Tariff Functions Of The Qing Dynasty To Recognize The Changes

From the end of the 17th century to 1840, the historical great change has already taken place in the western tariff function, while guaranteeing financial function of tariffs, the protective duty of mercantilism is leaping towards the protective duty aiming at revitalizing the industry. And China still remains at feudal autonomous tariff stage, ruler's comprehension about the function of the tariff is unique .The rulers of Qing Dynasty do not place the financial function of the tariff on primary position , but try hard to safeguard the political system and remedy the deficiency of natural economy with the policy of the tariff . In 1840 to 1860, excessive to semi-colonial tariff stage from feudal autonomous tariff stage in China, people's understanding of function of the tariff began to transfer too in Qing Dynasty: The special tariff policy taking safeguard it towards the system and remedy natural economy insufficientlying as purport has lost value of existence finally; The situation of the domestic trouble and foreign invasion began to promote a few officers in Qing Dynasty, officers in the especially southeast coastal area reviewed the financial function of the tariff deeply .At the beginning of the 20th century get in 1860, China enters semi-colonial tariff stage, the sovereignty of the tariff is fettered seriously, but people's understanding of function of the tariff and exploration were very active in Qing Dynasty: Rise to the space of top prominence rapidly in the people in Qing Dynasty of financial function of the tariff vision , people begin to imitate the west when the more important thing is, explore the protection function of the tariff on the different levels, the trend that took in modern times appeared in people's tariff idea in Qing Dynasty. This text tries hard to seek people's changes to the thing that the function of the tariff realized of Qing Dynasty in longer time breaks and in wider space range.