generation ancestor with soil, the grandson of contract, for a work by Du. According to "Bamboo Annals" record: "God with 15 years riding business for Hou phase soil, were removed to Shangqiu." Phase soil is shut grandson of Peter, son of Zhao Ming. With soil from the grindstones (now Hebei obliterate watershed) moved to Shangqiu. With soil, the tribe's livestock business has been well developed. Development of animal husbandry for the businessman and the transition to the patriarchal clan society laid the foundation to start using slaves. With soil for riding, that is, domesticated horses as their means of delivery. Animal husbandry developed tribes, force is stronger wins. So, with soil when the tribal leaders, the phase out of position by Xia Wang, unable to control the aircraft on the East, the rapid expansion of their power. With soil to Shangqiu as the center, to be done to influence large areas of the Lower Yellow River, but also established in the vicinity of Mount Tai "Eastern Capital." Their descendants in the chase phase of soil achievements Chung said: "The phase soil its might, cut overseas" ("Ode to Poetry in business long hair"), can be seen with the activities of soil has reached the Yellow Sea area, with "overseas" --- - seas outside of the contact cut is beheaded. Legend phase soil Zuo Xia, Ren Sima summer, specifically to deal with a matter of conquest. Three-generation descendant of Ming phase soil, efforts to develop agriculture, flood control in his death. He and common work, Yu, flood control are well-known legendary characters. Therefore, the later by a grand ritual, and left a "deep ground water, its officials and the dead" legend. If his son to Chang.
Soil is a lease with the Sun, one of the people of Yin Xian Gong. Ancient beginning, people still do not know driving horse-drawn vehicles pack things, Wrangler is the backyard with a group put the law. According to legend, with a tank fed with soil, the method of captive breeding horses, the horses tamed, together with training, so pack horse can pull a cart thing, as one important means of transport. Can be seen when the commercial phase soil by plants and the family had move from nomadic life, livestock and agricultural cultivation into the settlement era. Phase soil forces the use of force development to the east, over the Yellow Sea and nearby islands.