Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Jing of Han were promising Ming emperors in history, and the two fathers and sons created the first rule of Wenjing in history, which laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of Emperor Wu of Han in the future. So does the rule of Wenjing live up to its name? Why is it called the rule of Wenjing by historians? Let's analyze it.
I personally believe that the so-called minimum for ruling the world is to let the people eat, wear and warm, and the people are happy and have reached the level of moderate prosperity, that is the basic condition for ruling the world.
One: The rule of Wenjing, where is the 'rule'
The rule of Wenjing mainly revolves around the purpose of gently shaking taxes and resting with the people to achieve the effect of ruling the world. The details are as follows.
1. Ideologically, use the Huang Lao Taoist and adopt the practice of recuperation and recuperation, so that the people who have been in war for a long time can rest well. The common people have been looking forward to a peaceful era for a long time, after all, three years of anti-riot Qin, four years of Chu and Han wars, and then the Battle of Pingxulu, these wars have made the people miserable.
2. Politically, it is relatively clear, there is no party struggle, there is no power for the courtiers to gain power, and there are no traitors in charge. The only flaw is the issue of princes, which was the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms during the Jing Emperor's time.
3. Culturally, it also advocates the emergence of multiple cultures, although the general direction is Huang Lao Daoist, but also let the talents of Confucianism spread the classics, and reserve the intellectual power for Dong Zhongshu to depose the Hundred Schools of Confucianism for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
4. To encourage agricultural production, Emperor Wen of Han, in order to recuperate, reduced the land rent, which was reduced again and again, and carried out a large number of preferential policies for the people engaged in agriculture. In order to ensure that everyone can eat enough, the price of food has also been reduced.
5. Reduce the punishment, suppress the strong, greatly reduce the harsh punishment in the previous Qin law, and use some honest and cool officials to attack the strong.
6. Although there was some friction with the Xiongnu, although there was a rebellion in the Seven Kingdoms during the Jing Emperor's time, these were all of a short duration, and the two wars added up to less than a year, and such a war was acceptable to the people.
7. Advocating frugality, the emperor and the people suffer together. Emperor Wen of Han, in particular, advocated thin burials.
8. After this policy continued, in the early years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the ropes recorded in the history books for wearing money were rotten, and the grain was overflowing. I have made sufficient preparations for the later Han Wu Emperor!
Such a process and results have been highly evaluated by historians.
Second: The rule of Wenjing is worthy of the name
The reign of Liu Heng liu qi was founded by the father and son of Wenjing, and it lasted for about 40 years, and the length of this time was much longer than that of other rulers, such as the 23 years of the reign of the Sui Dynasty, the reign of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty for 23 years, and the reign of Renxuan in the Ming Dynasty for 10 years.
Secondly, the people under Wen Jingzhi's rule are still very happy, they can eat and wear warmly, and they can accumulate wealth. Many of the later rulers are learning the rule of Wenjing!
Finally, although the rule of Wenjing is not as great as the large-scale prosperity of kaiyuan shengshi, it, as the first ruler of the world, has influenced many later kings, and from this point of view, the results of the rule of Wenjing are added. I think the rule of Wenjing is worthy of the name, there is no doubt about it.