Comparing the Two Ming Dynasties: I Became Emperor Before I Even Transmigrated

A transmigration countdown suddenly appeared in Zhu Ding's mind. In four months, he would transmigrate to the twenty-fifth year of the Hongwu era in the Ming Dynasty and become Zhu Yuanzhang's illegitimate son, abandoned among the common people.

He immediately posted on Zhihu asking for help and began cramming on Ming history.

Meanwhile, the strongest comparison System descended upon the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty changed by the transmigrator would be compared with the original Ming Dynasty. Which version of the Ming was better?!

Zhu Yunwen: Curtailing the vassal princes. Zhu Ding: Understanding his father's painstaking reasons for enfeoffing them.

Zhu Yunwen: Emulating antiquity, reforming the system, and restoring the well-field system. Zhu Ding: Adapting to circumstances and breaking through the Malthusian trap.

Zhu Yunwen: The capital falls in the Jingnan Campaign. Zhu Ding: Marching north to the steppes and sailing east across the ocean.

The Fortress Emperor studying abroad vs. the brightest jewel in the crown of the Ming emperors.

Zhu Ding rubbed his dark circles: "Old Zhu, you'd better find me eight or ten wives. After all I've suffered, you owe me that much!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "Ding'er, your old man has let you and your mother down. Where are you? I miss you!"

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