Qing · Official and Administrator

Tao Shu 陶澍

Attested AD 1825 - AD 1839

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tao Shu was an official and Administrator.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1825 to AD 1839 當陶澍撫蘇
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 9
AD 1831 to AD 1832 自陶澍創改淮北為票鹽
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 16

Career and standing

governor of Jiangsu 撫蘇
AD 1825 to AD 1839 當陶澍撫蘇 · Held · At Jiangsu 江蘇
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 9

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 9
At Jiangsu 江蘇 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 9

Events and relationships

Introduced ticket salt
AD 1831 to AD 1832 自陶澍創改淮北為票鹽 · Administrative · Reformer · At northern Huai 淮北 · Summary Changed northern Huai to ticket salt 創改淮北為票鹽
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 16
Proposed sea transport
AD 1825 to AD 1839 當陶澍撫蘇 · Administrative · Advocate · Summary As Jiangsu governor pushed sea transport 議行海運
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 9

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 397, passage 9

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 397Volume 397 Biographies 184: Lu Jianying, Yang Wending, Qing Lin, Chong Lun, He Guiqing · 2 passages

當陶澍撫蘇，即以漕河費鉅病國，議行海運，官吏爭撓之，暫行輒罷。 When Tao Shu was governor of Jiangsu he had argued that the enormous cost of the Grand Canal was crippling the treasury and pushed for shipping grain by sea, but officials repeatedly blocked the plan and every trial was quickly abandoned.

淮鹽積敝，自陶澍創改淮北為票鹽，稍稍蘇息； Corruption had long plagued the Huai salt monopoly; after Tao Shu introduced ticket-based salt in northern Huai the trade slowly recovered;