Research On The Buying (selling) Of Juyanbian Frontier During The Han Dynasty

As a military fortress which was set up by han dynasty in the northwest region,Juyan frontier fortress played an important role in defending the huns.The daily life of the guards in Juyan frontier fortress was not only an important part of the social life of the frontier people in han dynasty,but also directly related to the stability and security of the frontier.Shimai is a social and economic life phenomenon gradually arising after the establishment of civil administration,military administration and administrative agencies in the border area,the large-scale migration dispatched by the han government,as well as the long-term living and stationing of troops in the border area.As a special transaction form of credit,Shimai was an important channel to meet the basic needs of the guards.Shimai exists in central and Juyan frontier area,but it is different due to its military nature.In addition,the inconvenient traffic from central to the frontier,the not timely wage,the insufficient material,and the cold and bitter natural environment are the premise of Shimai phenomenon and its gradual development.Clothing,cloth are the main items of Shimai,because of the weather in autumn and winter is cold,the handicraft industry is poor,clothing,cloth depend on the main plains' transport,so clothing and cloth in frontier are not only the guards' daily necessities,but also be endowed with some basic function of the currency.The clothing,cloth' demand is big.Under the basic situation of Shimai,we can get a deeper understanding of the daily social life of the guards from the aspects of their diet,clothing needs and interpersonal communication.Dietary respect:guards can credit food beyond the dairy food to supply t the extra demand for food.And food can also be used as a universal equivalent to repaying debt.In terms of clothing,the double functions of clothing and cloth make the phenomenon that guards seek profits by Shimai expensive luxury clothing.Interpersonal aspects:Shimai as a direct result of the interpersonal relationship is between the debtor and creditor's,and according to the different actual situation,the frontier spawned a variety and flexibility ways to repay the debt.In addition,the identity of the subject of Shimai buyer and seller is different,the subject of seller is guards,and the subject of buyer is officials,especially officials in Sui.Good management of Shimai can satisfy the basic social life of the guards and officials,strengthen the communication between the garrison institutions,promote the development of economy along the road and border fortress,and promote the security and stability of the defense of Juyan border fortress.However,with the development of Shimai,the society is prevailing by the end of the customs,guards pay more attention to the pursuit of interests from Shimai,the gap between the rich and poor is increasing.The overstatement of economic function in Shimai weaks its function of guaranteeing the basic needs of guards in the frontier prefecture,which to some extent reflects the obvious enhancement of the economic function of border prefecture and the gradual weakening of military color.