孝宗朝 行錢事目과 行錢策, 성과와 한계 = The Development of Coin Circulation Institutes and their Regional Impact during the Reign of King Hyojong(孝宗)

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The aim of this thesis was to examine the circumstances that led up to successful coin use across the entire nation in 1678 (the 4th year of King Sukjong’s reign), during the Joseon Dynasty. To this end, this thesis analysed the Sa-Mouk(事目, Provisions) that contained the institutional protocol for coin circulation, implemented by King Hyojong and the statesman Kim Youk(金堉) who had practical experience in these matters over the ten years of King Hyojong’s reign(1649-1659).
To regulate the problematic wide circulation of coarse cotton cloth as currency in the market of 1650 (the 1st year of King Hyojong’s reign), prohibition measures were implemented. Besides the superficial justification given for these measures(i.e., that the market price was disturbed by the use of coarse cotton cloth), there was another purpose to prohibiting the circulation of cotton cloth as money, following the standard ruled by the government: the state aimed to ensure momentum for the upcoming coin circulation policy, by strengthening its control of the current economy.
In 1651 (the 2nd year of King Hyojong’s reign), the government fully cracked down on the use of coarse cotton cloth as currency, and simultaneously implemented its coin circulation policy in the Pyeongan(平安) region. The pretext for this policy was to raise finances to support people who were starving as a result of poor harvests and famine. People who received coins from government officials could purchase food in the market, and the coin circulation policy was judged to be successful. Subsequently, to extend coin circulation further throughout the region, the Sa-Mouk for Seoul was established. The Sa-Mouk included stipulations regarding the use of coin in transactions and for government expenditure; it aimed thereby to enhance the national policy’s market credit.
The hasty implementation of the policy for the expansion of coin circulation caused some problems that required its modification. In 1652 (the 3rd year of King Hyojong’s reign), coin circulation was increased to encompass the Gyeonggi(京畿) region, and some of the tax that had been paid in rice was now paid in coin. However, coins were in short supply, since there was insufficient copper, the main material used in coin production, and the policy faced a significant limitation. Therefore, in 1655(the 6th year of King Hyojong’s reign), a new Sa-Mouk for coin circulation was established. This Sa-Mouk included specifications regarding the determination of coin values based on rice and silver, and mandated the wide spread installation of stores for exchanging spot goods for coins throughout the region in which coins were circulating. This policy’s objective was to secure stability for the national economy by further regulating coin circulation.
The sustained implementation of the coin circulation policy for ten years by King Hyojong and the statesman Kim Youk offered the government an opportunity to accumulate experience in coin circulation in the market, and also to learn from institutional trial and error. This may have been one of the contributing factors to the nation-wide coin circulation that was established in 1678. The objective of the policy implemented during King Hyojong’s reign was not to meet the market’s requirements, but rather to ensure the preservation of the national economy, and this misjudgement constituted the policy’s key limitation. At this time, the government urgently needed to secure finances to cope with the war against China’s Qing Dynasty.

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