The Sui Dynasty, with only 38 years left, was like a meteor in history. It was a flash in the pan, but it completed great projects such as the Grand Canal and the construction of the East Capital, which had a far-reaching impact on later generations. The population of 6 million developed in the Han Dynasty in more than 3 years, and the Sui Dynasty completed the transition from 2 million to 6 million in just 38 years. So why did the Sui Dynasty rise rapidly and become one of the most powerful dynasties in history? Today, let's learn about the source of the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty-a strong household registration system.
Today, our household registration system The background and reasons for the establishment of a new household registration system in the Sui Dynasty
1. Divorce and war led to serious leakage of household registration
Friends who often pay attention to history know that the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties before the establishment of the Sui Dynasty were the longest period of division in the whole history of China, which lasted for more than 3 years. During this period, the northern part was mainly ruled by Xianbei ethnic minorities, and the dynasty changed constantly and experienced war. The southern part was a scuffle between ethnic minorities and Han nationality, and the precarious life often forced the people to move.
The biggest victims of the war are the people
But in the northern part ruled by Xianbei people, nomadic people carried out a high-handed policy towards the Han nationality, and they didn't take a fancy to the household registration system as much as the farming people, so a number of reasons were summed up. In the early days of the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the court actually counted only 3 million households, and the number of people in the whole country was only 2 million, which is undoubtedly impossible (the population of the Han Dynasty was 6 million), which shows that the situation of people hiding their household registration was very serious at that time.
2. The Sui Dynasty was in urgent need of funds and labor
The most direct background reason for Emperor Wendi's implementation of the new household registration system was that the Sui Dynasty was short of money at that time. Years of war have greatly weakened the Sui Dynasty. Whether it is to maintain the army or develop the economy, it needs huge funds and manpower. The most direct source of funds is naturally the people's taxes, the expansion of the army and the recruitment of engineering labor, which still falls on the people.
The ancestor of the household registration system-Guanzhong
The household registration system can be traced back to Guanzhong in the Spring and Autumn Period. If there was a world patent at that time, the household registration system in China would definitely be the largest and most valuable patent.
3. After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the household registration system was used to ensure social stability
The Sui Dynasty was established only after Emperor Wen of Sui seized the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which means that the Sui Dynasty was an authentic northern regime, and many of its systems and policies for treating the people were definitely not suitable for the south. What would happen if the people could not adapt? The answer is rebellion! Ten years after the Sui Dynasty opened the emperor, people revolted all over the south.
if the policy can't be changed for a while, how can we stabilize the people first? Emperor Wen of Sui has adopted a new household registration system. You can refer to our routine operation of "checking household registration" today to ensure that you will not rebel from family and interpersonal relationships.