The Moral Expression And Market Reality Of Changping Warehouse In Qing Dynasty

From 1655 year to the end of Qing dynasty,thechangping warehouse inexistence for two hundred and fifty-six years.Whether changping warehouse make a effect or not,to the late 18 th century,the decline of changping warehouse is obvious.Although there arevarious view about the decline of changping warehouse,the investigation of the specific case is lack.Therefore,this paper selectshuangmeicases which is happened in 1783 as investigation object,through the analysis of this case,to offer a explain about the decline of changping warehouse.First of all,by analyzing all kinds of literature about huangmei case,points out that the different sources of literature,the narrative emphasis will be different,because the creator of the literature is often to seek interest for themselves,inhuangmei case the family Wu in xiakou created a literature which is beneficial for the family;Secondly,as understanding the limit,in the second part will analyse thegrain market andfunding model of changping warehouse,to find economic and institutional factors which result in huangme case;Finally,this article through combing discussion on problem of changping storehouse in eighteenth century,and theprocessing means of Qing government in huangmei caseto discuss the policy basis which deal with changping warehouse of qing government.This paper argues that to the middle of the eighteenth century,with the rising food prices andmature food market,the funding model of changping warehouse cannot effectively deal with food market,and gradually became the instrument of local bureaucrats group to gather illegal income.To facing the problem of changping storehouse,on the one hand,the emperor believe that the official above the system,on the other hand the bureaucratic group to sustain the illegal income frome changping warehouse,also support officials in the first place,to avoid the institutional reformsof changping storehouse.Under the dual role of emperors and officials,management theory has become the main policy mean on the problem of changping warehouse.And under the policy of management theory,changping warehouse system cannot reform on time,thus gradually disconnected with food market.as a result the changping warehouse showed a trend of irreversible decline and huangme case is the product of the declining trend.