Reserch Of Yuanzhang Zhu's Cruel Penalties Theory And Practice

After Yuanzhang Zhu established the Ming Dynasty, he applied the "cruel penalties for the disorder country" as his government thought, the beginning of a series of legal documents are developed under the guidance of this though..The emperor in the Ming Dynasty was founded decision to impose cruel penalty on the country, and his decision is closely related with the historical background at that time. Although the emperor thought the heavy penalties imposed heavy influences from traditional, but their thinking with a heavy Legalists comparison, you can see the content is not consistent between the two. The cruel penalties imposed thought the emperor not only has the characteristics of the traditional heavy doctrine also has its own characteristics. The cruel penalties imposed for the governance of the emperor at the time, "troubled times" in the context of the implementation of expediency, and the obviously out punishment to Assist the Education Law as taught and the nature of governance by Government Officials and the public performance in two ways.The emperor in his legal practice, cruel penalties are also implementing a country's thinking. Basic code in the status of the Ming Dynasty "Great Law of Ming", the revision process throughout the Hongwu Period, subject to cruel penalties are thinking of the emperor, expressed "its heavy weight, light their light" features. Hongwu period has a special status to another legal document, "Great Patent" 4 in the "big Sacrificial" issued after the implementation, and to severely punish the criminal subjects, make up Sacrificial deficiencies. In addition to legislative work, the emperor in the administration of justice also carry out the cruel penalties imposed his ideas. In judicial practice, often resort to punishment, repeated Hing prison, implicated a wide range, and Daxing literary inquisition, suppression literati class, to consolidate authoritarian rule.Emperor growing social environment, special life experiences, all thought of his severe standards in the formation has an important impact. Severe standards in the country's implementation of policy in the early Ming society at that time, some positive, there are big drawbacks, in general, more harm than good. Cruel penalties are thinking of the emperor's combination of contemporary legal system, still have some reference.