厘金制度是清政府镇压太平天国运动时所置 ,首先由在江北大营帮办军务的刑部侍郎雷以提出。１８５３年９月 ,雷为筹措江北大营的军饷 ,在江苏扬州府的仙女庙等数镇“劝谕”（实为胁迫）米行助饷 ,每一石米捐钱五十文。不过数月 ,就“劝捐”近万贯。１８５４年 ,经咸丰帝批准 The Lijin system was established by the Qing government during the repression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement. It was first proposed by Lei Yijun, the Ministry of Justice of the Ministry of War in the Jiangbei Daying. In September 1853, Lei took up the military camp of the Jiangbei Camp, and in the towns of Yangshuo, Jiangsu, etc., several towns such as Xianniao Temple exhorted them (actually intimidation) to help the monks. Every stone meter donated fifty yuan. However, in the past few months, the “donations” have become almost permanent. In 1854, approved by Xianfeng Emperor