I have written more than three million words, and it is so tiring. This is the book with the most words I have ever written, and it becomes more and more difficult as I go to the end.
The new book "Ming 1860" has been released.
Many people have complained about the setting of the new book. Today I will explain it.
Throughout history, for a dynasty that was founded two hundred years ago, the Tang Dynasty has become a vegetative state, the Han Dynasty has become the Three Kingdoms, and the Song Dynasty has become a vassal state.
What about the Ming Dynasty? It just lost Burma and the Nanyang Navy was defeated. Many people couldn't stand it.
Come on, the homeland has not been lost, but the hegemony has been challenged. An empire that has dominated Asia for five hundred years has declined. Isn't this normal?
Is there any dynasty in the world that lasts forever? Even industrial countries are no exception, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty was not an industrial country in the first place. Like the Ottomans and Tsarist Russia, it was just covered in an industrial cloak.
I won’t go into detail about how badly these two countries were beaten by the British. Compared with the miserable defeat of the Ming Dynasty Navy, they are just scum.
As the saying goes, only when a country is in decline will it know how serious the disease is and will it be willing to carry out reforms.
Without Yi Crow and Er Crow, would there have been the Westernization Movement? Without Sino-Japanese War and Xinhai, would there have been the reforms of the late Qing Dynasty?
There is a saying in The Three-Body Problem that arrogance is the original sin. This is also the reason for the decline of the Ming Dynasty, rather than the lack of industrialization.
The reason for the failure of the Qing Dynasty was arrogance.
The first failed and refused to repent. The second failed and the Westernization Movement came about. However, they remained conservative and the system remained unchanged. They thought they could win with weapons.
When fighting Japan, the navy had not added any ships for more than ten years and was immersed in the eighth position in the world. The infantry had advanced weapons but could not use them, and the system remained feudal.
After five hundred years of being a kingdom, the Ming Dynasty was arrogant and full of various shortcomings. Although it was stronger than the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history, it was time to change.
After all, it is still a feudal society.
Furthermore, if the protagonist inherits a prosperous age, why would he need to travel back in time?
If it were still the Ming Dynasty during the Shaowu period, the protagonist would just be pushed aside without any interest.
Not to mention, Zhu Yixi only carried out unification, Qin studies, improved local systems, reduced rents and interest rates, popularized crops, and expanded territory. He did not carry out the so-called industrial revolution.
In other words, carrying out the Industrial Revolution in the seventeenth century was immature and inappropriate. It was tantamount to unleashing the capitalist tiger, which could easily lead to backlash.
As everyone knows, I am a logician and I will not write anything that does not conform to the logic of reasoning.
But things were different in the 19th century. Constitutional monarchy became the mainstream, the first industrial revolution was in progress, the second industrial revolution was budding, and the old autocratic monarchy should be thrown into the trash can.
Although the background of the new book is dazzling, it is logical. You can put it on your bookshelf and slowly taste this "Ming 1860".
Thank you to all new and old readers for your support over the past few years. See you on the new book!