The “Puhu” Study Of Ming Dynasty

From Yuan Dynasty to Ming Dynasty, wars were happened for many years. Thus social economy was of depression. So at the beginning of statehood, the Ming government adopted a series of measures to develop the economy, the implementation of a light shirt business taxes, build housing for businessmen and other profiles, which improved business people's enthusiasm significantly, fastened economic development, increased urban population. In addition, the government relaxed restrictions on the Ming Dynasty craftsmen,relations of personal dependence have been weakened, and it can be said merchant economic activities were very active. Therefore, compared with the previous generation, the city set up more shops. The people who owned shops are called “Puhu”. Puhu economy occupies a more important role in the proportion of the urban economy. Meanwhile, the traditional year-old office system gradually cannot meet the needs of the royal official, so that the Ming Dynasty Puhu has been given in the past different functions. Puhu began to assume their obligations for the official purchase materials and became specialized in supplying the required official servants and merchants. The subject matter hereof is to study the Ming Dynasty Puhu of history lookup literature evidence, the first analysis of the main composition and distribution of the Ming Dynasty Puhu and consider the size of the Ming Dynasty Puhu and strength: secondly, the main task of Puhu is to undertake an official purchase materials needed by changes in procurement methods, namely Puhu Danghang, Zhaoshang Maiban,and Qianshang, which is mandatory feudal lord: the third, a large number of the Ming Dynasty Puhu, official initially formulated a series of policies, such as when estimating, insurance-like and other assurance the interests of businesses, while municipal registration system, compiled households Qingshen strengthened the official control of the Puhu, to ensure that the interests of those in power are not infringed:finally,the light of changing Puhu preceding the city explore businessmen and business historical influence, and through a series of analysis concluded: Ming Dynasty Puhu economy promotes urban population, businessmen raise the status, enhance self-protection awareness, but to a large extent due to the Puhu to serve the official, the official subject to mandatory lord showdown economic development has been detained, hindered the development and expansion of commercial capital.