At the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to the intensification of corruption and exploitation of feudal rule, farmers' lives became increasingly difficult. Many farmers have lost their land and become refugees, but the tax is getting heavier and heavier, which makes their life more difficult. In this case, farmers began to organize and launch an uprising against feudal rule.
It is in this context that the slogan of "free grain for the whole field" came into being. Among them, the land equalization system requires an average distribution of land, so that every farmer has his own land to cultivate; Free food means asking for tax relief and reducing the burden on farmers. This slogan reflects farmers' concern about land and taxes, and also expresses their dissatisfaction and resistance to feudal rule.
The peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty was the largest and longest in the history of China. It happened in the late Ming Dynasty, when the uprising leader Li Zicheng and others led the uprising. Although the uprising finally failed, it had a far-reaching impact on the development of China's history. Everywhere the insurgents went, they put forward the slogan of "welcome the king without receiving grain", which was warmly supported by the broad masses of farmers.
The Leader of the Peasant Uprising in the Late Ming Dynasty:
The leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty was Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng (1September 22, 606-1May17,0645), formerly known as Hongji, also known as Huang Laier and Zao Er, was the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty and lived in Liqianji Village, Mizhi, Yulin, Shaanxi. When I was a child, I worked as a shepherd for the landlord and a post servant in Yinchuan.
Uprising in the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), and later he fought bravely under King Gao Yingxiang. At the Xingyang Congress, the operational plan of dividing troops and attacking in four ways was put forward, which was endorsed by the leaders of various ministries. After Gao Yingxiang's death, he continued to be called the founding king. At that time, the famine in the Central Plains was serious and the social class contradictions were extremely acute. Yan Li put forward slogans such as "no tax on farmland", which were welcomed by the broad masses of the people, and the troops grew to one million, becoming the main force in the uprising army.
In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen (1643), he was known as xinshun King in Xiangyang, and defeated Sun Chuanting, the main force of Shaanxi Governor in the Ming Dynasty in Ruzhou, Henan, and won Xi 'an. In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (1644), the Dashun regime was established, with the title of Yongchang. Soon, he conquered Beijing and overthrew the Ming Dynasty. In April, Dourgen led the Eight Banners Army to join forces with Wu Sangui, the company commander of the Ming Dynasty, and fought in Li Zicheng, both inside and outside Shanhaiguan. Li Zicheng was defeated, withdrew from Beijing, and led the army to fight the Qing army in Henan and Shaanxi.
In March of the second year of Shunzhi, Dashun Army forced Zuo Liangyu, the general of Nanming, to occupy Wuchang, and Li Zicheng planned to take a boat eastward and seize the southeast as a base for resisting Qing Dynasty. However, the Dashun army was not fully prepared, and the Qing army suddenly attacked by land and water. Li Zicheng hastily abandoned Wuchang and left for the southeast. In the second year of Shunzhi (1645), 17 May, he was killed by villagers in Jiugongshan, Tongcheng County, Hubei Province.