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An Analysis Of The Paladin's Amassing Fortune In Long Wan Period Of The Ming Dynasty

Posted on:2008-05-10Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z Y DanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360215951909Subject:History of Ancient China
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The paladin,as one social community that type is special in ancient society of our country, from the Western Han Dynasty later,which has been exist, that was fight scathingly by the past rulers as an unstable factor that threaten the feudalism king toward rule.Its development was unsteady. Know to all, Ming Dynasty was absolutism country in the our country that centralization was height concentration. For the sake of the demand that maintenance rule, the rulers of the Ming Dynasty followed to use the policy that they stroked scathingly and suppressed paladin. Can say, in expected before of the Ming Dynasty, development of paladin has been be placed in the appearance of the stagnation,but from he middle of the Ming Dynasty later, paladin develop continuously strong,which became very full of stratum at that time. This text takes region of Chiang-Nan as the center, passing analytical its source , constitute, amass a fortune the path and its amasses a fortune the reason, influence ,that attains with the period to have to this special phenomenon on knowing deeply.First, in regard to its source, paladin of the periods of Long wan that its source is very extensive and constitute is very complicated. They came from the social each stratum which mainly include the warrior, scholar, businessman, the place despot, bandit, robber etc. Among them is most familiar with the warrior, because the paladin impression for person is to carry gest,but, the scholar also were not expel for the paladin. in regard to take charge of Si Ma qian's definition to the paladin, paladin points the high and strong person of gest not only, what to even point is those have the chivalrous spirit of person. Check the historical data, we can discover that the historical data Chinese literator paladin jots down to compare the knight errant many from the Sung Dynasty since Yuan Dynasty. Businessman for paladin it may be said is to kill two birds with one stone.S ince they can go into business, which can be paladin again. As the proverb says from ancientry:"Businessman has another the chivalry, the private of paladin often goes into business."Because the faiths that businessman and paladin obey are all"credit"and"righteousness", So the businessman and paladin appear the role very easily to change with each other. Next to,the place despot is a paladin.The place despot is strong to mainly mean strong and big surname of a little bit local despot at that time.Because they have the reputation very much on the place, plus them ever dry lead some good matters, so they very easily were be called"paladin". As for bandit for paladin comprehended more easily. Because the place of their similar to paladin have a lot of likeness, so their role changes more easily with each other. When they proceed from the private interest, rob to kill people arbitrarily, they are bandits. But when they do good things, they would be the paladin,also namely so-called"paladin thief". The positive so-called thief also has the way.Secondly, in regard to the paladin amass a fortune path,it mainly include to go into business, private cast money , make to buy to resell the private salt, The covers up, robs and delivers the tomb, oppressing the village people, throwing the body despot and dignitary, doing a guest or family slaves, depend ing on an influence also which seek the money from it etc. Among them go into business, private cast money , make to buy to resell the private salt, the hurl body power expensive seek from it the wealth is its main wealth source. Sun Cheng Zhe while explaining the means that paladin amass a fortune at that time in his work once say:"Arrive the Long qing the period, the people's favour is different, hence the paladin started to study the fighting skill, changing while wait for. They say: Doing not guard money make a living, that is stupid. Disaster and come right away probably. Therefore beg the benefit of a hundredfold rather. Hence become friends with with magnate. Depending on them,we can acquire a lot of wealths then. Positive so-called 1,000 golds lie in one of his words."We can get from the here: The main means that the paladin amass a fortune mainly includes the two major type.The first is that they is engaged in the profession that can acquire the benefit of a hundredfold;the second is that they become friends with with magnate,then obtain the benefits from it. This text chapter 3 is also tightly and tightly launch the discussion around them.Thirdly, in regard to the paladin amass a fortune reason, it mainly includes three kinds of .One mains from at that time special social milieu decision. The political environment loosen at that time gave the opportunity that the paladin can make use of. The national organization paralyze and the legal system is nominal which could make paladin rest assured courageously big dry illegal business and they would not be punish by the law. The second is that they become friends with with magnate,then obtain the benefits from it. Positive so-called 1,000 golds lie in one of his words. Furthermore,having the expensive power to make the backstage , they even can trust courageously dry illegal plot. Though sometimes the meeting affair leaks out, But having the expensive power to give support for them, they are still can peace. The third, the paladin stem of is all an illegal business mostly, however ,these businesses mainly have two characteristicses: One is to obtain the exorbitant profits;Two is to did not need to be pay tax。However, this exactly the paladin can become fuller of key place of community at that time.Fourthly,In regard to the influence that paladin amass a fortune, it mainly includes two contents: The first is to disturb the society;the second is to break the economy. So-called" disturbance society" mainly means that the paladin amasses a fortune the activity to disturb the then social order seriously, and affect the stability of the place at that time. Their activity not only makes the national interest be subjected to the serious damage, is also to injure the benefits of civilian's common people directly. " Break economy" mainly means that the paladin broke the law the serious disturbance of activity normally economic order at that time. It not only affected the normal development of the merchandise economy at that time, but also injured economic benefits of the nation directly. This also exactly the key place that a section 2 of this text discuss.
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