Overview
Xu Yuanwen was an official.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1679 to AD 1722 已（康熙十八年定例之後）Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 112, passages 138, 140-141
Career and standing
- Left Censor-in-Chief 左都御史HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 112, passage 141
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 112, passage 141
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Summary Argued that paying silver to avoid the three-year competence memorial equated wealth with competence and should be stopped at once.Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 112, passages 141-145
Events and relationships
- Urged immediate halt of paying silver to avoid competence memorialsPolitical · CriticDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 112, passages 141-145
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment Paying silver to avoid the three-year memorial equates the wealthy with the competent and encourages incumbent officials to scheme for contributions. · Mode named-person-speech Speaker Xu Yuanwen (徐元文)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 112, passages 143-144
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 112, passage 141
References in the histories
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