唐玄宗消费观念的转变及其影响——从开元天宝年间宫廷物资供给谈起

Emperor Xuanzong’s Change in Consumption Concept and its Effect——Starting from the Material Supply for Royal Court in the Periods of Kaiyuan and Tianbao

开元天宝时期,唐玄宗是国家权力的主宰,在宫廷物资供给和消费中起至关重要乃至决定性的作用。开元初、中期宫廷物资供给相对不足,玄宗非常强调节俭。开元末、天宝时,宫廷供给物资丰足,玄宗的消费观念也悄然发生变化。玄宗消费观念由俭入奢,与开天时期宫廷物资供给由不足到充裕的转变大致吻合。其后期的奢侈性消费造成聚敛之臣产生、政治逐渐腐败、世风消费奢靡、社会矛盾加剧,促使大唐国运由盛转衰。

Emperor Xuanzong dominated the state power in the Periods of Kaiyuan and Tianbao, and so played a significant and crucial role in the material supply and the consumption of the royal court. In the initial and middle periods of Kaiyuan, the material supply of the royal court was relatively insufficient, accordingly, Emperor Xuanzong strongly emphasized on frugality. In the final periods of Kaiyuan and Tianbao, the material supply of the royal court was relatively abundant, and Emperor Xuanzong's consumption concept started to change gradually. Emperor Xuanzong changed from frugalness to luxury, which was roughly consistent with the time when the material supply of the royal court changed from insufficient to abundant. The luxurious con sumption of Emperor Xuanzong in his later time resulted in the following negative effects:the ministers who were crazy about accumulating fortunes;the gradual corruption of the politics;luxurious consumption of com mon social practice;aggravating social contradictory;and finally the recession of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.