Under the new social background of the close relationship between intellectuals and businessman in the Ming Dynasty, “Sanyan and Erpai” broke the role design paradigm of opposition between intellectuals and businessman and shaped it in the works the new role of the integration of intellectuals and businessman. The design of this role is a true reflection of the convection phenomenon of social scholars and merchants at that time, and has new characteristics of the times. Different from ordinary intellectuals and ordinary businessmen, they have all experienced the choice of seeking official positions and doing business at the same time in their lives. They have the same skills in terms of mannerism, business spirit, and management wisdom. Different characteristics of the general merchant roles portrayed in literary works. In the late Ming Dynasty, the dual social characteristics of respecting Confucianism and respecting officials at the same time attaching importance to the commodity economy were the social roots of the author's design of this role. This role was also of practical significance on the stage of the real society at that time.