摘要
木材贸易是明清时代长江流域重要的商业活动之一,历来颇受学界关注。近十数年来,随着著名的徽州文书和清水江文书之深入发掘和系统整理,一些新的珍稀文献得以利用,这使得相关研究有了进一步深化的可能。本文即利用新近发现的民间文献,探讨徽商与长江流域的木材贸易。论文在概述明清时代长江流域木材流通状况的基础上,重点介绍了新见民间文献中的徽州木商史料。论文指出,在整个长江流域的干支流,特别是长距离的木材运输中,徽州木商无疑是最为活跃的商帮。徽州木商之崛起,显然得益于南宋以来木业经营所积累的经验和财富,而明代开始的皇木经营也在一定程度上刺激了徽州木商的进一步壮大。在徽州府下辖的六县之中,婺源木商最为专业。在婺源当地,木业采伐有着将近千年的悠久历史。明清时代,在长江流域各地,无论是作为行商的木客,还是在地坐贾之木行,婺源人皆充当着重要的角色。
Timber trade had been an important commercial activity along the Yangtze River basin during Ming and Qing Dynasties(1368-1911)and has always been the focus to research.Due to the discovery and archiving of the famous Huizhou documents and Qingshuijiang documents in recent decades,in-depth research in this field has been possible.This paper makes a detailed discussion on Huizhou merchants and timber trade alongside Yangtze River basin by using some newly discovered local documents.The author points out that among the six counties under jurisdiction of Huizhou Prefecture,Wuyuan timber merchants were the most professional.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,Wuyuan merchants had a dominant position in the timber trade.They had a comprehensive business network in many towns.In many places,Wuyuan people always played an important role in timber merchant groups and timber stores.It is precisely because of this that in many places of Yangtze River Delta,people involved in this business could only call themselves a true timber professional after picking up a few sentences of Wuyuan dialect.All these reflect the special position of Huizhou wood merchants(especially merchants from Wuyuan)in the timber trade of the Yangtze River Basin.
作者
王振忠
Wang Zhenzhong(Center for Historical Geographical Studies of Hehai University,Shanghai China,200433)
出处
《地方文化研究》
2021年第1期59-65,共7页
Local Culture Research
关键词
徽商
婺源木商
徽州文书
清水江文书
长江流域
木材贸易
Huizhou merchants
Wuyuan timber merchants
Huizhou documents
Qingshuijiang documents
the Yangtze River basin
Timber Trade
