清代汉口“匣商”初探

A Study on the Foundation of “box fee” and the “box manufacturer” in Hankou in Qing Dynasty

清康熙年间,汉口出现了一种由两淮盐商设立的专款"匣费",主要用于逢迎官员。随着匣费逐渐增多,需要一种专门人员来管理匣费,这些人员多从商人中产生,所以被称为"匣商"。文章主要探析汉口匣商的性质、出现的时间、影响以及消失。通过对汉口匣商的研究有助于更加的了解两淮盐商这一群体。

In the Qing Dynasty Kangxi years, Hankou had“box fee”, established by the two Merchants Fund, mainly for the ingratiation officials. With the box cost gradually increased , the need for a dedicated staff to manage the box fees, these personnel from businessmen, so called “box manufacturer”. This paper mainly analysis of hankou box manufacturer, in time, influence, and disappear. Through the study of hankou box manufacturer can help more understanding andLianghuai salt merchants this group.