北朝平民家庭经济考述

Discussion on the household economy of common people in the Northern Dynasties

平民家庭是家庭主要成员没有任何政治、经济和法律特权的家庭。北朝时期平民家庭的收入,主要来源于家庭成员的生产。耕织结合、小农业与家庭手工业并举,是其生产形式的典型概括。其支出则包括生产、生活、宗教信仰、婚丧嫁娶及缴纳赋税等各个方面。在这种简约型经济之下,收入和支出的不平衡状态,成为普通平民破产流亡的内在根源。

Common families are those whose main members are not entitled to any political, economical or legal privileges. The income of such families in the Northern Dynasties came from production. The combination of farming and weaving and the combination of individual farming and household handicrafts was typical of the form of production. The expenditure included production, living, religious belief, wedding, funeral arrangements and taxes. Under such reduced economic condition, payment imbalance became the basic reason for common people＇ s going bankrupt and going into exile.