For example, Huns in the North paid tribute to the Han Dynasty emperors every year, which were highly valued in the Chinese war. The Dynasty gave the Chinese their name: today, 90 percent of the population is listed as "Han" in official statistics. A more benevolent and gentler Dynasty, Han Dynasty, was founded on the basis of Qin, but softened something. "It has removed the rules and regulations of Qin Dynasty, retreated to round, removed the modification and realized simplicity," wrote Simaqian, a famous historian, in describing the first emperor of Han Dynasty
The king has a bigger back - for about 400 years. This is largely due to the order and stability created by effective governments based on elite rule (enabling them to centralize their own large areas of territory). The official civil service examination was introduced on the basis of Confucian classics. Han Dynasty was an economic expansion period, agriculture and irrigation were improved, advanced iron created powerful tools and weapons. Unlike Rome, which was heavily dependent on slavery, the Han Dynasty economy was founded on the labor of free farmers, and free farmers were forced to give up their surplus income as tax.
Silk trade is crucial to the economy. The clothes found in the tomb of silk, brocade, brocade and gauze show that the Han Dynasty weaving was made of exquisite weaving. The silk road was opened up in the Han Dynasty. The Han people trade with Rome through the Middle East Asian people. See the Silk Road
The Han government has two industries, the largest salt and silk industry in China, which are all benefited from the new technological progress. Because silk is made of cocoon fiber, silk production is a time-consuming and laborious work. A machine with foot as power was developed, which wrapped silk fiber on a large scroll, which made silk production speed faster and higher efficiency. This is particularly important because silk is of great value in trade. Through the Silk Road, the West was introduced into silk. Caesar put on a silk Cape in the theatre, and a fashion boom was set off among the Roman aristocrats. At some point in Rome, a pound of silk could sell to 600 grams of gold. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, is also a great silk collector. Two other major exports in China are tea and porcelain (China invented porcelain in the Han Dynasty). Popular imports include animals (especially camels, horses and birds) and food and spices (such as pomegranate, garlic, walnuts and pepper). Buddhism appeared in India during the Warring States period and first appeared in China through the silk road. It spread from China to Southeast Asia, Tibet, South Korea and Japan.
The amazing development of Han Dynasty began with the change of strategy of the seventh Emperor Wu Emperor of Han Dynasty. He replaced the stable foreign policy that had previously established treaties or Tributary Relations with neighbouring countries. A new body was established to put border areas under the control of the Empire to control all the powers over the emperor. The later emperors continued to expand. By the 1980s, it can be said that at this time, the Western Han Dynasty lost the right to rule and lost the destiny. Confucian scholars cried, and the gentry gained the benefits of economic growth by oppressing the weak. During the reign of Lu Zi, a Confucian student named Wang Mang took power in the court and deposed the emperor. Many Confucian scholars regarded Wang Mang as their moral salvation, and the Western Han Dynasty was destroyed.
Wang Mang wanted to transform China into a social structure based on Confucianism, and defended his coup with Mencius' prediction. However, Wang Mang could not carry out reform with the middle class; The powerful gentry masses formed in the Western Han Dynasty. Although Wang Mang controls China through capital, the state and province are divided into different provinces, and some of them are managed by the Confucianists who follow Wang Mang. However, both the Legalists and gentry have their own laws and regulations. The government has issued a decree requiring people to store food instead of putting it on the market. But people ignore this and don't store food. When a terrible flood destroyed many rice plantations and farms, people had no food and had to eat people.
The basic goodness and goodness of all mankind that Confucianists believe have disappeared. In 23 ad, the rebels attacked and destroyed Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty. Because the emperor was addicted to wine, the officials and ministers were abandoned and the officials were fighting for fame and gain, which led to the national national vitality and was unable to defend against the subsequent attacks. In economy, by the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the government's tax revenue declined sharply, limiting their ability to fund courts and support the army against external threats.
In fact, one of the most important factors of the fall of Han Dynasty may be the Sino Hun war between 133 BC and 89 A.D. for more than two centuries, Han and Huns have been fighting in the western part of China, which is the key area for the Silk Road trade commodities to enter the Han City. In 89 A.D., the Han Dynasty smashed the Huns, but the victory paid such a high price, which eventually led to the deadly unrest of the Han government. The Qiang people oppressed by Huns not only strengthened the power of the Han Empire, but liberated them
