Late Han Dynasty: Has the Yellow Sky Really Descended?

Huang Chao was able to succeed only because the powerful clans were no longer able to fight. Have you ever counted how many powerful clans there were in the Han Dynasty?

To be honest, the pace was probably too slow, which affected the results.

What's the point of this book if we cooperate with powerful families? How can we build a nation with those insects? We must rebel fiercely and bury those powerful families deep in the ground.

"Baixing" is our modern term for ordinary people; in ancient times, they were called "Qianshou." At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Baixing" was a general term for powerful and wealthy families (Zheng Xuan's commentary).

Whether or not aristocratic families disappear is of little significance in the long run. Ultimately, it's a systemic issue; if the system fails, aristocratic landlord families will reappear. Therefore, public ownership of land is fundamental. Only when all means of production are publicly owned can land be prevented from being consolidated.

The powerful clans controlled a large amount of production tools and resources. If the Yellow Turban Army did not compromise and cooperate, it would be besieged and annihilated by the powerful clans. Only by compromising and cooperating could the Yellow Turban Army utilize the power of the powerful clans to develop itself.

In the era before papermaking and printing, knowledge was concentrated in the hands of the aristocratic class. Ordinary people also rallied around them. The Chinese people don't hate the gentry or the landlords; they hate the government. Even in the Ming Dynasty, which of those officials didn't bring disaster to their region or benefit their hometown? Killing members of the aristocratic class meant standing against the common people, at least before the mid-Tang Dynasty.

It's not bad, but the pacing is too slow. Also, the protagonist's path inevitably leads to conflict with powerful families. Therefore, he has to cultivate his own talent. However, the protagonist only cultivates a few people around him, which is too few. Even if he cultivates a few talents, it won't be of much use. When will schools be opened to enlighten the people?

The introduction itself is problematic; what does "another uprising" mean?

The powerful families of that time, frankly speaking, not only had people and money, but also the common people around them were all relatives within five degrees of kinship, sharing the same surname.