Endowment System And Ten Kingdoms Economy

Tax & Corvee system is a important means by which government control economy .However, the studies of Shiguo Tax &Corvee system and Shiguo economy have always been quite modest.This paper attempts to not only outline Shiguo Tax & Corvee system , but also explore its effect to Shiguo government finance , social economy and people life.This paper falls into two parts .The six chapters in part I provide an account of the basic content of Shiguo Tax & Corvee and its evolution . including Shiguo field tax. Shen-ding tax, business tax. monopoly , offer tribute and corvee. The three chapters inpart II respectively deal with the relations between tax & corvee system and Shiguo government finance . social economy and people life . In chapter seven , the author particularly discuss how Tax &Corvee system play functions on Shiguo government fiance through inspecting finance revenue and expenditure. In particular, in chapter eight, the author discuss the function of Tax &Corvee system to Shiguo agriculture, manual and business. In chapter nine, the author entirely consider that Shiguo people life is extremely hard because of heavy burden from tax and corvee.