Why the Empire: Looking at the History of China from a Financial Perspective (Why the China Series)

Apart from anything else, the opening chapter of this book is very interesting, which attracted me, otherwise I would not read this kind of book. As for the content, I don't know much about finance and I don't study history, so I don't know if it's well written, but I feel it's pretty good anyway.

This book is very interesting! Teacher Liu Shougang interpreted Chinese history from a financial perspective. His unique perspective allowed me to see another side of history. The content in the book is easy to understand, even for people like me who don't know much about history. And I especially like the part about the changes in the fiscal system in the book, which made me understand the economic reasons behind many historical events. I think this book is worth reading and recommend it to you!

Straight to the point, sharp perspective. However, we cannot escape this fate.

Very good. The Qing Dynasty took China's feudal autocratic system to its extreme. It can be said to be a dynasty that brought China's traditional system to its full potential!

Apart from the fact that it's hard to deny Shang Yang's innocence, and the love that gives rationality to emperors and others' exploitation of the lower class people, the rest are pretty good. It answers some of the historical myths. I used to not understand why I kept going on even though I knew it was a dead end, but now I probably understand.

Awesome, a divine book, great needless to say.

It was the first time I discovered that imperial finances were so important. The explanations in this book were simple and in-depth, allowing me to understand why many historical phenomena happened.

It's okay, but I think some parts were repeated three times, so I just thought I'd seen it.

It was very rewarding to watch it

The perspective is different and makes sense.

Very interesting book

The dictionary is great. Nice to hear

Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking

Nice book here

Good, good, good

I just read it, it's still very easy to understand.

Understand the historical financial context. Solved several issues that I have been confused about.

Looking at history from a fiscal perspective is indeed novel.

This book is of great help in understanding ancient financial operations and financial drawbacks.

A clear explanation of how the finances of ancient regimes worked

This book analyzes social development and social contradictions from different angles, allowing us to understand history and its development and process from another angle.

The angle is good, and it fills some of my doubts about historical evolution.

This is a Chinese history book with common sense on growth economics. It is worth reading by more Chinese readers.

This is the first time I learned about history from the perspective of finance. It's very interesting and I gained a lot.

It is easy to understand, explains history from a financial perspective, and is very enlightening.

The analysis is thorough, refreshing, logical and educational.