What is the significance of the emergence of capitalism in the middle and late Ming Dynasty?

It is the product of the development of private ownership to a certain extent, marking the development and progress of the commodity economy. It is a brand-new production relationship, which further promotes the development and prosperity of the commodity economy in ancient my country. To some extent, it can be said that it promoted the birth and development of new people-oriented thinking.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the textile industry in Jiangnan was developed and the commodity economy developed rapidly. At this time, the government relaxed the maritime ban and trade prospered. In addition, the government's taxation and intervention in business was relatively small. Capitalism began to appear in some handicraft sectors in Jiangnan. The nature of the mode of production is the so-called germination of capitalism. However, the feudal economy still dominates. The ruling policy is still to emphasize agriculture and suppress business, which seriously hinders the development of the budding capitalism and makes it difficult to evolve into capitalism.

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During the Ming Dynasty, the monarchy was unprecedentedly strengthened, and multi-ethnic countries were further unified and consolidated. In the early Ming Dynasty, the prime minister was abolished and the factory guard spy agency was established, which strengthened the centralization of authoritarianism, but it also paved the way for the eunuch dictatorship in the middle and later periods. During the Ming Dynasty, the peasants' anti-feudal struggle also entered a new stage.

After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he adopted a policy of light corvee and low taxation to restore social production. During his reign, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered farmers to return to farming and rewarded them for reclaiming wasteland; he engaged in large-scale immigration and military settlements; organized farmers from all over the country to build water conservancy projects; he vigorously promoted the planting of mulberry, hemp, cotton and other cash crops and fruit crops. He also enriched the people and suppressed the powerful; Ordered the liberation of slaves, reduced tax burdens, and severely punished corrupt officials.

Sent people to various parts of the country to measure land, conduct household registration checks, etc. Establish the Lijia system at the local level, cooperate with the implementation of the household registration book and the "Fish Scale Atlas" to implement the collection of taxes and labor and the maintenance of local security.

In politics, rectify the administration of officials and punish corrupt officials. During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the social economy was restored and developed, which was known as the Hongwu rule in history. At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang sent troops to the north to conquer Mongolia many times and achieved many victories. Finally, he defeated the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the Battle of Yuerhai and eliminated foreign troubles.