An overview of the differences between the song dynasty’s guan vouchers, Yi vouchers, Cang vouchers: a case study of the establishments of guan, Yi, Cang in southeastern Chinese song dynasty
宋代馆券、驿券、仓券区别略论——以东南地区馆、驿、仓设置为例

摘要

宋代“给券”不仅是官员俸禄的一种形式，同时也是文武官员出差入朝过程中的食宿补给凭证，宋朝政府所给之券主要有馆券、驿券、仓券之分，三种券类按照等级高低排序为馆券、驿券、仓券，而宋政府对其等级的划分主要是依据馆驿所在的地理位置。馆多置于州城，驿多置于县镇，仓则州城县寨皆置。

Abstract

In the Song Dynasty, “Giving- vouchers”（给券） was a component of officials’ salaries and also served as meal and lodging subsidies for officials on business trips. The Song government primarily categorized the “Giving-vouchers” into three main types: Guan Vouchers（馆券）, Yi Vouchers（驿券）, Cang Vouchers（仓券）. The three types of vouchers, ranked in order of hierarchy from highest to lowest are Guan Vouchers, Yi Vouchers, and Cang Vouchers. The classification of these voucher types by the Song government was primarily based on the geographical locations of the establishments where they were used. Guan（馆） were predominantly located in prefecture cities, Yi（驿）were mainly situated in county towns, and Cang（仓）were established in both prefecture cities, counties, and forts.