From Courier to Emperor

I just felt like it was never going to end. They've all rebelled; they're demanding ten thousand sets of clothes from the aristocratic families. They call it fooling people, but can't you lead your troops and kill their whole family? You've already rebelled, why leave so much room for maneuver? The protagonist was put through so much hardship earlier, and now it's all wiped clean.

First of all, no one is perfect; everyone has some flaws. But Emperor Chongzhen wanted to find a perfect person. If he found that his subordinates were not perfect enough, he would kill them directly. Let's start with the smaller ones. The defeated are inevitably killed; there is almost no chance of recovery. Zheng Chongjian

There are over a dozen of these books; I don't know if you've read them. I chose the adult version of "100,000 Whys." It covers almost any science or technology from before 1970. 😏 You're welcome.

It's already the end of the Ming Dynasty, and he's still thinking about becoming emperor? Why not implement the Industrial Revolution? Once the Industrial Revolution happens, the imperial system will no longer be viable.

I gave up when the protagonist led his men to flee to the capital; that part was too cruel—the faction leader personally went to conduct behind-enemy-lines operations.

I couldn't take it anymore after reading a few chapters! It's one thing for a small county like yours to produce Li Dingguo and Liu Zongmin, but to go and add even more merit is a bit much! If you wanted to write about Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong all in your county, everyone would listen to you! 😅

Every time a book like this, a rebellious work from the late Ming Dynasty, appears, it is a desecration of the old-era classic, "A Small Soldier in the Border Army at the End of the Ming Dynasty"!

This is a rare late Ming dynasty novel that doesn't pander to the gentry, nobles, or Confucian scholars. The protagonist doesn't become an official like these members of the Donglin and Fushe societies, which is very much to my liking. One major flaw in historical novels I find problematic is the way the protagonists, who rebel at the end of a dynasty, treat the "remnants of the previous regime"…

Brother, I tried my best and barely made it to chapter 994. Before that, I could only manage to read it without thinking too much. 1⃣️They actually threatened the pirate Zheng Zhilong at sea that if he didn't obey, they would kill the people on land who were receiving the goods. 2⃣️Sending a group of people across China to the Guangdong coast. I really can't stand two blobs of crap in one episode.

After reading over a thousand pages, I still find the protagonist's army, rural development, urban management, and how people at all levels treat him completely baffling. To be honest, half of the more than 1,000 chapters are about Shui Ming and Shui Qing. The other half is almost entirely about various rebel groups.