The meaning of Hongwu year number

The title of Hongwu was created by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, military affairs flourished. Hongwu means the martial arts of HTC, that is, the power of Zhang Xianwu affairs. Literally, it has not lost its heroic spirit. Zhu Yuanzhang wiped out the heroes, occupied all the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and established Yuan Hongwu, a heroic spirit. The word "Hong" was also used for the year number for the first time, meaning "grand".

Extended information Zhu Yuanzhang was very poor when he was a child and used to herd cattle for the landlord. /kloc-entered the ancestral temple in 0/344. At the age of 25, he took part in the Red Scarf Army uprising led by Guo Zixing against the Yuan Dynasty. 1356, was regarded as Wu Gong by his subordinates. In the same year, Qing Ji Road was captured and changed to Tianfu (now Nanjing, Jiangsu). 1367, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were ordered to send troops to the Northern Expedition with the slogan of "expelling Land Rover and restoring China".

/kloc-at the beginning of 0/368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtianfu, with the title Daming Hongwu. In autumn, most of them were captured, ending the rule of the Yuan Dynasty in the whole country. Yuan Di fled to the north, and sixteen states of Youyun ceded by the late Jin Dynasty were also recovered. And pacify the southwest, northwest, northeast and other places, and finally unify China. ?

During Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, he reformed all aspects. Politically, he abolished the prime minister system, and set up departments to undertake propaganda and deployment, punish trials and command envoys to divide power, further strengthen centralization and severely punish corrupt officials. Militarily, the system of health centers was implemented and the Northern Expedition was carried out.

Economically, we will make great efforts to resettle land and army, build water conservancy projects, liberate handmaiden, reduce the tax burden, and send people to inspect fields and households all over the country. Culturally, pay close attention to education, advocate imperial examination, establish imperial academy to train talents; Strengthen overseas exchanges with foreign countries and restore China's suzerain status. Through the efforts of the Hongwu dynasty, social production gradually recovered and developed, which is called the rule of Hongwu in history.

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