From the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1368 to its demise in 1644, the Ming Dynasty experienced 16 emperors and 17 dynasties, which lasted for 276 years. This time is a period of great changes in world history.

Some European countries have made the transition to capitalism, and China has also begun to transform from ancient society to modern society. Under this historical background, the history of the Ming Dynasty has distinct characteristics of the times.

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The Ming Dynasty was a spy country. In the eyes of the ruling clique in the Ming Dynasty, the people were not their friends or family members, but like enemies, and needed constant vigilance. Ignorant people control their thoughts and plant spies to prevent rebellion.

Zhu Yuanzhang came from humble origins. When I was a child, my family starved to death in poverty and barely made a living when I left home. Being born in abject poverty can not only bring people fighting spirit, but also bring unlimited personality.

Zhu Yuanzhang has no bottom line in doing things. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he killed almost all the heroes, involving hundreds of thousands of people. He was extremely distrustful of his subjects, and was afraid that someone would oust him from the throne and lead his previous life, so he founded the first secret service organization in China history: Royal Guards.

The Royal Guards check everything and report everything. Everyone in the society is afraid of the Royal Guards, but Zhu Yuanzhang said: With these people, it is like keeping a few vicious dogs, even if they don't bite people, they can make people afraid.

However, it is not good for the Royal Guards to dominate. In order to curb the influence of the Royal Guards, Zhu Yuanzhang's son Judy set up the East Factory, with eunuchs in charge of the factory affairs and responsible for the same work as the Royal Guards, which made the living space of the Ming people even less free.

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