The New Empire at the End of the Ming

I just can't take it anymore. It's disgusting. A time traveler who knows he's been transported to the late Ming Dynasty doesn't think about building high walls and stockpiling grain, but instead focuses on distributing porridge and providing disaster relief. He spends 10,000 taels of silver for Chen Yuanyuan, only thinking about helping others when he's successful.

I think even if a loser time-travels, he'll still be a loser.

Spending a fortune to buy Chen Yuanyuan—that's the epitome of a loser's mentality.

Was this book written ten years ago? It's still the same low-end writing style from ten years ago. Forcing yourself to pretend is awkward; forcing yourself to be proven wrong is even more awkward. What's even more outrageous is that the steward is colluding with outsiders and seems to be having an affair with the third sister.

I've read the entire outline and the introduction, but what am I supposed to read next?

The synopsis already says the ending! Why would you need to follow the book?

Even in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign, it would be easy to save the situation; all one needs to do is escape to the south. By removing the traitors and civil officials, and elevating loyal ministers like Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to defend the south, holding the south would be no problem.

The biggest flaw in this book is Chen Yuanyuan. It's constantly constrained by modern thinking. I'm sure if a modern person actually traveled back in time, who wouldn't want multiple wives and concubines? Which wealthy modern man doesn't have multiple wives and concubines? They just don't make it public. Look at the top tycoons, don't they all have a ton of mistresses?

One of the taboos in novels is "being a simp". Going bankrupt to buy a chicken? Even if it's a golden phoenix, it's still a chicken. That doesn't change the fundamental problem. Having just transmigrated and knowing nothing, you're already willing to go through fire and water for a chicken? Amazing! Ten thousand taels to train soldiers, and the bandit was still unhappy about smashing up a brothel? He insisted on buying...

Historical novels should preferably not have a female protagonist. The female lead is a toxic character! If it can be mentioned briefly, then mention it briefly.