The Great Ming in 1860

This book really has too many flaws. If it weren't for the popularity accumulated in the previous book, I would estimate that the popularity would be even worse. When the Ming Dynasty did not close itself off, and so many Tibetan countries were in contact with the West, I don't believe that none of the ambassadors in Europe have entered the center of power in 200 years. No smart person in this country can be so far away from the West. There is a big gap. At the beginning, the territory, Tibetan kingdoms and influence far exceeded the existence of the Qing Dynasty. The result is a situation that is only slightly stronger than the Qing Dynasty's isolation. To be honest, the current strength of the Ming Dynasty is not in line with the current situation. Not to mention other North American designations have fallen, Nanyang is also half-dead, and now all major Tibetan countries still exist. I can only say that Europe and the United States are gods.

Unfortunately, I was right! Originally, the protagonist of the previous book did not carry out many political system and industrial reforms. He only tinkered with the original feudal system. In essence, it was still a feudal autocratic dynasty, and its reforms were not even as strong as Peter the Great of Tsarist Russia. Although the territory is large, it basically remains in the category of feudalism. There is no perfect colonial rule. The relationship between the vassal states and the central government is too loose and lacks necessary overall coordination. Technically, both flintlock guns and steam engines are still in the process of mission-based improvements. It is foreseeable that this state of "knowing it but not knowing why" will be surpassed again by the West. Finally, many people say that the Ming Dynasty is not as good as the Manchu Qing Dynasty. All I can say is "haha". This is essentially the fact that the Western colonists finally dared to attack the East. You must know that this Ming Dynasty occupies the entire East Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, and even a large part of North America. In fact, this is a struggle for colonies between Eastern colonial forces and Western colonial forces. It is completely different from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties who were kicked in and robbed!

It seems that what everyone hates is not the colonists, but they hate themselves for not being colonizers.

No matter how bad the Ming Dynasty was, he could mobilize millions of troops. You can say that he was a big Tsarist Russia. However, in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners garrison system was abolished and replaced by the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp, which is a recruitment system. However, the local government did not have the power to recruit troops, so the Manchu Qing Dynasty could mobilize hundreds of thousands of green battalions. The combat effectiveness of the green battalions can be imagined. In the Ming Dynasty, institutions above the county level could recruit their own troops. This is the fundamental difference. When the British attacked, they might fight hundreds of thousands of green battalions scattered across the country to deal with the Qing Dynasty. If they attacked the Ming Dynasty, any prefect could deal with the British. For example, the governor of Fujian beat the British and the Dutch. . This is the fundamental difference. Unless the Ming Dynasty becomes the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty is a barbarian, and if they win the country unjustly, they will have to restrict the Han people. Why would the Ming Dynasty restrict the Han people? The Ming Dynasty even promoted Mongolians on a large scale,

Many people say that the foundation laid in the previous book is very funny to me! It has been two hundred years, how can there be any immortal empire? Today's Ming Dynasty is at best a country like the Ottomans and Tsarist Russia. It is still an agricultural country in essence. Doesn't it mean that it is an industrial country just because it has railways? How difficult is it for an industrial country to defeat an agricultural country? Quoting the thoughts of Marx and Lenin: Industrial countries do not have dozens or hundreds of factories. The industrialization promoted by industrial countries is a way of life, a cultural system, and a brand new social system and moral system. An industrial country is a social model that integrates every worker with the production of the entire society. Any private ownership of the means of production that is locked down will hinder industrial development The emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not promote industrialization. He only built a few more factories and built some railways. Isn't this backwardness inevitable?

The Ming Dynasty has been weakened so much that it should be stronger than Britain even if the sun never sets.

There are so many protagonists in the previous book. I can't imagine that the emperors and ministers of later generations would have to be dozens of times more powerful than the Qing Dynasty to be able to play like this? Britain, which colonized the world, was consumed by two world wars, and the fundamental reason for its decline was the national awakening to independence, and Britain was only an island country. The protagonist of the previous book left behind enough foundation to be able to become the world's top power after being severely damaged after fighting two world wars.

Those who can draw pictures can do it themselves

The protagonist lacks personal courage. After becoming the emperor, he just muddles through. The book has entered the industrial age. The protagonist harvests interest groups every few years, and then gives the profits (big infrastructure construction) to the bottom peasants. Otherwise, what can the protagonist do to save the Ming Dynasty? It's too boring to read now. There are some protagonists who have a heart for the people, but not many. There is a reason why the score of this book is not improving.

I'm very curious, since there are time travelers in the Ming Dynasty, how can the Ansa people be allowed to develop? This shouldn't be the case.