Governing the country is based on education, and education is based on schools. According to official website Zhihu, the cultural and educational policy of the Ming Dynasty was that education was the first priority in governing the country and education was school-oriented. The rulers of the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to school education and set up two imperial academy in the central government. At the same time, they set up schools all over the country, from the capital to counties and rural areas, and established a school education network.