Liu Yan is a thoughtful man of action.His implementation of the salt policy reform in the aspect of management,transportation,sales,and prices are very creative that expand the scope of taxation,increased government revenues,easing the financial and political crises.As Liu Yan＇s reforming the salt law took use of the inter-functioning of businessmen and the market,although its purpose was to increase the revenue,the reform objectively made the court maintain the market order and market prosperity,because there is no fundamental conflict between the market economy development and maintenance of the centralization system.State operating and managing the salt business objectively promoted the development of monetary economy and of market economy.Maintaining a unified and centralized situation,the state had to spend a very high expenditure,so the economic reforms of the past dynasties were all subordinate to the needs of the national finance and ruling.All China＇s reforms in history occurred in the period of political crisis,while in a period of peace,the state used to take no action without interfering too much of people＇s production and life,nor intervening in the economy.%刘晏是一位有头脑的实干家,由他推行的盐政改革,在管理、运输、销售和价格等方面都很有创意,其结果扩大了征税范围,增加了政府收入,缓解了当时的财政危机和政治危机。由于刘晏改革盐法利用了商人和市场的作用,虽然其目的是增加财政收入,但客观上使得国家不得不维护市场秩序和市场繁荣,因为市场经济的发展与中央集权制度的维持并无根本冲突。国家经营和管理盐业,还在客观上促进了货币经济的发展和市场经济的发展。国家为维持大一统和中央集权局面,需要很高的费用,历代的经济改革无不从属于国家财政及政权统治上的需要。中国历代的改革都是发生在政权政治危机来临之际,而在和平时期,多采取无为而治,并不过多地干预民众的生产生活,也不过多地干预经济。
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