(1) Before the Tang Dynasty, the land in Shanglin County today mainly belonged to Fang Ling County and Tanzhong County. Fang Ling County Institute, namely Luxi Town, Binyang County, Nanning City.
(2) It was not until 62 1 year, that is, the fourth year of Tang Wude, that Tang Gaozu Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty established counties and states in Shanglin today: Zhoufang (Nanzhou) (later changed to Chengzhou), Shanglin County, Wuyu, Zhige, Fang Ling, Langjia and Lingzhou. See the author's article "Counties that were once" prefectures "in Guangxi history (IV): Ancient" Chengzhou ",Now Shanglin County".
(3) Then, readers (especially those in Shanglin County, Guangxi), do you know why Tang Gaozu Li Yuan suddenly set up several "counties" and set up a "state" in Shanglin County today to govern it?
(4) The answer is gold!
2. In the early Tang Dynasty, a large number of gold mines were discovered in Shanglin County today:
(1) From the end of Sui Dynasty to the beginning of Tang Dynasty, there were abundant placer gold and gold resources in Shanglin County and its vicinity.
(2) Shanglin County and its nearby areas have been extensively mined since the discovery of a large number of placer gold mines in the Tang Dynasty. In today's Shanglin County and its vicinity, Shanglin County, Wuyi County, Zhi County, Fang Ling County, Langya County, Sigan County, Heshui County and other counties are set up and managed as prefectures.
(3) This is the internal and deep-seated reason for setting up a county and a state in Shanglin County today, because of the discovery of gold and a large number of placer gold mines! Setting "counties" and "states" in places where a large number of placer gold mines are found can better mine and manage gold mines and protect the mined gold.
In ancient times, gold was the hardest currency in circulation and a symbol of wealth. The gold mined in Shanglin County today can greatly enrich the finance and treasury of the Tang Dynasty.
3. During the Tang Dynasty, the gold mining industry in Shanglin County was famous all over the country:
(1) Since Tang Gaozu Li Yuan established Shanglin County and Chengzhou, the gold mining industry in Shanglin County has developed rapidly, making it famous throughout the country in the Tang Dynasty. This can be found in the poems and historical records of the Tang Dynasty, and the author can cite them to prove it.
(2) First of all, look at Liu Yuxi's nine poems (6):
Rizhao Chengzhou River is foggy, and gold diggers are all over the river.
Behind the beautiful jewels is sand full of waves.
Author's Note: ① Chengzhou was established in Shanglin County and Tang Gaozu Li Yuan established Zhoufang (Nanzhou) (later changed to Chengzhou).
(2) "gold digger", that is, gold digger. "Accompanying the river" means that there are many gold miners on the river.
③ "Beauty Jewelry Hou", that is, the high-grade gold deep processing industry in the Tang Dynasty.
(4) "Full of waves in the sand" means that the gold deep processing industry in the Tang Dynasty mostly came from the gold mining industry in Chengzhou (now Shanglin County).
⑤ The author boldly concluded that the gold mining industry in Chengzhou (now Shanglin County) in Tang Dynasty was prosperous and busy.
(3) Lingbiao Ji mainly records the economy, culture, products and people's feelings of ethnic minorities in Lingnan area (namely Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Vietnam) in the Tang Dynasty. It is recorded in the book: "Fuzhou, Pennsylvania and Chengzhou in Wuling all produce gold, and Jincheng is the best ...".
① Meaning: Fuzhou (now Zhaoping County, Hezhou City), Binzhou (now Binyang County, Nanning City) and Chengzhou (now Shanglin County, Nanning City) in Lingnan area mainly produce gold; Among them, the gold produced in Chengzhou (now Shanglin County, Nanning City) has the best quality.
Therefore, the author thinks that during the Tang Dynasty, the gold mining industry in Chengzhou (now Shanglin County, Nanning City) was the most famous and had the highest status.
4. Evidence of rich gold in ancient Guangxi:
(1) Nong Cunfu, the leader of the Zhuang nationality in Guangyuan Prefecture (now Guangxi and Vietnam) in the Song Dynasty, said: "There are many followers to develop gold resources and make it rich and strong."
(2) The rural areas are rich, and a piece of raw gold weighing 1 122 has been mined from the gold mine in its territory.
Nong Cunfu, the leader of Zhuang nationality, sees the article "Revealing Eight of the Ten Ancient Countries in Ancient Guangxi-Short-lived Zhuang Nation".
Shanglin County was known as the "Golden Capital of Tang and Song Dynasties" in ancient times!
(1) Shanglin County (known as "Chengzhou" in the Tang Dynasty) was rich in gold in ancient times, especially in the Tang Dynasty and continued until the Song Dynasty.
(2) It is the most famous gold producing area. Therefore, Shanglin County (called "Chengzhou" in the Tang Dynasty) was called "Jindu in the Tang and Song Dynasties" in ancient times!
(3) So, is there a gold mine or "arachis duranensis" in Shanglin County of Guangxi today? Later, the author will give readers a separate chapter to explain, so please pay attention.