Novelty Center / Roundup
▲Zhu Yuanzhang’s historical evaluation is bipolar. (Schematic diagram / taken from Baidu Encyclopedia)
The historical evaluation of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was polarized. Regarding the negative part, the biggest one is undoubtedly the cruel rule derived from distrust of people. A few days ago, there was a history column in China revealing the secrets. In addition to the literary prison and other systems, Zhu Yuanzhang also invented two things. The severity can be said to almost “destroy China”. What are they?
The first item is “The Wind of the Eunuch”
At first glance, doesn’t every dynasty have eunuchs? However, the proportion of eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty was particularly high. According to statistics, at the peak of Zhu Yuanzhang’s reign, there were hundreds of thousands of visible eunuchs, and even more than 20 million invisible eunuchs. As we all know, the biggest characteristic of eunuchs is castration, that is, they lose the ability to actively reproduce offspring, and such a male population has become eunuchs. The Lord wants to enter the palace to seek an official. What should the country’s future do?
▲Foot binding flourished in the Ming Dynasty, which had a great impact on women. (Schematic diagram / taken from Baidu Encyclopedia)
The other is the system of “foot binding” for women.
Before the Ming Dynasty, footbinding was only popular among the aristocratic class, and it was regarded as a kind of “deformed beauty”. Crown Crown System”, and even bluntly stated that “complex and prosperous crowns and footbinding for women”, which is equivalent to forcing most women to bind their feet, depriving women of free movement and productivity, and endangering women’s health. , oppression of women” decisions.
