The Family Rites Code has its significance not just in the effective control of the publics common lives by transforming peoples minds but also in running it with the thoroughly planned economic measures used discriminately according to classes. Strong administrative steps were taken for dominating the capitalists or entrepreneurs. Meanwhile moral standards such as frugality and simple lifestyle were encouraged as a way to boost asceticism to middle and lower classes. It is possibly interpreted for the regime to give priority to the success in economic policies over controlling ...