Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangxu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, established the Eastern Han Dynasty, pacified the heroes and unified China. In order to stabilize and consolidate the dynasty rule, he first devoted himself to rectifying the bureaucracy and strengthening centralization. Give the hero a generous salary and forbid him to interfere in politics; Restrict princes and princes in many ways; However, the administrative system is still set to the three government offices, and the matter belongs to the Taige; Save local officials.
Secondly, to stabilize people's livelihood and restore the economy, the main measure is to re-implement the old system of thirty taxes in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty; Demobilized soldiers, returning to their hometowns to farm; Release handmaiden through imperial edict nine times, or improve the legal status of handmaiden; Building water conservancy and so on. Third, properly handle the relationship with the surrounding ethnic minorities. He himself is diligent and thrifty, and his testamentary edict is buried very thin.
Therefore, during his reign, the economy recovered obviously and the politics was relatively stable.