明代前一阶段的170余年,社会安定,潮汕地区的人口数量持续发展,到嘉靖三十年前后达到这一时期的顶点。在这个阶段,除人口的自然增长之外,仍有大量的外省移民迁入本地区。水利的兴修和双季稻种植面积的扩大,需要更多的劳动力投入;其结果又 In the 170 years before the Ming Dynasty, the society was stable and the population in the Chaoshan area continued to develop. It reached the peak of this period about 30 years after Jiajing. At this stage, in addition to the natural population growth, a large number of migrants from other provinces still move into the area. The rebuilding of water conservancy and the expansion of double cropping rice will require more labor input; as a result,