明代陕北地区驿站交通的发展及其对军事、经济的影响

运用比较法和文献分析法对明代陕北地区驿站交通的概况、发达的原因和影响进行了系统分析。分析认为,明代陕西省的驿站数量仅次于四川和湖广,而陕西省驿站交通最发达的地区是陕北;其原因在于陕北地区是明代北部边防前线,明朝为了加强中央集权和巩固边防,非常重视这一地区的驿站交通建设。分析结果表明,明代陕北地区发达的交通网对传递军情、转运军需、稳定边防起到了积极作用;为省内经济、省际经济和蒙汉贸易提供了交通上的便利,丰富了人民的生活,推动了商品经济的发展;驿道商用加强了蒙汉民族间的联系,促进了民族融合。

Effects of northern Shaanxi dak traffic on military affairs and economy in Ming Dynasty

Chinese dak originated from Zhou Dynasty and it acted as an important role for strength-ening the contact between central and local governments and keeping the feudatorial control.As for the dak in Ming Dynasty,it became more advanced,compared with that in the Tang,Song and Yuan Dyn-asties.Because they were inherited and developed from those.As northern Shaanxi was local boundary,its dak was fully developed and formed in the traffic web.This dak traffic web kept border area stable,improved the economic flourishing in the area and promoted national amalgamation between Han and Mongolian.