[Transmigrated as Yan Song + Historical Scheming + Scientific Farming + Opening the Seas to Build a Powerful Nation + Historical Ensemble Cast + Tight Logic]
At the age of seventy-two, Yan Song knelt outside the Palace of Longevity. His kneecaps ground against the white jade floor, the pain drilling into his bones.
He thought of the words history would use to describe him: treacherous minister, corrupt, infamous for all eternity.
But at that moment, he was the Ming dynasty’s Grand Secretary. The Lianghuai salt-tax accounts were in deficit, and Jiajing had smashed his alchemy furnace. The officials in court all pretended not to hear or see, and only Yan Song stepped forward, laying out seven deep-rooted abuses, each one cutting to the bone.
From that day on, he would no longer be a powerful minister.
He would be the one wielding the blade.
The Examination Law, the Single Whip Reform, new waterwheels, improved iron smelting… He gradually passed his knowledge, far ahead of its time, to a young man named Zhang Juzheng.
Some said he had changed.
He only smiled. The ones who never changed were the dead. He wanted to live.
To live and see the Ming dynasty find a different way forward.
One chapter of this book is equivalent to two or three chapters of other books, which is an unexpected bonus for readers. This is the chaff in the tomatoes, no! It's fine material. It not only profoundly interprets the game of politics and power, but also depicts the conflict between ideal and reality, while also showing the blend and coordination of the two. This book has broken away from the dimension of mere interpretation of "technique". All political struggles ultimately point to the height of "Tao". Both righteousness and evil are the way, and the harmony of yin and yang is the way. With the virtue of human nature, the merits of the heavenly way are realized, and with the merits of the heavenly way, thousands of people are benefited.
Brothers, this is a real good book. It is very well written, and I read it calmly, without being pretentious, but even after reading it all, I still have more to say 👍👍👍
A good book, it breaks down the calculations of the local officialdom and the palace during the Jiajing period and writes it in detail.
It's wonderful, interlocking, with exciting parts and soothing narratives. Like
I think it's pretty good at the moment, four stars guaranteed, I'll see if I give it five stars in the future. This book is really structured and deep. Most people may not be able to read it. It is full of historical significance.
Very exciting, written very realistically