What is the effect of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's measures?

1. Politically

When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, on the one hand, the political situation was relatively stable and the country's economic situation was relatively good. On the other hand, the factors of division among the princely kingdoms still existed, and the Huns on the border still existed. Harassments continued, but the idea of ??feudal rule had yet to be established.

Economically, Sang Hongyang's ideas were adopted, and the government directly operated transportation and trade; militarily, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were appointed as generals, which eliminated the threat of the Huns, unified the present-day Guangdong and Guangxi, and promoted the development of economy and culture. .

2. Military affairs

Since the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty has become stronger and stronger. It defeated the Xiongnu, expedition to Dayuan, surrendered the Western Regions, recovered South Vietnam, annexed North Korea, and officially established the Western Regions Envoy School Lieutenant. The Western Regions were included in the territory of China. It is said that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty set up the Western Regions Protector to formally incorporate the Western Regions into the territory. The territory of the Western Han Dynasty reached the Sea of ??Japan in the east, Jiaozhi in the south, Congling in the west, and Yinshan Mountain in the north, establishing the scope of the Han Dynasty;

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions and opened up the Silk Road. For the first time, he turned China's attention to the world. The Han envoys reached Dayuan, Kangju, Da Yuezhi, Daxia, Anxi, Shen Countries such as Du (i.e. India), Khotan, **, and Lixuan opened up the Silk Road connecting the Eurasian continent.

The farthest Lixuan reached was in Alexandria, Egypt. This was the farthest place that Han Dynasty envoys reached, and the silk trade in Europe, Asia and Africa took shape.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the first emperor in Chinese history to send a large army deep into the hinterland of the Xiongnu for a decisive battle. Through a large number of immigrants, they settled in the northwest counties, which played a major role in winning the war against the Huns and running the Western Regions.

3. Economically

Increase central fiscal revenue and crack down on big businessmen. This was the original intention of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to reform the currency system. Therefore, after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, in order to meet the needs of the central government in economic management and political governance, he attached great importance to solving the currency system problem and carried out six currency system reforms, basically solving the currency system problems that had not been solved since the early Han Dynasty.

On the one hand, it stabilized finance, and on the other hand, it reunified local minting rights with the central government. The issuance of three official and five baht after the six reforms solved the problem of private coining and stolen coining that had plagued the finance of the Western Han Dynasty for many years. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's currency reform had achieved great success.

4. Culturally

Culturally, Dong Zhongshu’s suggestion of “deposing hundreds of schools of thought and commending the Six Classics” was adopted; Liu Chen was good at poetry and poetry, valued literati and wise men from all over the world, and paid attention to cultural construction. For the first time in history, the government ordered a nationwide collection of books and opened the way for book donation. He also established a book collection strategy and appointed officials to write books. All kinds of books were widely filled in the secret palace for decades. It was said in history that "books are accumulated like hills and mountains."

While Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, he also "extended (introduced) all the schools of thought", forming a pattern in which Confucianism was used as the ruling thought while also using hundreds of schools of thought.

5. Diplomacy

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, opening up the Silk Road and promoting economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West. This is the first time in Chinese history. From the Western Regions, courgettes, beans, flax, pomegranates, carrots, grapes, sweat horses, walnuts, and alfalfa were grown, and well-bred horses—Tianma—were introduced from Dawan. Music and magic from the Western Regions were spread to China.

China introduced technologies such as iron smelting, well digging, silk manufacturing, and lacquerware manufacturing. The well canal method was called Longshou Canal, which was later introduced to the Xinjiang region of China today, and then to Persia and other places. A large amount of silk fabrics and metal tools from the Central Plains were transported westward, and iron casting technology and the well and canal method were also spread to the Western Regions, which is of great historical significance.

Extended information:

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was one of the most outstanding monarchs in the Chinese feudal dynasty. He established the strong situation of the Han Dynasty and became the first development peak of the Chinese feudal dynasty. It opened up a vast territory and established the basic scope of Han Dynasty.

"Hanshu" comments on Liu Che's "great talent and broad strategy", and "Posthumous Law" says that "power, strength and virtue are called Wu", which means majesty, strength, wisdom and benevolence are called Wu. In Chinese history books, "Qin, Emperor, Han and Wu" are often connected with each other. His achievements had a profound impact on the course of Chinese history and the subsequent development of the Western Han Dynasty.

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