Study on the Way of Tea-Horse Trade and Horse Price Setting of Xihe-Qinfeng Area in the Northern Song Dynasty
In the Northern Song Dynasty,the Government adjusted the tea-horse trade and horse price setting way in Xihe and Qinfeng areas(熙河秦凤地区)for many times.During the Song Shenzong period,the way of"selling tea and buying horse"was implemented.The Song government set up a Tea Department and a Horse Buying Department to jointly take charge of the tea-horse trade.The Tea Department allocated the tea interest to the Horse Buying Department as the horse cost.The horse price setting way changed many times,as the sequence of money-horse,tea-horse,money-horse and tea-horse.In the Zhezong period,the government merged the Department of tea and horse into the Tea-Horse Department,the pastoral supervisor system and horse coupon system were restored successively,the horse price setting system implemented of tea-horse and money-horse.Huizong took the method of"using tea buy horses".Tea was used as the horse cost.The price setting was tea-horse.Tea-horse trade and horse price setting became stable in Huizong period,which had a creative significance in the history of ancient Chinese trade system.
the Northern Song DynastyXiheQinfengTea-Horse TradeHorse Price Setting
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