Immigrants and System in Tianchang County during Hongwu Period

The immigration and system in Tianchang County during Hongwu period are as follows:

1. Immigration: In the second year of Hongwu (A.D. 1369), Tianchang County belonged to Zhilizizhou, Zhongshu Province. During this period, some immigrants moved from other places to Tianchang County. In the fourth year of Hongwu (A.D. 137 1), Tianchang County belonged to Linzhou Prefecture. This means that some immigrants moved into Tianchang County from the vicinity of Haozhou (now Fengyang, Anhui). In the sixth year of Hongwu (A.D. 1373), Tianchang County belonged to the neutral state of Sizhou. This shows that some immigrants moved to Tianchang County from the vicinity of Neutral House (now Lingbi, Anhui). In the seventh year of Hongwu (A.D. 1374), Tianchang County belonged to Sizhou, Fengyang Prefecture. This shows that some immigrants moved to Tianchang County from Fengyang Prefecture (now Fengyang, Anhui Province).

2. System: From the second year of Hongwu to the fourth year of Hongwu, Tianchang County was under the jurisdiction of Zhili Sizhou, Zhongshu Province, which means that the administrative and tax systems of Tianchang County were directly under the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province during this period. From the sixth year of Hongwu to the seventh year of Hongwu, Tianchang County was under the jurisdiction of Fengyang Prefecture, which means that the administration and tax system of Tianchang County were under the jurisdiction of Fengyang Prefecture during this period.