I will talk about it from both positive and negative aspects. You can use whatever you think is good.
First of all, we should not regard the invasion of Mongolia as a so-called unified war, but a life-and-death struggle between civilization and barbarism. China was only a part of the world empire established by the Mongols at that time, and the Mongolian rulers only adopted some political systems in the Central Plains. Essentially, it is the Mongolian colonial rule over China. But its influence is manifold. I mainly want to talk about a few negative effects that people thought were positive:
1, Mongolian Yuan's economic development level is extremely high.
Kyle Polo saw the rich China that was not destroyed by Meng Yuan in the achievements created by the people in the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years. Mongolian nobles' search for wealth did not contribute to economic development. In fact, the Mongolian rule over China led to the decline of civilization. In fact, the achievements in the Yuan Dynasty were the accumulation of Chinese civilization, not the achievements of nomadic people.
2. Mongolian rule has promoted the communication between China and foreign countries.
The Silk Road has existed since ancient times and was not the result of Mongolian conquest. Meng Yuan made no contribution to the communication between China and foreign countries except employing a large number of westerners as ruling tools. On the contrary, Mongolia destroyed many rich commercial cities in Central Asia and West Asia in the war of plunder, slaughtered tens of millions of people and degraded civilization.
3. Mongolian rule has promoted national integration.
From the beginning to the end, the rulers of the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties did not adopt any policy of ethnic integration, but adopted a naked racist policy and a cruel genocide policy. Meng Yuan divided people into four categories. Mongolians and Semu people are the ruling nation, with various privileges. Imagine how these privileged countries actively integrate with the ruled countries. Throughout the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolians stood in the world as military conquerors, and Semu people, as accomplices of Mongolia, absorbed the essence of Chinese civilization. This part of the talents left in the Central Plains in the Ming Dynasty merged into the present Han nationality. This is the credit of Chinese civilization.
Under the rule of Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the society was depressed and the economy was stagnant. More importantly, the Han nationality, the main ethnic group that created social wealth, became a slave nation. The greatest harm of Mongolian rule to China is not the destruction of economy, but the destruction of civilized values.
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On the other hand, the positive influence of the Mongolian Empire on China and the world lies in:
1. The emperors of the Yuan Dynasty also paid special attention to Neo-Confucianism and admired Confucianism. The implementation of Han culture in the Yuan Dynasty not only did not stop, but also developed.
2. Yuan Dynasty promoted national integration. The Khitans entered the Central Plains in large numbers during the Southern Song Dynasty, and by the middle of the Yuan Dynasty, they had been regarded as Han Chinese by the Yuan Dynasty. By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Jurchen in the Central Plains had been completely integrated into the Han people.
The Yuan Dynasty made many contributions. For example, it ended the state of division for more than three centuries after the Tang Dynasty, achieved a new great unity in history, and its territory surpassed Han and Tang Dynasties. The territory of China today was basically outlined by the Yuan Dynasty. Exercising effective administrative jurisdiction over Xinjiang, Tibet and other places, Tibet entered Chinese territory for the first time. China's current provincial system is even stricter than that of the Yuan Dynasty. The development of foreign relations has broadened the horizons of the people of China and promoted social changes in China. Yuan is the best in the world, thinner than at home and abroad. Wherever there are people, there are post stations to make them travel around the country. The world in the Yuan Dynasty was "reaching by ladder, reaching by air, and meeting by sea and air", surpassing any previous dynasty. It has a special important position and rich content in history, and has a far-reaching impact on the historical process of China and the vast Asian-European world. Genghis Khan wrote a unique chapter for ancient military history. Kublai Khan's army crossed the Dadu River, Snow Mountain and Jinsha River from north to south, completing a pioneering work in China's ancient military history.
For history, it is a matter of different opinions ~ I hope the landlord will handle it as appropriate, which is my opinion.