Looking at the development process of China's history, it can be found that every dynasty has contributed to China's development, whether it is economic or political, and has left valuable wealth in Chinese history.
The Han Dynasty was a more far-reaching dynasty in Chinese history, which not only left behind the influence of its own dynasty and created a prosperous situation, but also contributed to the frontier cause of our country, laying the foundation for the formation and stable development of the Chinese nation.
Taking Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions as an example, let's take a look at the connection and integration between the Chinese nation and the border ethnic minorities in the northwest.
When the Han Dynasty was first established, there were serious drawbacks, the people were bitter, the government was unstable, and the national treasury was in deficit, in order to alleviate this situation of waste and waiting to be rebuilt, so that the country's strength became stronger, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty decided to start from the border and attack the Xiongnu.
It laid a stable and peaceful environment for the development of the country, and the Ōtsuki clan, as a nation expelled by the Xiongnu, held a grudge against the Xiongnu.
Therefore, Emperor Wu united with the Great Moon Clan and prepared to fight against the Xiongnu, and Zhang Qian led a group of people to the Western Regions. However, before Zhang Qian and the others could reach the Great Moon Clan, they were captured by the Xiongnu.
Shan Yu was very angry about this, believing that it was impossible for the Han Dynasty to unite with the Great Moon Clan this time, and it was impossible for the Han Dynasty and the Great Moon Clan to obey his orders, so he was more and more unwilling to let Zhang Qian return to China, and Zhang Qian stayed in the territory of the Xiongnu for more than ten years.
During these more than ten years, Zhang Qian had an understanding of many things in the territory of the Xiongnu, and later Zhang Qian saw the opportunity, escaped from the Xiongnu, and re-embarked on the road to the Great Moon Clan, waiting until he reached the Great Moon Clan.
Only to find that the people of the Great Moon Clan had long been accustomed to and willing to live in the existing land with abundant water and grass and fertile land, and did not want to unite with the Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu.
Zhang Qian had to return, but on the way back, he knew a lot about many small countries such as Bactria along the way, but on the way back, he was unfortunately captured by the Xiongnu.
After Shan Yu's death, the Xiongnu were in chaos, and Zhang Qian took the opportunity to escape and return to the Han Dynasty, bringing a lot of western knowledge to the Han Dynasty, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty also spread among the border ethnic groups. By the time of 119 BC.
Zhang Qian once again sent an envoy to the Western Regions, but once again united with other countries to fight against the Xiongnu, but unlike before, other countries sent emissaries to the Han Dynasty to express their gratitude, which also marked the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Han Dynasty and other countries. Zhang Qian sent several missions to the Western Regions.
As a result, the Han Dynasty increased its concern for the Western Regions, and the Han Dynasty also established friendly diplomatic relations with the Western Regions, which also meant that basic contradictions and conflicts between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu were bound to arise.
Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions, although he did not succeed in uniting other countries against the Xiongnu, made it form an invisible military relationship between other countries and the Han Dynasty, which was equivalent to expanding the power against the Xiongnu, and at the same time, the Han Dynasty also played its own role.
The influence of the Han Dynasty continued to increase, and some cultures also deeply affected the Western Regions, especially the introduction of farming culture, so that the ethnic minorities in the northwest whose nomadic lifestyle was the main way of life gradually opened up a diversified way of life.
Due to the importance that the Han Dynasty attached to the Western Regions, the Han Dynasty also gradually established some special jurisdictions in the Western Regions to strengthen the ties between the Han Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions, and also strengthened the commercial relations between the Central Plains and the Western Regions.
It promoted the economic development and the progress of productive forces on both sides, and the later Han Dynasty won the war by sending troops to attack Dawan and other countries, which greatly increased the influence of the Han Dynasty, and also sent more emissaries between countries, so the speed of integration between nationalities gradually increased.
In order to further consolidate the relationship between the countries, the Han Dynasty also strengthened intermarriage with countries such as the Western Regions, and intermarriage was often carried out between nobles, and because of the connection between commerce, the Han people on the border or the people of the Western Regions intermarried with each other.
In this way, the connection between social relations has been slowly strengthened, and the change of power has been further affected, and from all points of view, we can feel the profound historical connotation behind Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions and its impact on china's social development.