What is the historical background of Guangdong, Guangxi and Sichuan?

During the last 30 years of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Sichuan suffered from frequent wars, famines and plagues, which led to a sharp drop in the population of Sichuan. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the population of Sichuan was only about 500,000, and there were only a few hundred households in Chongqing (now Chaotianmen to Qixinggang Tongyuanmen). There are only a dozen people left in some counties under the jurisdiction of Chongqing.

In the early years of Qing Emperor Kangxi, Zhang Dedi, the governor of Sichuan, went to Luzhou via Chongqing. He found this situation during the inspection along the way and immediately reported it to the court. Kangxi ordered to encourage large-scale immigration to Sichuan (including Chongqing), and the Qing government also promulgated a series of preferential immigration policies for this purpose. Immigrants from Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Henan and other provinces flooded into Sichuan, and the decades-long migration activity of "Huguang filling Sichuan" began.

Immigration measures

After reunification, the Qing government implemented a series of "filling Sichuan" policies. Mainly to encourage immigrants from other provinces to enter Sichuan for reclamation. If it is stipulated that anyone who wishes to enter Sichuan will be given an acre of land as a permanent career.

Poor people in all provinces who bring their wives to Sichuan can be naturalized. The preferential policies for recruiting people in Sichuan are closely related to the promotion of political achievements of officials at all levels and the encouragement of reclamation and recruitment. Implement additional preferential tax policies.

Kangxi issued a letter to the mu of land reclaimed by immigrants, which stipulated that taxes would not be levied until five years later. And breeding populations will never be given.

It also stipulates that the origin authorities of immigrants and people who have settled in Sichuan should cooperate with the transfer and verification, arrange household registration and be included in Jiabao. These policies have created a good environment and conditions for immigrants.