明代天津人口与城市性质的变化

明代的天津是一个军事城市 ,军队移民是这个城市人口的主要来源 ,同时 ,由于天津经济地理位置之优越 ,非军队移民也有不断增加的趋势。明代的天津人口 ,特别是军队人口 ,由于广泛地、大量地参与各项经济活动 ,使他们的军人身份在发生变化。天津人口经济活动的不断增强 ,促使天津逐渐从一个军事城市向经济城市转变

The City of Tianjin in the Ming Dynasty: Population and Property

With the establishment of Wei ( a coastal defense station ) in the early days of the reign of emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, Tianjin was then becoming a military city, and the population there was mainly the military men. (2) A trend of increment of New Comers occurred owing to its advantageous geographical position: the location nearby Shangdu the capital, the real terminal of the Great Canal, a sea port with a vast area of hinterland. (3) The change of status of the military population for there were involvement of soldiers in economic activities as garrison peasants, water transporters, shipbuilders, etc.. (4) With the increment of economic activities, the property of the military city Tianjin was changed to an economic one.