In the early years of Chongzhen, wars were everywhere.
There are Jian slaves knocking at the gate in the north, rogue bandits raging in the south, the eunuchs in the court have not been eliminated, and the Donglin Party is ruining the country with empty talk - the coffin boards of the Ming Dynasty have been knocked loudly.
Shen Ke, a modern man carrying history textbooks and mechanical drawings, happened to be in the middle of this mess.
He is a fallen nobleman of the Suzhou Prefecture, but he has a vision that transcends the times: he knows that sweet potatoes can save hungry people, he knows that firearms are more effective than bows and horses, and he knows that the sea frontier hides wealth deeper than the land.
But reform has always been bloody: we have to fight against the pedantry of the Donglin Party, we have to guard against the swords of the eunuchs and Tiqi, we have to pull an iron rope against the Qing Dynasty between Sun Chuanting's loyalty, Li Dingguo's bravery, and Zheng Chenggong's unruliness; we have to make Jiangnan looms spin not only silk and satin, but also steel for guns; we have to let the route of Zheng He's treasure ship raise the flag of the Ming Dynasty again, and smash the strong ships and guns of the Dutch.
He is a rebel of the landlord class, but he wants to use the resources of the gentry to strengthen the country; he believes in science, but he wants to survive between the divine power and the royal power.
Let's see how a scholar uses steel and steam to continue China's national destiny for three hundred years in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!
Reader comments
Of course, I don't know how long I will live thinking about building a steam engine? Bullshit.
Playing in the court? What are you doing, pretending to be Zhuge?
Of course, I don't know how long I will live thinking about building a steam engine? Bullshit.
Playing in the court? What are you doing, pretending to be Zhuge?