He also said that he was "knowledgeable, good-looking, and brave, just like Gaozu." It doesn't look like a compliment, but he does.
Human place.
Cheng Zu of the Ming Dynasty was the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was the first prince of Yan, guarding Beiping (now Beijing). After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, he passed it on.
His grandson allowed grave robbery, and the year number was built. "Kings at that time were loyal to Yong and armed to the teeth, which was illegal." They wanted to hurt the prince. The first year of Wen Jian (1399
In), Ming Chengzu set out to call himself "Jingnan". In four years, he broke the capital (now Nanjing, Jiangsu), seized the throne and changed his name to Yongle. be
Beiping was regarded as Beijing in 1920. In the 19th year of Yongle (142 1), he moved his capital to Beijing with its capital in Nanjing. Ming Chengzu reigned for 22 years (1402
A 1424) made great efforts to govern the country and adopted many enlightened and powerful measures to make the country prosperous. Simply give the following examples:
Care about the sufferings of the people. Ming Chengzu was extremely strict with local officials and asked them to understand the people's feelings in depth.
Reflect the sufferings of the people to the court at any time. For example, in the tenth year of Yongle (14 12), he ordered more than 500 local officials to visit the DPRK.
State the local people's feelings, and also stipulate that "those who don't say it are guilty, and those who don't say it don't ask." For those who are full and heartless.
Local officials should be guilty if they can't say anything about the feelings of local people, or if they know but don't say anything; Unreal or false can be avoided.
Look into it. Later, he even more sternly "told the Ministry of Housing that anyone with departments in the county and North Korea who witnessed the people's difficulties would be arrested and dealt with." That is, local officials or
If officials sent by the central government to inspect people's feelings do not report people's sufferings, they will be arrested and brought to justice. Disaster befalls people,
Boost the economy in a timely manner, so that "the flood and drought disasters will come to an end and there will be no more congestion." (Biography of Ming History) For example, in the third year of Yongle (1405),
Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places were flooded and people were displaced. He immediately sent a letter to the disaster area to reduce the rent by 3.38 million stones, "causing the flow."
There are120,000 households in the rehabilitation industry. In the sixth year of Yongle (1408), an earthquake occurred in the capital. He ordered that "all departments in Beijing should not worry"
The comprador was trapped by Su Min. "Is to command the central government in Beijing to try to save, spend money that is not the top priority, or purchase from other places.
Goods and other things should be stopped immediately to reduce the heavy burden on the people. In the 14th year of Yongle (14 16), Beijing, Henan, Shandong and other places.
During the famine, he issued a decree to reduce the rent for one year and divide the grain 13? Shiwan shook the economy in time. ("Ming Shi Cheng Ancestral")
Exceptionally employ people. The ancestors of the Ming Dynasty valued talents, regardless of their origins. Break the routine and destroy the use. Just like he once destroyed.
13 Buyi (a civilian without fame) and Malin were appointed as ministers (the highest chief executive of a province), politicians and senators (officials).
Name, in the Ming dynasty, the left and right political envoys participated in politics, participated in the discussion, and led the way) and other important officials. Yongle two years (1404), the official department.
In the memorial, local officials who participated in some referees who violated the "ancestral training" system should be punished. Ming Chengzu did not agree.
Accurate, and the Oracle said, "If you have talent, give it to the official, or you can stop." ("The History of the Ming Dynasty and the History of the Ancestors") is also his eclectic approach.
Examples of using talents.
Don't meditate and don't believe in magic. The so-called "meditation" is a ritual of ancient emperors offering sacrifices to the earth. Build an earthen altar on Mount Tai.
Sacrificing to heaven and reporting the merits of heaven is called sealing; In Mount Tai, Xialiang Fushan opened a field to worship the land and reported the merits of the land, which is called Zen. Feudal dynasties sealed the seal.
Zen is a national ceremony. To show peace and praise the emperor's achievements. It costs a lot of money to hold such a grand ceremony.
Force, material resources, manpower. In the 14th year of Yongle (14 16), Liu Zhen, a minister of does, wrote a letter asking for a amenorrhea ceremony, and Ming Chengzu flatly said:
Refuse. In this regard, he cited two reasons, one is; "Although nothing happened today, there are many floods, droughts and diseases in all directions. How dare Ann call herself peace? "
One is: "Besides, there is no meditation in the Six Classics, so it is meaningless to ignore the past." (Ming History) So he doesn't.
Traveling far away wastes people's money. According to legend, there were 72 fathers who sealed Mount Tai and Zen Liang in ancient times. Sima Qian's Historical Records
"Closed Zen Sutra" also said: "Since ancient times, I have been ordered by the emperor. Is it easy to taste Zen? " Ming Chengzu stopped this activity, on the calendar at that time.
Under such a historical background, this is a bold reform. Of course, he did not sacrifice to heaven, but narrowed it down and attached it to the capital.
The near sacrifice is "the land of offering sacrifices to the southern suburbs". He doesn't believe in magic and hates it. According to "Ming History"
In the fifteenth year of Yongle (14 17), a Taoist priest in Zhejiang gave him an elixir, saying that he could live forever after eating it. Ming chengzu
In anger, he called it a demon, told Jin to swallow the elixir himself, and "ruined his prescription". Compared with Qin Shihuang,
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty engaged in closed-door Zen and superstitious alchemists' activities, seeking immortality by absurd things to show the first of his ancestors.
The brain is much more enlightened.
Attach importance to cultural classics. Ming Chengzu was very naive in collecting and sorting out documents and made great contributions to the preservation of ancient cultural classics. forever
In the first year of Yue Dynasty (1403), shortly after he ascended the throne, Academician Xie Xu and others were ordered to compile the Yongle Grand Ceremony, which lasted for six years.
Thanks to your hard work, I have finished this voluminous book. This book is a collection of seven or eight thousand books, including classics, history, books, collections,
Astronomy, geography, yin and yang, medicine, Buddhism and Taoism, art and other aspects, about 370 million words, is the earliest encyclopedia in the world.
This book. It is more than 300 years earlier than the Encyclopedia Britannica and Encyclopedia France published in the middle of18th century.
Look around the world and get through Chinese and foreign traffic. In the third year of Yongle (1405), Cheng Zu appointed eunuch Zheng He as the envoy and Wang Jinghe as the envoy.
The deputy commander led more than 27,800 sailors and officers and men to sail westward on 62 treasure ships. They come from Liujiagang, Suzhou (now Jiangsu).
Taicang Dongliuhe Town), to Zhancheng (now southern Vietnam), Malacca in Malaysia, Java and Suman in Indonesia.
Dala and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) returned to China via the west coast of India. Later, it was more than 20 years from 1407 to 1433.
In one year, he went to sea seven times, passing through more than 30 countries, and reached the east coast of Africa, the Red Sea and Mecca, the holy place of Islam.
At that time, the largest captain they took was 44 feet, wide 18 feet and carrying capacity 100. People. These voyages are better than Columbus and California in the west.
Ma and others sailed more than half a century earlier, and the fleet size and ships were several times larger than them. Wherever Zheng He goes, he is everywhere.
China, silk, bronze, iron, gold and silver were exchanged for local specialties to strengthen ties with Asian and African countries, accompanied by Ma Xin.
((Flowing Elegant and Winning Orchid), Fei Xin's "Prospering Orchid" and Gong Zhen's "History of the Western Regions" are all valuable descriptions of sailing experiences.
This move by Ming promoted the economic and cultural exchanges between China and Asian and African countries, and spread Chinese civilization overseas.
Broadcasting and China people's understanding of the situation in the west have had a positive impact. This is better than the Han Dynasty imperial court sending Zhang Sai and Ban Chao to China.
The feat of opening up the "Silk Road" in the Western Regions is even better.
Because Ming took a series of enlightened and powerful measures, and he was good at military affairs, in addition to lifting the captaincy and tribute
In addition to consolidating the central political power, he also made many personal expeditions to Mobei, fought against foreign aggression and attacked Mongolian aristocratic forces, and won many battles. Zengji
Nurgan was in charge of Heilongjiang, Wusuli River, Songhua River Basin and Sakhalin Island, which made China at that time quite called Jijisheng.
During his reign, "Wade was a distant quilt, served by guests from all directions, and paid tribute to almost 30 countries on the orders of North Korea, covering a vast territory as far as Han and Tang Dynasties."
("Ming Shi Cheng Ancestral"))
Of course, Ming Chengzu is not perfect, and there are some shortcomings. The final evaluation of Ming history is: "Success is heroic and remarkable."
Yi Sheng. However, when it is abolished, it is easy to hide the shame. "But from the mainstream point of view, the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty can yet be regarded as emperors of past dynasties.
One of the more successful emperors.
In addition, you can refer to The Things of Ming Dynasty written by Yue Ming.