浅论乾隆五年(1740)铸“青钱”政策效果

清朝铜钱和白银并用,政府规定一两白银兑换1000文铜钱.乾隆初年,市场上一两白银仅能兑换700～800文,政府认为钱价(以白银为标准的铜钱的价格)过高,并认为是私销所致.为了防止私销从而平减钱价,乾隆五年清政府实行铸造"青钱"[1]的政策.本文拟从钱价和私销问题等方面讨论铸青钱政策的效果.

Evaluation on the Bronze Coin Policy on the 5~(th) Year of Qianlong

On the 5th year of Qianlong,in order to stop the illegal mintage. And also for the sake of stabilizing the money value. The government began to produce the bronze coins. In fact,the situation at that time are nearly opposite what mentioned above. The reality of this kind of new policy born merely proved that the people were updating their understanding about the bronze alloy.