Sui and Tang · Official

Yang Chang 楊玚

Attested AD 713 - AD 730

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yang Chang was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 713 to AD 730 開元
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 134, passages 13, 22

Career and standing

Vice Director of the Treasury 戶部侍郎
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 134, passage 22
Suffered
Demotion
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 134, passage 23

Works and attributed material

Court debate · Speaker
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 134, passage 22

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 134Volume 134 Biographies 59: Yuwen, Wei, Yang, Wang · 2 passages

又集群臣大議，公卿雷同不敢異，唯戶部侍郎楊玚以為籍外取稅，百姓困弊，得不酬失。 The emperor convened the ministers for a full debate; the high officials chimed in agreement and none dared object, except Vice Director of the Treasury Yang Chang, who argued that levying taxes beyond the registers would exhaust the people and that the costs would outweigh the benefits.

玚坐左遷。 Yang was demoted as a result.