Tao Te Ching
Cheng Tang 成湯
(Tang of Shang)
1675 – 1646 BCE
Tang Dynasty founder and example of just leadership
Founder and first king of the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Tang lowered taxes, decreased the military conscription rate, and after a long drought when parents had to sell their children, he distributed special gold coins to poor families so they could buy their children back. Claiming the Mandate of Heaven because of King Jie’s depravity, he overthrew the Xia Dynasty and united over 40 smaller kingdoms which almost doubled Chinese territory.
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Quotes by Cheng Tang (2 quotes)
“I, the little child, make this announcement: If there is good, I dare not conceal it; if there is evil, I dare not pardon it.”
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“If the myriad regions have any fault may it rest upon my person; but if I have any fault may it not extend to the myriad regions.”
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Quotes about Cheng Tang (1 quotes)
“Though Tang was honored as the Son of Heaven and possessed all the riches of the world, he did not hesitate to offer himself as a sacrifice... such was the universality of Tang.”
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