The high when the word fascia, high cabinet iron bar and drag of pulling and sing the goods offer sound. All of this and in today's people, is very strange, so that in the old Shanghai used to be in fashion in one's time industry, how exactly the situation. The author according to the Shanghai municipal archives files and related materials, in this version, the readers. Pawn origin, has a long history of pawn has a long history, from the southern and Northern Dynasties date, has a history of thousands of years. The earliest known pawn quality library, also known as matter wantonly, later also known as longevity library, library, pawnshops and solution solution solution code library and so on, "pawn" a word in the Ming Qing Dynasty. Initially operate pawn, to temple, by helping to main purpose, which belongs to the charity. With the development and perfection of the feudal social system, pawn it gradually became a kind of special industry, its nature has changed, evolved into a for-profit. The operation of pawn, profitable, many exceedingly wealthy men see have good prospects of gain, have invested when set shop, promote the development of pawn, "old Tang Shude" Benji on load; "built in three years (AD 782 years) in April, little Yin 韦禛 took Jiu cabinet, quality library law Khao Sok, only and two million." Visible when the pawn industry spot. Pawnbroking Sheng, brings convenience to people borrowing and regulate the funds, but also to the pawnshop owner created exploit high profit opportunities, but also brought the economy of feudal regime, tax benefits. In order to encourage business private pawn, pawn practitioners of various feudal court to give incentives to achievement, also named Chao Feng Lang title.
