Chun’an Magistrte Hai Rui’s Local Government Reform

Hai Rui went into official career with the identity of First-Degree scholar.He was been a little official in county school with no official rank in feudal times.Finally,he was promoted to the deputy director of the Nanjing Court of Censors.He loved the subjects as if they were his own children.He dared to contradict the superior.Chun’an county was his first time as a principal official in county.During this time,he worked hard and tried his best to reform.To a certain extent,this trend reversed the trend.These experiences provide him with reference in Xingguo county and Yingtian provincial governor.According to studying his writings,the reform of regulations(兴革条例),the introduction of Chun’an county government affairs(淳安县政事序),Canping(参评)and some government announcements.This paper try to explore his main work content,reformation emphasis,his political thought of county and the thought of officials.Chapter One discusses Hai Rui in Chun’an.This part introduces Hai Rui in Nanping managed school well and he had the ability to govern a county.Be promoted to be the magistrate of Chun’an,he worked hard and reformed eagerly.In order to reform,he was stricted with himself and other officials at a lower level.He was brave and without fear.It made him offended some officials,but was recognized and supported by people.Chapter Two discusses the encouragement and abolishment of the reform of regulations.This part introduces his government affairs in Chun’an involved in collecting taxes,publicizing education,handling prison,keeping peace,and rectifying Officials.He encouraged to thrift,rectify tax,advocate education,and raise school.What he cut off was prohibiting gift,asking for money,shuttling officials,streamlining government and excess officials.His reform was upon people and country.Chapter Three discusses the introduction of Chun’an county government affairs and the thought of Hai Rui’s county government affairs.This part introduces that Hai Rui inherits “Lu-Wang theory of mind “and Mencius doctrine.His county government thought consciously reflects his academic thought.He advocated that officials should distinguish righteousness and interest.Officials should do something for people and country.Dealing with government should be carefully and realistically.Furthermore,county’s officials should reform according to the actual.Hai Rui’s reform fulfilled his county government affairs thought.Chapter Four discusses Hai Rui’s “CanPing” for officials and some government announcements.He hold the officials thought of “Honest careful and Diligent” and was stricted with the other officials at a lower level.According to discuss his government announcements,this part introduces that he took careful of people,especially for the poor.He consciously restrained the local despotic and pressured corruption.He hold dispassion to adjust the poor-rich gap and tried to strengthen the control of local community.In the end,the conclusion discusses that Hai Rui was special in Ming Dynasty.He had not only the commonness but also the particularity of Ming Dynasty officials.The commonness was that to be the county magistrates all focused on tax,punishment,education and safe.They were insufficient when facing the specific people relationships networks and often distressed with the complex task.But he was special It was because that his wide tolerance as an official decided his political height.He assisted his generation,loved the common people,holed “sageliness within and kingliness without”,and had awe-inspiring righteousness.So he was righteousness and took being a county magistrate as the practice governing the world.What he did was fulfilling his ideality.His extremely clean and honest made him different from others.His moral practice was easy for people and officials to believe.In the Mid-Ming Dynasty,although official corruption,he looked special but not eccentric.He used his action to show the principium what he stood fast.