The Theory of Rich then taught and the Commercial Toleronce Thought of Pre-Qin,Qin,and Han Confucianism
The theory of enriching education believes that enrich people is the premise of enlightening them,so Confucianism regards enriching people as the purpose of economic development.Influenced by the thought of enriching the people,Confucianism advocated encouraging the free development of commerce,whereas Legalists pursued equalizing the wealth among the commoners,and advocated prioritizing agriculture over commerce or state control of commercial enterprises.As land annexation became an increasingly severe issue,Confucians also began to support curbing the disparity between the rich and poor.However,they still hoped to address land issues through limiting private ownership of land while continuing to adhere to a laissez-faire policy in the commercial sector,particularly with regard to salt and iron being managed by private citizens.Nonetheless,as Confucian scholars gradually entered the ruling class,their stance began to align more closely with that of Legalists,ultimately abandoning their own commercial Tolerance Tought.
enriching the peoplepro-commerceopposition to land annexationthe dispute between Confucianism and Legalism
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