The Concern for People’s Livelihood in State Governance in the Early Ming Dynasty

• Published in: Frontiers of history in China Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 98 - 109
• Main Author: Fang Zhiyuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Higher Education Press 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, national governance, people’s livelihood

Attaching importance to people’s livelihood is not only an important measure for rulers to consolidate their power, but also a concrete expression of Confucianism’s people-oriented thinking in state governance. Based on his own experience and his understanding of social relations in the late Yuan an...