A Study On The Money System Of Gongshi In Song Dynasty

The minister’s money system can trace its origin to the gongxie money system in the sui and tang dynasties.After that,with the development of economy and politics,the folk name of "public money" emerged,which is actually the predecessor of the minister’s money system.The money of ministers in song dynasty was an administrative expense,which was mainly used in three aspects: banquets for officials,official gifts and reception expenses.Each region on the distribution of the principle of money is not consistent,time difference,regional difference will make the number of money has a greater difference.But overall the amount is increasing.The song dynasty created a relatively complete management system of the minister’s money,which was of great positive significance to the application and protection of the minister’s money.In the song dynasty,each region had its own Treasury of ministers,that is,an institution for the custody and storage of ministers’ money.The minister’s money was a means of preferential treatment and courtesy to the government officials,which played a great role in strengthening the welfare treatment and improving the working environment of the officials.Until the middle and late song dynasty,some local officials began to take advantage of the loopholes in the law to do whatever they wanted in the operation of the money,making it gradually become the "treasure house" of the officials.Thus it can be seen that the development process of this system in song dynasty has brought profound educational significance for standardizing the current consumption situation of "three gongs" in China.The first part of this paper mainly introduces the establishment,distribution and main expenditure items of the minister’s money in the song dynasty,and has a general understanding of the minister’s money system in the song dynasty.It summarizes in detail the three main USES of the minister’s money,and further understands the basic situation of official consumption in song dynasty.The second part of the song dynasty has comprehensively sorted out themanagement system of the money and the Treasury of the ministers and the relevant regulations on official activities in the song dynasty.Because of the large number and complex system of public money,the management of it is an important issue.Therefore,starting from the management institution and management system,we can have a more comprehensive understanding of the content of the minister’s money system and reflect the relevant legal system of the song dynasty.The third part sums up how the money was misused and the reasons behind.From the aspects of law,economy,human environment and so on,the author reveals the real reason why the minister’s money system gradually loses control and goes into decline.The epilogue mainly expresses the author’s thoughts on the money system of ministers in song dynasty.We can not deny the positive significance of the existence of the system,in the vast river of history also wrote a heavy stroke,to strengthen the welfare treatment of officials,improve the working environment of officials,stability and maintain the feudal political rule.However,there are also some problems after the feats,the lack of regulation be fostered a hotbed of corruption,makes a lot of officials by the comfortable bed erosion,become a moth of bureaucratic system,with the Angle of song dynasty bureaucracy,great public waste,all of these experiences and lessons in our socialist modernization construction.Nowadays,the public funds in China are basically the same as those in the song dynasty.At present,there are also some negative problems in the public fund system in our country.To strengthen the control of official consumption is the difficulty that our party and the people’s government have long insisted on overcoming.Meanwhile,the money system for ministers in the song dynasty is also a favorite research topic in academic circles.The author hopes to summarize the successful experience of the money system of ministers in the song dynasty and the lessons of its decline through exploration and induction,so as to provide some references for the development of our country.