The Great Qin Juzi

Today, while browsing Zhang Shuo's blog, I came across a post that essentially argued that the term "feudalism" as a social system originated in Europe and is misused in China. Early textbooks were wrong, and experts have also acknowledged this.

The rulers of the Qin Dynasty were very welcoming of advanced production tools and technologies. If their laws were not adapted to the development of productive forces, they would generally improve them, rather than suppressing the development of productive forces by sticking to the old ways, as was the case in other dynasties. This was because the Qin state had always been a pioneer of reform.

I don't know if it's due to low cultural level or something else, but it's hard to read! It's neither ancient nor modern, neither foreign nor traditional! Garbage!

I'd like to ask what the main focus of this book is? Why do I feel that the emphasis on power struggles outweighs the development of technology? For over a hundred chapters, the book has been stuck in a small-town power struggle, constantly clashing with this person and that person.

It's unclear whether the author intended the protagonist to be the eldest son of a fallen noble family. If so, he could be called "Young Master"; otherwise, he cannot. The protagonist's servants and concubines address him as follows: if the protagonist is the head of the household, they call him "Master," "Young Gentleman," or "Young Master"; if the protagonist is not the head of the household…

The writing is decent, but the plot is clichéd. Do you think it's appropriate to use historical fiction techniques in web novel writing? There are villains everywhere, yet they're all being led around by the nose. Even a small invention is turned into a series of conspiracies and boastful displays. How is this any different from old harem novels?

The protagonist has barely accomplished anything before he's fighting to the death with someone... There's too much political intrigue and it's overshadowing the main character, especially since he's not good at political maneuvering and gets tormented by a township official. How could anyone possibly enjoy reading that?

Chapter 20 is supposed to be about making a cunning hand, plus some backstabbing and daily comedy? Let's just say it's a comedy! And this is already seventy chapters before he finally appears. What's next? Will he start making machine tools by chapter 10,000? Or is that too fast? I'm really looking forward to it! (Are we sure we want to see the protagonist show off his "intelligence" on a small plot of land with several village chiefs and secretaries?)

This young master is not that young master. This young master is "gong" + "zi". "Gong" is a noun and "zi" is a modifier (adjective, adverb, quantifier, verb, or similar word). That young master is "gongzi". "Gong" is a noun and "zi" is also a noun. The two have different connotations, environments, identities, statuses, and influences, so they cannot be used interchangeably. The same applies to the word "daren" (大人).

Why do I feel like the author is deliberately creating conflict? Even without these conflicts, the various problems encountered while developing inventions are enough to fill the page. Why go to the trouble of creating unnecessary conflict? And the conflicts you do create are rather weak, making it a bit tedious to read.