He consolidated his power after Chen Youliang got an arrow through the skull at the Battle of Lake Poyang.
This man's government developed the Fish Scale record system to combat corruption, and he granted tax exemptions to farmers who managed to cultivate fallow land. Two of his generals published a guide to gunpowder weapons called the Fire Drake Manual. One story about this ruler states that he spared the life of a dissident scholar who came to his court carrying a coffin. This ruler refused to intervene in Vietnam's invasion of Champa, and one of his rivals created the short-lived Kingdom of Daizou. His paranoia led him to kick the eunuchs out of his court and to replace the post of chief minister with grand secretary after killing his last chief minister. He consolidated his power after Chen Youliang got an arrow through the skull at the Battle of Lake Poyang. He came to power in a rebellion partly led by Liu Futong and Han Shantong, who were members of the White Lotus society. After his death, his son defeated Jianwen to become the Yongle emperor. Born Zhu Yuanzhang, he came to power in the Red Turban Rebellion, which ended the Yuan Dynasty. For 10 points, name this first Ming emperor.
This man's government developed the Fish Scale record system to combat corruption, and he granted tax exemptions to farmers who managed to cultivate fallow land.
Hongwu Emperor [or Zhu Yuanzhang before mention]