First: thin tax collection.
According to the Records of Hanshu Foodstuffs, "Shang" refers to Emperor Gaozu, which is much lighter and more critical than "ten taxes and one tax" or "twelve taxes and one tax" in Qin Dynasty.
Second: the labor force returns to agriculture.
Mencius said: "The five-acre house is mulberry, and fifty people can wear clothes and silks; Chickens, dolphins and dogs are all domestic animals, so there is no time to waste. Seventy people can eat meat; A hundred acres of land, if you don't hurry, a family can be hungry. "China people have experienced a long period of farming, and the farming idea of' planting melons and beans in front of the house' is deeply rooted in the bone marrow. However, in Qin Shihuang and Qin Ershi's era, peasant workers were repeatedly recruited and the Great Wall and Epang Palace were built, which made it impossible for the peasant brothers represented by Chen Sheng and Guangwu to finish farming smoothly and normally, and finally a peasant uprising broke out at the end of Qin Dynasty. In view of this, Emperor Gaozu issued a decree after the initial unification of the world.
The History of Emperor Han Gaodi records part of an imperial edict of Emperor Han Gaozu Liu Bang. "It has been decided today that each of them will return to his county so that officials can tell the truth in grammar class without being humiliated. Those who sell themselves into slavery because of hunger are exempt from becoming Shu Ren. " It is clearly recorded here that people displaced by war and hunger can continue to be human beings and continue to cultivate their original cultivated land. The introduction of this policy enabled the social order to be quickly restored after the war.
Third: encourage childbearing.
Qin unified the six countries, and the rebellion at the end of Qin Dynasty resulted in the loss of a large population in the Central Plains. In the seventh year of the Han Dynasty, that is, in the second year when Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, corvee was used to encourage fertility. "Gao Han Diji" records, "If you have a child, don't be two years old." The meaning here is very clear, which family has children can be exempted from two years of hard labor.
In ancient times, science and technology and productivity were underdeveloped, and the state not only relied on tax collection, but also on the labor of the people. Bobby Chen and Guangwu came to osawa Township because they wanted to work hard. Although labor is not money and food, it is not much lower than people's money and food. Giving birth to children can exempt them from two years of hard labor, which is still very attractive to people. People are naturally willing to give birth, and there will be more people after giving birth.
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The above three points are part of the rest and recuperation strategy implemented by Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu, after practicing the people-oriented thought. At the same time, Historical Records and Hanshu also recorded other deeds that embodied people-oriented thought, including the development of filial piety, filial piety and filial piety, which eventually formed various convalescent strategies in the early Han Dynasty.