From Pills to Guns
by R
About This Novel
Why does China's black technology create Western hegemony? Why were the musket wars of the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties completely forgotten? How did Chinese artillery turn the tide and show its might in the Sino-Dutch War in 1661? How did Europe achieve overtaking in a corner and defeat China in the Opium War of 1840? From the alchemy furnace of the Tang Dynasty to the Beiyang flagship Dingyuan, China fell from glory to the abyss of humiliation. From the fall of Constantinople to the birth of the musket, Europe rose rapidly in the baptism of war. China and the West parted ways in terms of military structure. The Great Divergence subverted the economy, society, politics and civilization. The musket powder scattered under the spotlight of history ignited the flames of thought and illuminated technological changes. The unexpected fate from pills to guns echoes the Chinese military pattern in world history. From the forging of firearms to the clash of civilizations, reconstruct the true story of China in military history
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