辽朝商业研究

A Study of the Commerce in the Liao Dynasty

在辽朝建立之前以及辽朝统治时期,内陆亚洲地区的部族交易的典型方式是以货易货。辽朝的契丹统治者象同时期内亚地区其它游牧民族一样非常珍视纺织品,甚至在钱币流通之后,纺织品,特别是丝绸仍然可以替代钱币,国内贸易局限于以物易物,主要交易产品由畜牧产品如牲畜、皮毛以及金属如铁、银、金和铜构成。辽朝所遵遁的中原传统的商业政策,更倾向于对商业的督导和调控,而非对国家生产和贸易的直接参与。

<Abstrcat> Before the founding of the Liao Dynasty, the typical mode of business among the tribes in the inner Asian area is on a barter basis. Like other nomadic tribes in the same period, Qidan rulers cherished textile very much. Even after the circulation of coin, textile, especially silk, could still took the place of coin. The domestic trade was limited only to that on a barter basis, of which the main products were composed of those of the livestock husbandry, such as domestic animals, fur, and metals, such as iron, silver, and gold. The traditional commercial policy followed by the Liao Dynasty was more inclined to the supervision and regulation than the direct involvement in the production and trade.