“救时宰相”姚崇在开元年间的经济贡献

The Competent Prime Minister YAO Chong's Contribution to Economy during the Kai Yuan Period

姚崇是唐朝著名的政治家和改革家,稳定社会动荡,辅佐玄宗开创"开元盛世",有"救时宰相"的美称。开元年间,姚崇第三次出任宰相,提出"十事"进行改革,对于"开元盛世"的出现做出了很大贡献。经济方面的贡献主要是进行的经济改革,多是与百姓生活息息相关的事务,禁建佛寺、杜绝租赋外贡献、恢复常平仓,灭蝗救灾等,能真正解决百姓困苦,减轻农民负担,有利于开元初年经济的恢复和发展。

As a great statesman and reformer,YAO Chong won the reputation of a competent prime minister for his ability to stablize social turbulence and assist emperor Xuan Zong inaugurate the Kai Yuan Prosperity. YAO Chong put forward ten proposals about economic and political reforms in the third term of office as the primr minister which contributed to the arise of Kai Yuan Prosperity. YAO Chong＇s contributions to economy were mainly associated with economic reforms about life of common people such as forbidding to build Buddhist temples,stopping the tribution to court beyond normal rents and taxes,recovering normal granary,eliminating locusts,etc. which really relieved farmers＇ pain and burdan and facilitated recovery and development of economy at the initial stage of Kai Yuan Period.