明代景泰时期王竑救荒活动考论

To Study the Famine Relief Activities inJingtai Ming Dynasty

王竑在总督漕运、巡抚淮安时的救荒活动,属于明代地方官员社会治理的一个缩影,反映出明代在治国理政过程中,中央与地方的二元互动,王竑作为地方官员的代表,处理荒政,通权达变,充分地体现出其原则性与灵活性,功绩卓著。王竑的救荒活动深受儒家文化教育的影响,"尊君重民"、"民贵君轻"、"民为邦本"成为其救荒的指导思想,董仲舒的"天人感应"学说是其积极进谏的理论指导,从中可见,儒家文化对中国历史的良性运行具有可贵的积极作用。

This paper studies the famine relief activities organized by the government of Jingtai in Ming Dynasty. The paper talks about the chief management officer Wang Hong his way of action and political power balance between central and local government. The paper also discuss the psychological ideas of Confucius that affected the officer in this famine relief activities.