北魏宗室阶层经济生活探析

A Study of the Royal Clan’s Economic Life of the Northern Wei Dynasty

北魏奉行优待宗室的政策,给予宗室丰厚、稳定的收入来源,其消费结构在洛阳时代全面走向奢侈化。宗室的经济收入与官爵紧密相连,加速了自身官僚化的进程,对其长久保持活力具有促进作用。在经济利益的分配上,宗室个体之间只有量的不同,而无质的差别,宗室内部能够形成共同的利益关系。宗室生活优越,经济地位整体凌驾于各阶层之上,这是其政治及社会强势地位的客观反映。

The Northern Wei dynasty treated the royal clan with favorable policies.The royal clan was accordingly turned to be luxury soon after the capital of this dynasty was relocated to Luoyang city.The income of the royal clan members was connected to their titles,which led to their active seeking of official titles and turned them into bureaucrats.In terms of economic interest,there were no fundamental conflicts among the royal clan members although the distribution of benefits was in different standard.The luxury life style and privilege of this class indicates their dominating position in the whole society.