Research On Zhu Yuanzhang's "Severe Administration Of Anti-corruption" In The Early Ming Dynasty

Throughout our ancient governors,Zhu Yuanzhang took the punishments on the officials' corruption extremely. During his government,he carried out the idea of "cruel code for official's corruption".He set up a series of powerful measures on corruption and put into the practice.It's closely relevant to the status in the beginning of Ming Dynasty and personal factors.In the early days of Ming Dynasty,state power wasn't stable,everything was waiting for establish.Zhu Yuanzhang put forward the idea of'cruel code for country" and "cruel code for official's corruption",after he summarizing the lessons of Yuan Dynasty and the idea of'governing the disorder society with severe criminal code".Besides,he was from the basement of the society and he has a tragic experience when he was young.These also made him hatred the corruption very much. It leaded to the severe punishment.In order to restrain corruption and stabilize the state power, Zhu Yuanzhang tried his best to carry out three main measures,including cruel codes for corruption, to strengthen the supervision and to enhance the education.The specific measures include the following: firstly,to draw up severe laws and take severe punishments on the corruption.It reflected on the"Da Ming Criminal Code"and "Great Imperial Mandates" and so on.Secondly,to strengthen the supervision and supervise the officials strictly.It comprised the supervision special agency and the common people.Thirdly,to enhance the education and educate the officials and the populace.He established Shen Ming Ting and Jing Shan Ting to punish the vice and publicize the charity, he made strict demands on himself and he set a good example to all the officials.Meanwhile,he educated the officials and the populace by publishing the laws.The measures of the "cruel codes for corruption "consist of the powerful punishments on corruption,though there was some shortage,and it did not achieve the goal.But in some degree,it has positive impact on restraining corruption,moderating social contradictions and pushingMing society forward.Study of ancient history and "cruel codes on officials' corruption" will provide some advice to our anti-corruption.