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司馬遷:Records of the Grand Historian, 平準書, 太史公曰, Entry 1
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農工商交易之路通,而龜貝金錢刀布之幣興焉。所從來久遠,自高辛氏之前尚矣,靡得而記云。故書道唐虞之際,詩述殷周之世,安寧則長庠序,先本絀末,以禮義防于利;事變多故而亦反是。是以物盛則衰,時極而轉,一質一文,終始之變也。禹貢九州,各因其土地所宜,人民所多少而納職焉。湯武承弊易變,使民不倦,各兢兢所以為治,而稍陵遲衰微。齊桓公用管仲之謀,通輕重之權,徼山海之業,以朝諸侯,用區區之齊顯成霸名。魏用李克,盡地力,為彊君。自是以後,天下爭於戰國,貴詐力而賤仁義,先富有而後推讓。故庶人之富者或累巨萬,而貧者或不厭糟糠;有國彊者或并群小以臣諸侯,而弱國或絕祀而滅世。以至於秦,卒并海內。虞夏之幣,金為三品,或黃,或白,或赤;或錢,或布,或刀,或龜貝。及至秦,中一國之幣為二等,黃金以溢名,為上幣;銅錢識曰半兩,重如其文,為下幣。而珠玉、龜貝、銀錫之屬為器飾寶藏,不為幣。然各隨時而輕重無常。於是外攘夷狄,內興功業,海內之士力耕不足糧饢,女子紡績不足衣服。古者嘗竭天下之資財以奉其上,猶自以為不足也。無異故云,事勢之流,相激使然,曷足怪焉。
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Locator:平準書·太史公曰·第1则 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Exact match
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