The Open Features Of Guan Zhong’s Ruling In Qi State

In the spring and autumn period, Royal powers started to decline, but the power of thestates began to be strong. And states are fighting with each other. As all schools ofthoughts contend for attention at that time, each school tried to practice their thoughts inthe state ruling. Among them, the reform of Guan Zhong is most special. Throughimproving the the law, he realized the Kingly way which is different from any other states.Based on hommization and by the form of law, Guan Zhong built Three Hundred Brothelsin Lin Zi, which helped Lin Zi transformed from decline to prosperity.Moreover, the Guan Zhong set up a series of modern economic rules and policies,coordinating with the three hundred brothels in Lin Zi. In the spring and autumn period,the economic model has not yet molded of. With the open thought, Guan Zhong graspedthe key transformation era from slave economy to feudal economic, and Qi recovered fromdestitute situation and an aggressive economic model formed. At the same time, GuanZhong reformed tax system and other administrative setups,“Levy according to the landsituation” and “legal implementing” are typical. The most significant step was that GuanZhong immobilized his reform action by law. Furthermore, Guan Zhong contributed in“contention of hundred schools of thought” by legislated series of items to provide thescholars enough freedom. Summing up the above, the openness in Guan Zhong’s legalsystem blueprint should cause the attention of the present, and must not be underestimated.