Gong Shi

Gong Shi
Traditional Chinese宮市
Simplified Chinese宫市
Literal meaningthe Emperor's purchasing
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGōng Shì
Bopomofoㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˋ

Gong Shi (Chinese: 宮市; pinyin: Gōng Shì) was a policy in ancient China during the reigns of emperors Dezong (唐德宗) and Shunzong (唐順宗) of the Tang dynasty in which the emperor would send eunuchs to civilian markets to purchase goods by force at very low prices. This system was abolished by Reformists led by Wang Shuwen (王叔文) under the rule of Emperor Shunzong.

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