论陶澍改革

On Tao shu Reform

陶澍改革发生于中国由封建社会开始蜕变为半殖民地半封建社会的道光时期,其主要内容是:整顿漕务,改河运为海运;革新盐政,改纲盐为票盐;兴修水利,创新求变;整饬钱法,主张自铸银币。陶澍改革承前启后,既是中国地主阶级改革的总结,又具有新的特点、新的性质:实行重商、便商、用商、利商的政策,将商人引入资本主义经济领域,促进资本主义因素的产生和发展;遵循价值规律,商品法则,按经济规律办事,促进商品经济的发展和壮大;初步萌发学习西方先进的思想,具有保护本国民族经济、反对西方资本主义经济侵略的爱国主义精神。

Tao-shu reform occurred in the years of Dao Guang when China began to change from feudalistic society to semi-feudal and semi-colonial society. The reform included readjusting the river transportation, changing the river transportation into the sea transportation, reforming salt policy, changing the salt of key link into the ticket salt, building water conservancy projects, bring forth new ideas for changes, putting the coin in order, minting silve win. The Tao shu reform inherited the past and set a new course for the future. It was the summary of the reform of Chinese landlord class. At the same time it had its new feature and new nature. The reform maintained that policy of attaching importance to the trade , held that policy to the interests of businessmen should be adopted. It led businessmen to capitalism economic field and promoted the development of capitalism factors. It also advocated that the law of value, the economic regulation and the merchandise rule should be followed, in order to bring about great advance and growth in commodity economy. The idea of learning from the western advanced science and technology began to sprout. The reform was imbued with patriotic spirit of protecting national economy and objection to economic aggression of capitalism.