Jia Yi's Thought Of Taking The Masses As The Root Of The Society And Its Implications To The Building Of New Socialist Countryside

The thought of taking the masses as the root of the society means that the government thinks highly of the common people and views them as the root of a country's prosperity.Jia Yi was an outstanding statesman and thinker in the early Xihan dynasty.His thought of taking the masses as the root of the society summarizes the experience of the rise and fall of the Qin Dynasty,combines the socialreality of the early Xihan dynasty, and is the succession of the Pre-existing People Thought.It leaves us a rich cultural heritage.Jia Yi said people are "the root of the world" and the foundation of the country.Their power cannot be defeated.The thought of reassuring the people is the core of his thinking.Jia Yi put forward a set of measures to prevent people from resisting as to achieve a long-term stability of the country.In policy,he put forward specific demands to the emperor and officials,requiring them to be polite and lawful to the common people;in economy,he emphasized on taking agriculture as the root in order to make the country prosperous.Jia Yi on the one hand emphasized that people was the root of the country and the governor should love and do goods to them and make them rich,which expresses that Jia Yi sympathized and concerned about people's livelihood;on the other hand, he stressed that the governor should control and take advantage of the people to prevent them from going wrong.Therefore,the feudal ruling thought had a hand in Jia Yi's thought of taking the masses as the root of the society.Jia Yi's thought of taking the masses as the root of the society,which contains rich philosophy thought,is bold and creative,and reflects his political wisdom.Drawing lessons from history,making use of the past,intaking its essence,abandoning its dross are our attitudes towards traditional culture. Therefore,some positive factors in Jia Yi's thought of taking the masses as the root of the society have some implications on the construction of new socialist countryside in China.