Why do some people say that Zhu Yuanzhang missed China for 600 years?

Zhu Yuanzhang was suspicious and hated power. He rebelled and turned over from a small peasant, so he didn't trust anyone. In addition, his starting point is to treat corrupt officials, so he strengthened centralization in one action. For example, when he removed the post of prime minister, there was no saying that he was a handyman for the emperor, so there would be no saying that one person was above ten thousand people, which ensured that the imperial power was not bound, but the emperor was only a mortal and sometimes he could not see the situation clearly. Important details will be missed. He was alone, with no one to assist him, no one to supervise him, and no one to give timely advice in that position. Therefore, a person who has supreme power but is not supervised at the same time is always a bit erratic. Even if he is modest, every choice of the emperor will have an inestimable impact on the country.

Similarly, because Zhu Yuanzhang hated corrupt officials, he also set up specialized agencies such as Dongchang. How can a country that lives under surveillance every day and is afraid that every move will lead to death and that its citizens will lose their freedom of speech and become unsafe flourish?

Moreover, after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he changed the previous atmosphere of openness and acceptance and increased the policy of emphasizing agriculture and restraining business. I don't mean to emphasize that agriculture is not good, but when the small-scale peasant economy is the economic foundation of a country, it is like encircling the country into a large-scale pig farm, as long as you can eat enough. But for a country that doesn't understand the external situation, pay attention to foreign exchange, industrial development and innovation, this conservative economy is harmful to a country.

Although it is biased to say that Zhu Yuanzhang missed 600 years in China, it is also a fact that these policies promulgated by Zhu Yuanzhang objectively delayed our development.