清代乾隆政府灾害救助中之“截拨裕食”问题

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During the Qian Long period of the Qing dynasty, China witnessed frequent natural disasters. Emperor Qian Long thought that the national barns were nongovernmental barns by nature. In order to ensure food supply in the disaster hit areas, effective measures were taken under the guidance of Emperor Qian Long's thoughts on famine relief. On one hand, grain supposed to be transported to the capital by water was partly withheld and allocated; money was allocated; there was famine relief efforts in disaster hit areas with the help of areas with bumper harvests. As a result, a great deal of food and money were allocated to disaster hit areas. On the other hand, grain was exempt from tariffs temporarily; the ban on grain's moving to and from the sea was lifted and so was the restriction on rice buying. By so doing, the feudal central government played a full role in its macro control over its grain market and free circulation of grain between areas with bumper harvests and those without was p

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