The "Purchasing Of Imperial Family Timber" Under The Perspective Of The Power And The Market And The Ecosystem

In the Ming Dynasty, To build the Forbidden City Palace and other major buildings needed lots of large wood that collected mainly from the southwest region, which formed the famous "purchasing of imperial family timber". Although it began during the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuan/hang who choose Nanjing as the capital of Ming Dynasty, the scale of the wood procurement appeared after the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di choose Beijing as the capital.The other emperors who reigned of the Ming Dynasty also conducted "purchasing of imperial family timber" to build the palaces, until the Ming Dynasty perished.This development trend appeared waves climax, from the peak to the trough. And during the Qing Dynasty this practice continued."Purchasing of imperial family timber" had become a kind of mechanism.For the most difficult and giant purchasing activities, the emperors, the central government officials, the southwest chieftain, the local officials and the businessman had different attitudes, they thought about the country, or the people, or themselves. Which not only embodied the power of the supreme imperial, but also reflected the trade relations of the offer and the reward between the chieftain and the court. The price of timber and related matters will be described as an example, and Purchase commercial office reflects the market situation.During the Ming Dynasty, Although it have been left a magnificent cultural heritage, such as the Forbidden City, "Purchasing of imperial family timber" still caused serious Eco-system disorders, the chaos of social order, the damaged of the manpower and financial resources, the local turbulent.