明前期江南赋重情况及周忱的减负活动

江南地区是明代财赋重地。明初以后江南赋重情况一直存在，由此对明朝政治及财政状况，尤其是对江南地区的社会经济、人民生产及生活造成了一系列消极影响。江西人周忱被任命督抚江南，他针对江南赋重问题及宫廷现实状况，以“不损上而又益于下”为原则，在江南地区进行了地区性的以赋役改革为主要内容的减负活动。

The high taxes in the first half of Ming Dynesty in south China and ZHOU Chen's burden reduing movement.

The southern part of China is one of the most important area of the taxes during the Ming dynasty.The high taxes there had existed for a long time since the begining of the Ming.It had many passive effects on the politics and finance,especially on the social economics, production and living of the Ming.Appointed governor of the region,aiming at solving the high taxes with the principle of benefiting the people but not damaging the government,Zhou Chen,a native of JiangXi province,carried out regional burden reducing movement as reformation of taxes and services.