A complete book concerning happiness and benevolence (福惠全書): a manual for local magistrates in seventeenth-century China

"Huang Liu-hung was one of some 1,500 local magistrates in seventeenth-century China, and he wrote this book as a manual for other magistrates ... In it readers will find insight into everyday life and legal processes during the early Ch'ing period, as well as into the mentality of the ruling elite and its attitude toward the common people ... Also provides a basis for comparing China's present with its past, particularly in matters concerning the pursuit of ideological conformity and political control"--From publisher description. Huang Liu-hung Was One Of Some 1,500 Local Magistrates In Seventeenth-century China, And He Wrote This Book As A Manual For Other Magistrates ... In It Readers Will Find Insight Into Everyday Life And Legal Processes During The Early Ch'ing Period, As Well As Into The Mentality Of The Ruling Elite And Its Attitude Toward The Common People ... Also Provides A Basis For Comparing China's Present With Its Past, Particularly In Matters Concerning The Pursuit Of Ideological Conformity And Political Control--publisher Description. Translator's Introduction -- Author's Preface (tzu-hsu) -- Explanation Of Contents (fan-li) -- Topic 1. Selection And Appointment (shih-shih) -- Topic 2. Assuming Office (li-jen) -- Topic 3. Tax Collection (ch'ien-ku) -- Topic 4. Miscellaneous Taxes (tsa-k'o) -- Topic 5. Registration And Assessment (pien-shen) -- Topic 6. Cadastral Survey (ch'ing-chang) -- Topic 7. Administration Of Justice (hsing-ming) -- Topic 8. The Poa-chia System -- Topic 9. Rites And Ceremonies (tien-li) -- Topic 10. Education And Economic Welfare (chiao-yang) -- Topic 11. Famine Relief (huang-cheng) -- Topic 12. Courier Service (yu-cheng) -- Topic 13. Miscellaneous Administrative Affairs (shu-cheng) -- Topic 14. Promotion And Transfer (sheng-ch'ien). Huang Liu-hung ; Djang Chu, Translator And Editor = [fu Hui Chʻüan Shu / Huang Liu-hung ; Chang Chʻu]. Parallel Title With Author Statements Also In Chinese Characters. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.