#206 - Ming 3: I Think I'm Paranoid

The History of China

Chris Stewart

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🗓️ 26 December 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The founder of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor... has got a bit of a trust problem. It starts with him getting upset that his officials are "cutting corners" when it comes to official counts of tribute payments & the stamped documents verifying them. But it quickly spirals into full-blown paranoia that absolutely everyone is out to get them, and the only was he knows how to confront this problem is by getting all of his "enemies" first. Time Period Covered: ca. 1373-1382 CE Major Historical Figures: The Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang) [r. 1368-1398] Crown Prince Zhu Biao [1355-1392] Zhu Shuang, Prince Min of Qin [1356-1395] Zhu Gang, Prince Gong of Jin [1358-1398] Zhu Di, Prince of Yan [1360-1424] Chancellor Hu Weiyong [d. 1380] Gao Qi [1334-1374] Prefect Ye Boju [d. 1376] Academician Zheng Shili [d. 1376] Sources Cited: Brook, Timothy. The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China. Langlois, John D., Jr. “The Hung-Wu-Reign” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, 13698-1644m Part I. Laozi. Dao De Jing. Luo, Yuming. A Concise History of Chinese Literature. Strassberg, Richard E. Inscribed Landscapes: Travel Writing from Imperial China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:52.0	Let the state be small and the inhabit I think I'm paranoid.
0:52.9	Let the state be small and the inhabitants few.
0:56.4	Such that, though possessing machines with the ability of tens or hundreds,
1:00.6	they have no use for them.
1:02.4	Let the people cherish life and abhor death,
1:05.0	yet have no need to move to avoid it.
1:07.0	Though they may have carts and ships,
1:10.0	let them have no need to use them.
1:12.0	Though they have strong armor and strong weapons,
1:15.0	let them have no occasion to take them up.
1:18.0	Let the people return to the task of weaving ropes and cords,
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