The slogan of the Red Scarf Army against the rule of the Yuan Dynasty is "Jiangnan is extremely poor and the north is extremely rich". What does this slogan mean?

/kloc-in the mid-4th century, about 1348-1368. During these twenty years, large-scale peasant uprisings and wars took place. From northwest to central south, from northeast to southwest, almost all over China. During this period, the military groups opposed to the Yuan Dynasty were roughly divided into two parts: one was the Red Scarf Army and the other was the non-Red Scarf Army.

The symbol of the "Red Scarf Army". As the name implies, all the people in the "Red Scarf Army" team are wrapped in a piece of red cloth, which is the main force against Yuan. According to the geographical location, the "Red Scarf Army" is also divided into two branches: one is engaged in military activities in Anhui, Henan and Hebei, and the other is in the Yangtze River and Hanshui River basins in the west.

The anti-Yuan reasons of the "Red Scarf Army". Similarly, opposing the rule of the Yuan Dynasty also requires a nice and recognized declaration. Although the slogan "We are starving to death" is realistic, it is too popular, so there are two sentences: "Poor Jiangnan, rich Saibei". At that time, there were two political centers in the Yuan Dynasty, one in today's Beijing, which was called "Dadu" at that time. The other is in Zhenglan Banner, Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, called "Shangdu". The Yuan government often sent many officials and troops to the south to search for materials and transport them to the north for a few people to enjoy.

When the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty first came to power, in order to gain the support of military leaders and tribal leaders, he gave them great rewards and gave them gold, silver, silks and satins according to their different status. When encountering political difficulties, this method is also used to gain support to consolidate one's rule. Each time, the amount of reward is very large, and it often takes one year or half a year's income, and half or even all of the state's fiscal revenue and expenditure is given to them. Where did these materials come from? It was plundered from the people of the whole country. For decades, it has caused a situation that "the south of the Yangtze River is extremely poor and the north is extremely rich". Such a rule made it impossible for the people to survive, so they rose up to fight and change the status quo, so they put forward such a distinctive slogan.