In this way there was little place in plantation economy for villages and towns with their stores and mechanics.

这样一来，拥有商店和机械的村庄和城镇在种植园经济中就没有什么地位了。

As a merchant's clerk, Hamilton learned how to manage money, convert currencies, keep track of the ships making their perilous journey across the sea carrying all sorts of commodities for the plantation economy.

作为一名商人的职员，汉密尔顿学会了如何管理资金、兑换货币、跟踪为种植园经济运送各种商品的危险航行的船只。