Wang Mei (王玫) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wang Mei was an official.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 934 to AD 936 廢帝時
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 56, passage 67

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 56Volume 56 Miscellaneous Biographies 36: He Ning, Zhao Ying, Feng Yu, Lu Zhi, Lü Qi, Xue Rong, He Ze, Wang Quan, Shi Gui, Long Min · 2 passages

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自諸鎮至刺史，皆進錢帛助國用，猶不足，三司使王玫請率民財以佐用。 From military commissioners down to prefects, all contributed money and silk to the treasury, yet it was still not enough. Wang Mei, commissioner of the Three Departments, proposed levying the people's wealth to make up the shortfall.

乃使質與玫等共議配率，而貧富不均，怨訟並起，囚系滿獄。 Lu Zhi and Wang Mei were then tasked with devising proportional levies, but the burden fell unevenly on rich and poor. Complaints and lawsuits multiplied, and the prisons filled.