During his reign, he trained the whole army, eliminated redundancy, recruited exiles and reduced taxes. After the Zhou Dynasty, the politics was clear, the people were rich, and the economy of the Central Plains began to recover. The Northern Expedition defeated Shu in the west and captured Qin, Feng, Cheng and Ji. Destroy the southern Tang Dynasty in the south and win the fourteen states of Jiangbei and Huainan; Break the Khitan in the north, and pass through two states and three customs in Lianke.
In the sixth year of Xiande (959), he fell ill after negotiating to capture Youzhou. Shortly after his death, he was only 39 years old. His temple name is Sejong, Emperor Wu Ruixiao of posthumous title, and he was buried in Qingling.
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Chai Rong is called "the first wise king of the Five Dynasties" by historians. /kloc-joined the army at the age of 0/5, became a general at the age of 24, and proclaimed himself emperor at the age of 33. He is not only smart and capable, but also frugal and simple, and has won wide support. Under the complicated situation of the Central Plains at that time, it took only 20 years for the Northern Song Dynasty to achieve reunification. This is inseparable from his wise decision, but more importantly, the post-Zhou regime he took over is powerful and the trend of reunification is unstoppable.
Zhao Kuangyin, who seized the post-Zhou regime by mutiny, only continued the unification process of Chai Rong and the economic and cultural development of the post-Zhou. Song Dynasty's attitude towards business and the policy of preferential treatment to scholars were directly related to the diligent and pragmatic monarch who was born as a businessman.
Chai Rong's strategy of dealing with religious issues and his actions of developing commerce and cities not only deeply influenced the Song Dynasty, but also opened the door for China to move towards commercial civilization and civic culture.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Chai Rong