An Analysis of the Relationship Between Agriculture and Commerce from the Perspectives of Poli-tics in Zhou-Qin Dynasties and the Pre-Qin Thinkers
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period,the relationship between agricul-ture and commerce went through a change from union to differentiation.In the middle of the Warring States period,two economic policies were gradually formed in each vassal state,given the priority of agriculture,one of which laid equal stress on agriculture and commerce,and the other emphasized agriculture and sup-pressed commerce.The economic policy of Qin was closely related to the economic policy of the new dynas-ty as the trend of Qin unification became more and more obvious.Therefore,the result of the political strife between Emperor Qin and the counselor Lv Buwei somehow determined the economic policy to be carried out by the new dynasty.The policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce carried out by Qin dynasty and later generations and the political community culture centered on the Son of Heaven(Emper-or)formed and continued from the Western Zhou dynasty were also the main reasons for the continued uni-fication of the ancient regime after many divisions.By sorting out the relationship between agriculture and commerce,we can also find that the recognition among the pre-Qin thinker is often based on the good effect of thoughts in political practice,and the communication between the thoughts of various schools has a certain correlation with the application of the thoughts of each thinker in politics.
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