漕运与国脉:略论明代的淮安常盈仓

Water Transport and Lifeline:Changying Granary of Huaian in Ming Dynasty

漕运是明代封建国家的经济命脉,是中央政府赖以维持政治、经济、军事、社会秩序运转的重要物质基础,所以组成漕运环节的仓储、河道、运军倍受最高统治者重视。淮安常盈仓作为明代国家五大水次仓之一,不但每年转运上百万石江南漕粮,而且对于京通仓储的维持,城市经济的发展,自然灾荒的救济也具有重要的意义。

Water transport was the national feudal economic lifeblood of in Ming Dynasty. It＇s also an important material foundation to maintain social political, economic, military order and operation for the central government then. So the composition of water transport, granary, canal, army aroused much attention of the Supreme rulers. As one of the five largest Water transport granary,Changying Granary of Huaian played an critical role not only in the annual transportation of Jiangnan Rice by millions of stones, but also for Jingtong Warehouse maintenance,the development of city economy and natural disaster relief in Ming Dynasty