Chongzhen Restores the Ming Dynasty
崇祯重振大明
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After reading 300 chapters, I just have to get this off my chest! Here are some of my thoughts.
I believe that during the power vacuum period mentioned in the book, we shouldn't rush into reforms, but rather plan how to consolidate power and personnel. What's the use of making the organizational structure look perfect if the same people are still doing the work?
Having read over a hundred chapters, all I see are the emperor's reforms and the ministers' discussions. It's as if the people being reformed, especially the common folk, aren't treated as human beings at all, and there's absolutely no feedback on the reforms. I just couldn't stand it anymore. The author probably has no experience writing novels or handling practical matters!
It started off badly, improved in the middle, and now it's bad again. I have absolutely no interest in watching it. Author, you're writing a novel, not compiling data. All you do is talk about reforms here and there, showing off tons of data... Can't you at least write characters and their conflicts? Incorporate the reforms as a starting point... You've got the priorities backwards. 😥
As I read the author's entire piece about institutional development, I couldn't help but think that Emperor Hongwu did the same thing! As a result, it almost completely collapsed within two reigns. The core issue isn't about establishing a perfect system, because even the best system will be corrupted by human greed.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, 30% of the land was seized by the imperial family, 30% by nobles, and 30% by officials and gentry—all of which were tax-exempt. Only the remaining 10% bore the brunt of 90% of the taxes. Without resolving the land issue, the Ming Dynasty was doomed. However, the princes and nobles were the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's rule; whether or not the system was reformed, the dynasty would perish.
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I've compiled all the maps mentioned in this book and put them all in this post.
Isn't the author afraid that he and his descendants will be sidelined by power by doing this? It's one thing to set up a Privy Council for civil officials to manage the military, but then there are also military governors in the provinces. In the future, civil officials will be replaced, and the military governors will still have so much power.
The Zhou Dynasty's enfeoffment system was a military-oriented outcome, aimed at defending the territory against neighboring barbarian tribes. The main force maintaining the enfeoffment system was the emperor's six armies. Therefore, when the Zhou emperor's military strength weakened, the enfeoffment system came to an end. The Ming Dynasty, however, lived in an era of colonization and trade.
In ancient times, implementing a separation of powers was absurd, especially with the introduction of guns and cannons. Without gun control, the emperor was almost guaranteed to die; it was incredibly easy to bring a gun and kill the emperor.
I just have to get this off my chest!
The author has detailed historical information, and the protagonist has the emperor's perspective, starting with the system and rules. It was too rushed, with too many framework reforms, too little time, and involved the development of so many departments. It's too presumptuous to assume that the entire nation's social strata will be involved after only one or two years on the throne. Let's deepen the reforms and extend the timeframe.