When Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was just founded, people all over the country did not worry about having no housing, because the government had already saved enough public houses and was about to distribute them to everyone one by one. You just need to be patient and queue up. At that time, marquis Che could be divided into 150 houses, Marquis Guannei could be divided into 95 houses, chief concubines could be divided into 90 houses, gentlemen could be divided into 2 houses, and common people could be divided into 1 house.
Ordinary people are civilians, and Marquis Che, Marquis Guannei, chief concubines and dukes are all knights. These terms are difficult to pronounce today, but at that time, they were as natural as section chiefs and directors. An inappropriate analogy is that cherhou is equivalent to a ministerial leader, and Gongshi is equivalent to a small section member. In addition, the “house” is a unit of area, about 1700 square meters.
In other words, a high-ranking cadre like cherhou can be divided into 250000 square meters, a marquis in the Guannei area can be divided into 160000 square meters, and a great Shu Chang can be divided into 150000 square meters (presumably, it is a big manor with fields and houses).
The reason why there were so many houses to be divided was that there were few people, a wide range of land and sufficient houses at that time. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was a riot of war, leaving a large number of households with no farmland; After the founding of the Han Dynasty, there were also a number of confiscated properties that could be distributed every year.
However, the confiscated houses were limited, and Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, Emperor Huidi of Han Dynasty and later empress Lu liked to award titles too much. There are more and more cadres, but less and less houses. In order to let cadres live in big houses, we have to reduce the housing allocation index of ordinary people. Later, the original houses were almost finished, and a batch of new houses had to be built every year to meet the needs of cadres, and the new houses increased the financial burden. At this time, whether it is for social equity or to reduce the burden, it is necessary to carry out reform.
The reform was initiated by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. After Emperor Wen, the common people no longer enjoy the housing allocation index. As for the heads of marquis Che and Marquis Guannei, the houses are still inseparable, and the higher the level is, the larger the area is, and the administrative level must be reflected in the living area, which is also a long-standing Chinese characteristic. The housing reform has indeed reduced the financial burden, but it has not achieved social equity.
Unfairness is ultimately a patent of the imperial era, not to mention that the housing reform was presided over by the cadres. There is neither information disclosure mechanism nor supervision. Such a housing reform is unlikely not to engage in privilege, unless the cadres are highly aware and all are living Lei Feng.