东汉光武帝“度田”再论——兼论东汉户口统计的真实性问题

A Re-comment on the Policy of "Measuring Fields" Advocated by Guang Wudi in the Eastern Han Dynasty——also on the Authenticity of the Census of the Eastern Han Dynasty

传统观点认为,光武帝刘秀"度田"是一次失败的行动。但事实上,光武帝严厉打击"度田"不实的官员,平息了由此引起的叛乱,使"度田"取得了成功。与"度田"措施相一致,光武帝执行抑强政策以限制和打击豪强势力,其政权并非代表豪强地主利益的"豪族政权"。"度田"事件后,与此相关的户口调查与上计制度一直得到贯彻执行,因此,东汉时期的户口统计数据是真实可信的。

The policy of measuring fields advocated by Liu Xiu is supposed to be a failure in our traditional view, while in fact Guang Wudi cracked down on the officials who had measured the fields falsely and appeased the rebellion caused by this incident,making his policy a success. The regime of the eastern Han dynasty was not a tyrannical regime represen- ting the interests of the tyrannical landlords. In accord with the policy of ＂measuring fields＂, Guang Wudi also practiced another policy ＂restraining the powerful＇to limit and strike the tyrannical forces. Besides, the system of the household account and ＂rendering and examining＇were executed all the time in the phase of the Eastern Han dynasty; thus, the statistics of the households of the Eastern Han dynasty are authentic.