银铺户——宋代钱荒产生的重要原因

宋代,随着白银在国家经济活动中地位的上升,社会上产生了银铺户这一食利阶层。他们利用国家要求地方上缴白银的政令,抬高白银与铜钱的兑换价格,大量地从民间吃进囤积铜钱,每年少则储蓄几万贯,多则几十万贯铜钱,这样大量的铜钱被他们所掌握,退出了流通领域,加之政府每年新铸铜钱的数量有限,从而诱发了宋代的钱荒。

Silver shop operators——the important reasons of Song Dynasty money shortage

Song money shortage have many causes.with the silver in the state's economic status and the activities increased,the community had a silver shop operators of the class in the Song Dynasty.They make use of the country demand that the local government must turne over to the silver,raise the proportion of the silver and bronze coins so they own a large number of civil coins,quickly stored,they will own at least several tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of thousands more coins,it has been their master to withdraw from circulation field.Thus it induced shortage of money in Song Dynasty.