论唐代江淮地区官营铸币业的兴衰

On Ups and Downs of Government-Run Mints in Regions along the Yangtze River and Huai River in the Tang Dynasty

江淮地区官营铸币业的兴衰轨迹与唐政府货币政策之流变切合紧密,具有重要的研究价值。隋末时,江淮官营铸币业因战火的摧残而一度废弛,但其先天优势却得以保持,至唐初便重新起步,但规模与私铸业不能相比,其发展亦因政府两次打击私钱行动的牵连而受到限制。此后,唐王朝逐渐扭转了货币政策的思路,一方面广开鼓铸,一方面实行官私互兑制度,江淮地区官营铸币业获得大幅提振,奠定了其全国铸币业中心的地位,而这一地位却在安史之乱爆发后由于成本的压力和货币政策的一再更改而迅速丧失,使得江淮地区官营铸币业最终在德宗朝退出历史舞台。

The development of government-run mints in regions along the Yangtze River and Huai River, closely related to changes in monetary policies of the Tang Dynasty, is of great academic value. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, government-run mints in regions along the Yantze River and Huai River once declined because of wars. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, they were started again, but of a scale not comparable to that of private mints. Their development was furthermore restricted owing to two attacks against secret monetary by the government. Afterwards, the government changed monetary policies; as a result, government-run mints in regions along the Yangtze River and Huai River developed vigorously, determining their place as the center of national minting industry. However, they lost the position quickly due to cost pressure and monetary policies after the outbreak of An Shi Rebellion, resulting in their disappearance in the end.