After Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, there was a period called the prosperous era in history, that is, the rule of Wenjing, which was when Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaojing were in power, and the world was indeed very peaceful at that time. Because in the early years of the Han Dynasty, as we all know, after the war in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, in fact, the entire national strength was greatly weakened, including the production of agriculture and the development of various industries of agriculture and commerce, which were actually very damaged in the war. Therefore, in the period of the Western Han Dynasty, especially when Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty were in power, they attached great importance to allowing the common people to have a stable social environment and be engaged in production and labor, which was the policy of recuperation in the early years of the Han Dynasty. At this time, they advocated agriculture-oriented, because it was necessary to be able to develop production, so that the country could have a solid economic foundation and the people's lives could be stable. Therefore, they not only advocated agricultural production, but also pursued a policy of lightly taxing the common people. Such a very lenient policy of recuperation and recuperation has enabled the common people to recover and develop their production and livelihood. During this period, in the process of the rule of Wenjing, the national strength was significantly enhanced.
In Ban Gu's "Book of Han", it is recorded that during the period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, it said: Taicang has millet that is not eaten, and there is rotten money in it. That is to say, at that time, there was so much food that it was impossible to eat, and there was so much money that the rope that wore money was put into decay. This period of history is the rule of Wenjing.
Not only that, Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaojing also had many very good policies during their time of governing the country, such as Emperor Xiaowen was very respectful of the old and loved the young, and at that time he paid great attention to supporting the elderly all over the world. An old man over eighty years old will give him rice, wine, and meat every month, and the food and grain he needs are all provided by the imperial court. When the elderly are over 90 years old, they will add silk wool to make him full and warm. These basic daily necessities are provided by the imperial court to these elderly people, which reflects his virtue of respecting the elderly. This point, and the political ideal of "the end of old age" that we see in the "Rites and Fortunes of the Great Harmony", can be said to have been well reflected in the period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty.
In addition, this kind of policy, including the promotion of filial piety and honesty, was also specially put forward during this period. We know that if a country wants to govern the world well, it must need the assistance of many virtuous talents. How to select these talents? Our ancient Chinese know very well that the so-called loyal ministers must come out of the door of filial piety, so if this person is both filial and honest, and elects him to be a good official. Therefore, the policy of promoting filial piety and honesty is also a very good measure to promote virtue during the reign of Wenjing.
Again, Emperor Xiaowen attached great importance to agricultural production. We see that this is also the old man Xuegong's "Outline of Chinese History" mentions the rule of Wenjing, the last article of the Chinese Emperor's government, pro-ploughing, the emperor pro-ploughing. As we have talked about before, the emperor had to personally cultivate the land every year to show the importance of agricultural production, which was done very well during the time of Emperor Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty. This is the emperor himself to farm, so that the common people of the world see that the king attaches so much importance to agricultural production, and they are also very confident and motivated to do a good job in agricultural production. Again, the queen pro-mulberry was dressed in sacrificial clothes. Therefore, it can be seen that during the period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, whether it was an emperor or an empress, they all set a very good example for the common people of the world. Therefore, the rule of Wenjing is indeed a prosperous era in our Chinese history.