Let's talk about the population in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. When Emperor Wendi first ascended the throne, the national population was 4 million, and when Yang Di ascended the throne, it had reached 8.9 million. Let's look at the population in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. Until the death of Emperor Taizong, the population was 3.8 million. And most importantly, the grain stored in the Sui Dynasty lasted until the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the prosperous time of the Tang Dynasty can't be a real prosperous time. Otherwise, how could it be inferior to the Yang Di period?
Let's talk about the situation at that time in the Tang Dynasty. The people live and work in peace and contentment, singing and dancing, the emperor is gentle and charitable, and all officials are conscientious. Is it true?/You don't say. /You don't say. Yes, at some point, it's true. But at that time, the population of the Tang Dynasty was not as good as that of the Sui Dynasty. How can I put it? My feeling is that after the destruction of the Sui Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, a large number of people were killed in the war with the 50-year grain reserved by the Sui Dynasty for the people all over the world, and then in order to let the people live and work in peace and contentment. In this way, the original 50-year grain reserve can even last for a hundred years.
And can the so-called Tang Dynasty really achieve great harmony in the world? Obviously, it is impossible. I admit that the Tang Dynasty was indeed a very splendid time for countries to come to Korea in history, but it was really based on the Sui Dynasty, and the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty also turned from prosperity to decline, especially in the middle and late period. Isn't it because the Tang Dynasty consumed too much of the previous foundation? So at least the prosperous time of the Tang Dynasty is definitely not a real prosperous time.
In short, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was entirely based on the Sui Dynasty. Is this prosperous time a scam?