It is one of the most mysterious dynasties in history, like the Qin Dynasty, it only existed for a short period of 14 years, and its founder, who was called the most incredible time-traveler by later generations, once single-handedly divided the powerful Han Dynasty into two halves, he is the new dynasty Wang Mang.
But is he a traverser or a genius? Let's say that he is not a traverser, he killed several people named Liu Xiu, and was finally killed by Liu Xiu. Some people say that in order to fix the bug of Wang Mang, a traverser, the space-time manager, sent the son of the plane, Liu Xiu. Why wasn't the new dynasty he founded recognized by successive dynasties? Some people say that Wang Mang's reforms are radical and move other people's cakes. What's going on here?
Why is Wang Mang suspected of being a traverser? Mainly because of the completion of two miracles.
Miracle 1: When Wang Mang was at the peak of a dynasty, he didn't make much effort to get the throne, and the emperor wanted to reward Wang Mang, and Wang Mang also said pretendly: "What's so embarrassing, I don't want it." Immediately afterwards, 487,572 people jointly wrote to the then Queen Mother, saying that if Wang Mang did not accept the reward, they would go on a collective hunger strike in protest. Wang Mang looked at this meeting, and it would be impossible not to agree, so he sighed helplessly and reluctantly accepted it.
Later, the emperor planned to cede the throne to Wang Mang, except for a few ministers and the Xiongnu who objected, Wang Mang's approval rate was frighteningly high. The Liu family also acquiesced, and Wang Mang easily ascended to the throne with almost no soldiers. This incident is simply a political drama, which makes people have to admire Wang Mang's means and influence.
Miracle 2: Wang Mang was born in a particularly prominent family, and he was able to keep his heart and clean himself.
In the first year of A.D., he was named the Duke of An Han, his popularity was very good, the people at that time, one by one, praised him as the reincarnation of the "saint", in the eighth year of A.D., the infant gave him the throne, as soon as he took the throne, he began to reform drastically, promulgated a series of policies.
First, it is a big project to truly unify the weights and measures of the whole country, but Wang Mang dares to do this, which is really bold! Wang Mang himself is an intellectual, and he is particularly interested in scientific research. He formed a team, led by Liu Xin, this guy is not simple, he is an academician-level figure, mainly engaged in science and engineering research.
The vernier caliper was invented, which was hundreds of years earlier than Europe, and was still an all-rounder, and even the pi was calculated to 3.1457, although it was a bit of an error, but at the time, it was very close to the real value. Wang Mang's series of policies are indeed very good, more than 1,800 years earlier than Marx, and more than 1,900 years earlier than contemporary times. This is really a forward-thinking and forward-thinking policy.
Second, land was nationalized and distributed according to capitation. This trick is really ruthless, and the land problem is solved in one fell swoop.
Third, the abolition of slavery and the direct declaration that slaves were no longer allowed to be bought and sold would be tantamount to a death sentence for slavery. Of course. He didn't cut it all the way, and let those who already had slaves continue to stay, so that slowly, the number of slaves would become smaller and smaller, and in the end, slavery would naturally disappear.
This policy, which gave the slaves hope and a transition period for the slave owners, was a good way to get the best of both worlds. Wang Mang, don't look at his hard methods, in fact, his mind is quite delicate. Although these policies may not make some people comfortable at first, in the long run, they will be beneficial to the country and the people. This is called, looking far ahead and thinking about the people.
Fourth, it is necessary to set up state-owned enterprises and implement a planned economy.
Why did all dynasties not recognize the new dynasty established by Wang Mang? The main reasons are as follows!
First, Wang Mang's position as emperor is indeed a bit disgraceful. He is a usurper of power, and the methods he uses are not correct, so he has always been criticized. If later dynasties recognized this, wouldn't that be tantamount to encouraging powerful ministers to usurp the throne? This kind of usurpation of relatives is actually very despised by various dynasties, and at the same time it is also very helpless. Because when this kind of thing happens, it often means that the country will be in chaos for a while, and it is also quite demoralizing for those loyal ministers. This determined that the various dynasties did not promote this kind of behavior.
Second, the new dynasty was too short-lived. Cao Wei was also a usurper, and Sui was also a usurp, but few people denied Cao Wei and the Sui Dynasty. Why? Because the Cao Wei and Sui dynasties have been passed down for several generations, after a few decades, there are many practices that have influenced later generations, and they have been inherited by later dynasties, and they have a great presence in history. Wang Mang can actually rule the world for only seven or eight years.
Wang Mang, although the reform is quite bold, there are also many problems. He used the name of antiquity to pursue his own new set of policies. The interests of the scholars and large landlords were seriously damaged, and the Eastern Han Dynasty was established by relying on the Nanyang landlord group. As soon as these people came to power, the first thing they did was to abolish all the reforms of the new dynasty. Why? Because those reforms have moved their cheese, of course they have to abolish it and return it to its original state.
Third, when it comes to orthodoxy. Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu pacified the world and established the Eastern Han Dynasty on a messy ruins.
Liu Xiu, who was born in the Western Han Dynasty, felt that he was the legitimate successor of the new dynasty he founded. The Western Han Dynasty was considered orthodox, and now it must be reclaimed. The new dynasty is like the "sandwich cookie" in the middle, rightfully seen as the villain who usurped the throne. Of course, it will not be recognized by later dynasties, nor will it be preached everywhere by scholars. #历史##历史故事##历史人物##王莽##刘秀##汉朝为什么分为西汉和东汉?#