As the name implies, the book mainly talks about 15 important contents, and the ancient contents that we are not familiar with account for a large space. Some important issues are explained and expounded in detail in the book.
This book covers the origin of Chinese civilization, the changes of the times, the famous "prosperous times", ancient transportation and culture, ethnic relations, politics and law, agriculture, handicrafts and commerce, military affairs, social life, ideological evolution, literature and art, science and technology, and the development of modern China.
In this book, I am most interested in the perspective of the "prosperous times" of Han, Tang and Qing dynasties. So choose this point to say something.
We are familiar with the governance of Wenjing, Zhenguan, Kaiyuan and Kanggan. We marveled at the prosperity of that era. In this era, we also pursue the stability and prosperity of the country. The idiom "eat snacks and make great efforts to govern" is the motto of emperors and generals; The folk song "Better be a peaceful dog than make trouble" is a folk voice. Perhaps by understanding the formation and decline of ancient prosperity, we will gain a lot of historical enlightenment and realize our pursuit more quickly.
In ancient China, people ruled the country, and since the Qin and Han Dynasties, an absolute monarchy has been established. In this way, we can easily draw a conclusion: an enlightened monarch is the prerequisite for the emergence of a prosperous time. The monarch's moral cultivation even plays a decisive role in the times. Looking back on us today, we have a strong government and officials who serve the people. However, we also clearly see that some officials who should be working for the welfare of the people are working for their own interests, regardless of the people's lives, and even greedy. Our people hate to see such faces, and our country can't have such moths. Therefore, whether as an official or an ordinary citizen, we need to cultivate our own self-cultivation, serve the people with good self-cultivation, influence people around us, and make contributions to creating a rich and powerful country.
The emergence of prosperous times needs the guarantee of corresponding systems. Prosperous times all emphasize system construction and moral construction. Although this is not perfect in all the prosperous times, at least those times have worked hard to build it. In our present era, the system is much more sound and reasonable than in ancient times, but we still have major shortcomings. For example, we have never lacked all kinds of laws, but we feel that there are two problems: laws are not complied with and law enforcement is lax. This has more or less weakened people's trust in the law. With the rapid development of economy and society, morality can't keep up with the pace, or even decline, which seems more worthy of consideration. We can't allow spiritual civilization to develop abnormally in the era of material civilization. A nation without strong spiritual support cannot be a strong nation.
In the final analysis, it is up to the people to decide whether a prosperous time can be formed. Whether what the ruling class of the country does conforms to the most fundamental interests of the people determines whether it can win the support and support of the people. People-oriented history has given us profound enlightenment. A regime without the support of the people will try its best to overthrow it by gathering all the forces that can be assembled. The beginning of all power means the beginning of chaos. How can we start the prosperous times?
One of the important reasons why we study history is to learn from it. We all hope to be inspired by history to create our future. What is worthy of recognition in history needs to be adhered to, and the unreasonable parts should be abandoned. Because we all know that everything we do needs the right time, place and people.
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