In ancient China, dynasty replacement was the basic law of the development of ancient society. Among them, kings who subjugated their country almost never had a good ending, but the last Puyi emperor was an exception, and he lived a peaceful life. As we all know, the main reason why a dynasty is destroyed is because of its insufficient military strength. In the end, the country is destroyed, the family is destroyed, and the people are displaced. For example, the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty, the second emperor was captured to the north, and finally died tragically, the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty , Song Dynasty completely disappeared in the long river of history. But in ancient China, there was a dynasty, which can be said to be the most prosperous and powerful dynasty in Chinese history without exaggeration. However, it eventually perished because of its strength. Everyone must have guessed this dynasty. This is the Sui Dynasty that we all know well. .
Frankly speaking, the Sui Dynasty was the most powerful dynasty in ancient China. Even the Tang Dynasty the heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty was actually not as good as the Sui Dynasty. Of course, there will be many friends who do not agree with this view. For example, the territory of the Yuan Dynasty was so vast that no dynasty could match it, and and the Song Dynasty had a developed commercial economy. The people's per capita GDP was ranked first in the world, and they were the happiest people in life. Dynasty, but don’t forget that a strong dynasty must be both rich and powerful, both of which are indispensable. The Yuan Dynasty was a typical example of being strong but not rich. The nomadic people advocated force, but they were deficient in economic governance. Although the Song Dynasty had a developed economy, it suffered from consecutive defeats in foreign wars, ceded territories and paid countless indemnities, and was completely incompetent militarily. It was a poor and weak dynasty.
The Sui Dynasty died due to the second generation, and " Sui Shu " was written by people from the Tang Dynasty. In order to prove the legitimacy of its inheritance, smearing was naturally indispensable, so this created a situation where the Sui Dynasty was not very strong for all of us. Impression, but what is the Sui Dynasty in history like? According to historical records, when Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian succeeded to the throne, he was revered as the "Sage Khan" by surrounding ethnic minorities such as the Turks. However, the Turks began to attack the Tang Dynasty repeatedly. It is conceivable that Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty should have higher prestige in the hearts of surrounding countries and nations than Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty implemented a policy of rest and recuperation and attached great importance to agricultural production, which made the Sui Dynasty great.
According to historical records, when Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty first succeeded to the throne, there were only more than 4 million households in the country. However, after Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty succeeded to the throne, the number of households in the country almost doubled, reaching an astonishing 8.9 million households. The population has also reached its historical peak, with a total of about 50 million people. In the heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, the population in the country was only 7.6 million households, or more than 41 million people. In other words, the entire Tang Dynasty could not surpass the Sui Dynasty in terms of population. In ancient China, I don’t need to say more about the importance of population.
In addition, due to the emphasis on agricultural production in the Sui Dynasty, grain production increased significantly. According to statistics, the Sui Dynasty vigorously built granaries across the country, such as Changping Granary, Xingluo Granary , etc. This also brought great benefits to the successor Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, more than 20 years after the fall of the Sui Dynasty, officials at that time submitted a memorial to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, which clearly stated that the grain in the Sui Dynasty's granaries had not yet When used up, it will be enough to feed the world for nearly ten years. After Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, it was precisely because of such strong national strength that he was able to conquer Goguryeo three times. What everyone needs to know is that the Sui Dynasty dispatched more than 1 million troops, all of which were soldiers and no common people. , Such military strength has almost never appeared in ancient times. Even at the peak of the Tang Dynasty, the number of troops was only more than 600,000. However, it is precisely because of this that after the failure of the war, the Sui Dynasty's vitality was severely damaged and the people were in dire straits. In the end, the Sui Dynasty The second generation died.
The author believes that the Sui Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty are the same. They are both a unified dynasty. In the end, they both died in the second generation. Moreover, they were both particularly powerful dynasties. They also committed many "crimes in the contemporary era." It is a good thing that will benefit the future, and its successors Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty received great benefits from this, and they were able to enjoy the country for hundreds of years and become a long-lived dynasty.But what I have to say here is that because the country was too powerful, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did not hesitate to use the power of the people, resorted to militarism, and became arrogant. In the end, he actually mobilized millions of troops to fight the war. It was precisely because of such troubles and disturbing the people that the Sui Dynasty finally Will it perish so quickly, otherwise the Sui Dynasty will be another long-lived dynasty in Chinese history.
