Ming Dynasty's Contribution to Later Generations

Recently, I watched the hit "Moonlight over Mountains and Rivers" and once again lamented Zhu Yuanzhang's great talent. The Ming Dynasty ruled China for 276 years, which had a far-reaching influence on the later generations of China. The grass-roots emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is very complicated. The administrative measures and many systems formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang during his reign made great contributions to China.

One: During the Ming Dynasty, it was a dynasty that did not adopt the pro-family policy. During the Han and Tang dynasties, in order to ease the relationship between the central government and the surrounding ethnic minorities. Adopt the policy of intimacy and alienation between Han princesses and ethnic minority leaders.

This policy has been widely criticized by the people and later generations. It is said that women are sacrificed for a short-term peace, or even forbearance without a bottom line. During the Ming dynasty, such a soft policy was not continued. In response to the provocation of the surrounding ethnic minorities to the Central Plains Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty adopted tough war measures to solve the problem. Even in order to consolidate the northern frontier, Judy moved to Beijing, and the son of heaven guarded the whole country. These brave acts are commendable.

During the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, in order to consolidate the frontier, he began to enfeoffment himself as a prince, and let the governors take the lead in guarding the frontier. This policy has promoted the stability of border areas to a certain extent. From A.D. 1370 to A.D. 14 17, the solid border policy of the Ming Dynasty * * implemented more than a dozen groups of immigrants, and the immigrant population reached more than1000 million, which had a far-reaching impact on future generations. In that era of underdeveloped productivity, millions of immigrants needed great courage and financial support.

The boldness of vision of the Ming Dynasty is indeed worthy of praise by future generations. Zhu Yuanzhang enfeoffed the Prince. At that time, there was great resistance, and many ministers thought it would bring hidden dangers. However, for Zhu Yuanzhang, it was to consolidate the stability of the border. You must let your own prince take the lead.

Second, the re-integration and reconstruction of the country and the nation.

(1) Gansu Hexi Corridor, Qinghai and Ningxia got rid of the central rule for nearly 600 years from the late Tang Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty recovered Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia, it was found that Qinghai Province, Gansu Hexi Corridor, Ningxia and other areas could not find a Han Chinese. Liangzhou (Wuwei) was the third largest city in China during the Western Han Dynasty.

When the Ming Dynasty recovered Hexi, the population in these areas were almost all descendants of Semu brought back from the Western Regions by the Yuan Dynasty. They all write Arabic and speak Hexi dialect. It can be said that it has experienced the rule of Uighur, Xixia and Mengyuan for nearly 600 years. When the Ming Dynasty recovered these areas, Chinese civilization had already taken root in Qinghai, Hexi Corridor in Gansu and Ningxia.

The Ming Dynasty set up a health guard system along the Great Wall, and carried out a large number of policies in these areas, such as "stationing soldiers in the people, opening up wasteland and guarding the border". At the same time, a large number of immigration policies are implemented to enrich the population in border areas. Since Hongwu, a large number of people have migrated from Shanxi to Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia 18 provinces. The Han population in Qinghai, Gansu Hexi Corridor and Ningxia has increased greatly, and these places have been firmly controlled by the Central Plains regime again.

(2) Yunnan-Guizhou region is not much better. Since the Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, the Yunnan-Guizhou region actually surrendered to the central government in name only, and its control over these regions was not strong. By the Song Dynasty, under the rule of Nanzhao, Dali and Ganyuan regimes for nearly 700 years, the Yunnan-Guizhou region had been seriously barbarized. China civilization has completely broken down in this respect, especially Dali, which has ruled for hundreds of years.

Daming sent Fu Youde and Mu Ying to pacify the southwest, and 250,000 troops were stationed on the spot. The Central Plains once again began to rule the Yunnan-Guizhou region, setting up the Zhenyue Academy and Xuanwei Division, which is the integration of military and political affairs. In Yunnan province alone, there are 800,000 families of military personnel who have moved in from the mainland. The Ming Dynasty vigorously promoted the education of Chinese studies in Yunnan-Guizhou area. Daming completely controlled the Yunnan-Guizhou area culturally and administratively.

(3) The same is true in Northeast China: since the beginning of Kaiyuan two years ago, the central government has lost contact with Liaodong. Since the second year of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, Qidan quickly occupied Liaodong area. Datang had to appoint john young as our special envoy in Beijing to confront the people of Qidan and Xi. Liaodong was completely occupied by ethnic minorities for 600 years.

After the recovery of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, Company commanders mansion in Liaodong and a large number of health centers were established. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, when Li Ren became a company leader, the population of Han nationality in Liaodong had reached more than 2 million.

Third, the restoration of national memory. Sixteen northern states since Shi Jingtang proclaimed himself emperor in 938 AD. Sixteen states are places ruled by ethnic minorities. It has been 43 1.369 years since Xu Da expelled Yuan Shundi from Mobei and captured the Yuan Dynasty.

There has been obvious differentiation between the northern Han nationality and the southern Han nationality. Due to the long-term separatist regime and ethnic integration, the Han people in North and South China have lost their cultural memory. There are also great differences in customs and habits. Even during the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, the Han people in the north and south hated each other.

During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted the imperial examination system of the North-South List, and vigorously recruited northern students to serve in the southern court. 16, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial edict to encourage the large-scale establishment of social studies among the people: "People should learn social studies on their own, teachers should delay teaching their disciples, and no department should interfere." People in the north and south read the four books and five classics, all of which are influenced by Confucian culture. The cultural gap between the North and South Han people was gradually eliminated, the culture was completely unified and the national identity was strengthened. The hatred between the north and the south, which lasted for hundreds of years, also vanished.

It can be said that the Ming Dynasty once again unified the Chinese nation in culture and avoided the situation of Han nationality such as Russia, Belarus and Ukraine today.