It is perfectly fine for Anhui people and Jiangsu people to call each other "fellow fellow" when they meet!

Because Anhui and Jiangsu are two brothers who separated from Jiangnan Province!

Let’s first talk about the predecessor of Jiangnan Province, South Zhili.

In the late Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan Province was the place where Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture was merged with Zhili, also known as Southern Zhili.

It governs 14 prefectures including Yingtian, Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Anqing, Ningguo, Chizhou, Taiping, Huizhou, Luzhou, Fengyang, Guangde, Hezhou, Chuzhou, There are 4 Zhili prefectures including Xuzhou, each of which has jurisdiction over 13 prefectures and 96 counties.

The origin of Jiangnan Province.

In May of the second year of Shunzhi, Prince Duduo of Henan occupied Nanjing City. Nanjing was changed to Jiangnan Province, and Yingtian Prefecture was changed to Jiangning Prefecture. There was a prefect but no prefect.

The southern Zhili area thus implemented a provincial system, and its jurisdiction remained unchanged.

Then why is it divided into two provinces?

Due to the special status of Jiangnan, there were many governors, governors, chief envoys, and inspectors.

I won’t talk about the specific changes in official appointments.

It is extremely troublesome and cumbersome. One moment the governor is in charge of these provinces, and the next he is in charge of those provinces. There are also governors, chief envoys, and even the names of the governors have been changed several times. wheel.

So I won’t talk about it anymore, I guess no one will like to read it.

From the 18th year of Shunzhi to the 6th year of Kangxi, because the relevant administrative agencies and jurisdictions of Jiangnan Province were divided into two, Jiangnan Province was gradually divided into Jiangsu and Anhui provinces.

Next is the situation in Jiangsu Province.

Jiangsu Province governs 7 prefectures and 1 prefecture: Ningjiang, Suzhou, Songzhou, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Huai'an, Yangzhou Prefecture and Xuzhou Zhili Prefecture.

Due to the division of governors and governors and the establishment of two chief envoys during the Qianlong period, there were two provincial cities, namely Jiangning City and Suzhou City, which are today's Nanjing City and Suzhou. urban area.

Its territory includes today's Shanghai City, most of Jiangsu Province (excluding Sihong and Xuyi), Dangshan and Xiao County of Anhui Province, parts of Weishan County of Shandong Province, Shengsi County of Zhejiang Province, etc.

Then there is the situation in Anhui Province.

Anhui Province governs 7 prefectures and 3 Zhili prefectures: Anqing, Huizhou, Ningguo, Chizhou, Taiping, Luzhou, Fengyangfu, Guangzhou, Hezhou, and Chuzhou.

The provincial capital is Anqing City, which is today’s urban area of ??Anqing City, Anhui Province. During the occupation by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it was renamed Luzhou Fucheng, which is today's urban area of ??Luzhou City, Anhui Province. In May of the first year of Tongzhi (1862), Anqing was still the provincial capital.

Its territory includes most of Anhui Province today, Wuyuan County in Jiangxi Province, Yingshan County in Hubei Province, Sihong County in Jiangsu Province, and Xuyi County.

Another theory is that it was first divided into "Jiangnan Left" and "Jiangnan Right", and then became today's Anhui Province and Jiangsu Province.

But no matter which way you say it, Anhui and Jiangsu are indeed divided from Southern Zhili.

Here is Xiao Ying’s talk about history to help you refresh your memory of history.