万历通宝始铸于万历四年(1576),铸期长达44年之久,有小平、折二两种。小平钱除光背外,尚有背“工”、“公”、“天”、“正”、“江”、“户”等,版式繁杂。对于明王朝来说万历二十年以后可谓艰屯之际,万历二十年(1592)春,宁夏致化副总兵哱拜反,明廷开支200余万两白银用于平乱;同年秋又抗倭援朝,断断续续八年耗资700余万两银;二十七年(1599)2月,征讨川黔交界处的播州宣慰使杨应龙,军费开支达二三百万两银;再加上二十五年(1597)6月,皇极、中极、建极 Wanli universal treasure was cast in Wanli four years (1576), cast for as long as 44 years, there Xiaoping, off two or two. Xiaoping money in addition to the light back, there are back “workers ”, “public ”, “day ”, “positive ”, “river ”, “households ” and so on, layout complexity. For the Ming dynasty, Wanli two decades later can be described as hard on the occasion of the Wanli two years (1592) spring, Ningxia Zhihua deputy commander in chief, the Ming court spending more than 200 million two silver for the peace; the same autumn On the other hand, the Anti-Japanese aid to the DPRK spent a staggering period of eight years costing more than 700 million taels of silver. In twenty-seven years (1599 February), it solicited Yang Yinglong of the broadcasting state at the junction of Sichuan, Guizhou and military spending to reach 23 million taels of silver. On the twenty-five years (1597) June, Huang pole, in the pole, built pole