(一)货币的三种不同作用目前世界各国正在利用货币政策以为第二次世界大战的准备。要说明这种货币政策的种种复杂关系及其前因後果,必须先说明为一般人平时所不注意的货币的三种不同作用。第一、货币的作用是因人而异的。一个面粉厂主人卖出一包面粉收进三圆银币,一个农民卖出七斗小麦收进三圆银币,和一个面粉厂工人做了五天工作收进三圆银币,却包含着绝对不同的意义。面粉厂主人将本求利,他所收进的三圆银币包含着“利润,”而农 A. The Three Different Functions of Monetary At present, all countries in the world are making use of monetary policy to prepare for the Second World War. To illustrate the complex relationships and their antecedents and consequences of this monetary policy, we must first explain the three different roles that ordinary people pay no attention to in the first place. First, the role of money varies from person to person. A flour mill owner sold a pack of flour for three rounds of silver, a farmer sold seven buckets of wheat for three rounds of silver, and a flour mill worker spent five days working for three rounds of silver, but contained absolutely different significance. The owner of the flour mills will pay for this benefit, and the three rounds of silver coins he has collected contain “profit,” while farming