I Transmigrated to the Great Ming: Brother, I Really Did My Best

The story of the pregnant palace maid that Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yinyue orchestrated actually has a bit of the flavor of Donglin historians' smear campaign against Wei Zhongxian. It's not that this plot can't be written, but it's strange to write a plot where the protagonist heavily relies on Wei Zhongxian but Wei Zhongxian tries to prevent the protagonist from ascending the throne, making the…

Corrupt officials are unlikely to hand over two-thirds of their embezzled funds. First, they won't admit to embezzlement. Corruption had reached its peak by the late Ming Dynasty, evolving into legitimate income with extremely covert methods that were impossible to detect openly.

Sweet potatoes can be eaten directly, right? Why do they have to be processed into sweet potato flour? Also, are sweet potatoes grown in large numbers in Shaanxi? Why go there to buy them? At that time, sweet potatoes were only grown in places like Fujian and Guangzhou; they weren't widely cultivated in the Ming Dynasty at all.

What's there to say? Since it's the emperor's idea, Wei Zhongxian and the forces he represents are nothing more than tools. If a tool doesn't work, just buy another one. As long as it doesn't end up like the original Sizong, where they simply threw away the tools, melted them down, and had no replacements, it's fine.

If you've taken in so many women during the Chongzhen era, why didn't you go to Mongolia and kidnap Hailanzhu?

I really miss the sweet potatoes and potatoes from the Tianqi era. They were introduced but not widely adopted.

I really admire the author. I saw you posting about your first book on Zhihu, and you're still writing now. Although the results aren't great, your perseverance is truly amazing. 👍👍

The book has already exploded in popularity after Wei Zhongxian was killed. Who would believe a second emperor who makes empty promises on important political matters? "I have the money, I'll destroy everything." What a fool.

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Having read up to chapter 85, the protagonist is fighting corruption politically and training troops in the capital garrison, but he didn't utilize the many capable people he had at the end of the Ming Dynasty, only employing Hong Chengchou, Qin Liangyu, Yuan Chonghuan, Li Biao, and Sun Chengzong. What's the point of having such a vast fortune? It's purely to deliberately reduce the emperor's power.