What is the reason for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty?

The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's feudal society and made brilliant achievements in politics, economy and culture. The Tang dynasty also actively developed foreign relations, which made Chinese civilization spread all over the world and became a superpower in the world at that time. The reasons are as follows: First, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty mainly stems from the relaxed political environment. With a relaxed political atmosphere, intellectuals can make great achievements unscrupulously. Any country, a nation, a dynasty, even a group, an organization, as long as there is a relaxed political environment and a place for intellectuals, it means the rapid development of material civilization and the harmony of human environment! Second, the country is not determined by one religion. The Tang Dynasty was basically an era in which Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were in parallel. Although Confucianism played an important role in the country's basic politics, it did not use its position to suppress other ideas. Like Buddhism. No dynasty in China paid more attention to Buddhism than the Tang Dynasty. For example, before the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan vowed that when he became emperor, he would become a great Buddhist. Although Li Shimin has no obvious Buddhist tendency, he also attaches great importance to the role of Buddhism in politics. As usual, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty "welcomed the Buddha's bones" once every 20 years, until Tang Wuzong "destroyed the Buddha and respected the Tao", and * * * greeted it seven times. Taoism also had a considerable position in the Tang Dynasty. Laozi, the founder of Taoism, is surnamed Li. The Tang dynasty was also surnamed Li, and they once wanted to recognize Laozi as their ancestor. The status of Taoism in Tang Wuzong is even worse, but if it is confined to one religion, the country will fall into chaos. Confucianism was still very important in the politics of the Tang Dynasty, but it did not use its position to attack and suppress other ideas. There were imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty, but it was not just the Four Books and Five Classics. Third, an enlightened and wise emperor. For example, Li Shimin. "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it" embodies his political wisdom and mind. Besides, Li Shimin didn't have Wang Yi's thoughts. Fourth, a large group of talented ministers who dared to offend the emperor. Such as Fang, Dai Zhou, etc. 5. Politically, we should take history as a mirror, select talents and learn from others. Li Shimin learned the lesson from the demise of the Sui Dynasty and thought that "water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it". Therefore, he often warned officials to deal with the relationship between rulers and people. Emperor Taizong also attached great importance to talent selection and talent discovery. He stressed the need to have both ability and political integrity, not to avoid personal relationships and pay attention to morality. In addition, the further improvement and implementation of the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty also opened up a basic way for the extensive selection of talents. Emperor Taizong was able to give Bona advice with an open mind. Wei Zhi is particularly prominent among the lecturers. He once said to Emperor Taizong, "Listen to what people say clearly, but listen to what people say in dark." Kevin·Z and Emperor Taizong discussed this issue. Frankly speaking, although it aroused the anger of Emperor Taizong, they never gave in. In the early Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong was good at coachable, which avoided many disadvantages brought by the emperor's arbitrariness under the feudal monarchy. Six, the economic implementation of the "rest" policy, the implementation of light luxury and thin taxes, pay attention to the development of agricultural production. "The country is people-oriented, and the people take food as the sky." In order to reduce the burden on farmers, Li Shimin attaches great importance to agricultural production and actively implements a series of policies that emphasize agriculture and light taxes. Seven, the army implements the military service system of "soldiers in agriculture". In the early Tang Dynasty, the system of officers and men of the previous generation was followed. The government soldier system is based on the equal land system. Government soldiers go out to war, usually stay in the countryside, cultivate in spring, summer and autumn, practice martial arts in winter, and combine soldiers with farmers. It has a positive effect on "the rule of Zhenguan". During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, due to the serious border crisis and in order to conform to the current situation, the government soldiers were changed to recruit soldiers, raise horses and plow fields. With their strong national strength and strength, they gradually recovered their lost land and safeguarded the unity of the country and the peace of the frontier. Soon, the famous "Kaiyuan Shi Sheng" appeared. 8. In culture, we are determined to study history and advocate Confucianism. Li Shimin was well aware of the principle of "strengthening the country with military strength and rejuvenating the country with strength", attached importance to reforming the imperial examination system and developing school education, which created favorable conditions for the prosperity of Tang culture. During the Zhenguan period, respecting Confucius and Confucianism and promoting learning and teaching were one of the key periods for the development of Confucianism. The prosperity of poetry creation can not be separated from the advocacy of Xuanzong in Tang Dynasty. Tang Xuanzong loved Li Bai's poems, so he directly promoted Li Bai from an ordinary person to imperial academy. He also called Li Bai into the palace many times and gave him generous treatment in material life. Tang Xuanzong's behavior encouraged more people to devote themselves to poetry creation and pursue perfection, so that the art of poetry was fully developed. 9. In ethnic relations, more equal ethnic policies have been adopted, such as "integration of Chinese and foreigners", careful conquest, attention to border security, and blood relationship instead of war. Emperor Taizong handled ethnic contradictions and improved ethnic relations through a more enlightened ethnic policy. For those who have been conquered and voluntarily joined the minority tribes, we should be careful not to forcibly change their lifestyles and customs, and appoint their original leaders to hold official positions at all levels to manage the people in their own regions or tribes. At the same time, give them farm tools, cattle and other items to help them develop agricultural and animal husbandry production. In addition, Emperor Taizong also paid great attention to strengthening ties and unity with ethnic minorities by means of "affinity". The emperor's war and the successful use of his hands realized the unity and stability of the frontier and the close exchanges between ethnic groups. Through the exploration of the general plan of governing the country in prosperous times in the Tang Dynasty, we believe that in order to achieve political and economic prosperity and make the country rich and strong and the people safe, besides the strategies of the ancients, we should also learn from the following points: First, to govern the country, we must first establish a correct major policy. Judging the correctness of major policies mainly depends on whether it is in line with reality and whether it is conducive to the long-term stability of the country. Second, a ruler who is good at governing the country should respect practical books, conform to public opinion and act according to the rules. Third, the supreme ruler should grasp major issues and not intervene. Four, the ruler to get rid of the country's long-standing shortcomings, should take advantage of the situation and take constructive measures. Otherwise, it will cause a strong social tremor and the consequences will be unimaginable.