Where is Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral home?

Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral home was Fengyang County, Anhui Province, and he belonged to Zhou Hao Zhongli before the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. As a historical artery, it is one of the four famous historical towns in Anhui Province, located in the middle reaches of Huaihe River. Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a cloth family. Grandfather Zhu Chuyi, father (formerly known as Zhu). His grandfather and parents both make a living by farming, and their families are poor. Zhu Yuanzhang lived by herding cattle for the landlord since he was a child.

At the age of 25, Zhu Yuanzhang took part in the Red Scarf Army uprising led by Guo Zixing against the Yuan Dynasty. Later, at the beginning of 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtianfu, with the title Daming Hongwu. In autumn, most of them were captured, ending the rule of the Yuan Dynasty in the whole country. Mongolian nobles fled to the north, and sixteen states of Youyun ceded by the late Jin Dynasty were also recovered. And pacify the southwest, northwest, northeast and other places, and finally unify China.

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During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, it was called "the rule of Hongwu", and the economy and production of the society were greatly improved. Zhu Yuanzhang farmers returned to agriculture, rewarded reclamation, organized farmers around the country to build water conservancy projects, vigorously advocated the cultivation of cash crops such as mulberry, hemp and cotton, ordered the liberation of handmaiden, reduced taxes and severely punished corrupt officials. These are all major events that benefit the country and the people.

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