朱元璋的孔孟情结与明初民本政策

明朝开国皇帝朱元璋有着浓厚的孔孟情结.建国前他对孔孟之道极度推崇,建国后则随着专制集权的加强,个人独裁意识急剧膨胀,一度想动摇孔孟的精神领袖地位,终以失败收场,不得不做出适当的退让.这在朱元璋几十年政治生涯中不过是一朵小小的浪花,却促使他在治国理民的策略上反复权衡,一手抓经济开发,一手抓文化建设,物质文明与精神文明并重.

Zhu Yuanzhang's Affection to the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius and the Policies Beginning with people's Interests in Early Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming Dynasty, had great affection to the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius. Before he created the Ming Dynasty, he had the greatest esteem for it, while after he was an emperor, he wanted to carry on automacy with the development of dictatorial system. Although he failed to shake the leadership of the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius, to some extent, it influence the policy of ruling a country. So Zhu Yuanzhang paid equal attention to the development of both economy and culture. Material civilization was as important as spiritual civilization. It was the social ideal that Confucius and Mencius wanted to accomplish for life, while 1 000 years later idea became true by Zhu Yuanzhang.