If Zhu Yuanzhang moved his capital to Xi 'an, could he restore the glory of Han and Tang Dynasties?

If Zhu Yuanzhang moved his capital to Xi 'an, he could not restore the glory of Han and Tang Dynasties.

After Zhu Yuanzhang organized the Hongwu immigrants and the flag guards in Jimi Kansai, the population of Shaanxi Government Council was restored from 1.64 million in Hongwu four years (Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia provinces were not established in Ming Dynasty, and Shaanxi Province included Yinchuan Plain, Lanzhou Basin and Huangshui River Basin controlled by Ming Dynasty) to 23 1 10,000 in Hongwu twenty-six years.

In contrast, in the heyday of Song Zongyuan 300 years ago, the population of Northwest Fourth Road (excluding Yinchuan Plain and Lanzhou Basin controlled by Xixia) was about 4.8 million; During the Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty 600 years ago, the population of Guannei Road (excluding the Lanzhou Basin of Longyou Road) was about 5.8 million.

In the fourth year of Hongwu, there were 48 guards and 207,800 people in the Ming Central Army. Fortunately, there was no strong enemy in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, so it can be assumed that after Zhu Yuanzhang moved the capital to Shaanxi, the number of the Central Army remained unchanged, or 200,000.

In the Song Dynasty, which is famous for its good collection of fiscal and taxation, after the surge of troops in Li Qing, the total strength of the Northwest Fourth Road reached 210.5 million (the paper figure exceeded 300,000, which was almost the same as the registered population of the Northwest Fourth Road of more than 6 million), which was extremely redundant.

In the Tang Dynasty, which was famous for its martial arts, Guannei Road was the place where Chang 'an, the western capital, was located. There are about 200 families, and the total strength is about 260 thousand at most, which leads to frequent eating and drinking in Luoyang, the eastern capital, since Gaozong.

The population of Shaanxi is 2-2.5 times that of the Ming Dynasty, so the Tang and Song Dynasties can raise 200,000-300,000 troops in Shaanxi. How did Zhu Yuanzhang raise 200,000 troops in Shaanxi? Not to mention the 300,000 raised by his son Judy.

In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the population of Zhili in Beiping (formerly Beiping City Propaganda Bureau) was less than that in Shaanxi, only 6.5438+0.92 million, but there were 5.25 million in Shandong, 4.07 million in Shanxi, and only 654.38+0.9/kloc-0.46 million in Henan and Sichuan near Shaanxi.

After Judy built the canal and organized immigration, the population of northern Zhili has recovered to 2.64 million, and that of Shaanxi has recovered to 2.86 million. In terms of population density, the population density in northern Zhili is about 8.5 persons /km2, while that in Shaanxi is only 6.9 persons /km2, even lower than that in Guangxi and Guizhou.

Soil erosion and ecological damage in Shaanxi are much more serious than those in Beizhili, and are also more affected by climate cooling. The once prosperous Silk Road on the land has also declined completely, and the trade volume is not even as good as that of Liaodong. In addition, there is no border pressure in the northwest, and Zhu Yuanzhang will not move the capital to Shaanxi.