In the Song Dynasty, especially in the Northern Song Dynasty, although the mountains and rivers were relatively small, the north was still occupied by the Liao State, and its combat power was relatively weak. However, the economy of the Northern Song Dynasty reached an unprecedented level. It can be said that the money is flowing, the compensation is paid casually, and the state treasury can't clean it up. Dasong usurped the throne by military power. In the Song Dynasty, monarchs all valued literature over martial arts, and suppressed military commanders, whose status was very low, but they attached importance to economic development. Water conservancy, agriculture and handicrafts have developed greatly, and export trade is very strong. They even took the lead in developing paper money, which is of epoch-making significance and can't be done without a certain economic foundation. The population has also advanced by leaps and bounds, such as Kaifeng and Bianjing, with a population of one million. At that time, it was horrible. Please look at the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, which is full of prosperity and fascination. Some people laugh at the cowardice of the Northern Song Dynasty. In fact, the tribute money is nothing to them at all. The opportunity of peace and development in exchange for time made the people of the Northern Song Dynasty rich, making it the richest dynasty.
To ask the strongest man, the first is the Western Han Dynasty. After the rule of Wenjing, the Western Han Dynasty made the country rich and strong, and Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, was ambitious and prepared for war. Finally, under the commander-in-chief of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, Wang Ting, the Hun, was defeated in one fell swoop, and the wolf was sealed in Xu Xu, establishing a thousand-year inheritance. ?
Not to mention that. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the establishment of Vu Thang by Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, his strength was unparalleled. Dingyuan Hou governed the western regions for 30 years, which made the countries in the western regions submit and shocked the world. At that time, it was known as the world's four major powers, but in fact it was the strongest. To put it bluntly, other dynasties perished because they were weak, such as the Tang Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, the Song Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, while the independent Eastern Han Dynasty perished because it was strong. The Yellow Scarf Uprising broke out on such a large scale in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but it was quickly suppressed. In the case of tripartite confrontation, Wei alone could wipe out the nomadic people in the north and fight against the Huns alone. Do you think it's strong? Unfortunately, it was finally defeated by Kim.
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