In order to escape chaos, the ancients would "go west". Where will people who go to the west escape?

The westward movement began in the middle of Qing Dynasty and lasted until the early years of the Republic of China. After passing the western entrance of the Great Wall, you will enter Mongolia, where the land is vast and the population is sparse, and there will be more opportunities for survival.

Since the mid-Qing dynasty, the population has soared, and land resources can't meet the needs of population growth. The land in Shanxi and Hebei is barren, and the production of food crops is relatively backward. Many people are in a state of famine and have to go out to survive.

For the victims at that time, there were not many places to choose. The southern region is more developed, but the population density is higher. It is difficult for migrants to gain a foothold in the local area, and the cost of living is much higher than that in the northwest. If you go, you can only start from the most basic coolies, and there is no chance to turn over. The northwest direction is different. At that time, the development of Mongolian grassland was not very large, and a lot of land was idle. Moreover, it was originally the route of trade exchange between the Central Plains and grassland areas, and the business opportunities were equally developed. This is a good place for future development.

In ancient times, refugees made choices according to their own needs. Victims of disasters always run to prosperous places, because there may be food there, and it is impossible to get state assistance so that they can return home in the future, while poor victims will run to desolate places, where they will have a chance to create a new life. Similarly, the crusades of later generations were all cases in which immigrants fled the countryside and developed remote areas. Modern population migration is different from ancient times. On the contrary, more talents will gather in these areas, because there are more entrepreneurial opportunities here.

Shanxi, Hebei and other places were originally the base camps of Shanxi merchants, and their business awareness was still relatively good. Without changing the local environment, they began to seek a way out by going out for business. But there was no way to compete with the locals, so they went north to pioneer. Over the past 100 years, countless people have rushed to distant places with dreams, which has greatly accelerated the development of Inner Mongolia. It was a sad history of struggle and a brilliant history of entrepreneurship under the background of that era.