明世宗开矿活动考论

A Textual Research of Mining Policy by Emperor Zhu Houzong

明世宗即位初年尚对矿禁执行很严,但自嘉靖十五年(1536年)武定侯郭勋大力陈言开矿后,世宗的开矿活动终嘉靖朝一直在断续地进行着,并取得了一定的成效。世宗的开矿经历竟然成为其后明神宗坚持开矿的依据。神宗派出的内官数量众多,且时间持续较长,远胜嘉靖朝,故危害也更大。

In the early years of Jiajing period(1507-1567), mining was strictly forbidden, but since 1536 when marquis Guo Xun openly advocated mining, the activity went on and scored some achievement. It was not expected that the mining experience should have become the ground for Emperor Zhu Yijun's mining policy. Zhu Yijun dispatched more officials than Zhu Houzong did to supervise the mining and the time lasted long, therefore,Zhu Yijun's mining practice was more harmful.