It's interesting you say this because it was always recommended in ancient China to minimize the involvement of the official court in merchant business as long

It's interesting you say this because it was always recommended in ancient China to minimize the involvement of the official court in merchant business as long as they pay some sort of tax to keep up the income (such as salt). It is well known that if the there is too much government involvement in decisions, corruption overcomes growth which lead to a lot dynasties eventually failing (a good example is the Qing dynasty/last dynasty of China).