A Brief Reading of Chinese History: the Power and Finance Behind Corruption in China's Past Dynasties
About This Novel
The naked humanity revealed behind power games and financial rules, systems and checks and balances, top-level designs and bad rules are real and cruel. The root cause of corruption in China's past dynasties is absolute power control. It is impossible to solve the corruption problem without solving the foundation of the power structure. The history of imperial rule and the history of official corruption have always been inseparable. The author focuses on the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, makes horizontal and vertical comparisons, explores the imperial rule and official ecology of ancient Chinese society, and clearly presents a multi-angle context of Chinese history to readers.
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Official(2)Scraped 20d ago
During the Warring States Period, China's rulers were keenly aware that economic power would threaten the stability of the regime. Therefore, most dynasties in China set discriminatory regulations against the merchant class.
The book tells that Zhu Yuanzhang allowed the people to directly capture illegal officials, which soon had a great negative effect. The intensity of a mass movement is the most difficult to control.
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Community(0)
Official(2)Scraped 20d ago
During the Warring States Period, China's rulers were keenly aware that economic power would threaten the stability of the regime. Therefore, most dynasties in China set discriminatory regulations against the merchant class.
The book tells that Zhu Yuanzhang allowed the people to directly capture illegal officials, which soon had a great negative effect. The intensity of a mass movement is the most difficult to control.
