First of all, understand the background of the era of inaction: after the Qin Dynasty unified China, it continued to pursue strict legalist thought. Although the Legalists emphasized the rule of law and regarded the law as a tool to enslave the people, it eventually led to the boiling of public grievances and the demise of Qin Ershi. After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, based on historical lessons, the rulers urgently need to find new strategies for governing the country. Secondly, due to the peasant war at the end of Qin Dynasty and the four-year dispute between Chu and Han, the social economy was seriously damaged, and the society urgently needed to recover its vitality through recuperation.

Influence: Politically, it was in line with the people's desire to hate war and long for social stability in the early Han Dynasty, which promoted social stability and greatly increased the population, further strengthened centralization of authority and consolidated and strengthened its imperial status; Economy: not paying attention to taxes has promoted economic recovery, the forward development of social productive forces, the recovery of human and material resources, and accumulated a lot of material wealth; Ideology and culture: Taoism occupies the mainstream thought in society, and the inclusive policy of the old Taoist quietism makes the national ideological circle active, and Confucianism, Mohism, Legalists, Yin and Yang schools of thought contend again. However, it has also brought many negative changes, such as: the restoration of people's power has led to the expansion of powerful forces, which has made the social land merger more serious and the polarization between the rich and the poor more and more prominent.

Externally: After Wenjing's rule, the national strength of the Han Dynasty became stronger and stronger, but the Xiongnu was insatiable and pressing hard, which could afford the expenses of large-scale battles, which laid a policy, theoretical and ideological foundation for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to create a prosperous era, such as winning the military struggle against the Xiongnu.