所谓北方,这里主要指河南、山东、北直隶(今河北省)三省,即华北平原。稍广一点,涉及山、陕部分地区,南直隶(今江苏、安徽)北部淮北地区。所与比较的江南,概指苏、松、常、镇、杭、嘉、湖七府,即长江三角州与杭州湾一带。讲到明代经济,学者们更多地注意江南的研究, 因为这里经济发达,研究资料也比较集中,而于其他地区,因为种种原因,往往着墨不多,情况 The so-called north, where mainly refers to Henan, Shandong, Northern Zhili (now Hebei Province) three provinces, namely the North China Plain. Slightly broader, involving parts of the mountains, Shaanxi, southern Zhili (now Jiangsu, Anhui) north of Huaibei. Compared with the South, refers to the Soviet Union, Song, Chang, the town, Hangzhou, Jia, Lake House, namely the Yangtze River Delta and Hangzhou Bay area. When it comes to the economy of the Ming Dynasty, scholars pay more attention to the study of Jiangnan, because the economy here is developed and the research materials are more concentrated. In other areas, it is often not so much ink for a variety of reasons.