From London to the Kingdom of Belgium, there is only a small English Channel in the middle, not far away, only half a day.

The cute president looked at the sea outside the ship. In early summer weather, a few seabirds flew by. In this era when there was no pollution, the air and scenery were all very good.

Looking back at the coastline of Britain, Emperor Hua felt quite emotional. He did not expect that as the world's number one power, Britain, and the second second France, these two powers would be so inferior and had no major power at all.

Princess Katrina Kafu, Gege, Li Tae-hee, Zhao Qingluo and others, as well as a group of beautiful secretaries from the President's Secretariat were sorting out confidential documents. Emperor Hua is the center of China and is the center wherever it is, which creates a big obstacle to preserving documents outside, because there are too many telegrams every day, and many instructions made by Emperor Hua in other places must be recorded.

When Emperor Hua went out, he almost doubled the workload of the President's Secretariat.

Xuan Yuewu and a group of accompanying engineers were also nervously sorting out documents, mostly notes taken after visiting the industries of various powerful countries, as well as various books obtained from various channels. Because the number was too large, even several accompanying diplomatic secretaries of Emperor Hua also needed to help.

Everyone was very busy, but Emperor Hua himself was quite leisurely. The most important thing Emperor Hua had to do was to calm down and keep a relaxed and relaxed attitude to helm the entire country. Although Emperor Hua found it increasingly difficult to do it, because many measures were launched, and it would not be effective if it was done at one go.

Catherine sat diagonally opposite Emperor Hua. Zeng Siping and Sophia were reading a book alone, and Catherine was also reading it.

Emperor Hua looked at Catherine for a while, and Catherine suddenly raised her face and looked at Emperor Hua, making Emperor Hua too late to pretend to look away, so she could only smile.

Catherine's heart was moved. It was just Yu Guang who felt that His Majesty was looking at him, but she didn't expect that His Majesty was really looking at him.

Emperor Hua glanced at Timothy Li who was sorting out documents with several diplomatic secretaries. Catherine naturally sat next to the emperor.

This made Emperor Hua a little nervous. He was just blushing slightly, but now he seemed to feel his face getting hot, but he asked casually: "What book are you reading?"

"When I read the historical materials re-compiled after the founding of China, my book is the history of the Ming Dynasty. Among all dynasties, I like the Ming Dynasty the most." Catherine smiled sweetly. In fact, she knew that Emperor Hua liked Ming History the most, so she was particularly interested in Ming History.

Sure enough, Emperor Hua became interested and took the book in Catherine's hand to read. Catherine was seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's chapter.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, under the instructions of the Emperor, the history of each dynasty was revised. There was only one requirement, to be true, to try to use hard information to support it, and to require the compiler not to have emotional colors, and the construction was finally completed within two years.

However, Emperor Hua asked to use hard materials as much as possible, and almost all the historical materials that were watered were removed, which caused the history books re-compiled by China, which were very concise, mostly narratives, and few comments, which were relatively obscure, but added a lot of space that people could automatically repair.

"Are you watching Zhu Yuanzhang's anti-corruption paragraph?" Emperor Hua returned the book to Catherine.

"Yes, I'm wondering what kind of person Zhu Yuanzhang was? Why did he commit to anti-corruption and punish severely, but it seems that he did not leave much influence after his death." Catherine said softly, as if she was whispering to Emperor Hua.

The cute president felt comfortable and said softly: "Zhu Yuanzhang is a great man, and he can even be regarded as the top three important great men in Chinese history!"

In fact, Catherine's question was also what he liked to visit Emperor Hua. Emperor Hua once said in private that the emperor who should be ranked among the top three should be Qin Shihuang who first completed the unification, and then Liu Bang, the Emperor of Han who truly consolidated the Chinese nation. The latter one, who is generally interested in history, would say that his father had a good reputation and his mother was right, but he couldn't explain it clearly. For Emperor Hua, he thought it was Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Do you think so?" Hua Huang asked happily, "But in today's society, his evaluation is not high, and many emperors in history are above him."

Katherine said, "I know a few, too."

"Let me tell me." Emperor Hua felt much better, and found that besides eating Catherine's tofu, chatting with Catherine was also a pleasant thing.

Catherine thought about it and listed several emperors in Chinese history whom she heard praises.

Some people think that Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, known as the benevolent monarch for all ages, was the second period of more openness and tolerance in Chinese history since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The root of this is the great tolerance of Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. After Emperor Renzong Zhao Zhen ascended the throne, he promoted this tradition to the greatest extent. The laws of the Song Dynasty stipulated that ministers could not be whipped in court. No insult to the ministers. The ministers were not allowed to kill except for rebellion and rebellion. The system of censorship was also specially established. From then on, the Song Dynasty became the second period of academic freedom in Chinese history since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The Song Dynasty emperors had different opinions on their subordinates, either appointed them, demoted them, or dismissed them, and never killed them or persecuted them. The Song Dynasty did not promote literary inquisitions and was more tolerant of scholars. Therefore, many outstanding poets and lyricists were created, and they wrote poems of resentment and arrogance that were passed down through the ages, and the prosperity of Song Dynasty.

Zhao Zhen was born in an imperial family. He ascended the throne at the age of 12 and took power at the age of 23. During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, the country was stable and peaceful, the economy was prosperous, and science, technology and culture were greatly developed. Emperor Renzong of Song was generous, did not engage in luxury, was strict with himself, and was lenient with others. He was praised by historians and politicians of all generations.

Once, it was early autumn, and the official presented clams. Renzong asked where he got it. The minister replied that he had been transported from afar. He asked how much it cost. He said that there were 28 pieces in total, each of which was the main trunk. Renzong said: "I often warn you to save money. Now it will cost 28,000 yuan to eat a few clams, and I can't eat them."

One day, Renzong handled affairs until late at night, and was tired and hungry. He wanted to eat a bowl of mutton hot soup, but he endured the hunger and did not say it out. Later, the queen found out and advised him: "Your Majesty worked day and night, so he must take care of his health. If you want to eat mutton soup, just give the imperial chef any time. How can you endure hunger and cause His Majesty to suffer the loss of the dragon body?"

Renzong said to the queen: "If I ask for it casually in the palace for a while, it will be considered a routine outside. If I ate mutton soup last night, the imperial chef would slaughter it every night, and hundreds of them a year will be required to form a fixed rule. The number of slaughtered in the future is uncalculable. It was just because of my bowl of food that caused this bad example and harmed the creatures. I couldn't bear it, so I would rather endure hunger for a while."

A capable minister served as a wise ruler. Almost all famous officials in the Song Dynasty appeared during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song. During his tenure as the censor and censor, Bao Zheng repeatedly made excuses and spitted on Renzong's face in a hurry. However, while Renzong wiped his face with his sleeves, he also accepted his suggestions.

Zhao Zhen pursued peace in the world rather than unification. Once, the envoy reported that Goryeo had fewer and fewer tributes and asked to send troops. Renzong said: This is just the king's sin. Now that the king sends troops, the king may not be killed, but will kill countless people. So he ignored it in the end.

Song Renzong advocated tolerance, lenientness, and even tolerated remarks of "great rebellion". A scholar in Sichuan failed many times, so he wrote a poem to incite rebellion. The prefect of Chengdu tied him to the capital and handed him over to the emperor to severely punish him. However, Renzong said: "This is an old scholar who is conscious of his talent and is eager to become an official. He writes a poem to vent his anger. How can he be punished? Why would he give him a chance and see his performance?" So he gave him an official.

The influence of Song Renzong's personal charm had crossed national borders when he was reigned. After 42 years of Song Renzong's reign, all the troops garrisoned by the enemy countries on the border of the Song Dynasty were gradually removed. Before his death, Renzong left a will: funerals must be kept simple. After the news of his death, the whole country was filled with grief, and even beggars burned paper money and cried. The smoke of burning paper money filled the entire capital, and the sun was gone, and people in remote areas also wore mourning hats. The obituary was sent to the surrounding enemy countries, and the people of the enemy countries spontaneously cried along the streets. Even the Emperor of Liao held the hand of the envoy and cried loudly: We have not met in war for 42 years.

The benevolence and spirit of Emperor Renzong of Song, Zhao Zhen, was a wise lord of a generation. Although the unification was not achieved, the people lived in the Song Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, which was much happier than being born in China or even in any other period in the ancient world. The qualities of Emperor Renzong of Song were strict with himself and lenient to others set an example for emperors of later generations and became an example for the wise monarchs of later generations. The governing model of Song Renzong of Song is still the focus of learning and research by economists and historians at home and abroad. Benevolent politics has always been the highest ideal of traditional politics. Emperor Renzong of Song pushed the country's cultural art to the peak of ancient society, creating prosperity for ancient China for a lifetime, and was hailed as the first benevolent monarch for the ages.

Some people also think it is the peerless queen Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian was born into a family of officials and was naturally beautiful and intelligent. At that time, Emperor Gaozong of Tang was often sick, so Wu Zetian used strategies to abolish the empress at that time, proclaimed himself as the queen, and began to participate in the government affairs. After Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Wu Zetian abolished the two emperors of Zhongzong Ruizong, changed the country's name to Zhou, and proclaimed himself as emperor, becoming the only female empress in Chinese history.

After Wu Zetian became emperor, he held the imperial examinations, hired people in an extraordinary way, rewarded agriculture and sericulture, developed the economy, knew people well, and accepted advice, and took charge of the government for nearly half a century. He had social stability and economic development. He inherited the Zhenguan rule and opened the prosperous era in the lower grade, laying a solid foundation for the arrival of the greatest prosperous era in ancient Chinese history.

The first contribution was to attack the conservative aristocrats. After Wu Zetian was established as the queen, they drove Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others who opposed her as the queen out of the court one by one and demoted them to remote areas. This was a killing of the chicken to warn the monkeys, but these Guanlong nobles and their dependents had become a conservative force with vested interests at that time. The drive out of the political stage marked the end of the Guanlong nobles' rule for more than a century since the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and also created a good condition for social progress and economic development.

The second is to promote economic development. Although the policy of "stimulating agriculture and serenity" was proposed as early as the Zhenguan period, it was not implemented well due to various reasons. Therefore, Wu Zetian suggested "stimulating agriculture and serenity, and reducing taxes and service" in the twelve suggestions. After she took power, she compiled the "Significant Profession of the People" and issued it to prefectures and counties as a reference for prefectures and county officials to persuade farmers. She also paid attention to local officials and strengthened supervision of landlords and officials. She also adopted a relatively tolerant policy for land annexation and fleeing farmers. Therefore, during the reign of Wu Zetian, the society was quite stable, and agriculture, handicrafts and commerce had great developments, and the population also increased from 3.8 million households in the early years of Emperor Gaozong of Tang to 6.15 million households, an average annual increase of 10%. This was a very high growth rate in the Middle Ages and an objective data reflecting the economic development of the Tang Dynasty during the Wu Zetian period.

The third contribution was to stabilize the situation in the border. After Wu Zetian came to power, the border was not peaceful. The Western Turks captured the four towns of Anxi, and Tubo continued to attack the Tang Dynasty in the Qinghai area. The Eastern Turks, who had once surrendered to the north, and the Khitan in the northeast, fought to the central part of Hebei. On the one hand, Wu Zetian organized a counterattack, restored the four towns of Anxi, repelled the attacks of Turks and Khitans, and at the same time established military towns in the border areas, stationed troops permanently, and promoted the practice of military farming in Qinghai in the late years of Emperor Gaozong to the present areas of Zhangye, Wuwei, Inner Mongolia Wuyuan and Jimusar, Xinjiang. With a moderate ethnic policy, he accepted the development of multicultural culture. Wu Zetian specially wrote a letter to commend Lou Shide, who made great contributions to the military farming work. Due to the military farming, the food of the military soldiers in the northern towns was "salty for several years."

The fourth contribution is to promote the development of culture.

When talking about the imperial examination system, Chen Jiji, a native of the Tang Dynasty, said: "The Empress Dowager is very involved in literature and history, and is fond of the art of carving and insects." "The Empress Dowager ruled the world for more than 20 years. At that time, all the officials and ministers were proficient in their articles. After years of follow-up, it became a trend."

Chen Jiji's words contained rich content. First, Wu Zetian attached great importance to the imperial examination and opened up the subject. Once, when she was a trial student in the imperial examination, she personally visited the examination room and presided over the examination. Second, at that time, the Jinshi examination and the examination were mainly exam questions, that is, essays. The quality of the article was the main criteria for admission. Third, Wu Zetian did not care about the family, and did not ask whether you were the descendants of senior officials, but whether you had political talents. Therefore, he paid special attention to selecting senior officials from those who came from the imperial examination.

More and more senior officials have become senior officials from the imperial examination, which greatly stimulates the enthusiasm of poets to participate in the imperial examination, and also stimulates the enthusiasm of ordinary people to study and study. This is what Chen Jiji said, "Subiquity has become a trend."

During the Kaiyuan and Tianbao periods, the social atmosphere of "fathers teach their sons, brothers teach their brothers" and "five-foot boys are ashamed to not speak in writing" began in the Wu Zetian period. It was the popularization of culture that promoted the comprehensive development of culture. The famous poet and writer Cui Rong and Li Qiao both emerged during this period, and sculptures and paintings also reached an unprecedented level. It was known in history that the period of Wu Zetian was in power as the "Zhenguan legacy".

A large number of people also believe that it was Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Sheng Zuren, and especially the Emperor Hua is now in 1879. The rule of the Qing Dynasty had just been overthrown, and there were still a large number of old and young people. The old and young people did not simply refer to Manchu people, but to people who were attached to the thoughts of the Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi did know where to praise him. He succeeded to the throne at the age of 8 and ruled in power at the age of 14. He reigned for 61 years and was the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history. Kangxi was eager to study since childhood and had a strong will. He was still a child when he put on a dragon robe, and what his ancestors gave him was not to unify the country. Anti-Qing forces and separatist activities came from all directions. The young emperor took power at the age of 14 and got rid of the regent ministers who were pressing on his head at the age of 16, and since then he monopolized the power. At the age of 20, he fought against the Three Feudal Rebellion headed by Wu Sangui. After years of fighting, he pacified the Three Feudal Rebellion, unified Mongolia, recovered Taiwan, and resisted Tsarist Russia in the north, maintaining unification.

Even Emperor Hua believed that Kangxi was an excellent politician and military strategist. He was clear-headed, both civil and military, and was knowledgeable about himself and diligent and cautious in the government. He was able to handle the relationship between nations well, promoted the social and economic development in the early Qing Dynasty, and laid the foundation for the territory of China's multi-ethnic unified country.

During the reign of Kangxi, the Three Feudal forces such as Wu Sangui were removed (1673), unified Taiwan (1684), suppressed the rebellion of Junggar Khan Galdan (1688-1697), and resisted the invasion of Tsarist Russia in the northeast of our country at that time, signed the Treaty of Nibchu, and demarcated the northeastern border of China. He built a summer resort in Chengde as a base for interactions with the northern nomadic peoples. From a social and economic perspective, Kangxi adopted a series of benefits for the national economy and people's livelihood. Policy: Actively encourage land reclamation, abolish land enclosure orders, implement land reorganization, and renovate water conservancy projects of the Yellow River, Huaihe River and Canal. Especially in the 51st year of the Kangxi reign (1712), it was decided to "never increase taxes" and cancel the captive tax for the new population, and eventually evolved into the "spreading of minus acres" system. It also paid a large tax on taxes. It ultimately promoted the development of the agricultural economy, which was manifested in the rapid expansion of arable land area, the increase in grain output, and the extensive planting of cash crops, laying the foundation for the so-called "Kanggan Prosperity".

Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng was the fourth emperor of the Han Dynasty and reigned for 23 years.

Emperor Wen of Han was frugal and simplistic, strict with himself, and rarely added personal belongings. Once he wanted to build a terrace, but he calculated that it would cost 100 kilograms of gold, which was equivalent to the property of 100 households in medium-sized families, so he gave up. He opposed the grand funeral, and all the burial items of his tomb were made of pottery, and precious metals such as gold and silver were not allowed. He also advocated sending the palace maids of his wife home after death and letting them remarry.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of Han, he was light taxes and even exempted from land taxes in the country for 12 years. He also personally cultivated himself, set an example for the world, and promoted the rapid recovery and development of productivity. He strengthened centralization internally, consolidated the state power, properly handled the relationship with Nanyue and the Huns externally, implemented a pacification policy for King Zhao Tuo of Nanyue, and strengthened the border defense while implementing a friendly policy for the Huns. The Huns invaded the Han territory three times, and Emperor Wen of Han promptly sent troops to fight back and repel powerful enemies. Emperor Wen of Han abolished Yan Xingke Law, took the lead in implementing legal judgments, and knew people well, accepted advice humbly, promoted and used talents, creating the first rule of the world in Chinese history - the rule of Wenjing, which gradually moved from the initial decision of the country to prosperity, laying a solid foundation for Emperor Wu of Han to sweep away all directions.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of Han, it was a transitional period when the Han Dynasty first set its state to prosperity. He continued to implement the policy of resting with the people and reducing taxes and taxes. He reduced the land rent twice to 30 taxes and one, and even exempted the national land tax for 12 years, greatly reducing the burden on farmers. He also cultivated himself and set an example in the world, which played a positive role in promoting the rapid recovery and development of agricultural production at that time.

In order to strengthen centralization, he gradually weakened the power of the princes. At that time, the princes and kings held political and economic power in the country, which posed a serious threat to the unification of the country and the consolidation of the central government. Emperor Wen of Han successively crushed the rebellion of Liu Xingju and Liu Chang, and accepted the suggestions of Jia Yi to divide the princes, maintaining the unity of the country. He also properly handled the relationship between the Han Dynasty and the Nanyue and the Xiongnu, implemented a pacification policy for King Zhao Tuo of Nanyue, and continued to implement a fraternity policy for the Xiongnu. At the same time, he strengthened the border defense. The Xiongnu had invaded the Han territory three times, and he sent troops to fight back in time and drove them out of the frontier.

On the basis of Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Wen of Han further abolished some serious laws such as corporal punishment and slandering and evil words. He implemented the policy of suspending prison sentences, statutes and bans, and took the lead in implementing legal judgments. As a feudal monarch, this is commendable. He knew people and was good at placing advice, humbly accepted advice, promoted and reused talents such as Jia Yi, Huangcuo, Zhang Shizhi, Zhou Yafu, etc., creating a prosperous situation in the prosperous era of Wenjing.
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