Yang Jian began to sit in the position of auxiliary minister from the suppression of the rebellion in 580, and accepted the Chan concession of the Beijing Emperor in 581, and completed the gorgeous reversal from courtier to emperor in less than two years, fully proving that "thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi", the future is endless. ”

"Although Yang Jian became the emperor at that time and also held a male army, Yang Jian was not in a hurry to unify the world, his first thing to do was to recuperate, select and appoint talents, and strengthen policies, so that the wait was 8 years."

"It wasn't until eight years later, in 589 AD, that the powerful Great Sui sent the famous general Han to capture the tiger and He Ruobi to command an army of 500,000 to break through the Yangtze River in the thousand-mile defense line, destroy the mediocre and chaotic Chen Dynasty, and complete the unification of the world."

"After centuries of turmoil divided into the country, the people finally have a chance to breathe."

"Emperor Wen of Sui also implemented a series of policies that were conducive to the people living and working in peace and contentment and engaging in production, so the early Sui Dynasty presented a prosperous scene."

"In the first year of the emperor's reign, the population was less than 4 million, and the population increased by 2 million in the pacification of the Chen State, and by the twentieth year of the emperor's reign, the country's population had reached 8.9 million."

"In just 20 years, such a huge increase in population cannot but be said to be the result of peace in the world."

"In an agrarian country like the Flower Country, an increase in population meant political stability and increased productivity, a phenomenon that successive emperors celebrated as their own merits."

"In fact, the turmoil and elevation of feudal society can indeed be reflected through the increase or decrease of the population."

"The reign of Emperor Wen of Sui is indeed good from the point of view of its mainstream, and in his hands, he laid down a system that many future generations followed."

"In a sense, although the Sui Dynasty was short, but like the Qin Dynasty, it created many foundations of historical significance, and if the Sui Dynasty is the starting point of medieval history, then the merits of Emperor Wen of Sui have the characteristics of the times."

"For example, Emperor Wen of Sui re-established the official system of the central government with reference to the old system of the Han and Wei dynasties, and the system of three provinces and six ministries distinguished the decision-making and implementation of major national policies."

"Zhongshu Province has the power to command, Menxia Province has the power to refute, and Shangshu Province has the power to execute."

"Shangshu Province has set up six departments: officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers, so that the central government can be further refined, each performing its own duties, complementing and supervising each other."

"Reform the military system of the government, implement the conscription system of all the people, promote the integration of soldiers and peasants, so that all men of appropriate age are included in the strict military organization, and a strong military force has been established."

"After Emperor Wen of Sui established the Sui Dynasty, on the one hand, he eliminated and killed the Northern Zhou royal group, killed the palace of the Yuwen family, and eliminated the aftermath of the Xianbei rebellion, and on the other hand, he killed the founding fathers and heroes, eliminated the resistance, and stabilized the centralization of power."

"The reform of the official system of Emperor Wen of Sui was another change in the feudal centralized central institution, and the result was that it helped to formulate and implement policies and strengthened the power of the central power.

"Emperor Wen of Sui also strengthened the administration of officials to punish corrupt and lawbreaking officials, established a good administrative demeanor for officials at all levels, and a clean and honest political environment, formed a group of honest and diligent officials, and laid a good foundation for the political, economic, and military development of the Sui Dynasty."

"The abolition of the Jiupin Zhongzheng scholar system since the Three Kingdoms, so that three people per state can be selected by examination, and the prototype of the imperial examination system is available."

"Secondly, the Sui Dynasty accumulated a large amount of grain in just a few decades, becoming one of the dynasties with the largest grain reserves in history."

"After Emperor Wen of Sui realized the unification of the north and the south, he inherited and developed the system of land equalization established during the period of Emperor Xiaowen, overthrew the land ownership system of large landlords left over from the southern region, and implemented the system of land ownership in accordance with the family monogamy system throughout the country.

"It has greatly mobilized the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the vast number of peasants, increased labor productivity and grain output, and improved the household registration system and tax system through the law of reading and losing nationality, provided a large number of hidden labor forces, promoted economic development, accumulated abundant material wealth, and stored grain for 50 years."

"Emperor Wen of Sui established a complete set of grain accumulation system, and the grain reserves of the central government were full, so he set up granaries in the localities, opened the Guangtong Canal from Chang'an to Chengguan, and built granaries in various places.

"After 24 years of rule by Emperor Wen of Sui, social stability, economic development, and cultural rejuvenation, it is known as the rule of the emperor."

"Like Song Taizu, the policies reformed by Emperor Wen of Sui are also misguided."

"And his greatest achievement is to put an end to the situation of 368 years of wars and disputes, the division of royal power, the chaos of warlords, and the division of princes, to achieve the goal of long-term unity, to establish a unified feudal dynasty, to re-realize the absolute monarchy system, to re-establish the ruling position of the Han nationality, to end the situation of the dictatorship of the Hu people, and to return to the ideology and culture of the Central Plains and the orthodox status of the Han people in the Central Plains."

"After finishing the work, continue to speak."

"In the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui, we can not only see many merits, but also see hidden dangers that contradict this."

"Later generations often blame the tyranny of the two main emperors, but they don't know that there has been a cause of mourning during the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui, and behind the many achievements of Emperor Wen of Sui, there are hidden opportunities, but the biggest mistake is nothing more than choosing the wrong successor."

"Emperor Wen of Sui's ability to accumulate wealth and be diligent and thrifty should be recognized by everyone."

"And Emperor Wen of Sui made this mistake, accumulating wealth but not knowing how to use it?"

"Emperor Wen of Sui is like a miserly miser, blindly hoarding a large amount of wealth, but does not know how to use it."

"He ordered all granaries not to open warehouses at will unless the emperor has an order, and the wealth he has accumulated has not only become a burden on the people, but also has become the basis for Emperor Yang of Sui's poverty and luxury."

"Moreover, Emperor Wen of Sui not only spared money to the people, but also ordered thrift within the court and between father and son."

"As a feudal emperor, thrift is a rare and valuable virtue, and Emperor Wen is indeed outstanding in this regard."

"During his reign, frugality prevailed throughout the court."

"Yang Jun, the king of Qin, was dismissed by Emperor Wen for his extravagant indulgence in his appointment as governor of Bingzhou and overhauling the palace."

"Yang Xiu, the king of Yue, was also deposed as a concubine because of extravagance."

"The crown prince Yang Yong is so beautiful and spoiled the palace maid, but he gradually lost the favor of Emperor Wen of Sui and Queen Dugu, and was finally deposed as a concubine."

"Emperor Wen of Sui's strict requirements for his children and grandchildren are undoubtedly something that many feudal emperors can't do."

(End of chapter)