简介:InoldTibet,thelocalgovernment(includingindividualofficials),monasteriesandfeudallordsallengagedintrade.Withoutexception,theyalsolentmoneyatusuriousrates.Interest-basedprofitswereamajorsourceoftheirincomes.Toexploitserfs,theDalaiLamaandtheTibetanlocalgovernmentestablishedspecialagenciestohandlemoney-lendingmatters.TheagencyestablishedbytheDalaiLamaforthepurposewascalled