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Chapter 1010 Emperor Wen of Sui's Mistakes

"Everyone knows about the imperial examination. You have said it many times, little immortal. It is an opportunity for scholars from poor families to become officials," said Emperor Wu of Han. Among the common people, there are naturally geniuses. There are many geniuses in this world, but not too many either. However, they need to be discovered. If they are not discovered, then we naturally won't know about them.

Many geniuses eventually become ordinary people because of their identity issues, family reasons, or lack of conditions.

"At that time, Emperor Wen of Sui abolished the Nine-Rank System and created a system of selecting officials through subject-based examinations, breaking the monopoly of the aristocratic families and providing a path for advancement for scholars from humble backgrounds. This system directly influenced later generations for over 1,300 years.

Later, the imperial examination system was gradually improved, which provided a way for poor people to move up. "Before the imperial examination system, many people, especially poor people, did not have many opportunities to become officials.

You can join the army and fight in wars, but you have to have the ability. If you are unlucky, you will die on the battlefield.

The emergence of the imperial examination system provided a good way out for many people.

Just like now, many people say that even if you don’t study, you can still find a job after graduation. She agrees with this, but after studying and having a higher education, it will be easier to find a job, at least it will be easier than those with lower education, right?

"In terms of economic and social governance, Emperor Wen of Sui implemented the equal-field system and household registration reform.

Clear out hidden and missed household registrations, redistribute land, reduce taxes, and promote agricultural recovery.

Second, official granaries and charity granaries were set up to establish a grain storage system covering the whole country. For example, the Taicang in Chang'an and the Hanjia Granary in Luoyang were able to store enough grain to last the whole country for decades, laying the material foundation for the "Kaihuang Reign."

Third, unify currency and weights and measures, end the economic division during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and promote commercial circulation.

The unification of currency and weights and measures is extremely important. After all, before you, Emperor Wen of Sui, the country had been divided for nearly four hundred years and was already in chaos, with many different ethnic groups.

If these are not unified, what kind of unification is that?

What should we do when buying things, and pay for our own things?

The money used is different, so it must be changed.

The three nodded, and so did the ancestors in front of the sky curtain. Moreover, more than four hundred years was indeed a very long time, as it took so long to unify again.

As a result, many people are proficient in Chinese. Fortunately, China does not care about bloodline or anything like that. Who would care about bloodline?

Only animals care about their bloodline. If the Chinese cared about this, then if we count back to the past, which surname doesn’t have many famous people?

"Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, in terms of law and border stability, formulated the Kaihuang Code: simplifying the harsh laws of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, abolishing 81 death penalty articles and 154 exile articles, and establishing the 'Ten Evils' criminal offense system, which became a model for the Tang Dynasty Code.

Second, he divided the Turks into two parts, the eastern and western parts, through the strategy of sowing discord, forcing the eastern Turks to submit, gaining the title of "Saint Khan", and alleviating the threat from the northern border.

I have finished talking about your achievements, Emperor Wen of Sui. In fact, many of the systems you established were adopted by the Tang Dynasty. What are your thoughts on this?"

Li Wu looked at Emperor Wen of Sui and asked, "How should I put it? That was a fight between relatives, right?"

It counts, how can it not count, right?

Many times, family members fight for that position.

Emperor Wen of Sui's face suddenly turned dark. What else could he feel? He almost cursed.

Li Yuan was such a bastard. Even though he was so good to him, he actually rebelled.

He said he was not angry about the death of the Second Emperor of Sui, but how could he really not be angry?

He worked hard and established the Sui Dynasty with great care, but it ended up dying under the second emperor. How could he accept this? He almost died of anger.

Fortunately, fortunately, the appearance of the little immortal allowed him to know the direction of history in advance. Now the Sui Dynasty could not perish in the second generation.

It will exist longer and longer. If his previous sons are not capable enough, then he can train a new one. Thinking of little Shimin, Emperor Wen of Sui felt relieved.

An emperor who is more powerful than him, Li Yuan’s biological son, no, he is already his biological son now. As for the confusion and seniority, that’s nothing. So what?

"Little Immortal," Emperor Wen of Sui looked at Li Wu with a smile, "I have nothing to say. If they continue to use it, then it proves that it is useful. If it is useful, then naturally let them use it."

What else can I do? Are you not allowed to use it?

Can he still control other dynasties?

Even if he wanted to, he didn't have the ability.

"Haha, Emperor Wen of Sui, you are right. With the change of dynasties, which emperor did not continue the practices of the previous dynasty?" Li Wu laughed. It would be strange if he did not continue the practices.

None of the emperors in front of the sky wanted to speak.

I don’t feel embarrassed. What’s there to be embarrassed about? Everyone else does it. They do it too. What’s wrong with that?

"Then I will continue to talk about your faults, Emperor Wen of Sui. Your main faults are: first, harsh laws and high-handed rule.

In your later years, Emperor Wen of Sui implemented harsh laws, which led to the intensification of social contradictions.

You are combating corruption through tactics like "fishing expeditions," but overly harsh punishments could spark public resentment.

Second, suspicion of meritorious officials and instability of the ruling group.

Emperor Wen of Sui was suspicious of his meritorious officials. For example, important officials such as Yuwen Bi and Gao Jiong were demoted or killed, which led to the intensification of conflicts within the ruling group.

Third, the negative impact of excessive frugality. Emperor Wen of Sui required extreme simplicity in the harem and your children, but this excessive frugality may weaken the royal authority.

Actually, I think frugality is a good thing, but excessive frugality is not so good, especially because Crown Prince Yang Yong's extravagant lifestyle made Emperor Wen of Sui and Empress Dugu very unhappy.

But as parents, if we have the ability to give our children a better life, why not?"

In fact, Li Wu couldn’t understand why many parents had to let their children suffer. Aren’t they working hard just to give their children better?

Love often makes you feel indebted, always feeling that what you give is not enough or not good enough.

Emperor Wen of Sui began to think deeply. Was he really too frugal?

If he can do it himself, why can't his children do it?

Moreover, as the future emperor, how could he be too extravagant? What would happen if the national treasury was depleted?

A luxurious emperor is absolutely not allowed.

Now there are two little guys fighting in Emperor Wen of Sui's mind. One says that it doesn't matter if there is a little extravagance, and the other says that they are all practicing frugality, and as a royal family they should be even more frugal, otherwise how can they set an example for the world?

Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Taizu of Ming looked at Emperor Wen of Sui. Emperor Wen of Sui did a very good job, but later on, he became like a different person and especially liked torture.

"Emperor Wen of Sui, what this little immortal said is actually not wrong. Aren't we doing all this to give our descendants a better future?

We have suffered enough, and it is always right for the children to have better use of them."