Song Taizu, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty.
"Raise your eyes, and you will see a brothel picture gallery embroidered with beaded curtains. Carved cars compete in the street, BMW competes in the imperial road, resplendent and magnificent, and Rocky is fragrant. The new voice smiled at Liuyuan, and tuned the tune in the teahouse and restaurant according to the tube. Eight famine together, Xian Tong. Collecting treasures from all over the world is easy to return to the city; The odor in Huihuan area is recorded in the kitchen. Flowers are all over the road, why not limit spring outing, bulging and empty, and banquet for several nights. " -Senator Meng, Tokyo Dream China
The above is a passage written by Mr. Meng, who often thinks of the prosperity of Tokyo when he is in Nandu.
It is said that at that time, the economic aggregate of the Song Dynasty accounted for 80% of the world (estimated), and the Song Dynasty should be the only dynasty that did not inhibit commercial development, and its economic prosperity was outstanding in business. Here, I have to focus on the currency circulating in the Song Dynasty. When Bian Xiao asked an expert for advice on this issue, the other party jokingly said: All those messy coins are from the Song Dynasty.
Because there are too many kinds of patterns! !
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(back to the fifteenth session of Xichun Yuanbao)
The earliest payment of the year has been paid. In the seventh year of filial piety in the Southern Song Dynasty, Qian Bei began to record the years. The back of the coin "Xichun Yuanbao" is marked with the word "fifteen", indicating that the coin was cast in Xichun fifteen years ago, more than 300 years earlier than the European currency.
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Paper money was first invented. During the Northern Song Zhenzong period, the world's earliest paper money, jiaozi, was minted by wealthy businessmen in Sichuan at that time.
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The annual fee is the most. During the more than 300 years from "Taiping Bao Tong" in the Northern Song Dynasty to "Xichun Yuanbao" in the Southern Song Dynasty, emperors exchanged yuan frequently, and * * * made 49 kinds of money every year.
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The largest amount was unearthed. The amount of casting in the Song Dynasty is not necessarily the largest, but the amount of coins unearthed in the Song Dynasty is the largest. A coin of 1 10000 kg was once unearthed in Cisai Mountain, Huangshi, Hubei. In addition, a large number of Song Dynasty coins have been unearthed in other parts of China.
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Qian Wen, written by the emperor himself, created the "Imperial Pen". Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi began to write the title of "Chunhua Yuanbao" in Qian Wen, while Song Huizong Evonne wrote "Chongning, Daguan" Bao Tong and so on in original fine gold style.
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The circulation of coins has obvious regional characteristics. At that time, copper coins were used in most areas of Central Plains, South China and North China, and iron coins were used in Sichuan. Shanxi and Shaanxi use both copper and iron coins, while Guangdong uses both gold and silver. In addition, there are banknotes circulating all over the country, which are limited to a certain area or can pass through the whole country.
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The denomination of coins is very complicated and the names vary greatly. There are different denominations of money in Song Dynasty, such as Xiaoping, Fold 2, Fold 3, Dang 5, Dang 10, Dang 100, Dang 500, etc. Changing ten dollars into five dollars is often a paper order, which often changes. The different names of money treasures in the Song Dynasty added to the confusion. Its copper coins include Yuanbao, Bao Tong and Chongbao. And iron coins include ten or twenty kinds of treasures, treasures and red treasures.
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Qian Wen's calligraphy is diverse. Qian Wen's calligraphy in Song Dynasty has various forms, with the characteristics of innovation, symmetry and composition, and most of them are from famous artists. Since Chunhua Yuanbao's running script and cursive script were introduced into Qian Wen, it has formed five styles: seal script, official script, running script, cursive script and regular script. There are nine stacks of seal script "Song Huizong Bao Tong" in the seal script, and Hui Zong's fine gold characters in the regular script, and the calligraphy is beautiful and charming, or
Song dynasty coins
List of coins in Northern Song Dynasty:
Bao Tong in Song and Yuan Dynasties: It was cast in the first year of Stegosaurus in Song Taizu (AD 960).
Taiping Bao Tong: It was cast in 976, the first year of Taiping Xingguo in Zhao Guangyi, Emperor Taizong.
Chunhua Yuanbao three-body coin: it was cast in the first year of Chunhua of Emperor Taizong (AD 990).
Zhidao Yuanbao three-body coin: it was cast during the reign of Taizong to Daodao (995-997 AD).
Tiansheng Yuanbao, Ming Dow Yuanbao, Jingyou Yuanbao, Huang Song and Bao Tong: Song Renzong actors.
Small iron coin of Kangding ingot: it was cast in the first year of Kangding, Song Renzong (A.D. 1040).
Li Qing Treasure: It was cast in Li Qing for five years in Renzong (A.D. 1045).
He Zhi Yuanbao, He Zhi Chongbao and He Zhi Bao Tong: They were cast in the years from Injong to Hehe (A.D. 1054- 1056).
Jiayou Yuanbao and Jiayou Bao Tong: They were cast in the Jiayou period of Renzong (A.D. 1056- 1063).
Zhiping Yuanbao and Zhiping Bao Tong: They were cast in the reign of Emperor Zhiping (A.D. 1064- 1067).
Xi Ning Yuanbao, Xi Ning Chongbao and Xi Ning Bao Tong were cast in Xi Ning period of Zhao zhuan (A.D. 1068- 1077).
Yuanfeng Bao Tong: It was cast in the Yuanfeng period of Zongshen (A.D. 1078- 1085).
Fu Yuan Yuanbao and Fu Yuan Bao Tong were cast from Yuanyou to Fu Yuan (A.D. 1086- 1 100).
St. Song Yuanbao: It was cast in Jing (A.D.11kloc-0/).
Chongning Bao Tong, Chongning Yuanbao and Chongning Chongbao: They were cast in Huizong Chongning period (A.D.1102-1106).
Daguan Bao Tong: It was cast in Huizong Daguan period (A.D.11-111/8).
Zheng He, Bao Tong, and Zheng He, Chong Bao, were cast in the reign of Zheng He of Huizong (A.D.11-118).
Zhonghe Bao Tong: It was cast in the Zhonghe period (A.D.118).
Xuanhe Bao Tong and Xuanhe Yuanbao: It was cast in Huizong Xuanhe period (A.D.119-1125).
Jingkang Yuanbao and Jingkang Bao Tong were cast in Song Qinzong AD1126-1127.
List of coins in Southern Song Dynasty:
Giving advice to Bao Tong, giving advice as a treasure, and giving advice as a treasure: It was cast in the year of giving advice to Emperor Gaozong (A.D.127-1130).
Shaoxing Yuanbao and Shaoxing Bao Tong: It was cast during the reign of Emperor Gaozong in Shaoxing (A.D.1131-162).
Longxing Yuanbao and Trunk Yuanbao: It was cast in the years of Longxing and Trunk Road in Xiaozong (A.D.1163-1173).
Xichun Yuanbao and Xichun Bao Tong: They were cast in the Xichun period of Xiaozong (A.D.1174-1189).
Shao Xi Yuanbao and Shao Xi Bao Tong: They were cast in the Guangzong period of Shaoxi (A.D.1190-1194).
Qingyuan and Qingyuan ingots were cast in the first year of Ning (A.D. 1 195- 1200).
Jiatai Bao Tong and Jiatai Yuanbao: Casting in Jiatai period of Ningzong (A.D.1201-1204).
Kathy Bao Tong and Kathy's ingot: It was cast in the jubilee of Ningzong (A.D. 1205- 1207).
Jiading Bao Tong and Jiading Yuanbao: Casted in the reign of Ning Zongjia (A.D. 1208- 1224). Jiading's iron coins are quite complicated, not only with many year numbers, but also with many currencies and names. If there are: Yuanbao, Yongbao, Zhibao, Quanbao, Xing 'an, Anbao, Xinbao, Wanbao, Zhenbao, Chongbao, Quanbao, Hongbao, Feng Bao, Baozhi, Zhenbao and so on. Some people even say that it is not clear how many kinds of "treasures" there are. In addition, Jiading money also has its name, year, value and model. There are many kinds of Qian Wen, including direct reading and rotating reading, with many forms, with the Song Dynasty as the highest.