Taiping Army in Shanghai
The prosperity of Shanghai stems from the prosperity of real estate, which is not an empty conclusion. American economist Ramo once pointed out that "since 1870, the real estate industry, especially in Shanghai, has always been an important form of foreign investment." (Tang Fei's report on Judge Tang Fei's study of Shanghai Concession) The skyrocketing real estate industry in Shanghai mainly originated from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement. The "Shanghai County Records" compiled during the Tongzhi period records: "Jiangsu and Zhejiang heritages have built new buildings along with Shanghai and Pidgin, spanning more than ten miles. The land price is several thousand yuan per mu, and there are no fewer than one million residents. Merchants pay more and more taxes. " Is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom the direct cause of Shanghai's prosperity? Let's see how the historical materials are recorded.
In the first year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (185 1), the Taiping Army was in jintian uprising, and the Taiping Army successively defeated the Qing troops who had gone to encircle Guangxi, and even rushed out of the two lakes and conquered Wuchang and went down the river. 1853, the Taiping Army established Jinling as the capital. Since then, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has moved eastward, using troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces successively, and in 14, it laid half of Jiangnan 18 provinces. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement led to the massacre of a large number of residents in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Residents in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces moved eastward on a large scale. "Tianjing and children from all over the country moved to Suzhou County, and then moved from Suzhou County to Shanghai." "The porters set off from the customs (referring to Nanjing), went to Suzhou, and then went to Shanghai." These records are a true portrayal of the migration of refugees at that time.