Is the locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi the origin of Han ancestors? Where do many surnames move out?

In many places, I can hear my parents or grandparents mention that their family was originally moved from the big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi Province, and even take out the genealogy to testify, so there are rumors that the big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi Province is the source of Han ancestors. These people who migrated from Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi, are all over Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Northeast China and other places, and many surnames involved are rumored to have migrated from Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi. In fact, it is not accurate to say that the locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi Province is the source of Han ancestors.

The migration of Dahuaishu Village in Hongdong, Shanxi Province began in the Ming Dynasty, which originated from a large-scale migration activity in the Ming Dynasty. The reason is that when the Ming Dynasty was just established, a large number of young and middle-aged laborers were killed by war, coupled with floods, locusts, plagues and other disasters at that time, the population decreased on a large scale, and a large number of fertile fields became uninhabited wasteland. In order to solve the problems of land reclamation, increasing grain and stabilizing refugees, the court began to emigrate from relatively rich areas to other areas to solve the problem of insufficient farmers.

Due to geographical location and other reasons, Shanxi suffered less war disasters and was rich in water and soil resources, and the court began to migrate from Shanxi and other areas. In addition, Hongdong County, Shanxi Province was also one of the most densely populated places at that time. The war in the south was severely affected, and Zhu Yuanzhang made Nanjing his capital. Therefore, it is urgent to develop the southern economy and migrate the population from the north to the south.

Immigrants preparing to migrate were all registered in Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi, so many immigrants at that time had memories of Sophora japonica. At that time, there were not only immigrants from Shanxi, but also immigrants from other regions. However, Sophora japonica in Hongdong County, Shanxi Province is a relatively centralized transshipment and migration registry, so most people will associate their location with Sophora japonica. In order to prevent escape and stable development, each surname moved out selectively, so many surnames moved out of it in the records left by Hongtong County.