Suzhou Wuxi Changzhou Zhenjiang Nanjing's GDP is almost quite controversial as Zhejiang: Jiangsu is more generous? One view is that there is no doubt about how rich Zhejiang is in history, and in order to balance, in ancient times, only the northern and southern Zhejiang could be divided into two political districts.
I have to say that the ancients were very prescient, just imagine, today's GDP of the five cities in southern Jiangsu alone is almost the top of a Zhejiang. If southern Jiangsu is incorporated into Zhejiang, it is the GDP of two Zhejiang, then this Yangtze River is the dividing line between rich and poor, and all dynasties and dynasties will not do this...
Another view is that the Provinces of Nanzhi and Jiangnan in the Ming and Qing dynasties were the richest, not comparable to Zhejiang. Look at the four major cities of the canal, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and three in Jiangsu. The four famous cities in Jiangnan are Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, three in Jiangsu. South of the Huai River in Jiangsu is the homeland of the State of Wu, while south of Zhejiang is barren mountainous...
The second view does not dare to agree, when it comes to ancient times, it is not only the Ming and Qing dynasties that can be said. The main body of the Southern Zhili was formed in the Yuan Dynasty, and the important point of the provincial system of the Yuan Dynasty rulers was to divide the strategic territory of one side into another province.
For example, Hanzhong City, whether it is geographical location or local culture, it should be Sichuan, but it is assigned to Shaanxi, in case the world is chaotic, Sichuan is easy to divide one side, resulting in the central government is difficult to enter Sichuan to suppress. The four provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi should have taken the Yangtze River natural danger as the provincial boundary, which is also the same reason.
Such a division can be said to be entirely a political consideration. Jiangxi Province, derived from jiangnan west road in the Northern Song Dynasty, can be seen that Jiangxi is still called Jiangnan. There was Jiangnan West Road, there was Jiangnan East Road, and southern Jiangsu and most of Zhejiang at that time were in this Jiangnan East Road.
In detail, southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang were originally one, and the degree of prosperity should be indiscriminate, and Hangzhou was vigorously developed during the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhejiang is mainly the southern mountains are too many, the same as the plain area, both are similar, so Zhejiang is also rich.
Do you disagree with the above point of view?