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正文 第9节 文 / [英]亚当·斯密

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    atedatlessthantillions,ofhatpart

    ostprobablydoesnotaunt

    tohalfallion.butthoughthecirculatinggoldandsilverof

    stlandhavesufferedsogreatadinutithisperiod,

    itsrealrichesandprosperitydonotappeartohavesuffered

    any.itsagriculture,nufactures,andtrade,orary,

    theannualproduceofitslandandlabour,haveevidentlybeen

    augnted.

    itischieflybydisuntingbillsofexge,thatis,by

    advanbeforetheyaredue,thatthegreater

    partofbanksandbankersissuetheirprossoryhey

    deductaltheyadvahelegali

    tillthebillshallbeedue.thepayntofthebill,

    beesdue,replacestothebankthevalueofhadbeen

    advaogetherhaclearprofitoftheihe

    bankererts,noldandsilver,buthisoissorynotes,hastheadvantage

    ofbeingabletodisunttoagreateraunt,bythewholevalue

    ofhisprossorynotes,hhefindsbyexperienceare

    nlyinakehisclear

    gainofionsochalargersu

    therceofstland,presentisnotvery

    great,oreinnsiderablehetbanking

    paniespanieswouldhavehad

    butlittletradehadtheyheirbusiothe

    disuntingofbillsofexge.theyied,therefore,

    ahodofissuingtheirprossorynotes;bygranting

    theycalledcashats,thatisbygiviothe

    extentofacertainsuhreethousandpounds,for

    exaletoanyindividualwopersonsof

    undoubted,

    thatoneyshouldbeadvan,for

    and,

    togetherhthelegali.creditsofthiskindare,i

    believe,nlygrantedbybanksandbankersinalldifferent

    partsofthesupoch

    bankingpaniesaentare,sofarasiknow,

    pe,andhave,perhaps,beentheprincipalcause,

    bothofthegreattradeofthosepaniesandofthebe

    it.

    ofthiskindhohose

    panies,andborrople,

    yrepaythissuieceal,bytyandthirtypoundsata

    ti,thepanydisuntingaproportioofthe

    iofthegreatsurohedayonhose

    sllsuispaidintilltheannerrepaid.

    allrostallnofbusiness,findit

    nveokeepsuchcashats,ahereby

    iedtoprotethetradeofthosepanies,byreadily

    reents,andbyenuragingall

    thosetheyhaveanyihe

    banks,ersapplytotheorney,generally

    advanintheiroissoryhesethe

    rtspayaanufacturersfoods,the

    nufaersforterialsandprovisions,the

    farrstotheirlandlordsforrent,thelandlordsrepaytheo

    thertsforthenvenienciesandluxurieshhey

    supplytheandthertsagaiheothebanksin

    ordertobalaheircashats,ortoreplaceay

    haveborro;andthusalsttheoneybusiness

    oftheuntryistransa.hehegreat

    tradeofthosepanies.

    byansofthosecashatseveryrt,hout

    irudence,carryoertradethaheroulddo.

    ifthereareterts,oneinlondonaherin

    edinburgh,ebranchoftrade,

    theedinburghrt,prudence,carryona

    greatertradeandgiveeloynttoagreateuerofpeople

    thanthelondonrertstalwayskeepby

    hinsiderablesufherinhisooffers,orin

    thoseofhisbanker,noiforit,inorder

    toansandsntinuallyinguponhiorpayntof

    thegoodsount

    ofthissuesupposedfivehundredpounds.thevalueofthe

    goodsinhisustalwaysbelessbyfivehundredpounds

    thanitbeenobligedtokeepsucha

    suneloyed.letussupposethathegenerallydisposesofhis

    ockuponhand,oodstothevalueofhiswhole

    stockuponhand,oheyear.bybeingobligedtokeepsreatasuneloyed,hestsellinayearfivehundred

    poundsightotherwisehavedone.his

    annualprofitsstbelessbyallthatheuldhavedebythe

    saleoffivehundredpoundsoods;andthenuerof

    peopleeloyedinpreparinghisgoodsfortherketstbe

    lessbyallthosethatfivehundredpouockuldhave

    eloyed.thertinedinburgh,oherhand,keepsno

    neyuneloyedforansands.hey

    a,hesatisfiestheroiscashat

    borrohthe

    neyorpaperesinfroheoccasionalsalesofhis

    goods.estock,therefore,he,hout

    irudence,haveatalltisinhisity

    ofgoodsthanthelondonrakea

    greaterprofithielf,andgivenstanteloynttoagreater

    nuerofindustriouspeoplehosegoodsforthe

    rket.hehegreatbeheuntryhasderived

    frohistrade.

    thefaaybe

    thoughtindeed,givestheenglishrtsanveniency

    equivalenttotheerts.butthe

    stchrts,itstbereered,disunttheirbills

    ofexgeaseasilyastheenglishrts;andhave,

    besides,theadditionalnveniencyoftheircashats.

    theoneyofeverykindheasily

    circulateinanyuntryneverexceedthevalueofthegold

    andsilver,ofsuppliestheplace,orhe

    reethere,ifthere

    oney.iftple,are

    thelooneycurrentinstland,thehat

    currency

    ofgoldandsilverransagthe

    annualexgesoftyshillingsvalueandupwardsusually

    transactedhinthatuntry.shouldthe

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