I’m Writing Daily Records in the Wanli Era

If the eunuch collects taxes and the author criticizes him, then you know how good he is.

The first two chapters of this book are very exciting and attracted me to read on. However, the further I read, the more I discovered a problem. The author loves to research and has corresponding historical information. The writing style is good, but the logic of the writing is a bit... Hard to comment on. In the words of one of the book friends, it is a political fairy tale for beginners. The author is very sophisticated in the book, and it is easy for readers to get into the rigorous thinking logic. However, as you read, you will find that writing ancient history results in a modern concept mixed in. When Zhang Juzheng and the Queen Mother held power and Wanli could only obey, the protagonist actually asked the Queen Mother to apologize? This is undoubtedly caused by a kind of modern thinking. The logic of the original article was directly destroyed, and some book friends looked confused when they read it (I was among them). But if you look at it purely as an attitude of refreshing writing, it is undoubtedly good, because this kind of writing style, coupled with this kind of textual research, can be regarded as a dump truck in the genre of refreshing writing

The author's thoughts are completely biased towards corrupt Confucianism. In this novel, almost all officials are good, even those traitorous Shanxi merchant representative officials and those stubborn officials who have been resisting the reform are also good officials. The writing of the novel is good, but the thinking is wrong.

As a pickpocket, the Qing Dynasty would definitely change or even discredit the history of the Ming Dynasty. After all, it was ruled by the Manchus, and Han people could not be high officials at that time.

Taking the initiative to help Shangguan take the blame,,, if he is not a direct descendant, he might actually take the blame.

If the protagonist does not become the emperor, then the protagonist must carry out comprehensive changes that limit the emperor's rights. It is useless if the protagonist just copies the technology of later generations and adds a few reforms. If a country wants to produce a large number of original inventions and creations, it must carry out systematic changes in ideological foundation, political structure, legal system, social forces and other aspects. The reason why Britain was the first to enter the Industrial Revolution is that after experiencing the ideological changes of the European Renaissance, coupled with the British Glorious Revolution of 1688, the king's rights were further restricted. Britain established the framework of parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law, and the bourgeoisie, the new aristocracy, and the king formed a check and balance, which allowed British civilians to gain unprecedented freedom. At this time, the degree of freedom of scholars, craftsmen, and farmers in Britain was higher than that of other European countries at the same time, and it was far more liberal than the civilians of China's Ming and Qing dynasties. The high degree of freedom of all British civilians fully inspired everyone's strength. The power of the Chinese emperor was not greatly restricted, and all officials, gentry and landlords were dependent on the imperial power. The freedom of civilians, who account for the vast majority of the country's population, is too low. This system inhibits innovation and hinders social development. China's Zhou Dynasty was a feudal system, and the central government could not control much of the local princes' affairs. The princes competed with each other. During this period, Chinese civilization truly allowed a hundred flowers to bloom. Most of the essence of Chinese civilization came from this period. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the "Mo Jing" recorded the principles of optics and mechanics, and the germination of geometry had emerged; the "Gan Shi Xing Jing" recorded astronomical observation data. But from the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there was almost no progress! The institutional innovation of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods stagnated after the Qin and Han Dynasties, lacking the ability to dynamically adjust. Since the Qin Dynasty, especially since the Han Dynasty deposed all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, Chinese civilization has almost stood still and entered a dead end. The Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were similar to the ancient systems of most European countries. They were all feudal systems. Even in successive years of war, less than 10% of the country's total population died directly or indirectly as a result of the war. But from the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, every dynasty would kill half or more of the country's population due to war! What is even more tragic is that every time there is a change of dynasty, there is almost no progress in the system and culture! {"NickName":"Restriction and Supervision","UserId":417773267}

The writing is good, but the story, as mentioned in the comment section, is just a fairy tale, a bit childish. . . The superiority and arrogance of the modern democratic system are revealed between the lines. On the other hand, it advocates personal romantic heroism. I don't understand whether this supports the rule of man or the rule of law? Especially the plot that encourages hundreds of schools of thought to debate. On the one hand, it mocks other people's idealism, but on the other hand, what it praises is not that strong, so it is difficult to hold back. In the end, I still think this book is quite good in my overall evaluation. Compared with other historical novels, the flaws are not hidden (in the words of the book, it is called "a white jade with slight flaws").

It's so smooth, the protagonist's plan is implemented as expected, everyone above listens to what the protagonist says, and all the suggestions made by the protagonist are passed. It's so smooth, there is no sense of intrigue. And the Zhang and Wang families will not just surrender. They hold military power and a lot of money. It is impossible to wait for them to be investigated obediently. Wang Chonggu has not returned to Beijing, how can he be investigated? If he knows that he will be investigated, he will return to Beijing obediently?

The writing is quite good, but overall I feel it is not as good-looking as the previous book. Moreover, Zhang Juzheng is too beautified. This guy's ability is not bad, but his moral character is far from that in the book. Secondly, let's talk about constitutional monarchy. This approach is simply not possible in this era. The monarchy is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If you want to establish a constitutional monarchy, you must first break the constraints of Confucianism. This is tantamount to wishful thinking. For details, please refer to the Republic of China. The change of an era never depends on one person, but a group of people, many people, most people, only with great ambition and sacrifice, dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky. Without experiencing a bloody revolution, it is simply impossible to establish a constitutional monarchy.

This book is very comfortable to read. It talks about the political and ecological environment of the Wanli Dynasty. The characters are also described in a detailed and vivid manner through words and deeds. The ability to write about the two aspects of environment and character has surpassed 90% of online article authors. In addition, the plot also changes from loose to tight and from point to point. Generally speaking, the writing has a "picture sense", like a "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" from the Ming Dynasty slowly stretching out before your eyes. When I looked at the author, oh, it turned out to be an old author. I also read the previous book and gave it a thumbs up!