Flying coins - Hisen

An early remittance bill system in China. Around the Yuanhe period of the Tang Dynasty (806-820), when a merchant who went to Chang'an from the provinces to do business and sent money back to his hometown, he would go to the Shinsoin (Chang'an branch office of each governor), which was the Chang'an branch office of each governor, to make a bill, split it in half, take one half with him to his hometown, and check it against the stub sent separately to receive the cash. Other governors such as military, household, salt, iron, and duty officers also issued bills. It eliminated the inconvenience of transporting copper coins and saved on currency. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, credit was not maintained in the provinces and the system fell into disarray. During the Song Dynasty, it was called benkan (exchangeable currency) or bensen (exchangeable currency).

[Yoshinobu Shiba]

"On the Origin of the Diablos" by Shigeru Kato (included in "Research on the History of the Chinese Economy, Vol. 2", 1953, Toyo Bunko)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

中国の初期の送金手形制度。唐の元和年間（806～820）ごろ、地方から長安に行って商売した商人が、郷里に送金するとき、各節度使の長安出張所というべき進奏院(しんそういん)に行って手形を組み、その券を半分に割って一半を所持して郷里に至り、別送された半券と照合して現金を受け取った。ほかに軍や戸部、塩鉄、度支(たくし)使も発行した。銅銭を運ぶ不便を去り、貨幣を節約した。唐末には地方で信用が守られず制度が乱れた。宋(そう)代では便換(べんかん)、便銭(べんせん)などとよんだ。

［斯波義信］

『加藤繁著『交子の起源に就いて』（『支那経済史考証　下』所収・1953・東洋文庫）』

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