Guanzi is a famous theoretical work on governing the country in China, and its author is Guan Zhong. The political thoughts, economic thoughts and simple materialistic and dialectical philosophies embodied in the book had a far-reaching influence on later politicians and thinkers.
Guan Zi's thought was more than 100 years earlier than that of Confucius and more than 400 years earlier than that of Qin Xiaogong. His rich thoughts are the source of the thoughts of pre-Qin philosophers.
The political principles of benefiting the people, enriching the people and obeying the people in the book are: the prosperity of politics lies in conforming to the people's hearts, and the abolition of politics lies in opposing the people's hearts, which embodies the profound people-oriented thought; In fact, granaries know etiquette, and food and clothing let them know honor and disgrace. In order to enrich the people and strengthen the army, various economic measures have been taken, which embodies the idea of paying equal attention to justice and benefit. These are the essence of Guanzi, the essence of Chinese national politics, ideology and culture.
Some people put the pipe in Taoism, others in Legalism, and some people think it is the same as Confucianism. It can be seen that this book is actually a collection of ancient ideas. It has an influence on Mohism, Taoism, Legalism and Confucianism.