has browsed on the Internet, and many Wang Mang's articles are "traverser". There are even many authors who have a face to say: What Wang Mang did is not like what people generally thought in the late Western Han Dynasty. In other words, Wang Mang should have opened the "Gold Finger", traveling from modern times to the late Western Han Dynasty thousands of years ago. But the author believes that Wang Mang is essentially just an ordinary person. Putting aside those superstitions about ghosts and gods, there is no such thing as a "traverser" in history. In addition, the author has read a lot of relevant orthodox papers, and has not found any historian who said that Wang Mang is a "traverser".
first summarize for everyone, the Internet about Wang Mang is the two important evidence of the traveler. First of all, Wang Mang invented a lot of weird things, such as the ruler made by Wang Mang, which is very similar to the vernier calipers used in the industry today. Judging from the unearthed cultural relics, the author believes that today's vernier calipers are quite similar to the measuring tools invented by Wang Mang. The second point is the New Deal implemented by Wang Mang. Many friends felt that Wang Mang quickly restructured after he became emperor. He stipulated that the fields should be privately owned, and the mountains and rivers should be owned by the state, abolishing the slavery system that continued from ancient times. All people in the new dynasty, regardless of their status, must exchange their labor for remuneration. This series is also called the "Wang Mang New Deal".
However, are the regulations enacted by Wang Mang very similar to some systems today? Therefore, many people think that Wang Mang is a traveler, because in the Western Han Dynasty thousands of years ago, it was impossible for students to have such an enlightened mind. Many people still believe that Wang Mang and Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty are both "sons of planes." Liu Xiu is even more serious, and can summon meteorites to attack the enemy. Wang Mang failed because he met Liu Xiu who was more evil than him. However, I feel that, in fact, everything Wang Mang did has a trace to follow. It is not that Wang Mang is a thoroughgoer.
First of all, Wang Mang's various system reforms may be based on the thoughts of Confucianism and Legalism in the pre-Qin period. To put it more bluntly, Wang Mang adopted the various theories of Legalism and Confucianism to formulate the New Deal. "Wang Mang New Deal" is actually retro rather than advanced. The Han Confucian classics are divided into "Jinwen Jingxue" and "Guwen Jingxue". Wang Mang looked for some new methods of social governance from the study of ancient Chinese classics. At the same time, he also incorporated the legalist concept of ruling the country advocated by Han Feizi. In the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang's thoughts were not too advanced. Let's talk about it again, why are some of the gadgets that Wang Mang developed so similar to some of today's measurement unit tools?
This is also the "survivor paradox", after all, there were so many capable people and strangers in the feudal dynasties recorded in history. Vernier calipers are not too complicated machinery. Wang Mang or other ancients who are proficient in process design also have a high probability of creating tools similar to vernier calipers. It seems unlikely that Wang Mang can make something similar to a vernier caliper to say that he is a traverser. From the orthodox "Han Shu", we clearly know that Wang Mang is a person who is good at hiding his true face. Even Wang Mang could force his own son to commit suicide in order to seize power. When he was not in power, he was cautious and would not offend any party. However, when the power of the Wang family surnamed Liu declined, Wang Mang showed sharp fangs, excluded dissidents, formed a party for private gains, and was even more unscrupulous in order to hold power.
Therefore, Wang Mang is a "two-sided and three-sword man". If he is a traverser, I still don't believe it. If Wang Mang is really a modern person and travels back to the Western Han Dynasty thousands of years ago, can he adapt to the educational environment at that time? The author does not believe that Wang Mang has traveled from modern to ancient times. History emphasizes rigor, and it requires more unearthed cultural relics, as well as detailed literature and materials, to make reasonable judgments. It is not through something that makes everyone feel strange, or some thoughts can conclude that this person is a traverser. Of course, it does not rule out that in real life, there are many strange events that cannot be concluded by science.
But Wang Mang's life has traces to follow, and everything he did can find the answer from orthodox historical data. If he is a traverser, the reason is definitely not enough. In contrast, Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, is unlikely to be a "son of the plane". During the war, meteorites fell from the sky and tornadoes suddenly blew up, which are also a small probability of severe weather events and cannot be generalized.
References: Hanshu
