Kong Family Market in the Qing Dynasty and Its Contemporary Enlightenment
The Kong family in the Qing Dynasty had many markets."Tunji"(Tun was just like a village and ji was a market)was set up because of"tun"and"Yiji"(Yiji was a market for public service)was set up because of"Yi".Market trade was closely related to the production and life of tun people.In addition to the economic service function,the Kong Family market also had many social functions,highlighting the privilege of the Kong family,strengthening the community consciousness of tenant farmers,and playing a complementary role in shaping the image of Duke Yan Sheng as the spokesperson for promoting Dao(the Saint's thoughts).The management mechanism of the market was extensive,the measures were perfect,but the efficiency was low.The disputes in Kong Family market were constant all the year round,the causes of which had obvious interests and reflected rich social connotation.The multi-dimensional function of the market,the wide involvement of management system and the complexity of market disputes in the Qing Dynasty had important enlightenments for promoting the healthy development of contemporary rural markets.
marketKong Familyarchives of Kong FamilyDuke Yan Sheng
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