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At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court continued to use troops abroad and implemented ethnic oppression at home. Due to the brutal exploitation and oppression of peasants by Mongolian aristocrats and feudal landlords, class and ethnic conflicts have increasingly intensified. In addition, floods and famines are frequent in the Huanghuai River Basin, and people are in dire straits. Peasants all over the country rose up one after another to resist the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty. Continuous wars and various disasters have seriously damaged the social economy. By the early years of the Ming Dynasty, many places in China, especially most areas north of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, showed a desolate scene of barren fields and no human habitation. But at this time, Shanxi had a different scene. It was relatively stable, with good weather and good harvests year after year. Compared with neighboring provinces, Shanxi's economy was prosperous and its population was prosperous. Furthermore, a large number of refugees from other provinces also flowed into Shanxi, making Shanxi a densely populated area.