What was the background of maintaining centralization during the period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty?

There are many backgrounds for Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty to maintain centralization.

1. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Political Han Dynasty, the conferment order was issued, which weakened the power of the vassal states to a certain extent and maintained the rule of the dynasty. Moreover, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was brave in innovation and concentrated his efforts to establish this historical secretariat system, thus establishing a complete political system and laying the foundation for China's political system for more than 2,000 years.

2. Economy During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still adopted the policy of emphasizing agriculture and restraining business, and promulgated relevant tax laws. At the same time, he nationalized iron smelting and other industries, which greatly supplemented the wealth of the state treasury. Not only that, he also standardized coins, unified casting of five baht, and set up transportation, trade and other related departments. He also advocated large-scale immigration, the development of northwest China, and the implementation of land substitution law, which increased agricultural production.

3. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty concentrated military power in the central government and sent generals such as Huo Qubing and Wei Qing to resist the invasion of Xiongnu. While resisting the invasion of Xiongnu, we should not forget to handle the relationship with the western regions. He sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions and laid the foundation of the Silk Road.

In terms of culture, he adopted Dong Zhongshu's? To oust a hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone? With this idea, the status of Confucianism has been improved, and imperial academy was established to spread Confucianism. Confucianism gradually became the orthodox thought of China's feudal social rule, which educated the people and improved their quality to some extent, but it also had disadvantages, which was not conducive to the development of pluralistic thoughts.

The greatness of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty goes far beyond this, otherwise he would not have won the posthumous title. Wu? Among them, the establishment of the procuratorial system has promoted the transformation of China into a code of conduct and greatly improved the official atmosphere. Not only that? He also did something that no king had ever done. He made the first large-scale population statistics in human history, which provided considerable reference for later historical research. It was from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that the Western Han Dynasty entered its heyday, which was also the first heyday of China feudal society.