Important knowledge points in Episode 76 of General History of China

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a lower-class peasant family. His family starved to death and he became a monk in Huangjue Temple. After the Red Turban Army uprising, Zhu Yuanzhang defected to the Red Turban Army Guo Zixing. Zhu Yuanzhang's army was strictly disciplined and used Yingtianfu as its base to save the people and save fire and water. Zhu Yuanzhang first defeated Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng in the Northern Expedition. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne in Nanjing, and his country was named Ming Dynasty. In the third year of Hongwu, due to the sharp decline in population, Zhu Yuanzhang began to immigrate. Agriculture is the foundation of the country. In the political system, the prime minister was abolished, corruption was punished, and the origin of each brick was clearly written on the Ming city wall, and the responsibility was assigned to each person. In the Hu Lan case, more than 40,000 people were killed.