Research On The Economic History Of Dali In The Middle-Ming Dynasty Before Zhang Juzheng’s Reform

The Ming dynasty was the most active period of economic development in yunnan,and Dali,located in the border ethnic areas,as an important area of economic development in ancient yunnan,remains to be seen whether it kept consistent with the national trend of social and economic development in the middle Ming dynasty when various social contradictions intensified.Therefore,this paper takes zhang juzheng’s social background before the reform as the main line,and studies the economic development situation of Dali area in the middle Ming dynasty before the reform,which not only helps to understand the historical facts and learn from the past,but also complements and improves the economic development history of border ethnic areas in the academic circle.In this paper,therefore,before zhang juzheng reform social background as the main line,dialectical materialism and historical materialism as the guiding ideology,using the methods of historical literature survey and field investigation,the Ming dynasty,yunnan,and Dali national social and economic development in historical data on combing and analysis of the final respectively from economic activities of input,output,trade,finance and consumption four aspects of the Ming dynasty Dali discusses regional economic development.After combing the historical data,it was found that under the social background of Zhang Juzheng ’s reforms to control corruption,fiscal emptiness,and the intensification of various social contradictions,the main characteristics of economic development in Dali area are first manifested in the fact that although the population suddenly increased and decreased,a large number of "Han people entered Yunnan" injected more labor force into Dali area in the early Ming Dynasty,and agricultural production technology was constantly improved.Secondly,since the middle and late Ming Dynasty,agricultural development began to show that the improvement of agricultural productivity,the abundance of crop species and the unprecedented prosperity of cash crops have promoted the development of commodity agriculture.Although the grain yield is greatly affected by the regional conditions,the yield in different regions will also be different,but due to the increase of agricultural productivity,the grain unit area and output are increasing.The most prominent of all kinds of industries is the rapid development of handicraft industry,capitalism began to appear in the bud.In terms of trade and trade,on the basis of the development of agriculture and handicraft industry,the unprecedented prosperity of commerce appeared in the middle of Ming Dynasty,and businesshas become a social atmosphere.In addition,the development of transportation network provides conditions for the development of foreign trade,and the emergence of businessmen’s organizations and horse gangs has also laid the foundation for the development of commerce and commerce.In terms of revenue and expenditure,Tian Fu in the middle and late Ming Dynasty The level of taxation is high,expenditure is greater than income,and there is a financial crisis.From the point of view of residents’ living consumption,the extravagance prevailed in the middle of Ming Dynasty,and the daily expenditure began to pay attention to the development of culture and education in addition to survival consumption,so the consumption of culture and leisure and entertainment gradually increased;but the poor are still in the majority,and the gap between the rich and the poor is great.Based on the above analysis,the economic development of Dali area in the middle of Ming Dynasty is consistent with the general trend of the whole country,and also has its development characteristics.On the basis of previous studies,this paper supplements the economic and social development of Dali in the middle of Ming Dynasty and summarizes the historical experience so as to better serve the social and economic development of Dali Prefecture today.