A Glimpse at the Corruption and Confiscated Properties During the Qianlong Reign

LU Jing

Studies in Qing History ›› 1995, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (3) : 22-29.

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Studies in Qing History ›› 1995, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (3) : 22-29.

A Glimpse at the Corruption and Confiscated Properties During the Qianlong Reign

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Corruption   is  one  of  the  most  common  phenomenon  in China’s feudal ,and   is  also  an  important  aspect in studying  the political  history  of  China.In  the  middle of  Qing  Long  reign,officials  were  rather corruptive,esp.the  high-level  governors  and  government  generals.The  Emperor  Qian long  took  very  seriously  the  corruption  and  degeneration.When  he  was   told  of  some  one’s  misbehavior,he  would  take  up  the  matter  in  person  and  inflict  severe  punishment  on  him.Property   confiscation  occurred  extensively  as  a  measure  for  punishing  corruption.
This   paper,based  on  archival records   of  confiscation,analyzes  the  state   of    the  corrupted  governor’s  confiscated  properties,their~  sources ,and   their   expenses.It   reviews   and  discusses  their  political  background  and  the   important  social  origin.It   probes  into  the   causes  of
the  increasing corruption,esp.The  idea   of“the  more  severe  the  punishment,the  worse  the  corruption”,in   an  attempt  to find  out  the  objective  necessity  of   the  ,Qing dynasty’s  decline  from  prosperity   during   the  Qianlong   reign.

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