Chapter 31 "Hukou halved!" ( words)
  The play continues on the marquee,

[The early Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty relied on the wealth accumulated during the Wen and Jing dynasties, coupled with his own talents and strategies and the system of promoting many wise men and ministers. 】

[Changing the Taoist political thought of inaction into the political thought of doing something decorated with Confucianism unified the attitudes in the court and strengthened the rule of imperial power. 】

In the screen,
  Maps of the Han Dynasty marked with Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor Wen of Han, and Emperor Jing of Han kept flashing by.

Then the camera stopped at the territorial map of the Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The red Han soil is expanding rapidly!
  Hetao Plain, Hexi Corridor, and various countries in the Western Regions.

Korea, South Vietnam, Minyue, Yelang, Yunnan and other countries are all covered in red!

red map.

Go west to Loulan and set up Lelang to the east!
  Extending to Wuhuan in the north and annexing Jiaozhi in the south!
  Compared with the territory in the 70th year of the early Han Dynasty, the territory has doubled!
  [Use troops externally, expand territory, carry out internal operations, and create many things. 】

In the sky screen, portraits kept appearing one after another.

Next to the portrait are notes about the person's life and achievements.

Dong Zhongshu, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing,

Sima Qian, Sima Xiangru, Tang Du, Luo Xiahong,

Zhao Guo, Zhang Qian, Li Yannian.

[Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty created the first military and cultural peak period in history! 】

On the canopy,
  The Han soil, which was originally a pure red, slowly turned into an unknown dark red.

[But this prosperous age comes at the expense of the people: "the people are displaced, half of the things are lost", "the sea is wasted, the population is halved", "the army has been out for more than 30 years, the household registration in the world is halved"]

[Successive natural disasters and droughts have left people unable to make ends meet]

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
  Liu Heng only felt dizzy.
  His hand involuntarily held his forehead,

Household account halved?

After the wars in the late Qin Dynasty, the number of registered households in the country dropped sharply to more than 16 million.

It took my father, second brother and me nearly forty years to restore the population to over 25 million!
  Even if Qier’s population increased by more than five million in one day!
  That only just reached 30 million!
  Domestic waste? Household account halved? !
  Father, I, a great man, died without a second generation.

Father, I might have died in my fifth life...

Liu Heng, who was wandering outside, vaguely heard someone shouting.

"Your Majesty fainted!" "Order from the Imperial Physician! Quickly call for the Imperial Physician's Order!"

At the last moment, a thought suddenly came to my mind,
  Father, we have survived three lifetimes longer than the Qin Dynasty, and we have won.

……

The period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty
  There was a "lively and noisy" scene in Changle Palace

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Stop Your Majesty quickly!"

Queen Wang looked at the scene in the palace at a loss, stamping her feet anxiously, and kept shouting.

And all the maids and chamberlains in the palace looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't dare to move.

In the main hall,
  Liu Qi rolled up his robe sleeves and was holding up a roll of bamboo slips, waving them around and chasing after him.

Liu Che, who had short legs, lifted up his clothes and was moving around to dodge.

While dodging the powerful and heavy bamboo slips, he shouted loudly.

"Ahhh! Father, stop fighting, stop fighting!"

Liu Qi waved the bamboo slips and shouted angrily!

"You unworthy traitor! What did I tell you?"

"Be kind to the people! Be kind to the people! What did you do? Look how you did it! You traitor makes me so angry!"

Liu Che, who was dodging, responded not to be outdone:
  "Father! That was something done by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che! What does it have to do with my current prince Liu Che?!"

"You dare to quibble, you traitor! Stop! Hit Naigong with a bamboo slip!"

There was a lot of noise and excitement in Changle Palace.

The guards outside the main hall were watching their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses.

Pretend to hear nothing.

……

Song Dynasty Xiaozong Period
  Zhao Shen, who had just announced his decision to make the Northern Expedition, looked at the ministers below who were persuading him with an ugly expression.

"Your Majesty! Emperor Wu used his ambition to fight against the barbarians and invade the borders, and the world has been suffering for a long time! This is using losses to maintain profits! We, the Song Dynasty, are currently maintaining peace and harmony with the Jin people, and we must not start the war lightly! Your Majesty You must not use your name to learn from Emperor Wu!
  "Your Majesty, since ancient times, there have been countless people who have been prone to war and died due to defeat! Now is the time for peace between the two countries! How can you go out to an unknown country in vain to care about the face of a great country!"

"Your Majesty! Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty inherited the rule of Wenjing. He ignored the people's livelihood and challenged the Xiongnu first! In the following ten years, the army was constantly mobilized year by year without any results! For more than thirty years of military warfare, countless people died. People's Livelihood Trouble The disadvantages are unspeakable! In the end, although I repented and restrained myself, the hatred of the people who died was nothing more than that! I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
  The four father and son continued to fight
  "Boss..."

Zhu Di leaned on the soft couch and began to talk earnestly.
  "You don't know how the Yuan Dynasty insulted China. Your grandfather held high the banner of righteousness and united with people of lofty ideals to overthrow them! In the early days of Hongwu, our old Zhu family had just started, but your grandfather had the courage to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty for the sake of our descendants! "

Zhu Di looked at the sky with a chasing look. Then his face turned serious:
  "And we! It's also for future generations!"

"These grassland people are always trying to make things difficult for us!"

"Hongnu! Turks! Liao! Jin! Mongolia!"

"boom!"

The more Zhu Di talked, the angrier he became and slammed the table!
  The three brothers in front of him were frightened as they sat on the chairs.

"The barbarians are invading and bullying us. We just want to clear out this bunch of insects! Clean up the Plow Garden!"

"Sweep the Plow Court!"

"Correct!"

The two brothers talked to compliment his father, but Zhu Di gave him a hard look!
  I am very passionate! What are you two causing trouble? !
  If this breath doesn't arouse the boss's blood, I will break your legs!

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui shrank their heads and did not dare to say anything.

"Dad, don't pay any attention to them, just continue."

Zhu Gaochi glanced at the three of them with his little eyes, and shook his holding arm, indicating to his father to continue.

It’s over, I’m not moved.

Zhu Di looked at his eldest son, who was struggling to make money and pinched the money bag, and continued:

"Boss, we are doing it for future generations. Those guys in the north are not dead yet. If we don't send out troops to conquer at this time, the world will not be stable. Don't forget, if we cultivate, they will cultivate too!"

"What if future generations want to do this, but they don't have the ability! Then your money will be wasted? Maybe you will make the same mistake as the Qin Dynasty!"

"You are honest and like to be quiet. You will definitely be able to stabilize the world and not let us worry! If you are looking for a lord who keeps the text, is there anyone better than the prince? You two talk! Is there anyone more suitable than your elder brother? How kind and kind One of us!"

Zhu Di played the emotional card, and finally pointed at the Hanwang brothers, asking them to also play the drum and praise their eldest brother.

Fortunately for Zhu Gaosui, his father never wrote any big bad promises to him.

Zhu Gaoxu felt unhappy, as past events came to his mind.

Then the past was shattered by Zhu Di's kick under the table.

"Yes... Big brother is kind... I can't compare with the third child..."

"That's right! My second brother and I are not as kind as our elder brother!"

Seeing the aggrieved look on Zhu Gaojiu's face, Zhu Gaochi was angry and funny.

The superior Zhu Di looked at the smiling Zhu Gaochi, straightened up and said grandly:

"Boss! Dad will do all these hard work!"

"Dad leaves all the comfort to you and Zhan Ji!"

After Zhu Gaojiu said those extremely aggrieved words, he put his hands into his arms, leaned back, and leaned on the back of the chair.

And after hearing the old man's words, I instantly felt that this plowing courtyard could be fine without sweeping it!
  Seeing the old man talking about this, Zhu Gaochi also straightened up and said seriously:

"Dad, although Emperor Wu had great achievements in conquering the vast territory of the barbarians, he killed many soldiers and drained the people's financial resources in the past thirty years."

"Then we caught up with the locusts, and the land was bare for thousands of miles. People were eating each other, and all the livestock was wiped out."

"In the end, the world was wasted, the people were displaced, and half of the things were gone."

"Dad, how can you be sure that you will be able to sweep away Liting in this battle?"

"Han Wu, Taizong, they all thought they were swept away, but wouldn't there be a revolt later?"

When Zhu Di heard this, his beard started to blow with anger! He slapped the table and said: "Then you mean, just ignore it? Just let them raise it? Grow stronger!"

"Dad! That's not what I meant. What I meant was to delay for a few years so that you can have enough money to fight the war and also keep some money for future troubles."

Zhu Gaochi quickly explained to his grumpy father.

Zhu Di flicked his sleeves and pointed at Zhu Gaochi.

"Then tell me a number! How many years of delay?!"

"ten years!"

"ten years?!"

Zhu Di slapped the table angrily and stood up!

"See if I can live ten years!"

"Then...no money."

"You..."

Zhu Di looked around, then took off his shoes and went straight to Zhu Gaochi.

"I'll beat you to death today!"

"Brother, run!"

"Master, slow down!"

"The old man is too cruel."

"Either he is the eldest brother, or he is the one who resists the beating."

The palace of Qianqing was also in a state of chaos.

……

[There is also a special complexity behind the "hukou halving" thing. 】

[Among them, natural disasters are one of the reasons for “hukou halving”. 】

[Based on various volumes of "Hanshu", "Five Elements Chronicles", "Shihuo Chronicles", "Gou Shi Zhi" and other related biographical records. 】

[During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were about thirty major natural disasters. Floods and droughts occurred frequently, and locust outbreaks lasted for many years. 】

[Among them, the Jianghuai region of the Central Plains, which was ravaged by the Yellow River floods, was the most serious. 】

[And droughts are frequent and locusts are prevalent, so food production naturally begins to decrease]

[Grain production has decreased, and the people have no food to eat, but the court still needs to raise taxes, raise taxes, and fight wars. 】

[And the result of this kind of natural disaster plus man-made disaster has also led to the people's losses becoming more and more serious. 】

[And among them, human factors account for a larger proportion. 】

[Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty frequently used troops, which resulted in a considerable number of young and middle-aged men being killed, disabled, and captured in the Han Dynasty over a long period of time. 】

[And the constant military operations placed great demands on the Han Dynasty’s logistics. 】

[Based on precise and specific calculations, even the scheduling is very ideal. 】

[Limit the war radius to 600 kilometers]

[Full the limits of continuous marching and combat operations, and the duration of all operations shall not exceed one month]

[Under these conditions, if an army of 14 people is sent with 7 grain and grass baggage, people must transport the grain. 】

[And a war of this scale is nothing compared to those big wars. 】

[There are also large-scale construction projects, large-scale palace construction, and parades around. 】

[So countless cattle and horses were recruited by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. 】

[The labor force for farming and transportation was diverted away from production. 】

[And after a series of man-made factors such as military conscription, food transportation, construction, productivity loss, etc. 】

[The birth rate also began to decline during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. 】

[After the population decreased, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty continued his great achievements and raised the age of oral education from seven to three. 】

[And the tax amount was raised from 20 yuan to 23 yuan. 】

[This has led to ordinary people "having children and killing them frequently"]

[These factors are very powerful, but they are not enough to cause the Han Dynasty to "halve its household registration." According to modern archaeological statistics, the population during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decreased by about 400 million. 】

[A population of 400 million is half of the household registration of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty is not so vulnerable. 】

[The main factor is because of the "unique" household registration method during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty]

[In the late period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, on the one hand, the actual population of the Han Dynasty was greatly reduced, but on the other hand, the number of household registrations counted by officials was increasing. 】

[This series of contradictions has led to a series of bad effects. 】

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
  After Liu Heng woke up, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the message on the sky screen.

Fortunately, although a population of 400 million is a lot, it is much better than "really halving the household registration"!

But his grandson's series of actions still made him itch with hatred!

This grandson! Grandpa should educate him well!
  Thank you Taiyi for increasing my life span!

I know what my destiny is!

……

The period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty
  Liu Qi saw Liu Che rubbing his butt with a trace of unbearable expression.

Do I love this child too much?

My father took me to work in the early years, and I found it very hard, but my father said that my hard work was nothing compared to that of the common people.

I don't want Che'er to experience that kind of hardship, but I don't want him to be so ignorant of suffering.

"Che'er, starting from tomorrow, you and I will open up wasteland!"

"what?"

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
  Liu Che's face was as dark as water, and the fists in his sleeves were clenched tightly.

His teeth wanted to be broken into pieces.

A bunch of rats! Afraid of me? Is it because they are afraid that the people’s farmland will not be able to feed them?

Liu Che, who had been fighting with those powerful gangs for several years, instantly understood the real reason for their false reports.

His frequent use of war has left the people unable to make ends meet. In this case, they will definitely find another way out.

And this time is a great opportunity for the powerful and local officials to annex fertile land!

When I think about the water conservancy projects that I have built with so much effort and effort, I have irrigated countless fertile fields, but all of these fertile fields have gone into the dog’s belly!
  Liu Che felt ashamed!
  Haha, those powerful people must be proudly looking down on me, right?
  Waiting for Wei Qing to come back...Waiting for Wei Qing to come back!
  Haoqiang: No, this hasn’t happened yet! Be reasonable, Your Majesty!
  ……

[Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was born rich and noble. He did not experience the sufferings of the people like his father and grandfather, and had no practical experience in experiments. In addition, he used cruel staff and was very harsh on his ministers. 】

[Countless officials did not want this mine to blow up in their own hands, so the number of false reports became higher and higher. 】

[So a strange phenomenon occurred. The population actually decreased, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't know it! 】

[He only knows that the "population" is getting bigger and bigger. 】

[Until the period of Emperor Zhao, the Han Dynasty recalculated the population. At this time, the population after excluding black households and refugees was the real household registration. 】

[Compare the real household registration with the "hukou" during Emperor Wu's period. 】

[Of course it’s “hukou halved”]

……

{It sounds like people had a choice at that time. Reduce the household registration in the world by half, rob the people first, and then rob the businessmen after the people's power is exhausted. When all the middle-class families in the world go bankrupt, they can start a government-run economy and force the common people. Buy productivity tools and daily necessities at high prices. Guess who did this! }

{The reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was able to circumvent everything was because the rule of Wenjing left him with a good foundation. One man wanted to accomplish the work of several generations at all costs, but in the end the cost was almost the same as death. and after? Later, the world still belonged to the old Liu family, and the common people did not know why they suffered this crime. }
  {Archaeological evidence can actually discredit the so-called black material in these history books. The bamboo slips unearthed from the Han Dynasty in Juyan recorded the names of many soldiers. "X Zhong" appears very frequently, called "Yan Nian", "Yan Shou", There were so many "Qianqiu" people, just like "National Day", "Army Founding", "Jianye" and "Liberation", which shows that the people of that era recognized the Western Han Dynasty government. }
  {The so-called one emperor through the ages sometimes means "the sins are in the present, but the merits are in the ages." If you go back to the people's livelihood during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty now, then I will definitely scold you for being mentally ill. But maybe future generations will blame you a thousand years later. Why didn't you endure some hardships and leave some blessings to me? Later generations enjoy the cool weather and scold their predecessors for not leaving more legacies, but they don’t want to be burdened by planting trees for future generations. This is just human nature (eat melon)}

 You would be right to say that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a replica of Qin Shihuang, but he was more politically savvy than Qin Shihuang.

  It’s so tiring to look up information. Why do I have to write in the Qidian platform’s way when I post a book on the QReading platform?

  I want to show off!

  
   
  (End of this chapter)

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