秦简所反映的官方借贷活动

Government Lending Activities Recorded in the Bamboo Slips of Qin Dynasty

从睡虎地秦简及其他出土文献资料中可得知,秦百姓可向官府借贷其所需要的生产和生活资料。目前考证官府借贷种类有农具、牛畜、武器、船只及未使奴隶等。在借贷过程中,对借贷双方的权利和义务均从法律层次上进行了明确的规定,违反者将受到惩处。另外在具体的实践过程中,秦时的官方借贷还折射出自身鲜明的特点。

It can be found out from the bamboo slips of Shuihudi Tomb of Qin Dynasty and other excavated documents that average citizens might borrow from the feudal government to meet their needs for production and livelihood. Presently,verified properties for lending include farm tools,cattle,weapons,ships,and slaves. In the process of borrowing and lending,the rights and obligations for both parties are clearly defined in terms of law;anyone who violates it shall suffer severe punishment. Moreover,the government lending in Qin Dynasty demonstrates distinctive features of its own in its concrete practice.