(1) Wendi and Jingdi attached importance to agricultural production. They reduced or exempted land rent and taxes many times, set the land rent at 30% tax, opened up mountains and rivers, encouraged farmers to engage in sideline business and enliven the commercial market.
(2) Reform the law, abolish the involvement of the Qin Dynasty, care about people's sufferings, and replace corporal punishment with flogging. There is also a story about Tissot saving his father. Tissot, the youngest daughter of Chunyu Post ordered by Han Taicang. Chunyuyi has no sons, only five daughters. Emperor Wen, Chunyu Kun was guilty, wanted to punish him, and ordered him to be sent to Chang 'an. At that time, corporal punishment had not been lifted. As soon as the spring rain left, she scolded her daughter and said, "I have no son." You are useless in an emergency. " Tissot followed his father to Chang 'an. She wrote a letter to the emperor, expressing her willingness to betray herself as a servant of an official to make up for her father's sins. Emperor Wen took pity on her, ordered the abolition of corporal punishment and pardoned Chunyu Kun. Jingdi continued to reduce the punishment, and officials at all levels were also lenient.
(3) Advocate frugality, oppose extravagance and waste, and reduce financial expenditure. During the reign of Emperor Wendi, there was no gain in court gardens and riding clothes. In order to save a hundred Jin of gold, Emperor Wen stopped building terraces. He said, "Hundred Jin of gold is the product of ten companies in China. I was always afraid of shame when I served in the palace. Why should I do it? " Emperor Jingdi's frugality will play a certain role in restraining the rising extravagance of landlords and businessmen, which is indeed a far cry from Qin Shihuang's large-scale construction of "Epang Palace, 800 Li".
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"The rule of culture and scenery" lightens punishment, alleviates contradictions and contributes to social stability. Reducing or not collecting land rent, "doing nothing" and developing agricultural production have greatly reduced food prices. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, a stone of grain was worth 5,000 yuan, while Wendi was reduced to a stone, which was only worth tens to tens of yuan. The development of social economy provided strong economic strength for the unification of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.