How did Huguang fill Sichuan?

Huguang filling Sichuan refers to a large-scale migration tide that occurred in Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to historical records, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the population of Sichuan decreased sharply due to years of war, and the rulers adopted a series of measures to attract foreign immigrants.

How did Huguang fill Sichuan?

Huguang immigrants come from Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places. Huguang immigrants and Hakka immigrants accounted for 40% and 33% of the total population of Sichuan at that time, respectively, and were two major immigrant groups.

In the whole process of Huguang filling Sichuan, the migration movement from the tenth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty to the forty-first year of Qianlong was the largest, lasting 105.

The policy of filling Sichuan implemented by the Qing government was mainly to encourage immigrants from other provinces to enter Sichuan for reclamation. In addition to allocating land to those who enter Sichuan, additional preferential tax policies are also implemented, stipulating that taxes will not be levied until five years later, and no taxes will be given to the farming population.