Rural loans in the Qin and Han Dynasties were neither classical loans nor usury in the strict sense,but a unique form of loan generally accepted by rural society at that time.This form of loan was high-ly self-circulating within rural areas,with loans mainly among rural residents,and it was difficult for wealthy merchants and urban commercial capital to intervene.It was also highly emergency-oriented,with loans mostly provided when rural residents were in urgent need of survival,and loans for operational or expanded reproduction were quite rare.It was also highly administrative,with the imperial court acting as both a major lender,and a regulator and arbitrator,directly involved in rural economic affairs.These features reduced the impact of the commodity economy on rural society.And they were conducive to the development and prosper-ity of rural society in a certain period of time.However,from a long-term perspective,it also affected the acceptance of external economic factors by rural society,restricted the further development of rural society,and kept it in the cycle of simple reproduction for a long time.
Qin and Han Dynastiesrural societyloan relationship
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