川茶与古代的国家治理

唐朝《茶经》最早记载的茶的产区，主要分布于今四川、湖北等地区。宋元以降，百姓饮茶成风。茶税与盐税一样，成为封建政府除田赋以外的重要财政收入项目。川茶还是支撑国家茶马贸易的主要货源，四川也是茶马贸易的主要交易地。川茶在协调民族关系和治理西南边疆的历史进程中曾起着巨大的积极作用。

On Sichuan Tea and the Rule of Country in Ancient Times

Sichuan and Hubei were the mian tea production areas recorded in the Tang Dynasty book, The Book of Tea. As of the Song Dynasty, tea drinking had been popular among the ordinary people. For the finance of the Song administration, taxes from tea and salt were second only to that from the land. What's more, Sichuan produced tea was the supporting section of the country's finance which was supported by tea-horse trade model. Back then, Sichuan was also active in tea trade. Thus tea and its trade played a major role in the coordination and administration of the south-western part of the country.