Social Problems Of Han Dynasty, Salt And Iron Debates

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In han dynasty, what did government establish monopolies on?

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Salt, iron, liquor

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what other aspects did state interfere with?

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exchange of grain by equablle marketing system

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Why did the state set up equable marketing

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to provide constant prices of grain and profit for government

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what does the debate on salt and iron reveal?

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social problems during han

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what discourse does the debate reveal?

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discourse of chief minister and learned confucian scholars.

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what are chief minister and confucian scholars concerned with?

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underlying issues in han era, but disagree on how to deal with it

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what was underlying issue during han

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xiongnu, state posing threat to han

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What was the motivation for setting up the monopolies?

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xiongnu state posing a threat

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why were xiongnu an issue?

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had led raids, attacks, and government lacked supplies and capital to help soldiers deal with xiongnu

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another issue during han?

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monopolies

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What was societies overall viewpoint?

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conflicted

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who was in charge of salt and iron previous to monopolies?

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merchants and local rulers

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When monopolies established, what were many peoples (confucian intellectuals included) viewpoint?

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that han was stealing from their own people

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how often did intellectuals concerns and that of chief minister fall i line?

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one aspect, troops being left without shelter and food

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what was the confucian way proposed to deal with the troops?

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Bring troops home, eliminate need for more capital

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regarding monopolies, what did intellectuals and chief minister have to agree on/?

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nothing

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what is stance of chief minister regarding monopolies and equable marketing for grain?

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they are necessary to produce the profit to fund military

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what are intellectuals concerned with?

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government focus on profit, but mostly confucian values and effect on people

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what do intellectuals believe monopolies represent?

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financial competition with the people

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what do intellectuals think about state regarding mercantile activities?

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believe state should not concern themselves with mercantile activities

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what else are scholars concerned about regarding the people?

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focus put on merchantry and artisans, leading to agriculture being neglecte

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what is their concern overall about equable marketing system and monopolies?

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believe they deviate too far from their original purpose, are not only benefitting the miltary but also overflowing into profit

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what are these differences in view point a result of?

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the state believing monopolies and focus on profit will not cause harm, but benefit to people and military

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whaat are intellectuals concerned with regarding confucian values?

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state fostering greed in people, which will lead to crime among people - concerned with society and importance of mercantile activities remaining among merchants and private entrepreneurs

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what does the state believe about monopolies?

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can only benefit the people, are important to generate capital for military to resist forces of xiongnu. also want to regulate consumption based on need and circulate wealth