【摘要】 清乾隆朝期间铸钱成本长期保持在制钱千文含银 1两以下 ,成本较低 ,而同一时期商品货币流通市场制钱与纹银的交换却低于 1两 ,钱价高昂 ,钱价与钱值相悖。形成这一问题的根本原因 ,在于清政府对铜斤实行垄断经营、压低价格 ,而商品市场铜斤的价格远高于官府垄断价格。乾隆朝的铸钱成本并不能真正体现钱文的价值含量。铸钱成本的高低 ,应取决于商品市场铜铅价格的高低。乾隆朝钱价增昂 ,正是当时商品市场铜价昂贵的曲折反映更多还原

【Abstract】 During the times of Qianlong, the cost of money coining was low: coins of a thousand wen (a copper cash) consist of less one liang silver (1.102 ounces); however in the circulation of money, the price of coins was high, the cost and the price of money was not the same. The problem resulted from the monopoly of copper——the price of copper in the market was higher than that set by the government. At that time the price of money was decided by that of copper and lead in the market rather than by its value. The expensive price of money showed that of copper in the market. [更多还原