Wanli: I Became a Tyrant

This guy dares to call himself a tyrant? Look how powerful the other side is! As soon as they came to power, they launched a massive purge of their officials. When they had money, they directly used loyalty programs for the army, violently seizing land and killing those who cooperated and those who didn't. They forcibly slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangnan.

I don't think the protagonist is bad at all; he's not even as cunning as the treacherous officials, so how could you expect them to obey him? You have to understand, Jiajing was burned 21 times, his sons were killed, six crown princes were appointed, two empresses were killed just two days after being crowned, he was nearly poisoned three times, and even the Grand Secretary had to eat the elixirs first. Look at how Jiajing was treated!

It's a mess. The author portrays Wanli as already facing an unbearable crisis. In reality, even with Chongzhen's numerous upheavals, the Ming Dynasty held out for sixteen years. Wanli's ascension to the throne was nearly 80 years away from the Ming's demise, at least three generations later. Does this mean the Ming Dynasty was in constant turmoil?

The survival and demise of a nation throughout history have depended on its land and its wealth. Before the Qin and Han dynasties, the casting of the "Ban Liang" coin and the production of the "Wu Zhu" coin, along with the collection of salt and iron, were considered signs of a prosperous and efficient treasury.

The author may not understand what it means to be utterly alone. Let's put it this way: besides yourself, you can't trust the empress, your son, your concubines, your uncles, etc. Naturally, you can't trust the palace maids and eunuchs around you either. You might think they are brothers, relatives, or partners. No, they are a group of interests temporarily aligned with you.

The author's name perfectly matches the content of the work; he's basically the type who reads a bit of cheap history and then gets to work.

There's no cheat code. What if you fall into the water, get hit by a red pill, or something?

It's incredibly watery, just a stream of consciousness, dozens of chapters without a single person providing any educational content.

Chapter 27: He dies from poisoning. The protagonist, an emperor, sets up an order system, sourcing ingredients a day in advance. Seriously, isn't he afraid of being poisoned? Why not just write that the protagonist is a reincarnated immortal, invulnerable to swords and spears, and impervious to fire and water?

You wrote over a hundred chapters in just two months? Is this the "Twelve Hours of Chang'an"? And you implemented so many reforms and accomplished so much in just two months? Did you cheat in a game? Just the nationwide distribution of new coins would take years in modern times, and you completed it in two months?