Although Zhu Yuanzhang did do a lot of wrong things, such as setting up a Jinyi guard to supervise various officials, or killing many founding ministers after the founding of the country. But I have to say that Zhu Yuanzhang, as a person, is indeed a material for being an emperor.
He not only has his own unique wisdom and talent in war, but he also has a set of rules for governing the country and has a unique vision for the long term. This alone is something that many people can't match.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang died, he left behind a copy of the "Ancestral Training of the Emperor ming", which recorded Zhu Yuanzhang's various experiences in governing the country. It states that there are 15 countries that must not be attacked, but his son Zhu Di did not listen to his father. In fact, this matter can not complain about Zhu Di.
One of these 15 countries is Annan. The country of Annam was originally a vassal state of China, but because of the contradictions within the Annam state, the original monarch was overthrown, and the traitors became the new monarch.
As the reliance of Annam, the Ming Dynasty naturally could not sit idly by. Therefore, Zhu Di sent hundreds of thousands of troops to Annam to conquer the usurped monarch of Annam. Later, the Ming army drove out the usurpers, and Annan regained its former peace and tranquility.
In order to prevent another rebellion in Annam, Zhu Di ordered the establishment of a Jiaotong Cloth Envoy Division here, turning Annam into Jiaotong Province, and turning Annam from a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty into a province of the Ming Dynasty.
Unfortunately, Annam did not become a province of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and after Ming Xuanzong became emperor, Annam broke away from the Ming Dynasty and regained his original identity. Everything Zhu Di did that year became empty of bamboo baskets.
In fact, the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did not let his descendants conquer Annam was because Annam was today's Vietnam. Vietnam is still relatively far from China. As the saying goes, the Emperor of Heaven is far away and is not easy to govern.
Coupled with the fact that Vietnam was only a small country at that time, and its economy was not developed, even if it covered Annam, the Ming Dynasty could not get any benefits. This kind of thankless thing has no meaning in doing it, but it also brings trouble to itself.
I have to say that Zhu Yuanzhang's thinking is indeed very far-reaching, and in this regard, Zhu Di is inferior to his father. What do you think?