All Chinese dynasties have built the Great Wall, why didn t Li Shimin build it, who gave him self co

Historically, the Great Wall was built to defend against foreign invasion and to deter ethnic minorities on the border. During the Li Shimin period, the country was prosperous, all ethnic groups were equal, and there was no discrimination between ethnic groups and the distinction between high and low.

Li Shimin has always believed that the construction of the Great Wall is a large-scale activity that costs the people and money, and is not conducive to the development of the country. Li Shimin overthrew Li Yuan and became the ruler, for the emperor just ascended the throne there are many things to do, Li Shimin not only has to stabilize the court, but also deal with state affairs, and the border is constantly harassed by ethnic minorities, he has no time to care about building the Great Wall. Moreover, he always felt that the construction of the Great Wall could not resist foreign invasion, and that the Great Wall alone would not work.

However, Li Shimin is very smart, and he has chosen another path to keep the country in a state of stability and harmony for a long time, and to unify the country and unite the nation. During Li Shimin's reign, he reduced forced labor, implemented benevolent government, proposed marriage, etc., and formulated a series of policies that benefited the country and the people.

He not only handled the relations between the nationalities very well, but also balanced the forces in various places. Li Shimin implemented a tolerant attitude towards ethnic minorities, so ethnic minorities were very friendly to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin had the initiative, so he was very confident that even if he did not build the Great Wall, he could make the country peaceful and peaceful.

In the initial period of construction, Li Yuan focused on how to complete the great cause of national unification, and at the same time, he also had to take into account the stability of imperial power.

The military strength of the Tang Dynasty was the greatest self-confidence, and there was no need for the Great Wall to resist foreign invasion.

Because Li Shimin was very powerful at that time, no one dared to challenge him at all.

Because the Tang Dynasty developed very strong under the leadership of Li Shimin, no country dared to challenge his majesty, so he was confident that there was no need to build the Great Wall.

Because the Tang Dynasty did not need to build the Great Wall to defend against foreign invasion. The Great Wall is a building that the Qin Dynasty began to build, the purpose of building the Great Wall is to resist the attack of the Huns, the Great Wall is a complete defense engineering system composed of a variety of fortifications, to a large extent to resist the invasion of foreign peoples. The Great Wall has been repaired in all dynasties, the Sui Dynasty has repaired the Great Wall five times, and the Ming Dynasty has also carried out a large-scale expansion of the Great Wall, and the Great Wall we see now is the Great Wall built by the Ming Dynasty.

Only the Tang Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty did not build the Great Wall in history, and the Yuan Dynasty did not build it because the military power of the Yuan Dynasty was too strong, and no one was an opponent of the Yuan Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty did not build the Great Wall because Li Shimin's relations with the surrounding countries were well handled。Li Shimin obtained the throne through the Xuanwumen Change, and after he succeeded to the throne, he united the forces of various ethnic minorities, backed by the military power of the Tang Dynasty, and conquered all the surrounding countries, and everyone supported Li Shimin as the Khan of Heaven.

But then the Turks constantly harassed the borders of the Tang Dynasty. Some people also proposed to Li Shimin to build the Great Wall, but Li Shimin believed that the construction of the Great Wall would cost the people and money, and would not have a deterrent effect on the Turks, so it was better to use this energy on the military strength of the strong Tang Dynasty, and the proposal to build the Great Wall was rejected, and if the Turkic problem was resolved, it was necessary to rely on the deterrent effect of force.

Li Shimin's view was also obtained from the Sui Dynasty。The Sui Dynasty carried out a large-scale renovation of the Great Wall, but it still failed to resist the invasion of the Hu people. The Sui Dynasty wasted a lot of manpower and material resources and did not achieve the final goal, if these resources were used to equip the army, perhaps the effect would be better, Li Shimin used both soft and hard to make the ethnic minority people more intimate, and the construction of the Great Wall did seem a little redundant.

All dynasties in China have been building the Great Wall, but Li Shimin didn't do it, because Li Shimin didn't want to build the Great Wall, because the Great Wall took a lot of time and energy, and it was almost the same before.

Because Li Shimin governed the country very vigorously, his army was also very brave and good at fighting, and the border defense was very firm.

Because Li Shimin was a wise man, he knew that building the Great Wall would cost a lot of financial resources, as well as manpower, and would bring a great burden to ordinary people, so he was unwilling to build the Great Wall.

Because Li Shimin's dynasty was strong, the country was peaceful and peaceful, the common people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the Xiongnu did not dare to harass the country, so he thought that there was no need to build the Great Wall.

Because when Li Shimin was alive, the national strength was strong, and he was not afraid of Turkic soldiers and horses at all. In the end, the Turkic soldiers were frightened and signed a contract promising never to offend Tang.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty was quite developed in all aspects of military, economy, politics, and culture, and it was a great situation in which thousands of dynasties came to congratulate, and no country that did not measure its strength dared to invade it.

Because Li Shimin's policy at that time was to get along with the Hu people by making peace with relatives and trading, he did not think of fighting.

At that time, Li Yuan relied on the military talent of his son Li Shimin to overthrow the Sui Dynasty, seize power, and establish the Tang Dynasty. In the initial construction period, Li Yuan focused on how to complete the great cause of national unification, and at the same time, he also had to take into account the stability of the imperial power, so he had no time to build the Great Wall.

Li Shimin didn't repair it when he was because when Li Shimin was there, he felt that it was not cost-effective to spend so much manpower to build such a thing, and someone would repair it later anyway.

Because during the Tang Dynasty, the Great Wall had almost been repaired. And the military strength of the Tang Dynasty was very strong. No enemy dared to invade.

Because Li Shimin believed that the Tang Dynasty was strong, there was no need to build the Great Wall at all, and he directly attacked and defended, and saw who was not convinced. There is also the construction of the Great Wall of Chong Tinghui, which is not conducive to the exchange of countries with scattered answers.