Since the Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne of the Ming Dynasty, his ruling style has been completely different from that of his father.

Zhu Jianshen adopted a more relaxed and moderate governance strategy, which greatly eased the tension between the imperial palace and the cabinet, and also initially stabilized the various unstable factors left over from the previous dynasty.

Compared with his father's strict policy, this change of Emperor Chenghua not only made the atmosphere of the imperial court relaxed, but also made the entire Ming society bathed in a new atmosphere.

His decision not only eased the relationship within the imperial court, but also injected new vitality into the Ming Dynasty and laid a solid foundation for the great development of the second industrial revolution.

At the same time, the scientific and technological development of Daming is also changing with each passing day.

The role of the internal combustion engine has gradually attracted the attention of the market, and both the Daming Industrial Bureau system and local private commercial banks are increasing investment and research and development. The advent of the phonograph shocked the entire Ming society, and people began to have a strong interest in this magical machine that can reproduce sound.

Technological breakthroughs in the field of electromagnetism have also brought new development opportunities to Daming.

Driven by technology, some ideas that were previously unattainable are gradually becoming reality, and people's lives have become more convenient.

However, society is always full of contradictions and problems.

With the increasing number of domestic workers pouring into the interior of the Ming Dynasty, and the accumulation of nearly a hundred years, the contradictions in society have become increasingly prominent.

Emperor Chenghua did not turn a blind eye to this, he made a decree and put forward the idea of cultural identity, expanding the preferential treatment that was originally only given to foreign elite groups to most of the domestic servants.

The implementation of this policy not only alleviated the contradictions in the society, but also made many children of helpers have a sense of belonging, and they began to be proud of the Ming Dynasty and contribute their own strength to the prosperity and stability of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Daming Industry Bureau system is huge, with the development of the times, some problems have gradually been exposed.

Some factories are gradually falling behind because they can't keep up with the pace of market development, resulting in the emergence of many unemployed groups. Emperor Chenghua thought deeply about this, and he decided to separate the Ministry of Workers' and People's Unions and set up a special platoon division to ensure the reemployment of the unemployed.

At the same time, he also set up a daily food ration supply system to provide basic living security for the unemployed.

In addition, Emperor Chenghua also improved a series of social welfare systems such as the nursing home system, the orphanage system, and the employment system for the disabled, which made the social security system of the Ming Dynasty more perfect.

He relaxed restrictions on speech and allowed more voices to appear, but at the same time strengthened the revision of the Ming Law to protect the stability of the Ming court and the harmony of the people in society.

In terms of the system of social meritocracy, Emperor Chenghua inherited and developed the practices of the Zhu Gaochi period.

He formally implemented the system of social meritocracy, based on the large wells in the city and the countryside, plus the recommendation of academics and industrial and commercial circles, and formulated various laws and regulations to standardize and supplement the system of the imperial court in the local area.

The implementation of this system has led to the beginning of a new governance model in both cities and villages, forming a two-tier governance model.

Emperor Chenghua himself also had a certain talent and interest in art.

He loved painting and created many paintings himself, such as "Landscape of Multi-dimensional New Painting Method", "Picture of a Harmonious Qi", "Good Omen of the Sui Dynasty", "Buddha of Amitayus", "Sitting View of Emperor Wenzong" and "Swallow Picture".

Among them, "Swallow Picture" itself is the best-selling picture of the Ming Dynasty, which has countless painting methods, has been sold for decades, and has become a picture enshrined in many people's homes.

In terms of natural disasters, during the Juyongguan earthquake, people from all walks of life enthusiastically donated, and this atmosphere gradually became a tradition of Ming society. In terms of religion, the completion of the Tianzhu Fuxi Temple and the Jedao Mazu Temple also reflected the religious belief of the society at that time.

In terms of academic circles, Wang Shouren summarized the various branches of Xinxue, launched his own Xinxue, and on the basis of two-tier co-governance, explored a newer model of township covenant, which began to circulate in the south. The spread of this academic thought has injected new vitality into the development of Daming society.

At the same time, important results have been achieved in the field of astronomy.

Astronomers observed the appearance of comets, an astronomical phenomenon that attracted a lot of attention and discussion at the time. In terms of military affairs, the rebellions in the southern Tianzhu region and the Volga River were successfully quelled by the Ming army, showing the strong military strength of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, Emperor Chenghua also established the first capital division in the New World, and began the formal direct governance of the Ming Dynasty in the New World.

The birth of the first city marked that the population of the Ming Dynasty in this area had exceeded 200,000. This measure not only strengthened the management and development of the New World, but also played a role in leading the whole world, laying a solid foundation for the expansion of the Ming Dynasty in the New World in the future.

On the political front, Emperor Chenghua adopted a relatively relaxed and decentralized style of governance.

In the middle and late stages of the Chenghua Dynasty, he did not see the ministers for a long time, and the execution of political affairs was discussed by the cabinet.

Although this practice weakened the imperial power to a certain extent, it made the decision-making of the imperial court more scientific and democratic.

At the same time, Emperor Chenghua also gave birth to fourteen sons and six daughters, and the growth and reproduction of these royal family members not only strengthened the inheritance of Emperor Wenzong's bloodline, but also completely dispelled the ambitions of Taizu and Emperor Taizong.

In terms of foreign relations, the Ming dynasty encountered some challenges in the feudal system under heaven.

Far away in the West, some kingdoms did not accept the Ming dynasty's vassal system.

The social conditions there are backward and ignorant, the streets are full of stench, the castle is full of feces and urine, and the development level of the Ming Dynasty is not on the same line at all, and the knowledge is extremely suppressed, and the religious rights are supreme, and the world of the Ming Sect is incompatible.

Faced with this situation, the Ming Dynasty did not strengthen its ties with the West, but focused more on the development of the Tianzhu region and the New World. The choice of this strategy not only reflects the pragmatism of Daming's foreign policy, but also reflects Daming's deep understanding of its own development at that time.

Subsequently, Emperor Chenghua also strengthened the construction of the navy.

This move not only enhanced the naval strength of the Ming Dynasty, but also provided a security guarantee for overseas trade and people-to-people exchanges at that time.

After a hundred years of vicissitudes, the population of the mainland is like bamboo shoots after the spring rains, rising slowly, and finally breaking through the 50,000 mark.

Behind this prosperity is not only the innovation of agricultural technology – the use of chemical fertilizers, the spread of agricultural machinery, and the introduction of high-yielding crops – all of which have breathed new life into this ancient land.

However, when the growth rate of population exceeds the growth rate of resources, the per capita resources decline again, like a shadow, quietly falling on this prosperous land.

Scholars began to feel uneasy, fearing that if this trend continued, the Ming Dynasty would face unprecedented challenges. And all of this was seen by Emperor Chenghua and remembered in his heart.

This emperor did not understand dark colors, and after many years of layout, he finally brought the role of the cabinet into play.

Therefore, Emperor Chenghua made up his mind to carry out an unprecedented reform - to count the acres and population of the guard, and then increase the migration of the children of the guard. It was a bold decision and a challenging one.

After all, under the large well system, who is willing to leave the familiar land of the children of the military families who live a privileged life, but the military households are the most staunch supporters of the imperial power.

Even under the impact of several waves of thought, the imperial power encountered challenges again and again, but the imperial power remained unmoved.

When the new news came out, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

Some military households are resolutely opposed, they are unwilling to leave the prosperous hinterland, and they are unwilling to give up their existing lives; The other part of the military households was in favor of it, because they understood the practice of the imperial court and knew that it was best for the future.

In this controversy, Emperor Chenghua showed his determination and wisdom.

He asked cabinet ministers to come forward in person to explain the purpose and significance of the policy, and promised to give the most preferential policies and treatment to the relocated military households. In the end, this reform was successfully implemented.

The target of this reform is the New World.

That distant and unfamiliar place was included in the imperial court's planning agenda for the first time.

However, the New World is an existence that cannot be avoided in the hearts of the people.

In their opinion, although the island is desolate, it can at least be accepted by the common people; The New World, on the other hand, is an unknown world, full of danger and uncertainty.

However, Emperor Chenghua understood that if this reform was not carried out, the Ming Dynasty would face an even greater crisis.

As a result, he took various measures, including the cabinet's backing and the cabinet's aggressive policies in the name of the cabinet, to ensure the smooth progress of the immigration program. Although these measures sparked some controversy and discontent, in the end, they brought new life and hope to the Ming Dynasty.

Before this reform, the people generally maintained a moderately prosperous standard of living.

So although they are dissatisfied with some policies, these grievances have not affected their daily lives. And the cabinet took the blame for this reform and became the target of public criticism.

However, it also provides them with an outlet to vent, making the market much less complaining.

In the end, the reform was a success.

The resettlement plan of the New World was successfully implemented, and some military families successfully migrated to the New World. Although this process was full of challenges and difficulties, it also brought new hope and opportunities to the Ming Dynasty.

In the twenty-second year of Chenghua, Emperor Chenghua died.

The new emperor Koji ascends the throne.

Emperor Hongji was frail and sickly since he was a child, but he grew up smoothly with the treatment of medicine, ascended the throne and was involved in political affairs, opened up his views, strengthened the rights of various ministries to discuss matters in the court, and affected the rights of the cabinet.

Unlike his father, Emperor Hongji strengthened the management of religion, greatly outlawed religious fields, and set strict regulations on the number of religious offerings made by the common people.

In addition, in the process of making an inventory, legal punishments were taken against religions that violated the law and crimes, and a large number of people were arrested.

At the same time, the supervision system has been strengthened, and the powers of various ministries such as the Metropolitan Procuratorate have been strengthened once again, and even the cabinet cannot influence it.

With the development of the supervision system, countless cases have been brought out, and the dark atmosphere of the people has been swept away, and the people have applauded it.

For the kingdoms of the extreme west, Emperor Hongzhi sent envoys to sign boundary determination treaties with Western countries through a variety of means of coercion and inducement, and the territories of Western countries were recognized by the Ming Dynasty, and the lands outside the Western countries belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and the new continent belonged to the Ming Dynasty in the treaty.

The ignorant and backward kings happily signed the treaty, and instead of being disappointed, they were overjoyed, believing that they had won the victory and had also gained the right to trade with the vassals of the Ming Dynasty.

They say it's the Lord's victory.

Subsequently, the official inspection system was expanded, and the kings of overseas vassal states, the Xuanfu Division, and the Xuanfu Division all formulated a set of inspection systems, which no longer adopted the posture of stocking as before, and continued to deepen the system of the Daming Dynasty.

The term of office was set by the Cabinet, which was no longer the previous period of non-regulation, and at the same time, the introduction of the term of office, and finally the strengthening of the powers of the Cabinet, and the level with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, etc., there was no connection between the two sides.

The Huangzhuang Huangdian and the Imperial Palace Affairs Bureau system were standardized, and the expenses and inputs of the royal family were separated from the national treasury, and the mode of self-financing was adopted, so that the Huangzhuang guaranteed the basic living needs of the royal family, and the imperial store provided a superior life for the royal family.

For the first time, it was mainly introduced by the imperial court, allocating materials, money and grain, combined with local manpower and material resources, building water conservancy reservoirs overseas, and building a large number of roads, which provided a guarantee for the overseas local economic development of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Hongzhi in his later years.

It has successively carried out land reform and repatriation in East Asia and South Seas.

Yunnan Tusi, Myanmar Xuanfu Division, Laos Xuanfu Division, Siam Vassals, Chiang Rai Xuanfu Division, Chiang Mai Xuanfu Division, Mae Feng Litigation Xuanfu Division. At the same time, the land will be changed and returned to the stream.

Because of the effect of penicillin, this emperor is the longest emperor of the Ming Dynasty, after fifty years, his crown prince also died, and the imperial grandson was appointed as the heir.

By the time Emperor Hongzhi died, the Ming Dynasty had completed most of the land reform in the Nanyang region.

A new emperor ascends the throne.

A rebellion broke out in Nanyang, and the Ming army was conscripted, because after the land was changed and returned, the main reason why the locals could obtain the Ming nationality, the rebellion was quickly and smoothly pacified, and the new emperor ascended the throne in the past few years, and the cabinet was busy selecting officials, dividing provinces and other major events.

Until the third year of Zhengde.

The young emperor appointed himself a great general and went on a campaign against public opinion.

When he personally arrived in the Manchurian area, the Ming army, in accordance with the requirements of the cabinet, went all out to exterminate the rebels in advance, and did not give the little emperor a chance to go to the battlefield, and the angry little emperor jumped to his feet.

Historical records.

The emperor led an army of 100,000 to personally conquer and kill the rebels at the sixteenth level.

Emperor Zhengde claimed that he had killed a person with his own hands, but no one believed it, and Emperor Zhengde was very angry, and after returning to the capital, he was depressed, and began to tour north, east, and west.

The banner of the Ming Emperor once again fluttered in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty in the past hundred years, which aroused the enthusiastic cheers of the people and soldiers in the border areas.

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