The hero of Fugu, only Emperor Gao of Han is unattainable. - "The Three Kingdoms"
Since more than two thousand years of feudal rule, every dynasty has faced the iron law of replacement
。 Of course, in this process, there is naturally no war, but the innocent are always ordinary people. Before Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, there was a total population of about 30 million in the world, and after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the population shrank by more than half, leaving only about 10 million.
For the ruling class, the expression of power is in the population, and on the other hand it is the need for subsequent wars. A country has just been established, the regime is still unstable, and it is very simple if anyone wants to overthrow it, so one of the first tasks faced after the war is to restore the population.
Recuperate
Liu Bang looked at the country and mountains that he had built up in ruins, and of course his heart was not a taste
。 The strong ones have all fallen on the battlefield, and only some old and weak women and children are left, what can be done? On the advice of the imperial court ministers, a first attempt was made to persuade the refugees in exile in the mountainous areas to return. The reason for the exile is that because they have no place to live and an income, they are allowed to return to their original homeland, which not only increases the labor force but also increases the registered population.
The social labor force has increased, the population has increased, the number of taxpayers has naturally increased, and the national economy has brought about a certain degree of development. Others who were eventually sold into slavery because of livelihood problems could also be restored to civilian status. According to the fifteen-tax method, the enthusiasm of the peasants has been greatly enhanced.
There is nothing wrong with policy planning, but at the national level, we must first set an example. According to the size of military merit, Liu Bang assigned some soldiers to field houses or exempted them from several years of military service, and encouraged soldiers to retire and return to their hometowns. State spending has reduced pressure and has also contributed to an increase in the social workforce.
Later generations also called these policies "recuperation", but this is also a temporary relief, the population has to be fundamentally increased, and there is another tax
。
Single taxation
Faced with the situation of more women and fewer men, Liu Bang thought of a wonderful plan to work women
。 To put it bluntly, it is a manifestation of addition and subtraction, and single women who do not marry before the age of fifteen need to pay a tax of 120 yuan to the state. Many people may not have a concept of this number, when society was poor, which was enough for a family to solve the problem of food and clothing for three months. There is no income, where is the money to pay taxes. In order to "avoid taxes", his daughter naturally had to marry.
This kind of policy seems absurd today, what can fifteen years old do? Moreover, under the social atmosphere of male superiority and female inferiority at that time, such a young age must begin to live a life of grievance and perfection. Not to mention women, at that time, male families even hated women for being young and did not know how to live a life. By the time of Emperor Hui of Han, Liu Ying, this tax had also changed from 120 yuan to 600 yuan, directly doubling. At that time, there was also another name for women in society: money-losing goods, which began at this time.
Such a policy has indeed achieved certain results, and at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the population has grown to as many as 60 million. However, under the traditional atmosphere of the Three From and Four Virtues, it is undoubtedly a kind of destruction to the female spirit and body.
Social development to today, women's status has also undergone great changes, from "weak women" to "female men", from "concubines" to "strong women", gradually supported the "half of the sky", praise for female comrades!