A Comparative Study Of Agricultural Thought Between Li Gou And Wang Anshi

As a great philosopher and thinker in the Northern Song Dynasty, Li Gou is the initiator of the utilitarianism, also the promoters of the New Deal in QingLi years. Wang Anshi is an outstanding politician, thinker, writer, and principal person in charge in the XiFeng Political Reform. The Mid-Northern Song Dynasty they are live is a period of authoritarianism strengthened gradually, the growing gap of wealth, and outbreaking of social crisis requently with rapid development of commodity economy. For the consideration of settling social crisis, Li Gou and Wang Anshi put forward to the reform thought of the agriculture development as the core ideas respectively.In this arcitle, as a starting a comparative study that Wang Anshi and Li Gou are different points on the development of agricultural.Through summarized a large amount of literatures which their different points on agricultural would be construction systematical, Through comparison with their ideological system whose consensus and divergence would be found. In the view of consensus., Li Gou and Wang Anshi were regarded agriculture as lifeblood of country and confirm that dominant position in procedures of Social production. They realized that the government was important to develope agricultural, and agricultural production would not be leaved by the government organization and management They advocated that love farmer and maintain farmer’s interest, and they thought that safeguard farmer’s interest was important to develope agriculture.Their differences are Some specific question that different understanding.On the issue of land, Li Gou was not advocated that annex it, or annex it be limited; But wang anshi thought land annex can not be implement. On tax issues, ligou submit the precept that reducing taxes and service. But wanganshi propose average land to forced the rich which bear the taxes and corvee of the farmers’ to reduce their burden.As problem of against the famine, Wang Anshi suggest that a way of work for the dole and low-interest loans to solve people’s dilemma; while Li Gou is still adhere country to which invest in the way that establish Chang Ping store to against famine. The reason of Wang Anshi and Li Gou are different ideology in agriculture which were decided by their different social roles and life experience.Any thought has source. Thought of Li Gou and Wang Anshi are influenced on agriculture by zhou Li, especially in the land, taxation, industrial and commercial areas. They regard economic system as example in zhou Li and reference that to solve the problem of the poor and weak in north song dynasty. Thought of Li Gou and Wang Anshi in agriculture which have the same origin and similar objected, but in the specific measures of Wang Anshi’s is maturer than Li Gou’s. Therefore, the author draw a conclusion that thought of Wang Anshi in agriculture is the inheritance and development of Li Gou’s.Finally, this article summarizes the understanding which future generations in thought of agriculture.Zhu Xi has high evaluated to Wang Anshi’s thought of agriculture, but also he point that its deficiencies in virtue of hearts. Although Eastern Zhejiang School be utilitarian, have mix view for thought of Li Gou and Wang Anshi in agriculture.They all agree with Li Gou’s thought, but criticize Wang Anshi’s agricultural policy, think it is a "collection of politics". Ming Dynasty thinkers agree with this understanding.