An Abridged History of China, Part 14

Zhu Di never liked his crown prince. He only chose him because he liked the grandson. Then the son died shortly after his father, and the grandson took over. During his short reign, the son did an important thing. He pressed the stop button on all of Zhu Di&rsquo;s money-burning projects. The grandson also did an important thing. He did not press resume. Under their rule, the Ming empire was…