We often explain that the destruction of the Dynasty is the most lamentable one, because after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng did not have the talent to govern the country, and the peasant army was not a lean force, which directly led to the Manchu Qing Entry, and the situation of slaughtering Han People became more and more serious. And the demise of the Ming Dynasty seems to have been completely exhausted. In the face of the rare Xiaoice period of hundreds of years, the whole country was in a drought, even if the Chongzhen Emperor, the king of the subjugated country, had gray hair at a young age and prayed for rain many times, it was still ineffective, and it was really the most pitiful emperor who destroyed the country.
But is this really the case? In the late Ming Dynasty, in addition to natural disasters, man-made disasters were also an important factor in stimulating contradictions. Next, I will tell you about the extravagant style of social popularity in the late Ming Dynasty, and it can be said that the final outcome of the Ming Dynasty was because the people of the Ming Dynasty enjoyed happiness too much.
First of all, in the late Ming Dynasty, high consumption and waste were prevalent, and the waste of material resources was very large, and the actual utilization rate was very small. At that time, there were many people who were not actually rich and noble, but many of them were popular to wear gold thread embroidery socks, first of all, this was a huge consumption of gold mine mineral resources and human resources of embroiderers, but in the end they only got socks worn on their feet. Such material consumption eventually led to the hollowing out of the Ming Dynasty.
Also, it was the popularity of lending at that time. Because everyone loves to compare, out of vanity, many people are not willing to fall behind, want to dress, real estate, decoration, and even maids like the dignitaries, but do not have enough assets in their hands, then they think of borrowing, which is the advanced consumption that is popular among our young generation today. People who have known about advanced consumption will know that if they don't have enough assets in themselves, the temporary happiness experienced will eventually only bring disaster. At that time, a large number of lending institutions lent money, but could not collect the money, which also made the economic operation of the Ming Dynasty extremely loophole, once the fixed repayment period was exceeded and failed to repay in time, it would threaten the normal operation of society to a certain extent.
Moreover, the craftsmen at that time lost their ingenuity, and in order to quickly accumulate money, they were as popular as now to do tofu residue projects. Whether it is repairing houses or roads, it is a hasty matter, and after a period of time, it can only overturn the original building for reconstruction, sometimes the reconstruction is not satisfactory, the quality is low, and a lot of materials are consumed in one go.
Finally, at that time, prostitutes were popular, and they no longer regarded prostitution as a shameful thing, and even high-ranking officials, nobles, and literary leaders who openly abandoned their wives to date prostitutes would not be much criticized and scolded by much public opinion, and prostitutes were even proud of being able to climb the power. This is also very similar to our current society. In order to meet more "famous" prostitutes, the dignitaries and nobles curry favor with prostitutes, which will also exacerbate their corruption.
In the end, under these extremely unhealthy social atmospheres at that time, everyone had an attitude of drinking and getting drunk. No matter how the Chongzhen Emperor promoted frugality and self-discipline to correct the atmosphere, he was terminally ill and irreparable. The Ming Dynasty's national strength was exhausted, leaving loopholes for foreign invasions. So sometimes we often realize that people are always easy to lose their eyes in materialistic desires, and plain and plain is the truth!
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