The reign of Wu Di meanwhile represents China's first "centralized government at the head of a civil administration," or in other words, the start of rule by those best qualified for the job. The Outline of National History lists several major political objectives that governments of the Han dynasty aimed to fulfil.
漢武帝則代表第一個「文治的統一政府」，即「士治」或「賢治」政府的開始。