In the later period of his administration, due to the lack of a sage like Zhang to deal with supervision issues and state disputes, he was abandoned in political affairs and was tired of political affairs. Since then, no lawsuits have been filed for more than 20 years, and the national operation has almost stopped. In the later period of Ming Shenzong's administration, the party struggle lasted for a long time, which led to the increasingly corrupt political affairs. In addition, the mining tax levied by Ming Shenzong during its rule was also called a great criticism, which made the Ming Dynasty gradually decline.
At this time, Manchu in Northeast China began to rise. In the forty-seventh year of Wanli (16 19), the Ming army was defeated by Nurhachi in the Battle of Salhu, and the control of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong collapsed.
The Ming Dynasty, which declined during the reign of Ming Shenzong, also became lively and open during this period, and China's economy was in a leading position in the world economy at that time. During this period, the seeds of capitalism appeared in China. Foreign missionaries have also come to China. For example, Matteo Ricci visited Ming Shenzong and began to spread western learning to the East. The whole society also shows the spirit of opposing feudal ethics and liberating individuality.
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Zhu Yijun was the longest-serving emperor in the Ming Dynasty. The history of the Ming Dynasty lasted nearly 48 years in Wanli era. ? During Ming Shenzong's administration, he worked hard in the first ten years, became lazy in the second ten years, and took care of nothing in the last thirty years.
His main characteristics are greed for wine, lust, money and power, and he has always been a "monopoly" advocate, which can be said to be extortion. From this point of view, he is not a mediocre person. However, he lacks bright talents and talents. He was in1early 1970s, and finally in11720s.
At that time, the whole world was in a period of earth-shaking changes. China's feudal society also developed to the later stage, when the sky fell, new relations of production sprouted and productivity developed greatly, and it was also on the eve of drastic changes from ancient society to modern society.
In this great historical change, due to the deep-rooted ills of China's feudal system for thousands of years, and his mental illness of indulging in debauchery and wealth, China not only failed to keep up with the new trend of the world and ushered in the dawn of a new era, but pushed the Ming Dynasty to a desperate situation in his hands and accelerated its historical process of extinction.
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