During the reign of Emperor Taizong, he learned the lessons from the demise of the Sui Dynasty and adjusted his ruling policy, that is, the Zhenguan New Deal. Restore and develop production and reduce farmers' tax labor; Trainable (Wei Zhi); Improve the imperial examination system; Pay attention to strengthening relations with neighboring ethnic minorities. The rule of Emperor Taizong contributed to political clarity, economic development, social stability, national harmony and national strength enhancement.
The rule of Zhenguan refers to the peaceful and prosperous times in the early Tang Dynasty. Open the way, modestly coachable, reuse Wei Zhi, etc. Policies such as agriculture-oriented, tax reduction, rest and recuperation, strict economy and improvement of the imperial examination system were adopted to make the society peaceful. At that time, the title of the country was Zhenguan (627-649), which was called the rule of Zhenguan in history. This was the first prosperous time in the Tang Dynasty, which laid the foundation for the later prosperous times in Kaiyuan.
Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, was in power for 23 years, with economic development, social stability, clear politics, rich people and unprecedented prosperity. Because his title is Zhenguan, people call this period of his rule "Zhenguan rule". The rule of Zhenguan is the most dazzling period in the history of China.
From the magnificent peasant war, Emperor Taizong realized the greatness of the people's power and the reasons for the demise of the Sui Dynasty, and attached great importance to the lives of ordinary people. He emphasized people-oriented, and often said: "People, water is also; Jun, Zhou Ye. Water can carry a boat or overturn it. " At the beginning of Emperor Taizong's accession to the throne, he ordered the people to recuperate. Emperor Taizong cherished the people's strength and never collected corvees easily. He suffers from Qi disease and is not suitable to live in a damp old palace, but he has lived in the old palace of the Sui Dynasty for a long time. He also ordered the merger of counties and counties and abolished them. "
At the beginning of Zhenguan, under the leadership of Emperor Taizong, the whole country was unified and the economy improved rapidly. By 1989, cattle and horses were everywhere, and the people were well-fed and kept indoors at night, which was a prosperous and peaceful scene.
Emperor Taizong has been in office for more than 20 years, and there are no fewer than 30 officials who remonstrate. Among them, Wei Zhi, the minister, made more than 200 remonstrances, with hundreds of thousands of words, all to the point, which was very helpful to improve state affairs.
Emperor Taizong attached great importance to the selection of talents and strictly followed the principle of having both ability and political integrity. Emperor Taizong believed that only by selecting a large number of people with real talents and learning can we rule the world. Therefore, he was thirsty for talents, and issued five imperial edicts for seeking talents, and increased the subjects of imperial examinations, expanding the scope and number of candidates, so as to expose more talents. Because Emperor Taizong attached great importance to talents, a large number of outstanding talents emerged in Zhenguan period, which can be described as "talented people come forth in large numbers, both civil and military". It is these pillars that have made great contributions to the formation of "Zhenguan rule" with their intelligence and wisdom.
Emperor Taizong attached great importance to the rule of law. He once said, "the national law is not the law of the emperor alone, but the law that everyone in the world must abide by, so everything must obey the law." As a monarch above ten thousand people, Emperor Taizong deserves to be an enlightened emperor. After the promulgation of the law, Emperor Taizong set an example and took the lead in obeying the law, thus maintaining the unity and stability of the law. During the Zhenguan period, I really realized that the prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the people. When enforcing the law, he was selfless, but when sentencing, Emperor Taizong thought twice and was cautious. He said, "People can't be resurrected after death, and law enforcement must be combined with leniency and severity." Thanks to the painstaking efforts of Emperor Taizong, the legal system was in good condition during the Zhenguan period, and fewer people broke the law.
People-oriented thinking, open the way and open the mind that is easy to be trained; Reuse talents and appoint people on their merits is the criterion; Impatience, selflessness and handling affairs according to law constitute the basic characteristics of Zhenguan rule, which became the best example of feudal rule, making the Tang Dynasty at that time in the forefront of the world compared with western countries in politics, economy and culture.
The prosperity of Zhenguan Dynasty is unmatched by any dynasty in China. Throughout several powerful dynasties in China's history, the symbol of prosperity is nothing more than Zhenguan Dynasty, which has made outstanding achievements in deep civilization (mainly referring to system and cultural inheritance). It is precisely because of the foundation of Zhenguan rule that Wu Zetian can realize "political enlightenment". This laid the foundation for the prosperity of Kaiyuan. There is a poem by Du Fu, a great poet, in the flourishing age of Kaiyuan. "Looking back at the heyday of Kaiyuan, there were thousands of households in a small town, with abundant rice and millet everywhere, and abundant public and private granaries ..." As evidence, in line with the high development of productive forces, the international prestige of the Tang Dynasty reached its peak, and the foreign war won continuous victories, maintaining a continuous offensive situation for more than 100 years, and its territory was extremely expanded. The vast territories of North Korea, Mobei and the Western Regions have been successively incorporated into the Chinese territory, and the territory of the Western Regions reaches the Shiguo (Tashkent in Central Asia) on the east bank of the Aral Sea. In addition to the fruitful achievements known by these people, the civilization of Zhenguan Dynasty was second to none in the world at that time. The following civilization achievements made the Han nationality the best nation in the known world at that time.
During the Zhenguan period, farmers occupied a certain amount of land and the tax burden was reduced. With a stable production and living environment, a large number of wasteland has been reclaimed and social and economic prosperity has emerged. At that time, politics was relatively clear, economy developed rapidly, and national strength gradually increased.