我国唐代的农业和手工业,已发展到很高的水平,商业也随之繁荣起来。从唐高宗时代起,富有的巨商相继出现,大量货币财富积聚于富商之手,经商成了生财的热门。但是,那时还没有纸币,做大宗生意,客商需要携带大量的金宝以兑换商品。这样既麻烦,也容易发生危险。在这种背景下,柜坊和飞钱便应运而生了。柜坊,是专供客商寄存钱财的地方,最迟在唐朝中期就已出现。由于商品流通扩大,商业活动频繁,交易数额往往很大,原有的现款交易方式已不方便。于是,有些人就代客商保管钱财,收取柜租,还可以凭客商的 The agricultural and handicraft industries in our country in the Tang Dynasty have reached a very high level, and the commerce has also prospered. Since the Tang Emperor Gaozong era, wealthy giants have emerged, a large number of monetary wealth accumulated in the hands of wealthy businessmen, business became a hot money. However, at that time, there were no banknotes and bulk business. Merchants needed to carry a large amount of Campbell to redeem the merchandise. This is both cumbersome and dangerous. In this context, cabinet Square and flying money came into being. Cabinet Square, is designed for merchants deposit money, the place has appeared in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. Due to the expansion of commodity circulation, frequent commercial activities, the transaction amount is often large, the original cash transaction has been inconvenient. So, some people on behalf of merchants to keep money, collect counter rent, but also by merchants