A Foolish Emperor at the End of the Ming? I Am the Savior Who Will Restore the Dynasty!

The earlier chapters portrayed the political intrigue too simplistically. Then there's the baffling issue of Wei Zhongxian and Madam Ke, since Wei Zhongxian and Madam Ke are always the ones who suffer when Emperor Tianqi has no heir. Finally, Prince Xin was personally chosen by Emperor Tianqi as his successor, and many have witnessed my brother's potential to become a sage ruler like Yao and Shun.

To understand how well an emperor performed in the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, historical records are only for reference. Consider the length of his reign and the manner of his death. The longer the reign and the more normal the manner of death, the more incompetent he is; the shorter the reign and the more abnormal the manner, the more capable and responsible he is. While this method isn't foolproof, it's generally accurate nine times out of ten. 😁

I believe that anyone in the late Ming Dynasty who didn't have a cheat code—either a powerful army or increased loyalty—would have failed, regardless of whether they relied on political maneuvering or technological advancement. I used to think that becoming emperor meant you could kill at will, until I studied Ming history and discovered that, except for founding emperors like Zhu Yuanzhang and…

This is a manual lathe that the author asked me to post. It was first used during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

The author should not praise Sun Chengzong. Sun Chengzong advocated building 47 fortresses under Wang Zaijin, which severely crippled the Ming Dynasty's finances. During Zhu Youxiao's reign, the annual national revenue was only a little over 3 million taels of silver, but the fortress construction resulted in over 7 million taels of silver being spent annually, effectively cutting off a major artery of the Ming Dynasty's economy.

Zhu Youjian was seen by the Donglin Party as a highly suitable emperor. He hated Wei Zhongxian, was close to the Donglin Party, and had not received proper imperial education, lacking understanding of checks and balances—making him easy to manipulate. The Donglin Party, having played a crucial role in Zhu Youjian's ascension, could foresee that their members would dominate the court. Why not choose him?

In the late Ming Dynasty, without a system, it would be useless for anyone to come. Even if an ordinary person traveled back in time and knew the general history, they would be played to death by these old silver coins. Overthrowing the dynasty was easier than putting it back on.

The author should do some research before writing. As for black powder handguns, their maximum range is less than 100 meters, and they're not very powerful anymore. Their effective range is only about 50 meters, and they can't penetrate the heavy armor of the Qing army. Even the most advanced flintlock muskets of the late 18th century had an effective range of only 70 meters.

What kind of rubbish is this? It doesn't act like an emperor at all; it's just a bunch of street thugs.

That's ridiculous! Twenty million taels of silver, and you only managed to support twenty or thirty thousand people? Even if you managed to manufacture guns and cannons, it's still absurd.