Both belong to the Wu dialect area in the south of the Yangtze River, and southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang are integrated. Why was the Ming Dynasty divided into two provinces?

When it comes to Jiangnan, people will think of artistic buildings like Suzhou gardens, oil-paper umbrellas like Jiangnan girls in rainy alleys, and misty Jiangnan water towns. All these make people feel that Jiangnan is a very soft place, and today's Jiangnan area, including Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, is also a developed area in the east of China, which makes many people yearn for it.

However, many people may not notice a small detail. The southern part of Jiangsu Province and the northern part of Zhejiang Province used to belong to the Wu dialect area in the south of the Yangtze River, but now they belong to two provinces, and they decided to separate provinces in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, "Zhejiang" in that period refers to the two provinces of Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province now, covering a relatively wide area, far exceeding the area of Zhejiang Province now.

Then, we have to think about this problem. Southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang were originally one place, both belonging to the Wu dialect area in the south of the Yangtze River. Why was it divided into two different provinces in the Ming Dynasty?

Let's look at the answer to this question. Actually, that's it. Jiangsu and Zhejiang originally originated from the Qin Dynasty. At that time, the notification area was mainly concentrated in the north, so the area in the south was relatively large, and there was no detailed management and rules.

With the replacement and development of dynasties, the economy of the Central Plains has developed to a certain height, which is already a very prosperous situation. At this time, I have to say that Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty breached the present Zhejiang area, and then took this area as his own territory. At this time, southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang were divided into two regions.