The Tang Dynasty was a glorious period in Chinese history, and its prosperity was closely related to the establishment of the Guanlong Group. Guanlong Group is a military group located at the junction of Shaanxi, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia, with strong strength. The ancestors of Tang Emperor Li Shimin came from this group. Although the Guanlong clique was a military bloc, it also made significant achievements in terms of political system. They created a scientific land distribution system and tax system, the core of which was land reform and land equalization. Under this system, the subjects of the group, whether Han Chinese, Hu or Arab, had access to land and were treated equally. This system was very forward-looking in feudal society, and it also laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. After the Guanlong clique overthrew the Sui Dynasty, it continued to use this system, so that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the country gradually became stronger. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty reached its peak and was also known as the Kaiyuan Dynasty. In just 100 years, the Tang Dynasty's population increased from 10 million to 60 million, and its influence exceeded 10 million square kilometers, even reaching as far as the Persian Gulf, thus forming the unimpeded Silk Road.
The main reason why the Guanlong Group was able to achieve the effect of financial control was because of the scientific land distribution system and tax system they had established. During the Tang Dynasty, land was always the most important property and livelihood of farmers**. Through the implementation of the equalization system, each peasant was able to obtain an appropriate amount of land, ensuring their livelihood stability and prosperity. At the same time, due to the fact that the land reform did not discriminate between ethnic groups, the Guanlong group attracted a large number of people of different nationalities to the area and provided them with land, forming a multicultural society. This also enabled the Tang Dynasty to gradually possess strong economic and cultural power, attracting merchants and scholars from Central and West Asia, and promoting the prosperity of the Silk Road.
As we all know, the Tang Dynasty gradually declined after the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and the reason for this was not only the influence of Yang Guifei, but also related to the change of financial control. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Li Linfu, the prime minister of the dynasty, reformed the tax system and privatized the bank. Prior to this, the common people's way of paying taxes was to contribute in kind, but due to the inconvenience of material transportation, Li Linfu changed this way of paying taxes to silver instead, and transferred silver through the cabinet, which can be said to be an ancient bank draft. This tax reform made it necessary for the people to sell their goods for silver to pay taxes. However, after the privatization, the cabinet began to play deflation, which led to the soaring price of gold and silver, and the people of grain and land could not get enough silver to pay taxes, and could only raise money by selling fields, houses and even children. After the assets, the rich have acquired land, bought and sold houses, and even bought and sold people, resulting in a high concentration of social resources in the hands of a few. People who were originally freedmen became tenants and even slaves in the blink of an eye.
This scenario bears a clear resemblance to today's dollar harvest. In the United States, financial capital controls the lifeblood of the economy, and the people at the bottom are exploited. If U.S. fiscal policy collapses again, it will be like the Tang Dynasty's path to decay. Therefore, the Anshi Rebellion attributed to Yang Guifei is not correct, and the key is that those in power have not thought clearly about the logic of social and economic operation.
Li Linfu's decision to reform the tax system and privatize the cabinet was actually aimed at increasing fiscal revenue and strengthening control. However, this measure led to deflation, which was unbearable for the population. At the same time, privatization has deprived the management of the cabinet to become a tool for the wealthy, further exacerbating wealth inequality.
There are similar problems with financial capitalism in the United States. Financial capital holds the core of the economic and financial system and makes huge profits through various means, while the people at the bottom bear the widening gap between the rich and the poor and the increase in economic risks. If the U.S. financial system collapses, the people at the bottom will bear the brunt of the impact, and it may even lead to social unrest and political decay. Thus, both the decline of the Tang Dynasty and the problems of the dollar harvest were related to financial control and wealth inequality.
One lesson from the decline of the Tang Dynasty is that we must adhere to the state-owned economy as the main body and aim for common prosperity. Countries that hold the lifeblood of the economy must maintain stable policies to avoid excessive control and exploitation by financial capital, and to protect the rights and interests of the people at the bottom. If ** or exploitation has already occurred, then the redistribution of resources becomes very difficult, but we have to look for solutions to the problem. However, whether the reallocation of resources can be effectively implemented at a time when it is teetering is a question worth pondering and being vigilant against. The willingness of finance capital to accept redistribution is also questionable. Therefore, we have no choice but to overthrow the old system and carry out a comprehensive reconstruction.
Today, we are also facing a crossroads of choice. From the lessons of history, we should recognize the importance of the state-owned economy and the goal of common prosperity. We must avoid repeating the mistakes of history and not following in the footsteps of US financial hegemony. Only by keeping a sober mind and actively exploring a development path suited to our own national conditions can we achieve long-term prosperity and stability.