Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a poor child. After he proclaimed himself emperor, he cherished the people very much, but he showed no mercy to the rebels. In his later years, his suspicious personality made him kill almost all the founding heroes, even 46 concubines and 15 maids were buried after his death, leaving a biting side in history. Even so, how did Zhu Yuanzhang deal with 100,000 Mongolian women after the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed? Don't believe it when you say it.
Born in poverty, in the name of numbers
Zhu Yuanzhang's childhood sufferings were not ordinary poverty. His family doesn't have an inch of land, so he can only make a living by doing long-term jobs. When Zhu Yuanzhang was sixteen years old, he met the most tragic time in his life. There were droughts, locusts and plagues in succession that year, and his parents, brothers and sister-in-law died in half a month. Nothing could be more tragic. It is very painful to watch your loved ones die, but there is no land to bury them at home, and the tragic degree can be imagined.
Fortunately, a kind landlord later gave a piece of wasteland, which is the place to bury relatives. He and his second brother were left at home, and he left his hometown for a living. From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang lived a life of begging along the way, with no food and clothing. Later, he became a monk in order to make a living, but there was no surplus grain in the temple. He can only become a monk and continue to live a life of begging. The suffering and bitterness of his youth made him hate the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty.
Later, he learned from his childhood playmates that Zhu Yuanzhang had defected to Guo Zixing. Since then, he has made great achievements and is deeply loved by Guo Zixing. He even betrothed his goddaughter Marsh to him. From then on, he became Zhu Gongzi and changed his name to Zhu Yuanzhang. In the past, his name was Zhu Chongba and his father was Zhu. In the eyes of the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, Han people didn't deserve names, so they could only be named by numbers. This is the arrogance and autocracy of the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty. It is strange that Zhu Yuanzhang did not oppose the Yuan Dynasty.
Slavery, no human rights
Although the Yuan Dynasty was in a feudal society, its ruling system was slavery. The rulers of the Yuan Dynasty divided social groups into four categories, namely Mongolians, Semu people, Han people and southerners. The Mongols are naturally the rulers' own nation, while the Semu people are other ethnic groups around them who take refuge in them, such as the former Xixia people. Han people were Han people and other ethnic minorities during the reign of Jin State, while southerners were primitive Han people in Song Dynasty.
With such a classification, the treatment is naturally very different. Mongolians and semu people are the most respected, followed by Han people and southern people. To be exact, Han people and southerners are basically slaves of Mongols or Semu people and can buy and sell as freely as personal property. It can be said that there is no human rights at all, which can understand why Zhu Yuanzhang's family has no land. They are at the bottom of society. If they don't resist, they will never have a bright future.
Under the oppression of Mongols, the life of Han people is very miserable. It is said that the bride of the Han people will let the local Mongolian officials sleep for three days when they get married. Although it is not clearly recorded in historical materials, this "first night right" does not exclude the hidden power of Mongolian rulers. Otherwise, there will be no follow-up "firstborn", because it is not known whether the firstborn is your own child. In order not to confuse the lineages, this cruel method can only be adopted.
The founding of the People's Republic proclaimed itself emperor, and the Yuan Dynasty perished.
The rule of the Yuan Dynasty was very cruel and arbitrary, which is why the army was strong and the country was short. It's really unpopular The hatred of the Han people towards the Mongols is deeply rooted from generation to generation. Waiting for the moment when the banner of peasant uprising is raised, the Han people can't wait to drink their blood and bite their flesh. Zhu Yuanzhang was very lucky and had the ability to be one of them. Later, he set up a hill and became one of the main forces of the Volunteers.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang unified Jiangnan, and soon proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian, and established the Daming regime, becoming a rare dynasty with its capital in the south. This has a lot to do with the development of history. Zhu Yuanzhang became a climate because he was exposed to the light of Han people and southerners. After all, during the Southern Song Dynasty, the hearts of the Han people were entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, and the country was established so quickly, which showed that Zhu Yuanzhang, like other Han people, hated the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty and destroyed the Yuan Dynasty.
After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he began the Northern Expedition. 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Dadu with a great army, and Yuan Shundi led his troops to escape. Most of them were the capitals of the Yuan Dynasty, and the fall of most of them basically meant the demise of the Yuan Dynasty. Later, he captured100000 Mongolian women. Many generals suggested reducing the Han people to slaves and concubines because of their hatred of Mongols, but Zhu Yuanzhang made an unexpected decision.
Give preferential treatment to prisoners and assimilate education.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not execute these Mongolian women, but ordered their release. These generals are very confused. Is Zhu Yuanzhang really that kind? Have you forgotten how the Mongols exploited and oppressed them in those days? In fact, there is no such thing at all. When Zhu Yuanzhang released these women, he also put forward a series of requirements: first, Mongolian women should learn the culture of the Han nationality, including learning Chinese characters and wearing Hanfu; Second, the remaining Mongolian women must marry Han Chinese.
This request seems simple, and even has nothing to do with abuse. On the contrary, it is Zhu Yuanzhang's genius to let Mongolian women better integrate into the Han nationality. He wants to assimilate the Mongols in a bloodless way. After learning the Han culture, Mongolian women will be sent back to Mongolia, which subtly achieves the purpose of promoting the Han culture, and at the same time shows the benevolent governance of the Han people and greatly reduces Mongolia's hatred of the Han people.
Secondly, to achieve national integration through marriage is also the greatness of his mind. Only national integration can achieve a peaceful and stable social state. Mongolian discrimination against Han nationality in the past is the reason for the short life span. Zhu Yuanzhang learned this lesson and eased ethnic conflicts through marriage. This step has to praise his foresight.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang's preferential treatment for prisoners did not achieve obvious results in a short time, he made long-term plans for future generations, which was the main reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to rule for nearly 300 years. After subtracting the hidden evil, nature brings peace to the world.
summary
The iron hoof of the Yuan Dynasty ran through Wan Li, laying an unprecedented territory, which showed that the Mongolian army was super powerful, and Zhu Yuanzhang could destroy the Yuan Dynasty and claim the title of emperor only by popular support, which he knew very well. So he was kind to the people after he became king, and even Mongolian women were given generous treatment. He did not forget his hatred for Mongols, but looked at it from the perspective of the development of the whole country. Only when there is no civil strife can he resist foreign enemies in a unified way.