More than 600 years ago, at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, the Central Plains region (Yellow River and Yangtze River Basin) was flooded for years. The flood was merciless, flooding large areas of crops and washing away their homes. People in the Central Plains are in dire straits and have left their homes.
After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he saw that the Central Plains was vast and sparsely populated, and a large area of land was uncultivated. However, Shanxi was located between Luliang Mountain and Daxing 'anling Mountain, and Jinzhong Plain and the middle and lower reaches of Fenhe River were surrounded by water, so it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it was far from war and densely populated, especially in Hongtong County.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to transfer a large number of people from Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, settle in the Central Plains and resume agricultural production there. However, Shanxi is in good weather, far from war, and the scenery here is unique. Who wants to go to the barren land of the Central Plains? So, the government came up with a way. They posted a notice: those who don't want to move to the Central Plains will gather under the big locust tree in the county within three days, and those who are willing to move will wait for the notice at home.
As soon as the announcement came out, the people in Hongtong rushed under the big locust tree, waiting for the good news excitedly. At that time, the area of the civil station was very large, with as many as 65438+ 10,000 people. Unexpectedly, the government suddenly ordered that the 654.38 million+people under the big locust tree should move to the Central Plains to resume production in the Central Plains without any mistakes.
It is this 65,438+ten thousand people who came all the way to the Central Plains to help restore production. Before leaving, they looked back at the big tree affectionately, hoping that the big locust tree would bless their smooth migration and safe journey. I hope that the pagoda tree will bless them to take root in the Central Plains, and their descendants will be full and prosperous.
According to Ming Taizu, during the 50 years of Ming Dynasty, there were 869 surnames who moved out of Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, with a population of about 65,438+10,000. They traveled to more than 300 cities and counties such as Henan, Anhui, Shandong and Hebei. Later, these descendants even moved to Southeast Asia and overseas. Up to now, these 654.38+million people have lived and worked in peace and contentment in various places, with flourishing foliage and a population of about 200 million. Their ancestors once lived in Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, and the pagoda tree is still there, which witnessed the life track of their ancestors.