Why is the rule of Wenjing a misunderstood "cannibalism" prosperity?

The rule of Wenjing can be said to be the first 1 prosperous time after the founding of the Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Jing of Han are famous for their frugality and housekeeping. The father and son strictly followed the method of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, took the skill of Huang Lao as the guiding ideology, resolutely implemented the policy of recuperation, encouraged agricultural production, and neglected taxes. Facing the aggressive intrusion of Xiongnu, Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty reduced the land tax to 30% in an unprecedented way. Emperor Wen of Han set an example and became the most diligent representative of more than 400 emperors in ancient times.

Half a century after the founding of the People's Republic of China by Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, Dahan's economy experienced an unprecedented period of prosperity. It is said that the grain in the grain depot is rotten, and the rope for tying coins in the money depot is rotten. But this only shows that the country is rich, and it does not mean that the people at the bottom are really happy. Although the burden of land tax dropped sharply, the rulers did not restrain the intensified land merger, resulting in less and less land for farmers. On average, each farmer can only get 12 mu of land, which is far below the average amount of land. Most of the land has been divided up by powerful landlords.

The lower the land tax paid by Emperor Wenjing, the better it will be for the big landlords who are constantly annexing land. Farmers at the bottom can't enjoy the policy dividend, because there is more and more land shortage, and finally there is no place to stand. At that time, the rich in the Western Han Dynasty only had to pay the property declaration tax once, and the tax payment ratio was 1 10,000 yuan, only 127 yuan. At this time, the proportion of property declaration tax is much lower than that of later generations. Rich people are not satisfied with this. In order to pay less taxes, they tried their best to hide their property and break it into parts. Tax evasion is huge. On the other hand, the imperial court increased the tax varieties and tax quotas for civilians, and the people finally paid the bill.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, the sitting system was abolished, which made the wealth of the rich more secure. With the continuous deterioration of land annexation, yeomen lost their land and personal freedom and had to bear all kinds of corvee military service given to them by the government. Therefore, under the rule of Wenjing, cases of eating people, selling children, selling women, selling wives and being forced to be robbers abound. Compared with the life of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, the life of real low-income people has basically not changed much. The real rule of Wenjing only makes the country rich, and the pockets of the bottom people are still empty. This is a prosperous time of cannibalism.