Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions. Yu Hyongwon and the Late Choson Dynasty - James B. Palais

NOTES TO CHAPTER 7 I075

67. Ibid. 6:IIa.


68. Ibid. 6: 13a.


69. Ibid.


70. Ibid. 6: 1 2b.


71. For a survey of Sung thought on the well-field, limited-field, and equal-field systems,
    see Suda Yoshiyuki. "Sadai no tochi seidoron: Seidenron gendenron 0 chOshin to shite"
    [Land system proposals ofthe Sung period: Proposals for the well-field and limited-field
    systems], in Toso shakai keizaishi kenkyu [Studies in the social and economic history of
    the rang and Sung] (Tokyo: Tokyo daigaku shupankai, 1965), pp. 233-320.


72. PGSR 6:13h-14a.


73. Ibid. 6:I4a-b.


74. Ibid. 6:14b.
    7S. Ibid. 6:lsa.


75. Ibid. The memorials of Cho Chun and Yi Haeng can be found in "The Treatise on
    Food and Money [sikhwajil," section on the land system, in the Kon·iisa. See Koryosa
    78 (Seoul: Y6nhlii taehakkyo. 19S5):20b-3Ia; 36a-42b.


76. Sec Palais, "Land Tenure in Korea."


77. PGSR I :2a-b.


78. Ibid. S:24a.


79. Ibid. S:24b-2sa.


80. Ibid. S:2sa-b.


81. Sudo, "Sodai no tochi seidoron." pp. 266. 312, 2S8, 269-70, 238-8S.


82. Ibid., pp. 267-79.
    84· Ibid., pp. 304-9.
    8S· PGSR 5:25a, 27a, 29a-b, 34b.


83. Ibid. 5:26b-27a.


84. In addition he hoped to induce the resettlement of peasants who had turned to com-
    merce by prohibiting commercial activity, forcibly lowering the price or land, and seIl-
    ing office titles to those who reclaimed land. Sudo, "Sodai no tochi seidoron," pp. 254-55.


85. Ibid .. pp. 256-62. 269-73,276-85,312-14.


86. PGSR 5:25a. 27a. 2ya-b. For Fan Tzu-yii's biography, see Aji(/ rekishijit£'ll 7:459.
    yo. PGSR S:34b-35b.


87. Ibid. S:3Sa-b. Lin's plan was praised, albeit with some reservations, by Hsiieh Chi-
    hsiian, Ch'en Liang, and Chu Hsi.


88. Ibid. 5:35h-36a. Ch'en Liang flourished in the late twelfth century.


89. Ibid. 5:36a. Yu neglected to mention Chu Hsi's disparaging remark about Su Hsiin's
    limited-field plan. It is curious that although Yu cited the opinion of Lii Tsu-ch'ien, he
    did not discuss his writings at all. A brief perusal of Lii's opinions indicates that Yu would
    have found them congenial. Lii believed that the varioLls land systems adopted in the
    Han, Chin, Latcr Wei. Ch'i, and rang dynasties were varying approximations of the
    ancient (well-tiek!"!) system. What was important was that people should have knowl-
    edge or the ideal ancient systems, otherwise their ignorance would prevent them from
    achieving proper land reform. Land had to be under the control of officials and not pri-