The Study Of The Fifth Southern Inspection Tour Of Kangxi Emperor In Yangzhou

Kang Xi emperor had sixth Southern Inspection Tour in Yangzhou before and after.He didn't live in Yang Zhou city but chose to stay in The Royal boat which floating The Yangtze river from his first Southern Inspection,he lived in Yang Zhou city for two nights when he back to Beijing in the second Southern Inspection Tour,besides,in his third and forth Southern Inspection Tour,he lived in Yang Zhou for one night in the tour of back and forth.But Kang Xi emperor lived in Yang Zhou for eight nights in the fifth Southern Inspection Tour.The time of the fifth Southern Inspection Tour of Kang Xi emperor got changed on the surface which compared with last four times,but the reason affected the time of the fifth Southern Inspection Tour in Yangzhou came from different aspects.Even when Kang Xi emperor lived in Yang Zhou city for ten nights in his sixth Southern Inspection Tour,but it just the subsequence of the fifth Southern Inspection Tour,therefore,The reasons for the fifth Southern Inspection Tour of Kangxi emperor in Yangzhou for the longest time is very meaning for us to study.Firstly.The historical conditions of the fifth Southern Inspection Tour of Kang Xi emperor was superior to the last four time.The formation of Qing Dynasty was getting stable and consolidate;The National Conflict and social contradictions was getting anesis;The imperial palace for short stays which away form the capital had been built,all of this conditions created a good circumstance for the fifth Southern Inspections Tour.Secondly.Yang Zhou was the center of Salt Merchants across the Huihe River,the economy of south-east,and it also provide the biggest revenue of salt to Qing Dynasty.The salt Merchants of Yang Zhou got the bigger benefit in economy when they made the contributions to Qing Dynasty,and they even got the political statues.And when the central and local's economic interests get together,that must be got the attention of Kang Xi.Thirdly.The Grain and the Salt was the economic lifeline of Qing Dynasty,and they were transported by water usually.But the flood of Yang Zhou was very terrible,which unblocked the transportation of salt and the grain.And that means the terrible flood in Yang Zhou affected the development of Qing Dynasty's economy.Therefore,Kang Xi emperor spent a lot of vigor in searching the way to govern the flood in Yang Zhou.And he got relaxed when the flood get anesis in his fifth Southern Inspection Tour.Lastly.With the development of ten decades,Yang Zhou had a special regional culture which full of attraction,and Yang Zhou attracted lots of people to travel here,at the same time,it also attracted Kang Xi emperor.At the time of Kang Xi emperor's fifth Southern Inspection Tour,Yang Zhou's interests made Kang Xi emperor had much enjoyment and forgot to go back to Beijing.When we analyse the the reasons for the fifth Southern Inspection Tour of Kangxi emperor in Yangzhou for the longest time,which compares with last four times.We can use the changes on the surface to study the change of Yang Zhou society and the warp development of Yang Zhou salt industry.Besieds,these changes also reflect the changes of Kang Xi's psychology and the little change of Southern Inspection Tour's nature.