Wang Ding (王鼎) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wang Ding was an official and Statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1828 to AD 1830 道光八年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 365, passages 15-16
AD 1828 道光八年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 365, passage 60
AD 1830 道光十年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 379, passages 173, 176
AD 1830 道光十年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 384, passage 109
AD 1830 陶澍繼督兩江
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 384, passages 81, 109

Key source chapters

Career and standing

minister 尚書
AD 1828 道光八年 · Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 365, passage 60
Minister of Revenue 戶部尚書
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 365, passage 16
minister 尚書
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 379, passage 176
Minister 尚書
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 384, passages 81, 109

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 365, passages 16, 60

Works and attributed material

Biography of Wang Ding 王鼎傳
Relation Subject of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 365, passage 16
Wang Ding's biography 王鼎傳
Relation Subject of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 365, passage 60

Events and relationships

Investigated Changlu salt
AD 1828 道光八年 · Administrative · Investigator · With Jingzheng (敬徵) · At Changlu 長蘆
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 365, passage 60
Investigated salt affairs
AD 1828 to AD 1830 道光八年 · Administrative · Investigator · With Jueluo Baoxing (覺羅寶興) · At Changlu and Lianghuai 長蘆、兩淮
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 365, passage 16
Planned salt reform
AD 1830 道光十年 · Policy · Commissioner
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 384, passage 109

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 365, passage 60

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 365Volume 365 Biographies 152: Jue Luo Bao Xing, Zong Shijingzheng, Zong Shixien, Chen Guanjun, Zhuo Bingtian · 2 passages

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迭命偕戶部尚書王鼎察治長蘆、兩淮鹽務，籌議整頓，詳王鼎傳。 He was repeatedly ordered, together with Wang Ding of the Ministry of Revenue, to investigate salt affairs at Changlu and the Huai region and propose reforms; see Wang Ding's biography.

八年，偕尚書王鼎察治長蘆鹽務，奏定歸補帑課章程，詳王鼎傳。 In Daoguang 8 (1828) he and Wang Ding investigated Changlu salt administration and framed rules for repaying arrears to the treasury; see Wang Ding's biography.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 379Volume 379 Biographies 166: Zhao Shenzhen, Lu Kun, Ceng Sheng, Tao Shu · 3 passages

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議者多主改法課歸場灶，命尚書王鼎、侍郎寶興赴江南查議。 Many deliberators favored changing the law to assign tax collection directly to the salt fields and furnaces; the emperor ordered the minister Wang Ding and the vice minister Bao Xing to go to Jiangnan to investigate.

澍謂除弊即以興利，無事輕改舊制，偕鼎等合疏臚陳利害，條上十五事。 Shu argued that eliminating abuses was itself a way to increase revenue and that there was no need to alter the old system lightly; together with Ding and others he submitted a detailed joint memorial setting forth fifteen proposals.

鼎等復請裁鹽政歸總督管理，報可。 Ding and others further petitioned to abolish the salt commissioner and place management under the governor-general; the request was approved.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 384Volume 384 Biographies 171: Lin Peihou, Li Xiangkun, Li Zongchuan, Wang Fengsheng, Huang Mian, Yu De Yuan, Yao Ying · 2 passages

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陶澍繼督兩江，與尚書王鼎、侍郎寶興會籌鹽法，合疏留鳳生襄議，於是大有興革，略與鳳生初議相出入； Tao Shu succeeded as governor-general of the Two Jiangs and, with Minister Wang Ding and Vice Minister Bao Xing, worked out salt reforms; they jointly memorialized to keep Fengsheng to help draft the plan, and the resulting overhaul largely followed, though not entirely, his original proposals;

十年，宣宗以兩淮鹽法大壞，授陶澍為兩江總督，命尚書王鼎、侍郎寶興赴江南會議改革。 In the tenth year, seeing how badly the Liang-Huai salt system had decayed, the Xuanzong Emperor appointed Tao Shu governor-general of the Two Jiangs and sent Minister Wang Ding and Vice Minister Bao Xing to Jiangnan to plan reforms.