What do you mean by depression of people's livelihood? Where did it come from?

The definition of "depression of people's livelihood" describes the decline of social economy and the extreme hardship of people's lives.

The source of this code comes from the biography of Han officials: "filial piety to the world, the prosperity of foreign countries, the internal reform of statutes, the death of the people, traitors can not help."

Liu Che, the Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, reigned for forty-seven years and was an outstanding emperor in the Western Han Dynasty. During his reign, he levied a businessman's asset tax, attacked the wealthy businessman dajia, and at the same time built water conservancy projects, immigrated to the northwest to open up wasteland and promoted agricultural development. He sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions twice, which strengthened his rule over the Western Regions and developed economic and cultural exchanges.

However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty advocated force, so he continued to wage wars during his reign. Although these wars hit the Xiongnu nobles and ensured the economic and cultural development of the north, frequent wars also consumed a lot of human and financial resources and caused serious disasters to the people.

Ban Gu, the author of Hanshu, pointed out when compiling Biography of Officials: "During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, foreign troops were used one after another, and the internal affairs had to meet the needs of the war. The huge military expenditure and the heavy burden on farmers have led to a decline in people's livelihood and an increase in criminal behavior. "