Yasunari Kawabata and Emperor Jing experienced a prosperous period after their farming and living. In the early Han Dynasty, the economy was in ruins. Emperor Wenjing praised Huang Lao's skills and took measures such as "sharing interest with the people", "neglecting taxes" and "restraining laws and regulations" to resume production, enhance national strength and lead to stable scenes.

The thought of Huang Lao in the early Han Dynasty provided a theoretical basis for the policy of "rest and recuperation".