从西汉边关汉简看麦作在当地的推广情况

The Wheat's Expansion from the West Han Bamboo Slips on the Northwestern Border

西汉时期由于西北边关地区气候适宜种麦,且西汉政府在西北边关地区长年保持较大规模驻军,粮食耗费巨大,故此麦的种植受到了官方的重视。通过查阅汉简可以发现,麦由于其自身的特性在军队中的使用范围有限,但在普通民众中以及进入商品流通环节后,却被广泛使用。麦在西北边关地区既有官方自上而下的推广,又有平民自下而上的接纳,最终形成了麦在该地区得到推广的局面。

Because it was more suitable to plant wheat in the northwestern border climate in the Western Han Dynasty, and the number of troops was huge, the government attached great importance to the wheat cultivation for the huge consumption of the foods. From the recording of the Han Bamboo Slips, we can see that because of the wheat's characteristics, it had a limited usable range. But the wheat had a large usable range as merchandise. Due to the official top-down promotion and the bottom-up acceptance of the civilians, finally, the wheat was planted largely on the northwestern border.