略论明代宦官对运河沿线仓储与钞关的危害

明朝是中国古代君主专制制度走向强化与封建制度趋向没落的时期。作为封建皇帝的亲信,明代宦官参与经济活动的行为大大超过了以往任何朝代。在南北经济、交通、文化大动脉的运河流域,宦官的势力涉及到了国家仓储、钞关、矿山、盐茶等诸多领域,不仅严重扰乱了正常的经济秩序,破坏了国家财政收支体系,而且他们贪污腐败、祸害百姓,加剧了民众与...

A Discussion of the Harm of Ming Dynasty Eunuch on the Canal Granary and Tax Department

The Ming Dynasty is the period when ancient Chinese autocratic monarchy was becoming strengthened with feudal system going to decline.As the feudal emperor＇s loyalist,the Ming Dynasty eunuch taking part in economic activities exceeds any previous dynasties.In civil economy,transportation and culture center canal area,eunuch＇s forces involved national storage,tax department,mining and salt tea fields,which severely disturbed the normal economic order,undermines national financial revenue and expenditure system.And the corruption and bane they did to common people deepened the contradiction and conflict between people and the country.The harms that eunuch did to the granary and tax department directly led to business depression,people＇s poverty and perdition of the Ming dynasty.