明代福建製鐵業發展的再思考

The Iron Industry in Ming Fujian Revisited

關於明代福建的製鐵業，學者們多半重視其冶鐵規模與生產型態。本文則就前人研究做整合與對話，參酌相關史料，試圖再釐清明代福建製鐵業發展未被重視或被誤解的面向。事實上，明中後期福建製鐵業仍持續地發展，但移民開發與走私販鐵引發許多紛爭，導致官方陸續採取管制的措施。福建鐵的生產不僅能提供本地消費需求，甚至還常運銷至江浙與海外地區，得到極高的評價。 The subject of this article is the production, transportation, and sale of iron in Fujian during the Ming dynasty. In regard to the iron industry in Ming Fujian, my argument focuses on three issues. First of all, due to local disputes caused by immigrant investments and illicit sale of iron, the government intervened and intended to regulate the iron industry. Secondly, the iron industry in Fujian continued to develop in the mid and late Ming. It did not experience any rapid decline. Lastly, the iron industry in Fujian not only supplied local demands, but also was one part of a broader market in southeast China and Japan.

The subject of this article is the production, transportation, and sale of iron in Fujian during the Ming dynasty. In regard to the iron industry in Ming Fujian, my argument focuses on three issues. First of all, due to local disputes caused by immigrant investments and illicit sale of iron, the government intervened and intended to regulate the iron industry. Secondly, the iron industry in Fujian continued to develop in the mid and late Ming. It did not experience any rapid decline. Lastly, the iron industry in Fujian not only supplied local demands, but also was one part of a broader market in southeast China and Japan.