据《新唐书·食货志》记载,唐宪宗时期,由于商品经济比较发达,许多商人经常往来于京师及各地经商。为此,他们不得不随身携带大量钱币,既非常不便,又很不安全。加上当时藩镇割据,各节度使拥兵自重,严禁钱币出境外流,致使全国钱币十分紧缺。在这种历史条件下,“飞钱”便应运而生。 当时,朝廷允许各地在京师长安经商的商人,将售货后所得的款项交付给 According to the “New Book of Tang Food Index” records, Tang Xianzong period, due to more developed commodity economy, many businessmen often come and go in the capital and business around. For this reason, they have to carry large amounts of money with them, which is both inconvenient and unsafe. Coupled with the separation of the faction at that time, the Jiedu exercise regained their weight and prevented the outflow of coins from the outside world, resulting in a huge shortage of national coins. In this historical condition, “Flying Money” came into being. At that time, the court allowed merchants doing business in Chang’an in Beijing to deliver the proceeds after the sale