The Prince of Wu of the Ming Dynasty

The ancient so-called "maritime ban" aimed to restrict and eliminate rebellious forces, combat piracy and smuggling, and ensure social stability. The "maritime ban" was only enacted when Japanese pirates (Wokou) appeared. It's not a case of the "maritime ban" preceding the existence of Wokou pirates; don't get the cause and effect backwards!

Simply reducing the privileges of the imperial clan had limited effect. With more imperial clan members in the future, they could be organized into a "Zhu Family Army" (those below the fifth degree of kinship faced the least risk; having them pay a blood tax would reduce the population burden).

Utopian industrialization 🙂

Could Emperor Jianwen have still become emperor? Could he have still implemented his policy of eliminating nine generations of his own family to reduce the power of the princes?

The Ming Dynasty civil service was essentially opposed to all taxes. No matter what you said, it wouldn't work. From Wanli to Chongzhen, commercial taxes were abolished three times. These official and merchant families were all involved in business; how could they possibly pay taxes honestly? The legitimate way was impossible, but the crooked tax collection method of America was feasible 😁😁😁.

Having read up to chapter 150, I have a strange feeling. It doesn't feel as vivid anymore; it feels mechanical, like I'm just an observer. The author's "The Great Ming Dynasty 1805" gave the reader a sense of being there, but starting with "The Great Ming Dynasty Without Revolution," it felt detached from the story. This feeling is even stronger in this book.

The number of readers on the book club leaderboard has been steadily increasing, from over 5,000 to over 8,000, but there's still hardly anyone talking in the comments section. 🤔

The foundation of modern social systems is actually logistics. The main issues to be addressed were bearings and steam engines. Steam engine sealing initially relied on hemp ropes, and later on alloy components and precision machining, having little to do with rubber. The most crucial issue was solving the material problem. The fastest way was to use wrought iron to make crucible steel.

I still want to read something like the first two books, about the struggle against the West and Ming Dynasty colonization. 🙂

I've read seven or eight novels about babies who have been transported to another world, but this one is the only one that takes into account that babies are born unable to control their voices and cannot see. It's also reasonable for the protagonist not to fight for the throne and to go overseas, because if he did, the arrogant and fierce generals of the Crown Prince's faction might not let him live to adulthood.