The Ming Emperor on the Run

The latest chapter was absolutely cringeworthy. Dude, the setting is the late Ming Dynasty, not the Republic of China! Don't you consider your audience? You're talking about power and equality to a bunch of uneducated peasants? The content is too abstract and unrealistic! When speaking to ordinary people, your words must be simple and relatable to their daily lives to resonate with them.

Talking about human rights and equality at the end of the Ming Dynasty is a bit toxic! To be honest, if the defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War hadn't made the Chinese people reflect deeply, the so-called new ideas and revolution might not have been able to take place!

Please forgive the author, everyone. Many years ago I read a hilarious novel where the protagonist traveled back to the late Han Dynasty and started a democracy! Separation of powers, it made my stomach hurt from laughing!

Um, what I hate most is a modern person going to ancient times to promote equality and freedom, etc., But their productivity and level of thought are not up to par. It's just self-indulgence. Slogans? If you dare to shout them, your subordinates will dare to rebel. You know Wang Mang, right? I guess you don't. You're just a history novice.

The supporting character Tu Fengxiang is vividly portrayed, a flesh-and-blood man with all sorts of vices: greedy for life, cowardly, lecherous, involved in cronyism, a rogue, a thug, and a complex and multifaceted traitor to the Green Camp. Ultimately, however, humanity triumphs over bestial desires, leading to a sublimation into heroic aspirations.

I had a lot of fun writing this myself. 😅

The first chapter is enough to deter people; do you think the money can be saved by cutting a few maids who serve as dressers?

The writing is quite exciting, but the author should consider the historical context; it's not grounded in reality. Reading novels is about enjoying the excitement, and these frequent jarring moments pull the reader out of the story are frustrating. Also, the writing pace in the beginning is too fast, with some awkward transitions. There needs to be time to build up the emotions and to reach tens of thousands of people. The author's other writing is fine.

I can't stand it anymore. I can understand using technology to win wars, but to think that a little boasting makes an army superior to the Qing army? That's ridiculous.

The biggest problem with cement is grinding stones into powder; making cement is several levels more difficult than the Great Leap Forward's steel production. It's ridiculously overpowered. With that effort, you could easily build a wall by carrying more stones than by making cement.