Analyse The Management Of Government For Middle Agent In Ming And Qing Dynasty

Middle agent affects much in Chinese ancient commercial history.Japanese scholar called it the soul of Chinese ancient commerce. The development ofmiddle agent grows stronger and stronger before Ming dynasty. At the same time, themanagement of government becomes more and more severe.In Ming dynasty, the government pays much attention to the management formiddle agent. What is more, they make law to lead the management. The managementof middle agent in Ming dynasty which includes the system of access to middle agentmarket, criterion of middle agent management, calm down price and standard ofmeasures, make purchases for government and so on. In Ming dynasty, themanagement of government has make progress, however, it still has many problems,like losing control of yashui and management confusion.In Qing dynasty, the management has followed Ming style for many years. Sinceyongzheng years, government makes more and more strict actions. They make thesystem of fixed yatie and mutual guarantee. In addition, government punishes theunlawful action severely. In Qing dynasty, government did very well. However, thepurpose of all governmental actions is political. The purpose of management is not forthe development of middle agent but how to get better service which is also thelimitation of the management of government for middle agent in Ming and Qingdynasty.