
Ming Dynasty, Taking the Unorthodox Path
剑走偏锋的大明
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 3.1M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Song-Yuan-Ming Dynasties
- Updated
- 19d ago
- Source
- Qidian
Synopsis
Honours
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Some speculations about the plot direction of the book
This is really a very challenging subject for the author. But I really like this subject matter. I'm looking forward to the unfolding of the next plot. I just randomly guessed some possible plot directions. If you want to carry out the industrial revolution reasonably in a traditional and rigid agricultural society like the Ming Dynasty, you must first challenge the imperial power, because the evil ancestral system formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang extinguished the flames of industrial civilization in terms of ideology and righteousness. From the author's shaping of the plot of the Zhou Palace, it can be seen that the author wants to promote reform from the perspective of weakening the ancestral system. But China has always been an agricultural society in ancient times, and the Ming royal family rooted in this land would never be able to promote the industrial revolution as vigorously as the British royal family. Because the industrial revolution in an agricultural society with long-term peace and no strong external enemies is to weaken the imperial power, so if the plot progresses reasonably, the Zhu family should be the ultimate villain of this book. Personally, I really hope that the author can overthrow the feudal royal family and establish a republican society, although this is not relevant to the title and text of the book, and it is impossible to reach this step according to the progress of the previous story. It is most likely to take the path of a constitutional monarchy. Secondly, the civil servants group in the Ming Dynasty were completely friends that could be won over. In view of the extremely low income of officials in the Ming Dynasty, the civil service group supported and attracted a large number of businessmen in order to expand their income. For example, well-known Huizhou merchants are basically relatives of high-ranking officials in the DPRK. The development of the Industrial Revolution is basically a history of the development of capitalism. It would be interesting to win over businessmen and the civil servants behind them to resist the pressure from the royal family. But this is likely to anger some die-hard Ming Dynasty fans who will be attracted by the title. , It requires a lot of knowledge and plot design from the author. Author, please come on!
Where did Xiao Hei go?
Long time no see Xiao Hei
It feels like a running account, lacking story details, conflicts and humanity, listing a large number of regulations, and lacking touch and empathy. It's all supported by Manbao's feelings. Watch it.
Is this really about cultivating immortals? I don't like this kind of cultivating mixed with history, either purely about cultivating immortals or historical novels 😭. Or do I like novels like Fubao or Zhuoganfanren? I'll pursue them for a few more days and abandon them if they're not suitable 😭
At the foot of Sanqing Mountain
I saw the latest chapter. With the efforts of Xiao Junjun, the "rebels" were finally recruited, and the people in the village at the foot of Sanqing Mountain also returned to the village. Under the night sky, with smoke curling up from the cooking pots, everyone greeted the senior brother to go to dinner, and suddenly a poem came out of his heart. Farewell Meng vaguely cursed the death of Sichuan, my hometown twenty-three years ago. The red flag rolls up the serf's halberd, and the black hand hangs the overlord's whip. To have great ambition and sacrifice, I dare to ask the sun and moon to change the sky. I like to see thousands of waves of rice, and heroes everywhere are setting off the sunset smoke. Although it is not entirely appropriate, the feelings expressed at the end of the poem seem to have something in common with this chapter. What ordinary people long for most is a stable life, and what they want most is a stable life. Yu Zhuzhu did not use any fancy words, did not pile up exquisite words, but seemed to be "simple" but in fact "returned to nature" wrote the scene of people regaining hope and preparing to live a good life after the disaster. The simpler the text, the more likely it is to resonate. I wonder if you got tears in your eyes when you read this paragraph? Isn't it just for this scene that the senior brother and Xiao Junyun worked hard?
Who will appear next?
Why is it so wonderful! Looking forward to it every day! Everyone is portrayed in a three-dimensional way, even an uncle is impressive. The "old" Pu Bing who was bullied but still worked hard, the spoiled second generation of a stubborn hero, Mr. Wu who is a bit stingy but cares about his wife, Captain Zhou who maintains law and order and tells the truth, two big bad guys who use their crimes to give money to Xiao Yunjun, two "weak women" who are bullied by bad guys but are determined to survive... I don't know how many characters will appear in the future! A once-in-a-century grand event in Sanqing Mountain is about to begin. I wonder if people from all the villages will come to join in the fun. Is there anyone with a keen sense of smell who is ready to set up a stall outside the mountain temple? We must maintain order. If we need help from the yamen, we can ask Ming County Magistrate in advance. Who makes him the parent official? If anything happens, we must go to him and make a plan for the event! Looking forward(✧◡✧)
Watched a quarter of it
Very complicated and messy, suspense, history, cultivating immortals, daily life, Japanese pirates, have you finished the washing machine 😅