Great Ming: This Chongzhen Is Different!

This Chongzhen is different!

From the start, he chops down a tree and confiscates his father-in-law's estate!

Institutional reform!

The inner court is merged into one. Are the eunuchs going to lose their jobs?

An anti-corruption commission? Then what do we need the censor-in-chief for?

A CIA? A security bureau? The Embroidered Uniform Guard still cuts a dashing figure!

Princes of the imperial clan, take a look. Civil service jobs at the National Tax Bureau come with royal appointments. Sounds good, doesn't it?

Why rebel? Go to the capital and work for His Majesty instead. Men and women, young and old, sick or disabled: everyone gets food and a job! The Ming dynasty's universal basic income plan!

All boys and girls must start school at seven? For free? Training three million talents every year? The Ming dynasty's version of compulsory education!

The Ming dynasty's retirement system! Wouldn't everyone rather retire early and enjoy their grandchildren?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.