Religion of Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty believed in respecting your elders and doing correct behavior naturally. The Ming Dynasty believed in Confucianism. This belief was a sort of trust between people and that's what the government and people of China both needed. Emperor Hongwu brought back Confucianism to China by bringing back civil service exams and placing scholars from the Hanlin Academy in government posts. The scholars wrote letters, treaties, and historical documents. This made China look more intelligent and advanced in literature. Only educated people could accomplish the civil service exams and the ones that didn't, didn't work in the government. Hongwu also reestablished Confucian schools in Nanjing and smaller schools in different parts of the empire. This teaches the new generation about respect and doing good. A bad alternative for China would be Legalism. Legalism is a strictly ruled government that gives harsh punishments. Legalism wouldn't be a good religion for China because legalism wouldn't do anything for China. People are trying to advance in technology or agriculture, but if China changed into legalism, China would not advance anywhere. People would not be like they are now if they didn't learn about Confucianism.