Since Zhao Kuangyin established the Song Dynasty, the economy of the Song Dynasty has been developing very rapidly. However, it is precisely because of the blind development of the economy that the military force is becoming weaker and weaker. This also caused the Song Dynasty to fall into a war crisis, and later the Song Dynasty perished under Kublai Khan's invasion. However, in addition to these external factors, there is one person who must also be responsible for the demise of the Song Dynasty. It was because of his rebellion that the Song Dynasty eventually went to extinction. And the crimes he committed also made Zhu Yuanzhang deeply resentful, so after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he also dug up a grave and whipped him, so who was this person?
This person's name was Pu Kaizong, he was originally of Arab descent, and because he had always been engaged in trade and had merit, he was also highly valued by the imperial court. At that time, in order to further develop the family business, Pu Kaizong took his family to Quanzhou. I have to say that Pu Kaizong is still really predictable in doing business, and since coming to Quanzhou, his life has become bigger and bigger. However, the real peak of the Pu family was not in the hands of Pu Kaizong, but in the hands of his son Pu Shou Geng.
It is said that at that time, there were often pirates near the South China Sea, and they always burned and looted without evil, and eventually spread to Quanzhou. At this time, it naturally affected the business of the Pu family, so Pu Shougeng joined forces with officers and soldiers to suppress bandits for the purpose of protecting his own property. With the cooperation of the government and the people, the pirates were finally defeated. And it is precisely because of this move that Pu ShouGeng has received the attention of the imperial court. He even rose all the way to the top and mastered the navy in the Fujian region. It was also with privileges that Pu Shougeng began to use his power to monopolize the spice trade, and finally became rich.
However, just after the Yuan Dynasty army occupied the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, in order to make the Song Dynasty still retain its bloodline, Wen Tianxiang and others had to flee with the young emperor. Originally, it was planned to build a capital in Quanzhou, but who knew that Pu Shougeng, who had always been trusted and reused by the imperial court, had already defected to the Yuan Dynasty. Not only did he refuse to open the city gate to greet the emperor, but he also ordered the killing of more than 3,000 Southern Song Dynasty clans in the city. What is even more excessive is that in order to express his loyalty to the Yuan Dynasty, Pu Shougeng even ordered a large number of water troops to help the main force of the Yuan army attack Guangdong. This also led to the Battle of Yashan, in which Pu Shougeng's sailors showed great might, causing heavy losses to the Song army at that time.
Therefore, without the help of this person, the Yuan Dynasty was not established so quickly. Therefore, after Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty, he had already heard about Pu Shougeng's treason. Enraged, he immediately found Pu Shou Geng's grave and ordered the grave to be dug up. It also said that the people in his family would be enslaved for generations and would never be hired.