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Keep Wealth with the People
将财富贮存在民众手中。这是中国古已有之的政治经济思想，先秦时期儒、墨、道、法、兵等各个流派对此均有阐发。它要求为政者薄敛节用，不要与民争利，搜刮民财；另一方面对百姓要实行宽惠政策，允许、鼓励百姓合理牟利致富。其中隐含有关于民富与国富统一性的认识：民富是国富的基础，也是国家赢得民心的根本保障；而国富的根本不仅在于财富，更在于民心。它是“民本”思想的延伸。时至今日，藏富于民已成为现代文明的根本特征之一。
The concept of keeping wealth with the people has long been a part of Chinese political economy. Prior to the Qin Dynasty, the Confucian, Mohist, Daoist, and Legalist scholars as well as military strategists all expounded on this subject. A ruler is expected to be frugal and will not compete with the people for benefits, nor plunder their riches. Policies that are generous towards the people should be adopted, so as to permit and encourage them to become rich through justified means. The underlying assumption here is that a wealthy populace and a wealthy state are one and the same. A wealthy populace is the foundation of a state’s wealth as well as the fundamental guarantee for the state to win popular support. A state’s wealth is more than just about its riches, but about people’s support as well. This is an extension of the concept of “putting the people first,” and in the present day, keeping wealth with the people has become a defining feature of modern civilization.
引例 Citations：
◎善为国者，必先富民，然后治之。（《管子·治国》）
（善于治理国家的人，一定会将使百姓富裕放在首位，然后才考虑如何治理百姓。）
A person good at governing a state will always first enrich his people before considering their governance. (Guanzi)
◎取于民有度，用之有止，国虽小必安；取于民无度，用之不止，国虽大必危。（《管子·权修》）
（对人民征收赋税有限度，使用上也有节制，国家即使小但一定能安定；若对人民征收赋税没有限度，使用上也不加以节制，国家即使大也一定会有危险。）
If there are limits to taxes levied on the people and the use of such taxes is under control, a state will enjoy stability even if it is small. If there are no limits to the taxes levied on the people and there is no control on how such taxes are spent, a state will face peril even if it is large. (Guanzi)
◎善为国者，藏之于民。（《三国志·魏书·赵俨传》）
（善于治理国家的人，让民众拥有、存储财富。）
A ruler good at governing a state will let his people keep their wealth. (The History of the Three Kingdoms)
