There are various types of taxes in ancient China and the West, but no matter which country, the tax system will have an absolutely harmful effect on the civilians. Because in ancient China, paying taxes was the obligation of the people and was the basis for the operation of the country. However, this was normal in peaceful times, but in troubled times, it would become the last straw for the people. Therefore, all dynasties tried to make up for the loopholes of the previous dynasty and tried every means to improve their own systems to reduce public resentment.

The situation in the late Ming Dynasty was one of them. The people had no money, but the imperial court imposed an additional three taxes. Since all the money and food were given to the court, the people who were growing food during the disaster had no food, and those living in the city could not afford to buy food, so they had no choice but to grab food to survive. At that time, paying money and food was also an option, but money would also depreciate with the market. For example, the currency issued by the court was of inferior quality, or the proportion of copper in it was very small, which was a disguised form of forcibly absorbing people's money. .

The middle class may be better off, but the civilians at the next lower level are in dire straits. It was impossible to survive in the first place, and because of the need to pay taxes, he kept borrowing money from the landlords and gentry. In the end, he could only repay the debt with land if he could not repay it. Those who really couldn't repay their debts had no choice but to hand over themselves and their land to the creditor, and then farm their own land for others. What’s even more ridiculous is that without anyone saying anything, they went there to work as sharecroppers with people and land, because they had certain privileges and they didn’t have to pay taxes when they went there.

If you have no other choice, you can only revolt and become rebels. The Dashun regime and later the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were both derived from such a situation. Maybe some of them didn't want to rebel, but they were forced by the situation and coerced by others to become real bandits. These bandits were just ordinary rioters at the beginning. After several battles, they became powerful bandits. If equipped with the equipment of the official army, they could attack the city. These are the common people who are forced by taxes to lick their blood in the end.