The legend of Emperor Xuan of Han is not only that he was the only emperor in Chinese history who was imprisoned, but also that he brought "Zhaoxuan Zhongxing" to the Western Han Dynasty. During the period of Emperor Xuan of Han, the most famous historical event was the complete solution of the Xiongnu problem that had plagued the Western Han Dynasty for many years, so that the Xiongnu were devastated in the course of history.
How did Emperor Xuan of Han defeat the Xiongnu completely? There are roughly three reasons for this:
After The Han Wudi Emperor Liu Che personally came to the government, he immediately changed the Han Dynasty's consistent compromise attitude toward the Xiongnu and switched to using troops against the Xiongnu.
In the process of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty's continuous use of troops against the Xiongnu, it was an era of famous generals in Chinese history, including Li Guang, Wei Qing, huo and so on.
In the process of fighting against the Xiongnu, these unborn names will make an immortal contribution to the border security of the Western Han Dynasty, and then realize their life wish to leave their names in history.
Although Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty's frequent use of troops against the Xiongnu caused a great blow to the Xiongnu and their vassal states, it did not fundamentally solve the hidden dangers of the Xiongnu. The Huns were quickly rekindled like ashes. Like beasts, the Xiongnu would find a place to hide after being wounded by the Han Dynasty, lick their wounds, grind their claws, and when the time was ripe, they would come to harass them again.
Due to the untimely death of Emperor Wu of Han's successor, Emperor Zhao of Han, he had not yet had time to show his political ambitions. After Emperor Xuan of Han succeeded to the throne, in the early period, with the assistance of the great general Huo Guang, the Western Han Dynasty began to become stronger and stronger.
Emperor Xuan of Han launched a final counter-offensive against the Xiongnu on the basis of the military forces left by Emperor Wu of Han.
This kind of military basis, on the one hand, was that Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty had been fighting for many years and had traveled to almost all corners of the Western Regions, and the Han Dynasty was well aware of the geography of the Western Regions. On the other hand, through continuous diplomacy, most of the princely states in the Western Regions realized the strength of the Western Han Dynasty and belonged to the Western Han Dynasty, and the Western Han Dynasty invisibly received a lot of friendly troops.
Emperor Xuan of Han single-handedly created a "Zhaoxuan Zhongxing", which made the Western Han Dynasty, which was increasingly declining since Emperor Wu of han, and its comprehensive national strength continued to rise.
What is most needed to fight a war is money, and the so-called "soldiers and horses do not move grain and grass first" is this truth.
During the Western Han Dynasty, the cost of war against the Xiongnu was jaw-dropping. According to historians and economists, every kilogram of grain shipped to the western region during the Western Han Dynasty required nineteen kilograms of freight. During the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, without the support of a huge treasury, there was absolutely no strength to confront the Xiongnu, let alone completely defeat the Xiongnu.
So, what measures did Emperor Xuan of Han take to replenish the national treasury?
Emperor Xuan of Han has always adhered to the national policy of "resting with the people" since the Han Dynasty, and the imperial court tried not to disturb the production and life of the common people.
During the Han Dynasty, the aristocratic class owned a large amount of land, which caused the land of ordinary people to be gradually eroded. In order to resolve this contradiction, Emperor Xuan of Han issued an administrative decree to nationalize the illegally acquired land in the hands of Hao Qiang and then distribute it to the people who had no arable land. This practice greatly mobilized the production enthusiasm of the common people, and then the national treasury was continuously replenished.
On the issue of industry and commerce, Emperor Xuan of Han not only followed the edict of "industrial and commercial official business policy", but also made simple adjustments to local areas. It is mainly aimed at vigorously rectifying the problem of corruption that is easy to breed in the process of official camps. Since its inception, the policy of "industrial and commercial official camp" has been one of the main sources of income for the imperial court, and the imperial court has received a large amount of tax revenue in a very short period of time.
In order to better protect the livelihood of the people and the income of the state, Emperor Xuan of Han also set up a "Changping Warehouse".
"Changping warehouse" is similar to the grain management department, mainly to adjust the price of grain and reserve grain. The implementation of "Changping Warehouse" can be said to be a feat, which relies on the laws of the market to regulate grain prices, that is, to ensure that the people will not be deprived of grain due to famine, and to ensure the basic demand for grain in the imperial court. It has a great role in promoting the stabilization of social relations within the Western Han Dynasty and promoting the enthusiasm of the people in planting and production.
Due to the perennial wars, especially the successive suppressions of the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu gradually diverged.
Especially after the Western Han Dynasty and the Wusun State jointly attacked the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu suffered heavy losses and gradually began to migrate north.
After that, divisions began to appear within the Xiongnu, with Hu Han evil Shan Yu on one side and Zhi Zhi Shan Yu on the other.
The Western Han court, with Emperor Xuan of Han as the core, keenly grasped this point and vigorously supported the evil Shan Yu of Hu Han to oppose Zhi Zhi Shan Yu.
In order to be able to gain a foothold in the Western Regions, Hu Han turned to Emperor Xuan of Han. The surrender of Hu Han gave the Han Dynasty an absolute advantage in completely settling the Xiongnu.
Later, Emperor Xuan of Han specially set up the Western Regions Capital Protectorate to manage the military and political affairs of the Western Regions, marking the end of the war between the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu for more than seventy years, and all the countries in the Western Regions submitted to the Western Han Dynasty.
Ban Gu once commented on Emperor Xuan of Han as follows: Close to Han Xiang, Gao Zu Kaiji, Xiao and Cao Weiguan, Xiao Xuan Zhongxing, C and Wei Yousheng. It was time to depose and orderly, the offices were repaired, the secretary of state called his position, and Hai Nei was happy to give way.
Ban Gu combined Emperor Xuan of Han with Emperor Gaozu of Han, affirming Emperor Xuan of Han's wisdom and divine martial arts. Under his rule, civilizations were civilized and the country became rich and powerful.
(Ancient and modern special invited writers cooking wine Jun)