I Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty and Trained Old Zhu to Become a Great Navigator

To those who belittle Zhu Yuanzhang, I want to ask: without Zhu Yuanzhang, did you reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, lost for 430 years? Did you reclaim the Hexi Corridor, lost for 600 years? Did you reclaim Yunnan, lost for 800 years? You might say that without Zhu Yuanzhang, there would have been Li Yuanzhang or Wang Yuanzhang.

No emperor in ancient times was a good person, and Zhu Yuanzhang was an even more abstract example—a true tyrant. I really can't imagine why so many historical novel protagonists on Qidian (a Chinese online literature platform) would fawn over him. But at least it's better than eating chaff and drinking thin gruel.

The most basic logical flaws are still quite significant. For example, regarding potatoes, when discussing yield, the author consistently uses modern potato production figures. But what would you use to control pests and diseases in the Ming Dynasty? What would you use to increase soil fertility? How would you detoxify potato seeds that have been planted for generations? The protagonist hasn't considered any of these factors; he's just using modern potato yield figures to impress Zhu Ting.

The thought that Zhu Yuanzhang, on his deathbed, felt that later emperors couldn't handle such a remarkable figure as the protagonist, so he took the protagonist with him, makes me laugh 😃. Working for Zhu Yuanzhang must have been incredibly fortunate!

Brother, if you do this, Old Zhu will definitely get you.

Are you sure this person graduated from an agricultural college? One hundred pounds of potatoes only yields about 15 pounds of dry weight. The real use of potatoes is that they are adaptable to various soil types, cold, and drought. Who has good land to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes?

Serving as emperor under Zhu Yuanzhang was a nightmare for talented people; they were often stifled, unable to rise to prominence, and the chances of them dying were extremely high. There's really not much to write about. If you were too brilliant, he'd eliminate you. If you were too mediocre, he'd also eliminate you.

The author portrayed Zhu Yuanzhang poorly. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was at his peak. As a founding emperor who rose from humble beginnings to become the supreme ruler, he possessed great magnanimity and wouldn't have been so quick to kill.

As a follower of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought, I believe feudal dynasties can only get worse and worse. This is a difficult problem that historical novels cannot avoid: either they become kings and tyrants and willingly degenerate, or they are portrayed as having "red" connotations, but this is easy to miswrite and even overdo. In the end, they either remain aloof and indifferent to worldly affairs.

Recommending a self-heating pot to the emperor? Let's not even talk about how modern self-heating pots require other things besides quicklime. Even assuming pure quicklime suffices and proper preservation, don't you consider ancient logistics? Eighty percent of ten portions of food would be eaten on the way. Each portion's weight would result in massive consumption.