A New Discussion on the Daming Census and Land Regularization Concerning the Xiangyang Noble Families in the Liu Song Dynasty
During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu of the Liu Song Dynasty,the economic industry of the wealthy fami-lies in Xiangyang had already begun to take shape.If the Liu Song court wanted to obtain more small-scale farmers to undertake taxation and labor through land cutting,it could only start from the upstream Xiangyang area.In the Daming Census and Land Regularization Concerning,Wang Xuanmo,who was in charge of the Tujue,tried his best to accommodate the interests of the Xiangyang family and forcibly registered local tycoons and refugees.The policy of"renting at or above the ninth grade"threatened the economic privileges of the surnames in Xiangyang,which led to strong resistance from them.After the collapse of the Ming Dynasty,the continuous influx of house-holds from all directions allowed for the sustained development of the Xiangyang aristocratic economy.The wealthy families of Xiangyang benefited greatly from the Silk Road trade due to their geographical advantages.
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