白鹿化龙:从宋代四川盐神信仰变化看官民盐权分配的博弈

On the Game of Salt Right Distribution between Officials and People:from the Change of Salt Divinity Belief in Sichuan in the Song Dynasty

宋代四川作为全国最重要的井盐产区,食盐成为国家财利之源,一直是王朝权力展现和垄断的异宠。同时食盐又是当地百姓生活必需,为民间利益所诉求。在四川官民之间,针对食盐的博弈有多重表达,在意识形态的表现主要是盐神信仰的博弈。这种信仰博弈代表了双方盐权纷争的冲突与妥协,最终通过博弈实现了地区盐权分配秩序的均衡。

Sichuan is the main producing area of well salt in the Song dynasty. Salt, as the source of national wealth, had been the manifest of the power and monopoly of a nation. At the same time, salt is necessary in people’ s daily life and thus becomes public interests. There are multiple ways to show the game of salt rights between the officials and people in Sichuan. The game in ideological way was salt divinity belief. This game represented the conflict and compromise. The balance of regional’ s salt right distribution order was then achieved by the game.