宋代市糴制度の財政的背景 : 儲備の獲得を中心として

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Although attention is often drawn to provincial grain shortages suffered by the military and official purchases of rice in the Song dynasty, there was no direct relationship between official purchases and the levels of grain stockpiles. In fact, official purchases of grain were carried out every year even though there were large stockpiles, and the Song government's policy was to maintain stocks of grain sufficient for two or three years. It is therefore difficult to explain the official purchase of grain under the Song dynasty simply as 'a means of securing military provisions'. In this paper, the keywords of 'supplementation' and 'stockpile' are used to analyze and compare the role and function of official purchases of grain with regard to the finances of the Tang (618〜907), Song, and Ming (1368〜1644) dynasties. As a result it becomes clear that in the Song dynasty official purchases were important as 'a means of retaining stockpiles' as much as - or even more than - as 'a means of securing military provisions'. The financial background to the system of official grain purchases is also examined.
社会経済史学会の論文
2004-09-25