Hongwu

The Ming dynasty was founded by Emperor Hongwu.

As memories of an enigmatic and beautiful woman resurface – a woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget – Luo Hongwu begins his search for her.

Dreyer 2007, 12. He received a proper education while at Beiping, which he would not have had if he had been placed in the imperial capital Nanjing as the Hongwu Emperor did not trust eunuchs and believed that it was better to keep them illiterate.

Finally, Hongwu also directed more power towards the role of emperor so as to end the corrupt influences of the bureaucrats.

The Hongwu Emperor was the first to propose the policy to ban all maritime shipping in 1371.