The agricultural geography of Nanzhao can be roughly divided into six parts.

(1) Erhai Farming Area.

This is the Longxing land in Nanzhao. It has a long history and its main residents are Wuman and Baiman. There was a household registration statistics in the later period of Nanzhao, with a total of more than 109,300 households, which is a population of 500,000 or 600,000. It is a well-deserved land of wealth and wealth.

"The soil includes rice, wheat, millet, and beans. The seeds are also the same as those in the middle of the summer, and December is the first year. The vegetables include onions, leeks, garlic, and greens. The fruits include peaches, plums, plums, and nudes. There are silk and silk cloths that are used to weave silk, and the width is less than seven inches, and the color of silk is dyed..."

In short, because of the pleasant climate, this is a place similar to the traditional farming area of ​​the Central Plains, comparable to the south of the Yangtze River. Now it is Dali Prefecture, which is also the first important town in Yunnan Road, Daxia.

(2) Dianchi Agricultural Area.

The development history of this place is actually not later than that of Dali. It was once very glorious in the Qin and Han Dynasties and was stronger than Dali, but it declined in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. This place was temporarily occupied in the Tang Dynasty, and it was committed to the great reclamation along the Dianchi Lake, and then it was interrupted. Nanzhao's relay was remarkable, and although it was much inferior to Dali, it was still the second most important town in Yunnan, which was the Shanchan Prefecture of Tokyo.

The main residents of the Dianchi farming area are Xicuan Baiman, which has a high degree of sinicization and mainly live in later generations of Kunming, Qujing, Chuxiong Prefecture and Honghe and Wenshan Prefecture.

"The land is only used to plant hemp, beans, millet, and sorghum, but it is not the same as the town. The paddy fields are ripe every year. From August to November and December to plant barley in rice, it is convenient for rice to be planted in rice fields" - the rice is implemented, and the barley is re-made and ripened twice a year.

(3) Wuman Animal Husbandry Area.

It is mainly located in the eastern part of Nanzhao, and its residents are Dongcuan Wuman, which are roughly distributed in parts of Chuxiong Prefecture, Zhaotong, Qujing and Honghe in later generations.

"Scattered in forest valleys", "There are many cattle and horses in the soil, but no cloth and silk", "all dressed in cattle and sheepskin."

In short, they did not farm too much, did not weave cloth, and made a living by livestock. But in fact, they were not poor. "East Cuan and Wuman were also. On that day, Baozhong, from Quzhou, Jingzhou, and southwest to Xuancheng, the towns were facing each other, and the cattle and horses were covered with wild cattle and horses."

(4) Northwest Animal Husbandry Area.

It is mainly located in the Diqing, Lijiang and Nujiang areas in the northwest of Yunnan in later generations. The main population is the Wuman Bian Massaiman, Shiman and other tribes.

The locals mainly livestock. In history, they changed hands repeatedly in Tubo and Nanzhao, and finally obtained it from Nanzhao and appointed the governor of Jianchuan.

(5) Southwest Animal Husbandry Area.

It is mainly located in the Lancang River and Nujiang River Basin. Later generations include Tengchong, Baoshan and other places. In fact, it is a very developed place in Nanzhao. It has Yongchang Jiedu, farming and animal husbandry, and the proportion of animal husbandry is greater. However, the area of ​​the mountain plain is quite large. It is the main horse-producing area in Nanzhao, and the main residents are Ailaoyi.

"The land is suitable for sand and cows, which are larger than other places. The horns are four feet long. Women are only fond of cheese, fat and white, and they are fond of traveling."

"The horses leave the east side of Yuecheng River, facing the west side, and the terrain gradually falls, and the terrain suddenly rises and falls like a ridge, and there are beautiful grass in the springs and lands, which are suitable for horses. They are born like lambs. A year later, Newsha will tie them up to the head. Within three years, they will be fed with rice and porridge, which will be slightly larger in four or five years, and will be achieved in six or seven years. The tail is high, and they are particularly good at sprinting. They travel hundreds of miles a day. This species is often tested, so it is called Yuecheng River."

"Everyone wears blue cloth pants, vine sluts, red cloth buns, and other hanging backs as decorations. The women wear five-colored sharia cages, peacocks on trees. The elephants are as big as buffaloes, and the earthly elephants are raised to plow the fields, and they still burn their manure."

Let’s talk about this... one by one, it is certain that the local environment is very suitable for animal husbandry, because cheese is an important food, and it can weave cloth, and the level of civilization is not low.

As for using elephant to plow the fields, I honestly shocked! Is there anyone who understands it? Can this really be done?

(6) Frontier collection, hunting area.

There is nothing much to say about this, it mainly refers to Yinsheng, Lishui Town and the southern border area of ​​Tonghai Governor's Office. There are all kinds of people, mostly savage tribes.

To sum up, Nanzhao is actually a very civilized country, and its upper Tang poems are very well written, such as Duan Yizong.

Zheng Renmin's younger brother went to Guangzhou and started writing poetry and essays and actually fought invincible hands all over Guangzhou - he might not have met a master, but the cultural level of the upper class of Nanzhao must be very good, and it should not be worse than the five-private, or even better.

The population of Nanzhao has always been a mystery, because Nanzhao has not counted it carefully.

The 109,300 households mentioned in this chapter mainly refer to the Dali area, including the Baiman (subject), Wuman and even a few Man-turned Han people.

This population cannot be said to be less.

As for the population of other regions, I'm sorry, I don't know. This 109,300 households is the only exact data I found. I originally estimated that the population of Nanzhao was more than 1 million, but now it seems a bit conservative, maybe two million, or even more. Even after the large-scale war in the late Nanzhao period, it is estimated that it is still between 1 and 2 million, which is a little closer to 2 million.

The development history of Yunnan reached a stage peak in the Qin and Han dynasties, declined during the Wei and Jin dynasties, and then the Nanzhao and Dali periods were "resurrected". The population in the later period of Dali was highly likely to reach 3 million.

After the Yuan Dynasty destroyed Dali, it should have entered a period of low tide.

After the Ming Dynasty captured Yunnan, it fell into the bottom due to various policies. However, with the entry of a large number of immigrants, new development began.

It is such a tortuous development process.

Because of my "parabi" and trying to "teach" readers, I will introduce it briefly to facilitate everyone's understanding...
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