In contrast, what is the difference between the descriptions of Jiangnan in Historical Records and Song Books?

Historical Records is much earlier than Song Shu, which describes the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty and the years before, while Song Shu describes the historical facts of Liu and Song Dynasties in the Southern Dynasty from the foundation of Emperor Wu to sixty years.

2. The actual situation in Jiangnan area is different.

Jiangnan described in historical records is a wild land, undeveloped, sparsely populated, backward in farming, underdeveloped in commodity exchange and backward in polarization between the rich and the poor.

Song book records that the population here is dense. Since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the economic center of gravity has gradually moved southward, and the Jiangnan area became a land of plenty in the Song Dynasty. Jiangnan in Song Dynasty was a bumper year. The grain harvested in one year can meet the needs of several counties, and the silk produced can be worn by people all over the world and become the focus of the national economy.

3. Different description statements

(1) Historical records record: "Jiangnan is vast and sparsely populated, rice soup fish, or farming by fire, water is not enough to wait for Jia ... there are no people who are frozen and hungry, and there is no daughter's home."

Jiangnan is vast and sparsely populated, with rice as food and fish as food. After burning a clearing, we sow seeds. In order to weed the open space and then draw water into the ground, ... it is enough to buy food ... There are no people who are frozen and hungry, and there is no home worth 1,000 yuan.

The recorded content reflects that Jiangnan was not fully developed at that time and the productivity level was low. However, because of its rich products, people's lives have been guaranteed, but they are not rich.

(2) "Song Shu" records: "The land of the south of the Yangtze River is rich in Noda, and people are diligent in their duties. When they were one or ten years old, they forgot hunger in several counties. ..........................................................................................

Jiangnan area is vast in territory and abundant in resources, and the people are diligent in agriculture. A year's production of grain can save those counties from hunger. ..............................................................................................................................................

The contents of the record show that Jiangnan has been fully developed at this time, and there has been a different situation from before. Not only has agriculture been greatly developed, but the development of agriculture has also promoted the development of handicrafts. Due to the rapid economic development, Jiangnan became the most prosperous place in China at that time.

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