During the Kangxi period, the population was190,000. Why did the population surge to 300 million during the Qianlong period?

In the early Qing Dynasty, the world was just unified and everything was in ruins. The rulers of the Qing dynasty realized that it was a "national plan" to restore the economy, especially to restore and develop agricultural production. The reason why the population of Qing Dynasty grew so explosively was that the rulers attached importance to the recovery and development of agricultural production, the grain output increased greatly, and the political situation and society were stable.

1, the rulers attach importance to the recovery and development of agricultural production.

In the early Qing dynasty, the cultivated land area was continuously expanded and a large area of land was reclaimed. By the end of Qianlong period, the area of cultivated land in China had increased by nearly 300 million mu compared with the peak period of Ming Dynasty, which required a lot of manpower to cultivate and promoted the population growth from the side.

The grain output has been greatly improved.

In terms of crop cultivation in Qing Dynasty, planting techniques were improved, new varieties were improved, and high-yield crops such as corn and sweet potato were popularized. The grain output has increased, the pressure of food and clothing has decreased, and the natural population has increased.

3. Political stability and social stability

During the reign of Kangxi, the rebellion of San Francisco was pacified, galdan was conquered, Taiwan Province Province was recovered, and Russia was fought, which laid the foundation for the prosperity of Kanggan and created a peaceful living environment for the whole country. During the Qing Dynasty, the rulers attached great importance to population establishment and found a large number of hidden population when re-investigating the population.

At the peak of the Ming Dynasty, the national population reached more than 654.38+0 billion. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were many incompetent emperors, which led to social and economic decline, years of war and a large decrease in population. The rulers of the Qing dynasty realized that it was most important to restore the economy, especially to restore and develop agricultural production. Therefore, a series of measures have been taken to restore social economy, make economic development, strengthen national strength and stabilize society. At the same time, the population has also increased greatly. They used many methods for this.