The Changes Of Foreign Trade Management Law In Early Ming

In Ming dynasty, when the economy began to recover and prosper, the ruler, taking his diplomatic ideas as guidelines, formulated a series of new management laws on the basis of referring to foreign trade laws of Song dynasty. These laws changed with the time and economy when in practice, and in Rongqing period, they became obsolete as Zhangzhou port began to open its gate to foreign countries.In this text, the foreign trade management laws of fist-phase are divided into three parts: foreign trade dealer management law, import and export management law and import and export trade management law. Starting with theses parts, the writer attempts to describe the general conditions of the changes in foreign trade management laws during about 200 years in early Ming, and detects the unstableness and unfairness. In the text, the economic factors for the changes are analyzed according to theories of economy, and finally the influence and practical significance produced by the foreign trade laws in early Ming are given a brief comment.