Research On The Development Of Hunan Towns In Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty was in an important stage of connecting the past and the past in the long process of town development.During this period,the towns paid their taxes for the legitimacy of their status and started new development.With its superior natural geographical conditions and social and economic development advantages,Hunan has also caught up with this rapid development of towns and cities and has made new developments.In terms of the factors that influenced the development of Hunan towns in the Song Dynasty,the social and economic resources in Hunan during this period have developed to a certain extent compared with the previous generation.The overall population and the number of merchants in Hunan are increasing;with the increase in population,the government encourages the implementation of the policy of reclamation of wasteland and the diversification of land use methods,and the area of cultivated land has also greatly expanded;in addition,abundant mineral resources A large number of handicraft towns have also emerged.In addition to the material security brought by social and economic resources,production technology has also entered a new stage of development during this period.The grain structure of agricultural production technology is becoming more and more rational,and the tools of agricultural production are improving day by day,which has greatly increased the grain output of Hunan in the Song Dynasty.The improvement of the production level of handicraft industry,on the one hand,enriched the content of commodity exchange at that time,on the other hand,the development of shipbuilding industry also provided great convenience for the circulation of municipal commodities.Secondly,in terms of the distribution and distribution characteristics of cities and towns,in this period of Hunan,due to the differences in social development between regions and within regions,there are also certain differences in the distribution of cities and towns.According to statistics,the number of towns in central Hunan is the largest,followed by southern Hunan,northern Hunan again,and western Hunan the least.Looking at the entire Hunan area in the Song Dynasty,affected by various factors,the distribution characteristics of the towns during this period: one is distributed on the main roads of land and water transportation,the other is distributed near the city of the government,and the third is distributed in the rich product The fourth area is distributed in religious gathering places.However,the distribution characteristics of each municipality are not unique,and the distribution characteristics of municipalities are often diverse.Furthermore,during this period,the development of Hunan towns also had a certain impact on the society at that time.Not only has the circulation of commodities in various regions been accelerated,and the resources in various regions have been reasonably and effectively allocated,but as a new level of administrative management system,it has also helped the government to strengthen its control over rural society.Overall,although the development of the towns in the Hunan area of the Song Dynasty was not high,and the development status was uneven,it has also made great progress compared with the previous generation and is still in a state of continuous development.