100 Trivia Facts About the Ming Dynasty
by Chen Xiaoxun
About This Novel
Do you think that only Jin Yiwei and Zheng He went to the West in the Ming Dynasty? "100 Facts about the Ming Dynasty" will completely subvert your historical understanding! From Emperor Yongle using Persian parrots to report the vassal's scandal, to Emperor Chongzhen relying on calculus to predict the fate of the country; from the research and development of "Gunpowder Poria Cake" in the imperial kitchen that blew up half of the palace, to the glazed tiles of Prince Lu's palace that blinded the entire street of onlookers - this book is like a rebellious brother in a history textbook, uncovering the most absurd and hard-core dark technology, transnational embarrassments and palace battles in the Ming Dynasty. Here, Zheng He's navigation charts conceal military codes, Wanli's telescopes become tools for catching thieves, Qinhuai River oirans work part-time selling false information, and even the armors of the imperial guards are coated with luminous powder and transformed into "humanoid light bulbs." 100 Incredible trivia, revealing a magical Ming Dynasty that fought with chili powder, paid wages with pepper, and relied on magnets to tell fortunes. Open this book, smile and complete the B-side history of Chinese civilization that textbooks dare not write!
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Official(1)Scraped 25d ago
Pepper serves as wages, and hot sauce stabilizes military morale. Daming turned out to be curious. Ha ha
The best thing about this book is that it uses cold knowledge to connect hot history, so that every paragraph of "Magic Ming" contains real evidence. After reading it with a smile, you will suddenly realize that those seemingly outrageous details actually constitute a real and vivid dynasty. After reading it, I just want to sigh: This is the real "history comes alive".
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Official(1)Scraped 25d ago
Pepper serves as wages, and hot sauce stabilizes military morale. Daming turned out to be curious. Ha ha
The best thing about this book is that it uses cold knowledge to connect hot history, so that every paragraph of "Magic Ming" contains real evidence. After reading it with a smile, you will suddenly realize that those seemingly outrageous details actually constitute a real and vivid dynasty. After reading it, I just want to sigh: This is the real "history comes alive".
