“榷货盐钱以赡军费”--南宋初期(1127-1141)江淮地区驻军军费考

Textual Research of Military Spending of Jianghuai Garrison in the Early Southern Song(1127-1141)——‘Salt Monopoly for Military Expenditure'

南宋初期江淮地区屡遭宋金战争的破坏,地方社会经济残破不堪,主要依赖淮东地区盐场的专营收入供养了本地区十万宋军。从政治史的视角看淮盐的历史作用,实为南宋建立的财政保障。南宋初期宋廷主动谋划防御江淮地区,不仅是守卫领土的要求,更是维持王朝财政安全的必然选择。然而,宋廷以"榷货盐钱"为主的财政达到收入的极限,若再增加军费,采取进攻的战略恢复中原故土,从财政上已无实现的可能。

In the early Southern Song Dynasty, Jianghuai area was continually destroyed by the War Between Song and Jin. Local economy severely damaged, Song Army with 100,000 soldiers were mainly supported by the income of salt monopoly of Eastern Huai Saltern. From the perspective of political history, Huai salt actually guaranteed the financial security of Southern Song. Royal court of Southern Song took the initiative in planning the defense of Jianghuai area, which was not only the requirement of territory defense but also the inevitable choice of maintaining the financial security of the dynasty. But, the fiscal system dominated by ＇salt monopoly＇ had reached its maxima. The financial income was impossible to support the increase of military spending, if force was used to recover the Central Plains.