『漕行日錄』을 통해 본 朝鮮 後期 聖堂倉의 漕運路와 漕運船 護送 實態

Abstract

Studies on the changes of the tax warehouse and convoy system over time have been conducted, and the same holds for in-depth studies on the tax convoy system. However, there is a lack of studies on how the regulations and rules on tax convoy were put into practice. This is because the amount of data and materials left until today has been limited to government published documents like the chronicles, records of Bibyunsa, the diary of Seungjungwon and records of Gaksa. Accordingly, this paper looks into how the tax convoy operated practically through investigation of the sailing records from Seongdangchang to Gyeongchang based on Im, Gyo-jin's Chohaengilrok written in 1863 and Eulhae Chohaengrok written in 1875. The regulations on the tax convoy route, escort and tax payment terms were drawn up in detail because the tax convoy played a very important role in the operation of national economy. But navigating the seas along fixed routes was difficult due to unexpected weather changes and accidents. Therefore, sailors who knew the seaways very well had a big influence on deciding about the time of departure from the port, mooring place and sailing range. With regard to the escort, the principle was that the escort and military officials from the counties and prefectures along the shore convoyed from the starting point to the ending point when the convoy passed their area. Nevertheless, in many cases this was done only informally. In addition, the escort officials used to provide food to the sailing officials and guide the routes. The residents in the islands were to provide accommodation and food when sailing officials landed on the islands along the route.