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In May 1951, Liu Yunhua (Liu Qing), one of the founders, editorial board members, and supplement editor of China Youth Daily, suddenly left the capital Beijing. He took his simple luggage with him and walked on the muddy road in the last misty spring rain. , Came to settle down in Huangfu Township, Chang'an, Shaanxi Province, until he was forcibly "driven away" in 1967. This former "senior cadre of the Youth League Central Committee" lived like a farmer for fourteen years in an ancient temple on the Shenhe Plain by the Hao River.

This book uses the perspective of historical materialism and takes "grassroots organizations", "finance" and "world trends" as three fulcrums to re-examine the world historical process since 1500 AD. It focuses on geopolitical changes, fiscal and financial systems and political changes. It has newly answered the "Needham Puzzle" - that is, the question of "why modern China fell behind", and further pointed out that: the combination of theory and reality, the combination of politics and the people, and the combination of fiscal and financial systems with production development and people's livelihood are the three key points of China's rejuvenation and China's path. This book puts forward a series of innovative viewpoints: such as "officials are not feudal, officials are feudal", "national organizational capabilities", war debt and the capitalist system, the long-term significance of Ryukyu and Kyaktu trade to China's development, etc., Among party and government cadres, academic circles at home and abroad, and readers It generated a strong response and was listed in the 2010 National Excellent Book Rankings ("News and Publishing News"), and was selected into the "Collection of Books Recommended by China's Senior Leaders" (Shanxi People's Publishing House, 2010) and the 2010 Library Wenjin Book Award Recommended Books.