On The Dispute Between Justice And Profit In Salt And Tie

The salt and Iron Conference held in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty had a far-reaching influence.The debate between the virtuous literature recommended by local counties and states and the gongqing officials represented by Sang Hongyang covered the fields of politics,economy,culture and even diplomacy and people’s livelihood.During the reign of Emperor Xuan,huan Kuan,a Confucian scholar,compiled the book On Salt and Iron according to the documents of the meeting,which truly reflected the great debate.The main thread running through the book was the struggle for justice and interests.Whether it was in the administrative ideal,economic policy,foreign policy and many other aspects,the main line was which came first.Whether to run the country by "justice" or "profit" shows the reflection of the national governance policy at that time,the reshaping of social thought,and the adjustment of the direction of national development.This thesis is divided into five chapters:The first chapter analyzes the social background of salt and Iron Conference and huan Kuan’s compilation of Salt and Iron Treatise,discusses the social and political background and ideological and cultural background of salt and Iron Conference,analyzes the interest classes represented by both sides of the debate,and sorts out the situation of the compilation of Salt and Iron Treatise.The second chapter analyzes the dispute between justice and profit running through the theme.Both virtuous literature and gong-qing officials have distinct views on whether "virtue and action" is the priority or "service and right" is the priority in governing the country.The third chapter discusses the political aspect of the debate between justice and interest.It mainly analyzes the typical ideas of virtuous literature and gong-qing officials with the main line of benevolence,partial political punishment and people-oriented problems.In terms of the former,the virtuous literature proposes that the state should put "righteousness" first,run the country with benevolence and morality,create a relaxed political environment,and the government’s responsibility is to promote social morality.The imperial historian believed that it was urgent to rule the country by criminal law.Only by severe punishment could the troubled world be stable and the country be in order.The fourth chapter analyzed the thought of righteousness and in economic development,good literature on the basis of the Confucian’s thought of "people-oriented",enriching people priority,clear think the strong will be ancestors of the rich,and the ancient based on reality,think rich countries to daughter,and the two sides also analyzes how to make the country rich,let people out of poverty problems,raises questions about the different attitude to riches and honour.The fifth chapter analyzes the influence of the thought of rich country and rich people on the later empire and the current society under the influence of the dispute between justice and profit,the core issue of the thought of king hegemony,and focuses on the discussion of social equity,so as to achieve common prosperity and dynamic social equity in the current society.