A Survival Guide to the Hongwu Era
洪武生存指南
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.4M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
- Updated
- 3y ago
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357Chapters
27.1kRecommendations
104.1kFans
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Reading Whatever I Like, A Book List That Should Be Pretty Good
I prefer books with a clear focus that center on telling a story. Everything on this list is worth reading, and they're all top-notch.
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[Powerful, Mind-Blowing Great Books]
A good book needs great ideas, writing, and originality. None can be missing. The impact a book leaves is rated from one to ten hot dogs. The more hot dogs, the more powerful the impact.
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History
Some books I dropped, some I'm reading now, and some that poisoned me to death partway through... I'm not too demanding when it comes to historical fiction. Interesting comes first, then internal consistency. I can overlook most other flaws, big or small. My biggest dealbreaker is glorifying traitors, lackeys, or foreign invaders, though fortunately not many people write that sort of thing.
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For those who haven't read it, I suggest going straight to Volume 2, Chapter 14. The protagonist moves all 167 people from the village where the maid is located from Shandong to live next to him, giving each family 100 taels of silver. The protagonist also arranges a job for each of them. If the assigned position is not good, the maid is dissatisfied and throws a tantrum.
The more people dislike the maid-themed storylines, the more the author insists on writing them—they're incredibly stubborn! Thumbs up to the author 👍🏻, and goodbye!
Just one point: don't portray Liu Bowen as too divine. Frankly speaking, the reason why Liu Bowen is so highly praised by the common people and later generations is because truly outstanding scholars are not mentioned, such as Li Shanchang or Hu Weiyong. In terms of merit, can Liu Bowen compare to Li Shanchang?
I've already watched it. Extremely toxic! Extremely toxic!!! He even claimed to be a high-ranking official, over 30 years old. What kind of concept is this, buying maids and arranging for over 160 people, giving each family 100 taels of silver? This is the Ming Dynasty! During Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, one tael of silver was worth over 660 jin (approximately 400 grams).
No need to watch anymore, it's highly poisonous. The servant, acting on behalf of his master, sent a concubine with her entire family, numbering several hundred, to seek refuge with him. The protagonist not only gladly accepted them but also gave each family one hundred taels of silver.
With the economy in a slump, all sorts of weirdos and freaks are flocking to Qidian to write stuff.
Why didn't the author bring all the maids and village dogs into the palace to eat a share of imperial grain?
When you mention being a 33rd-generation descendant, given Zhu Yuanzhang's historical character, you'll most likely face execution. These founding emperors believed in destiny, perhaps even in gods and Buddhas, but when faced with such a figure, their first instinct wasn't to kneel in worship, but to raise a sword. One beheading, and you'd be lucky to survive.
This is hilarious! This guy's behavior is so inconsistent. He's all about taking what I give you, and you can't ask for anything I don't give you. What kind of mistress is this? This maid is really taking advantage of my kindness!
What I hate most in novels is those that try to be clever in front of historical figures. They start by revealing they're a time traveler. No matter whose body you inhabit, if you don't have extraordinary abilities, you'll never have a good ending, let alone an emperor—a selfish and self-serving being, especially a founding emperor.