明代白银货币化具有两种涵义:一是白银作为贵金属,成为完全意义的货币,这是在明代完成的;二是白银在明朝初年法令中为交易所禁止使用,因此是非法货币,而不是合法货币,它成为合法货币,也是在明代完成的。为什么把白银的货币化与明朝兴衰联系在一起考察呢?提示二者之间存在密切关联,正是本文的宗旨。这里首先应该说明的是,明代与明朝是两个不同的概念。或者说我们需要弄清与区别两个重要的概念:明代与明朝。明朝,是指明王朝,是一个王 The silver monetization of silver in the Ming Dynasty had two meanings: First, silver as a precious metal became the currency of complete significance, which was completed in the Ming Dynasty; secondly, silver was forbidden to be used by exchanges in the early Ming dynasty decree and therefore was illegitimate currency Not a legal currency, it became a legal currency, also completed in the Ming Dynasty. Why the monetary moneys linked with the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty examines it? Prompted the existence of a close relationship between the two, it is the purpose of this article. The first thing that should be clarified here is that the Ming and Ming dynasties are two different concepts. Or we need to understand and distinguish two important concepts: the Ming and Ming dynasties. Ming Dynasty, is to indicate the dynasty, is a king