近世 동북아시아 해역질서와 ‘全鰒’의 길 -元明交替期의 濟州島 특산물의 교역과 진상-

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine what changes have occurred in the socioeconomy of Jeju Island in the context of changes in the maritime order of Northeast Asia since the 15th century, especially focusing on the migration path of marine products such as abalone. Before the 15 century, the trade of marine products was the foundation of the socioeconomic structure of Jeju Island. However, after the Mongol Empire established its rule over Jeju Island, tributes became more important. In addition to the geographical condition of Jeju Island surrounded by the sea, the environmental condition of poor land productivity also affected the background. In other words, before the 15 century, the basic socioeconomic structure of Jeju Island was established through the movement of trade goods and tributes. The establishment of the system of maritime exclusion-tribute for the court by the Ming Dynasty can be a clue to the changing position of Jeju Island in Northeast Asian sea areas. Traditionally, not only public trade but also private trade was freely carried out in the Northeast Asian sea areas. However, as the Ming Dynasty changed its policy to severely restrict private trade, the foreign trade of Northeast Asia changed drastically. However, by the Ming Dynasty’s policy of severely restricting private trade, foreign trade in Northeast Asia would be unified into public trade. Under such circumstances, Joseon Dynasty, which took control of Jeju Island, established a tax collection system based on the tributary system. As a result, the nature of marine products such as abalone that have been collected from Jeju Island will be changed from trading goods to tributary goods. At the same time, the way these things moved was also changed from the way of trade goods to the way of tribute goods. In other words, Jeju Island’s position in the maritime world of Northeast Asia can be read from the change in the path where abalones move.