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245 10 a| Stretching the Qing bureaucracy in the 1826 sea-transport experimenth| [electronic resource] /c| by Jane Kate Leonard.;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston, MA :b| Brill,c| [2019];

300 a| viii, 193 pages ;c| 25 cm.;

490 0 a| Monies, markets, and finance in East Asia, 1600-1900,x| 2210-2876 ;v| Volume 12;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "In a new study of the Qing government's 1826 experiment in sea transport of government grain in response to the collapse of the Grand Canal (1825), Jane Kate Leonard highlights how the Daoguang Emperor, together with Yinghe, his chief fiscal adviser, and Qishan, Governor-General of Liangjiang, devised and implemented this innovative plan by temporarily stretching the Qing bureaucracy to include local "assistant" officials and ad hoc bureaus (ju) and by recruiting (zhaoshang) private organizations, such as merchant shippers, dockside porters, and lighterage fleets. This is significant because it explains how the Qing leadership was able to respond successfully to crises and change without permanently expanding the reach and expense of the permanent bureaucracy"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Stretching the Qing bureaucracy in the 1826 sea-transport experiment / by Jane Kate Leonard.

Author/creator	Leonard, Jane Kate, 1939-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, [2019]
Description	viii, 193 pages ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Daoguang, Emperor of China, 1782-1850. Inland water transportation--China. Transportation and state--China. Grand Canal (China)--History. China--Politics and government. --1644-1912.

Series	Monies, markets, and finance in East Asia, 1600-1900, 2210-2876 ; Volume 12
Abstract	"In a new study of the Qing government's 1826 experiment in sea transport of government grain in response to the collapse of the Grand Canal (1825), Jane Kate Leonard highlights how the Daoguang Emperor, together with Yinghe, his chief fiscal adviser, and Qishan, Governor-General of Liangjiang, devised and implemented this innovative plan by temporarily stretching the Qing bureaucracy to include local "assistant" officials and ad hoc bureaus (ju) and by recruiting (zhaoshang) private organizations, such as merchant shippers, dockside porters, and lighterage fleets. This is significant because it explains how the Qing leadership was able to respond successfully to crises and change without permanently expanding the reach and expense of the permanent bureaucracy"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018051125
ISBN	9789004384576 (hardback : alk. paper)

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