Why did the Ming Dynasty compile chronicles of famous families?

In order to further strengthen the imperial power, consolidate rule, and facilitate the management of the people. In the late Ming Dynasty, 79 people from the four prominent families of Huzhou, namely Min, Ling, Mao and Zang, participated in the compilation activities. More than 300 kinds of books were published, and there are about 3,000 books in the existing collection. Its editorial activities are both high-quality products and full of profit-making methods, with special emphasis on visual effects and obvious commercial characteristics. It reflects the changing process from home engraving to workshop engraving. It is a vivid epitome of the socio-economic culture of the late Ming Dynasty and reveals the The living conditions and cultural creativity of scholars are of great significance to the inheritance and popularization of Chinese culture.