If it is purely incorruptible, which dynasty is more enlightened, it is naturally more in the Qing Dynasty. No matter how ridiculous the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were, there would be no such grandiose kings as Mingwuzong, Ming Shenzong and Mingxizong. If we only talk about the emperors before Empress Dowager Cixi came to power in Qing Dynasty (before Shunzhi), only Xianfeng was more self-indulgent. Although other emperors may not have achieved anything, they are also diligent.
As far as sages are concerned, there are Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, Ming Chengzu and Ming Xiaozong (Hongzhi Zhongxing). There were Huang Taiji, Emperor Kangxi, yongzheng emperor and Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. They all look similar, but there were 17 emperors in the Ming Dynasty (not counting Nanming), 1 1 emperors in the Qing Dynasty, or more in the Qing Dynasty.
The following reason is that there seems to be no tyrant in the Qing Dynasty. 1. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty were very strict with their children. They need to start studying every morning, and all of them don't get many summers a year. This rule has been widely circulated in the Qing dynasty, and even the emperor himself can't open this side door.
2. The succession to the throne in the Qing Dynasty has always been characterized by the fact that no one knows who will be the emperor until the last moment, which has caused the market competition between emperors to never stop. Simply put, it is to compete for positions, so every emperor who comes to power will cherish this throne very much.
3. The emperor will let each emperor be responsible for some affairs management, so that the emperor can have a certain grasp of each emperor's working ability, and the emperor will also have his own way of governing the country in the long-term distributed database for handling events, so he will bring idealism to his work when he acceded to the throne.
Ming Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty and society established by Han people in China history. The political system of the Ming Dynasty was centralized, with a high aspect ratio, and the greatest power lay with the emperor. After the Hu case, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, simply abolished the prime minister system and the province of Zhongshu, and the six departments were immediately responsible to the emperor. Although the cabinet system was set up afterwards, the effect of the cabinet system was only the emperor's adviser, and the power of the six ministries was also very weak.
The emperor is the most powerful person in charge of the eight famines. After that, the political system of the Manchu Empire was very close to such rules and regulations. After the reign of Ren Xuan (Ren Xuan), due to the gradual deepening of the administrative concept of civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty, the actual administrative power moved to the cabinet system and six ministries. In addition, supervision organizations and spy organizations have been set up to strengthen the monitoring of the people throughout the country. Set up three business divisions in the region to improve the regional management mode.
The Qing Dynasty is a crucial period for China culture to obtain an unprecedented development trend, and it is also a major turning point in the fate of the historical era. At the beginning of entering the customs, the rulers of the Qing dynasty had violently oppressed and discriminated against the existing policies, but under the resistance of the Han people, such existing policies were finally adjusted.
The Qing dynasty was also open to the outside world and closed to the outside world, and pursued a strict sea ban policy like the Ming dynasty. Later, in response to the invasion of imperialist ships, we had to open our borders and signed the treaty of shimonoseki. In view of the critical situation, the government departments in the late Qing Dynasty also had good intentions, and the constitutional movement wanted to do it very much, but it was already ill in the bone marrow, struggling and cherishing it every day, and finally had no choice but to spend it.
So, if we insist on comparison, which period is better?
It must be analyzed as follows: On the total area: more than 4 million yuan square kilometers in the Ming Dynasty (counting the territory that can be projected in its heyday, the figure is at most more than 9 million yuan), and 40 million yuan in the Qing Dynasty.
On population: at the peak of Ming Dynasty 1 100 million, and in Qing Dynasty, 400 million.
On high technology and main productive forces: In the second half of the Ming Dynasty, it had fallen behind western countries, but in the Qing Dynasty, high technology and main productive forces declined further.
Political system: Ming dynasty was a feudal dictatorship, but cabinet system appeared, which could restrain the monarchy to some extent. The Qing Dynasty was the peak of feudal autocracy in China, which was equivalent to essentially solving the backbone of the scholar class.
On the atmosphere of social development: There were East and West Factories and Daming Royal Guards in the Ming Dynasty, who were in power to suppress spies. In the Qing dynasty, there were secret folding systems and literary prisons.
On the interests of the Chinese nation: The Ming Dynasty was ruled by the Han nationality and oppressed ethnic minorities. In the Qing dynasty, ethnic minorities occupied the ruling influence, and a few people squeezed the vast majority of people.
Literary Creation: There are various classical works in China in the Ming Dynasty, and three of the four classical novels took place in the Ming Dynasty. There is only one Dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty, which has not been finished, so it is missing. Qing poetry has a key influence in the history of China literature, but its popularity is not high.
On the whole, the political system, rules and regulations, literary creation and capital construction of people's livelihood projects in the Ming Dynasty are stronger than those in the Qing Dynasty, and the territory and population of the Qing Dynasty are stronger than those in the Ming Dynasty. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Taking full account of the interests of the Chinese nation, the political and metallurgical influence of all ethnic groups in the Ming Dynasty was higher, so I think the Ming Dynasty was slightly better than the Qing Dynasty.