The Great Ming: Chongzhen Refuses to Climb the Tree
大明之崇祯拒绝上树
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- Historical
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- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
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I, Li Zicheng, refuse to accept this! Historically, I led a peasant uprising to overthrow the corrupt Chongzhen Emperor's reign at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Although I failed, and the Qing army seized my spoils, I, Li Zicheng, rose from humble beginnings as a courier to become emperor, leaving my mark in history. This mere fictional Chongzhen Emperor thinks he can make me submit? I, Li Zicheng, possess historical destiny and refuse to accept this! So what?
Did Emperor Chongzhen really have a chance to restore the Ming Dynasty at the end of the dynasty? It feels like the entire court and the country were almost completely rotten at that time.
In the Ming Dynasty, it would be extremely difficult for an ordinary modern person to implement top-down reforms without a special advantage, even for an emperor. The Ming emperor's reputation for being easily swayed by water is well-deserved. There were far too many incompetent allies. The foundation was rotten. Without the protagonist's halo, even being a mere "paperhanger" would be considered a remarkable achievement.
This is the first time I've read a story where the beginning of the late Ming Dynasty makes me want to kill Wei Zhongxian.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, with no soldiers and no money, you start by saying you want to kill Wei Zhongxian? You've probably been brainwashed by the descriptions of scholars. Wei Zhongxian absolutely had to be killed. But that should be the last priority. First, let Wei Zhongxian raise money, then train his troops. Finally, after seizing control of the court, send Wei Zhongxian to Jiangnan.
The problems of the Ming Dynasty couldn't be solved by simply killing a few people. The Ming Dynasty faced food shortages, currency issues, a turbulent market economy, high prices and low supply, and the inability of ordinary people to earn money. In short, there was no food; people couldn't produce food. The Ming Dynasty had only a few grain-producing areas.
If you become Emperor Chongzhen without a system, you're doomed. The late Ming Dynasty was utterly corrupt; any emperor who crossed their line would be killed. Otherwise, how do you think the emperors after Chenghua died? Do you really think you can outmaneuver those civil officials after time-traveling (without a system)? You're dreaming.
Honestly,
In the 17th year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign, even Chairman Mao wouldn't have been able to get it; without some special abilities, it would have been very difficult.
Without a massive army of 100,000 with off-the-charts loyalty, what's the point of making any changes? You'll be drowning the very next day.
How could the late Ming Dynasty be saved without a cheat code? I haven't read this book, but I've read many novels about time travel to the Chongzhen era, and they all have this problem: the protagonist travels back in time and performs a series of miraculous feats, saving the country, but none of the natural disasters and man-made calamities recorded in history actually occur.
By discarding your useful servants like this, do you really think there won't be any sense of shared fate or sympathy? You run a company and employ your lackeys, then send them to prison. Do you think other employees will work diligently after that? Eunuchs were an extension of imperial power; it's ridiculous that you've crippled your own reach. Even if you eventually retire to guard the imperial tombs, you shouldn't kill them!