Confucius recognized that the pursuit of wealth is the instinctive desire and behavioral choice of human beings,affirmed the positive utility of wealth,emphasized the acquisition of moral wealth through one's own labor,advocated the distribution method of equalizing wealth,and advocated the rich to extend favors and help the people,This constitutes the value demand for wealth that can be sought,the value judgment of seeking benefits through righteousness,the value distribution of wealth that evenly distributes wealth,and the value-oriented wealth value that helps the masses.These four wealth values are not only related to the possession and domination of wealth by individuals,but also to the moral norms and sense of social responsibility of individuals in wealth,providing the world with a wisdom on how to recognize,obtain,use and distribute wealth.
Confuciuswealth valuesprofit from righteousnessno povertygenerous charity to help the people