Zhu Yuanzhang was poor when he was young and used to herd cattle for the landlord. He entered Huangjue Temple in 1344. At the age of 25, he participated in the Red Scarf Army uprising led by Guo Zixing to resist the Yuan Dynasty. In 1356, he was regarded as Wu Guogong by his generals.
In the same year, Jiqing Road was captured and renamed Yingtianfu (today's Nanjing, Jiangsu). In 1367, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were ordered to raise troops for the Northern Expedition with the slogan "Expelling the Hu barbarians and restoring China".
In early 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian Mansion. His country was named Daming and his reign was named Hongwu. In the autumn of that year, Dadu was captured, ending the Yuan Dynasty's rule across the country. The Mongolian nobles fled north, and the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures ceded by the later Jin Dynasty were also recovered. He also pacified the southwest, northwest, northeast and other places, and finally unified China.
In 1398 (the thirty-first year of Hongwu), Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness at the age of 71. His temple name was Taizu, and his posthumous name was Kaitianxingdaozhaoji. Buried in Xiaoling Mausoleum of Ming Dynasty.
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Character evaluation of Zhu Yuanzhang
Zhu Yuanzhang is one of the most outstanding monarchs in Chinese history. He was diligent in political affairs throughout his life and made many achievements, especially the creation of a large number of systems and regulations, which not only laid the foundation for the Ming Dynasty for nearly three hundred years, contributed to social stability and economic prosperity in the early Ming Dynasty, but also influenced the Qing Dynasty. From the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, centralized political rule and the unified administrative system of a multi-ethnic country gradually became more complete.
Zhu Yuanzhang's most important achievement was to expel the barbarians, eliminate riots, save the Han nation, pacify the world, abolish the racial hierarchy and oppressive policies formulated by the Mongols, restore China, and lead the rejuvenation of China. From Zhongli Village, where there were natural and man-made disasters and suffering from hunger and cold, until he ascended the throne in Nanjing, the path he and his civil servants and generals took was not just for the benefit of private individuals and a certain class.
Zhu Yuanzhang had a strategic mind, was farsighted, was good at controlling wars, and took the initiative. Pay attention to recruiting talented people, solicit public opinions, strictly manage the army, improve the military system, train troops and educate generals, and emphasize that generals must have knowledge, strategy, benevolence, and courage. It advocates integrating troops into agriculture, farming and fighting, and maintaining a strong armed force.
Mao Zedong: Zhu Yuanzhang is the leader of the peasant uprising. He should be affirmed. He should be written better and not so badly (referring to Zhu Yuanzhang's lateness). Zhu Hongwu was born as a cowherd boy, and he was not stupid. He had a counselor named Zhu Sheng, who was very knowledgeable. Zhu Hongwu listened to Zhu Sheng's words "gather grain widely, build walls high, and become king slowly", and finally achieved success. The hearts of the people win the world.
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