Taking the Sui and Tang Dynasties as examples, let’s talk about feudal society. What is the standard for being called a “prosperous age”?

Chinese history probably has the most prosperous times in the world. The legendary Yao, Shun and Yu ruled the prosperous times of the ancient times, the Chengkang Dynasty, the Wenjing Dynasty, the Zhenguan Dynasty, the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the Kangxi and Qianlong Dynasties. They are all recognized as prosperous times in history. There have been so many prosperous times in the five thousand years of history, which is rare in the history of other countries. For this reason alone, we should infinitely respect the governance ability of our ancestors. These are just the prosperous times described by historians. If the self-proclaimed prosperous times of the emperors are included, then all Chinese history is a prosperous age, because no emperor would think that the era he ruled was not a prosperous age.

However, the indisputable fact is that since ancient times, the standards of prosperity have not been unified. The prosperous times in the history books are measured by the standards of historians, while the conclusions of other prosperous times are drawn by the standards of emperors. The confusion of prosperous standards will inevitably lead to the confusion of conclusions. If a big bad wolf were asked to choose the best sheepherder, then the lazy man who did not mend the sheep would be the best sheepherder; if Hitler were asked to judge the best race, the Jews would have to be genocide. It seems that whether a prosperous age or not is not the most important issue, but the standard of a prosperous age is the first issue that needs to be clarified.

So, who sets the standards for prosperity in the most scientific way? Those who are truly qualified and able to formulate more scientific standards for prosperity are the ordinary people who account for the vast majority of the entire population. They are the barefoot farmers in the fields, the workers and masters sweating profusely in the factory workshops, and the pawns and traffickers who drive trucks and sell pulp. We are the migrant workers who sweat, bleed and shed tears... It is these civilians who live at the bottom of society and constitute the main body of the Chinese people who have the most say. These people can best understand how far the prosperous times have gone. They are the real backbone of China!

In fact, prosperous times are not illusory economic figures, nor are they gorgeous poems and songs; the standard of prosperous times is the delicacies on the people’s tables, the farmers’ golden grains of rice, the employment rate, and the reading of books. Sound means that patients can get the minimum medical care, people have a sense of security in life and the pursuit of self-worth... This is the standard of prosperity for ordinary people. This standard contains the strength of the country and the hope of national rejuvenation, the ideal of political clarity and the promotion of human personality, and the noble pursuit of the future by mankind. If we measure Chinese history by this standard, then the prosperous times in Chinese history will be discounted. Those officials in history who shouted "We are already in a prosperous age" desperately wanted to invite favors. In fact, even they themselves do not believe that most ordinary people have really entered the prosperous age. In their standards, the living index of the working people at the bottom has never been included.

We are looking forward to the arrival of the prosperous age. The Chinese people need to work hard for the arrival of the prosperous age, rather than burying their heads in calculations like some economists do. The report of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that our current moderate prosperity is low-level, incomplete and has very uneven development. This is a matter of fact. This theory is enough to show that we are not yet in a prosperous age, and there are still many ways to go before we can reach it. We should move towards high-level, comprehensive, and balanced social goals, which is also the basic prerequisite for realizing a prosperous age. A prosperous age is an all-round prosperous age, a prosperous age of all-round human development, a prosperous age of economy and humanity. The history of China probably has the most prosperous times in the world. The legendary Yao, Shun, and Yu ruled the prosperous times of ancient times, the prosperous times of Chengkang, the rule of Wenjing, the "prosperity of Emperor Wu", "Zhaoxuan Zhongxing", "the rule of Zhenguan", "the rule of Kaiyuan" "The prosperous age" and the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong are both said to be prosperous times. These are just the prosperous times described by historians. If the self-proclaimed prosperous times of the emperors are included, then all Chinese history is a prosperous age, because no emperor would think that the era he ruled was not a prosperous age. But the standards of prosperous times have never been unified.

2. The prosperous times in history books are measured by the standards of historians, while other prosperous times are measured by the standards of emperors. conclusion drawn. The confusion of prosperous standards will inevitably lead to the confusion of conclusions. So it doesn't matter whether it's prosperous or not, it's the standards of the prosperous that are the most important.

From Li Bai's poems, we can feel the self-confidence and spirit of the literati at that time. "I am born with talent and must be useful. How can I be a Penghao person?" You can see Li Bai's self-confidence and heroism. Generally speaking, the reason why the Han and Tang Dynasties were truly prosperous was that they had the most advanced culture and high national spirit in the world at that time, and these are the most precious character and wealth of a nation.