I, Zhu Youjian: The Ming Dynasty's Number One Spendthrift
我，朱由检：大明第一败家子
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At the beginning of Emperor Chongzhen's reign, the problems he faced were not too serious. The Ming army was quite powerful. If it could solve the problems of corruption, factional strife, and displaced people, it could completely crush the hundreds of thousands of Jurchen cavalry in Liaodong and fight them to the death!
A few days ago, I saw an online post about Emperor Chongzhen's emphasis on science and technology. What were Chinese scholars researching at that time? In astronomy, Xu Guangqi (1562-1633) was the counterpart to Galileo (1564-1642) in China. They were contemporaries, but their fates were vastly different.
This is a good book. Regardless of the writing style or the story, from a completely new perspective... It presents a new line of thought. This demonstrates the author's talent. I've read quite a few historical articles. There are many, each with its own unique perspective and literary flair. But I especially love authors with some novel ideas. I hate authors who plagiarize stories.
During the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign in the Ming Dynasty, the country was beset by internal and external troubles, with consecutive years of famine, corruption in the court, embezzlement by officials, and lax military discipline. Externally, the Jurchens were eyeing the country covetously, while internally, the rebel leader Li Zicheng caused chaos.
Emperor Wanli's decision to employ eunuchs to extort money from local areas, rather than relying on the traditional bureaucratic system of the Qin dynasty, stemmed from his dissatisfaction with internal criticisms of imperial power within the bureaucracy.
If you read about the Ming Dynasty, you'll know how wicked Wei Zhongxian was. Why wasn't Wei Zhongxian killed?
Knock on the door, Jiajing, Wanli, sorry, we've already lost them all to you 🤪
Don't keep them; they're easy to kill these days. Even if you manage to keep them until the latest chapter...
I would argue that the biggest spendthrift emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not Emperor Chongzhen, but Emperor Yingzong. He squandered the wealth accumulated over three generations in a single war.
Zhu Youxiao was passable, but Zhu Youjian would have ruined China if you moved it there today. Even a pig would be smarter than him; he was both incompetent and loved to play games.