Geographical Study Of Coinage In The Southern Song Dynasty

This article mainly studies the problems related to the layout of the currency minting industry in the Southern Song Dynasty.The article can be roughly divided into three levels:the restoration of the time and space distribution coin production units — —Qianjian,the analysis of the location factors of Qianjian layout,and the discussion of the management of the money-making quasi-political district institutions.According to the spatial distribution of different currency areas,the first two levels can be divided into three topics:Dongnan Tongqianjian,Jiangnan Jiangbei Tieqianjian,and Sichuan Tieqianjian.The first chapter first restores the space-time distribution and scale evolution of Dongnan Tongqianjian in the Southern Song Dynasty.Through the restoration,it can be seen that Dongnan Tongqianjian of Southern Song Dynasty experienced the evolutionary process from multiple supervisors to one supervisor in the time and space distribution pattern.Although the coin-making industry after Nandu was far less than that of the Northern Song Dynasty,Yongpingjian has always maintained its dominant position,and after Guangzong became the only regular Qianjian in the whole Song Dynasty.Since then,this article has examined in detail the production,collection,and allocation of mineral materials used by Qianjian,and restored the space-time distribution and deployment routes of different mineral materials.Finally,the location factors of the distribution of Qianjian in the Southern Song Dynasty and the location advantages cast by the first Qianjian of Yongpingjian were analyzed.It is believed that Raozhou has a superior economic foundation,sufficient labor force,convenient transportation and management conditions,a stable military environment,and high-quality normative materials and water resources required for the coin-making process.These conditions made Yongpingjian a southeast in the middle and late period of the Southern Song the center of mining and smelting money.The second and third chapters study the spatial and temporal distribution and location of Jiangnan Jiangbei Tieqianjian and Sichuan Tieqianjian.In the beginning,both chapters used the combination of unearthed iron coins and traditional historical documents to restore the time and space evolution and scale of iron coins,and then analyzed the distribution of iron coins.The second chapter considers that due to the unique raw material purchase and finished product allocation system of Jiangbei iron money,Jiangnan Jiangbei Tieqianjian,although located near the traditional iron ore areas in the macro scale,have given priority to the convenience of transportation on the meso scale.Sex,which partly bid farewell to the production model of iron smelting and coin casting.At the same time,the article analyzes the military situation and the layout of weapons production in the Southern Song Dynasty,and believes that in order to obtain a military security location,the Tieqianjian tends to choose a site with a military barrier and a relatively safe area south of Dabie Mountain.The evolution of weapons production patterns in Lianghuai,Jiangxi,and Jiangdong has also made the scope of the cast-iron money zone continually compressed to the Five State or Jun on both sides of the Yangtze River.The third chapter divides the location of Sichuan Tieqianjian into two aspects,natural and humanistic.The article believes that the production of raw materials for coin casting in Sichuan in the Southern Song Dynasty inherited the production and layout model of the middle and late period of the Northern Song Dynasty.That is,although iron smelting and coin casting are separated in production,Sichuan's unique geographical environment makes the coin use raw materials around the state.In the distribution of Qianjian,it can still be regarded as "that is,the mountain casts money".In terms of humanistic location factors,this chapter first examines the status of the foundry of Sichuan iron coins in the Southern Song Dynasty.It believes that although the casting of Sichuan iron coins has been at a loss,the government still regards them as treasures and uses them as references.Good results were achieved before the middle of Ningzong period.It is such a practical position that makes Qianjian fully consider the traffic location of "sealing and Chengti" and the safe location to avoid military threats in the layout.The fourth chapter discusses the management of money casting in the Southern Song Dynasty.First of all,it focused on the time and space evolution of the political district,and clarified its size evolution,governance,and divisions,and then combed the management authority and management system of the quasi-political district institutions in detail.Administrative performance.The article argues that the non-interfering duplex administrative district relationship has formed between the quasi-administrative districts where money is managed;a three-level management system has been formed within the quasi-administrative district,while cooperating with and supervising the Lu-level Jiansi.The chief of the quasi-political district,by visiting the localities and using various powers based on inspections,manages the officials to perform their duties.Although the management of pitting and casting money in the late Southern Song Dynasty was corrupted,it still reflected the flexibility and effectiveness of the quasi-political district management system as a whole.