How Does Hongwu Apply Machiavelli's Teachings?
To what extent does Hongwu apply Machiavelli's teachings?
Hongwu was born Oct. 21, 1328, he was the first emperor of china’s MIng dynasty.he established many improvement on military, administrative, and educational he died on June 24, 1398, Nanjing. Hongwu apply Machiavelli's teaching by making people to fear him, give benefit to other little by little and pay attention to the people. Hongwu apply Machiavelli’s teaching by making people to fear him.From the class handout, it said ”Men will quickly offend a beloved person; but fear creates a dread of punishment which never fail.” this quote explained that people can easily betray a beloved leader but not a fearful leader.It also showed us that a king should make people to fear, scared about …show more content…
Students were subsidized and were privileged to apply for admission to the Hanlin Academy, which presumably formulated policy and supervised the local schools.”this quote showed that the school had a positive effect on the people , it allowed them to gain more knowledge and it provided another path for their future which was to attend the scholars bureaucracy.It also allowed Hongwu to obtain more officals.Another quote is that “The Hongwu emperor’s military system, the weiso (“guard-post”) system, was of earlier origin. The practice of granting land to soldiers for cultivation in peace realized his ideal of having the troops support themselves so as not to burden the people.”this quote showed that he successfully managed the money usage on military and kept them strong at the same time, which reduce the pressure on taxes.Furthermore “Under the Tang code, slaves were treated as a species of domestic animal; if they were killed by a free citizen, the law imposed no sanction on the killer. Under the Ming dynasty, the law protected both slaves and free citizens” it allowed many slave to have freedom and more workers for people.These examples proved that Hongwu apply Machiavelli’s
Hongwu was born Oct. 21, 1328, he was the first emperor of china’s MIng dynasty.he established many improvement on military, administrative, and educational he died on June 24, 1398, Nanjing. Hongwu apply Machiavelli's teaching by making people to fear him, give benefit to other little by little and pay attention to the people. Hongwu apply Machiavelli’s teaching by making people to fear him.From the class handout, it said ”Men will quickly offend a beloved person; but fear creates a dread of punishment which never fail.” this quote explained that people can easily betray a beloved leader but not a fearful leader.It also showed us that a king should make people to fear, scared about …show more content…
Students were subsidized and were privileged to apply for admission to the Hanlin Academy, which presumably formulated policy and supervised the local schools.”this quote showed that the school had a positive effect on the people , it allowed them to gain more knowledge and it provided another path for their future which was to attend the scholars bureaucracy.It also allowed Hongwu to obtain more officals.Another quote is that “The Hongwu emperor’s military system, the weiso (“guard-post”) system, was of earlier origin. The practice of granting land to soldiers for cultivation in peace realized his ideal of having the troops support themselves so as not to burden the people.”this quote showed that he successfully managed the money usage on military and kept them strong at the same time, which reduce the pressure on taxes.Furthermore “Under the Tang code, slaves were treated as a species of domestic animal; if they were killed by a free citizen, the law imposed no sanction on the killer. Under the Ming dynasty, the law protected both slaves and free citizens” it allowed many slave to have freedom and more workers for people.These examples proved that Hongwu apply Machiavelli’s