Three Thousand Years of Finance in China

Name: Three Thousand Years of Finance in China
Author: Liu Shougang

财政中国三千年

by Liu Shougang (刘守刚)

Status: Completed
Length: 426k Words
Genre: Historical
Updated: 2y ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

What was the financial mechanism to sustain the long-term development and effective governance of the Chinese Empire? From a financial perspective, what is unique about China's path to becoming a modern country compared with the West? What are the financial drivers driving China's political development? China has a history of more than 3,000 years since the Shang Dynasty with precise written records. "Three Thousand Years of Finance in China" uses the clue of "finance" to reorganize Chinese history and explain the laws of historical evolution from the perspective of money and grain revenue and expenditure. From it, you can gain insight into the difficult growth history of the Chinese nation, grasp the secrets and wisdom of the Chinese people in using financial tools to govern the country for thousands of years, and understand the direction and power of historical development. In addition to describing the changes in the financial system of the Chinese Empire, this book also focuses on key events and important figures in history, such as Shang Yang, Sang Hongyang, Wang Anshi, Ye Shi, Zhang Juzheng... What did these vivid historical figures think and do when using financial tools to govern the country? In modern times, what ideas dominated the financial transformation of the empire, and what significance did popular actions have on financial transformation and even national transformation? Looking at the cause-and-effect relationships of figures, events and systems in the financial field in Chinese history from a political perspective will definitely give you an overall grasp of financial history and national history, and enable you to understand many interesting historical phenomena.

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8 likes5mo ago
The perspective of this book is very novel. Interpreting Chinese history from a financial perspective gave me a new understanding of history. I especially like the analysis of figures such as Shang Yang and Wang Anshi in the book. Their fiscal policies had a profound impact on the society at that time. Moreover, the author's narration is very vivid, it feels like chatting with a friend, and it is easy to understand.
8 likes2y ago
Very good stylistic design
6mo ago
It is very interesting to sort out and examine the political and economic decisions of past dynasties from an economic perspective. Looking at the present through the lens of the past, we realize that people today are not as knowledgeable as the ancients.
5mo ago

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