Ming

transition from ming to Qing dynasties. Piracy was among the many general crises that occurred during the change of power. Because of the disorder, it is virtually impossible to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate trade

in the mid-Ming period, the disruption of economic and political structure created chaos that prompted not only merchants to turn to piracy, but also allowed European traders in the area to take advantage of the disorder to attack coastal towns and merchant junks.

The Qing dynasty was established after the Ming dynasty's defeat. (they had to surrender)

From the very beginning of the Ming Dynasty, money was a problem. At first, paper currency was used. However, Hongwu did not understand inflation and gave out so much paper money as rewards that by 1425 A.D. the currency was worth 1/70 of its original value. This led to a return to the use of copper coins. The government did not make enough coins and counterfeiting became a problem. At this point, the provinces were required to mint their own coins. Unfortunately, some of them added lead to the coins, which depleted their value. Due to the abundance of counterfeit coins, their value again declined. This coin problem was amplified by an increasing need for money due to the growth of trade.

Its founder was a peasant. the third of only three peasants ever to rule China.

He is known as Hongwu Emperor. Hongwu favored violence because of his paranoid ideas of conspiracies and assasination attempts against him.