Fan Zhongyan's economic thought

During the Reign of the Northern Song Dynasty, a famine broke out in Wuzhong, when Fan Zhongyan was appointed as the local magistrate of Zhejiang West Road, presiding over disaster relief and pacifying the victims, and the methods were very complete and effective.

The Wu people like to row boats and race, respect Buddhism, and are keen on Buddhism. So Fan Wenzheng organized a rowing competition for the people, Taishou feasted and drank on the lake every day, and the people traveled in empty alleys. Construction was also carried out to renovate or add temples to Wuzhong. The government also built new warehouses and official buildings, employing thousands of workers every day.

The superintendent played the impeachment, saying that Fan Zhong did not want to be diligent in his administration and save the people in the famine years, and that he had fun and drinking every day, without restraint, and that the government and the people were building in a big way, depleting the financial resources of society.

Fan Wenzheng said to himself that the reason for the development of the feast was to explore the excess idle financial resources of the society to help the poor. No less than tens of thousands of ordinary people have contributed to the work force, and no less than tens of thousands of people have earned living expenses by the engineering labor of the government and the people. This is the best way for the government to provide disaster relief in the year of famine. In the two Zhejiang provinces, only Hangzhou is in good order, and the people do not abandon their homes and businesses and flee the wilderness.

The wisdom of the ancient sages more than a thousand years ago shines brightly in modern times!