金代山东盐业初探

The Analysis of the Salt Industry in Shandong

山东自古以来就是海盐的重要生产基地之一,海盐资源丰富。金朝建立后,政府十分重视对山东盐业的开发与管理,山东盐业经济由此得到较大发展,具体表现在:制盐技术明显进步、盐场数量大大增加、海盐产量增多、盐业管理更为系统全面、盐课在国家税收体系中的地位更为重要。到承安年间,山东每年的盐课收入由2547336贯增长到4334184贯400文,占国家盐课总收入的40.23%,成为金朝重要的财政收入。不过,由于官盐盐价过高,山东地区私盐贩卖盛行。

Shandong has abundant sea salt resource and has been one of the most important bases for the production of sea salt. After the establishment of Jin Dynasty, the government paid great attention to the management and administration of Shandong＇s salt, which promoted the rapid development of salt economyThe technology of salt producing was obviously advanced, the amount of salterns was increased, the management of salt industry was more comprehensive and the position of salt tax was more important in the whole state’s tax system. During the period of Cheng, an（1196-1200） , the income of Shandong’s annual salt tax increased from 2547366 guan to 4334184 guan and 400 wen, accounting for 40.23% of the total income of the national salt tax system, becoming one of the most important finance sources of Jin Dynasty.However, since the price of official salt was too high, the trade of illegal salt was very popular in Shandong.