No One Understands How to Save the Ming Dynasty Better Than I Do

Well, if the author had Zhao Ji as the character, this story would probably have been successful, since the Jingkang Incident was a black swan event. However, this approach wouldn't work during the Tianqi and Chongzhen periods, because the bureaucracy had already collapsed and couldn't be salvaged unless a completely new system was established.

The beginning was well-written, but chapter 168 is a disaster. Whether you're going to travel back to ancient times to start a revolution or promote equality, why insist on monogamy? An emperor only needs one wife, what's the fun in this time-travel story? Most wealthy men in modern times want to keep several girlfriends, you're practically killing your readers!

I dislike the history of emperors and generals because it lacks any glimpse into the lives of ordinary people; it only depicts the silent tragedy of countless individuals who cannot make their voices heard.

Especially that rabble of the Southern Ming! The fate of this group of scoundrels and soldiers in Jiangnan was entirely their own doing. The very act of these civil officials opposing Emperor Chongzhen's decision to send the crown prince to Nanjing to oversee the country foreshadowed the downfall of the Southern Ming.

The Ming Dynasty's household registration system, like India's caste system, divided people into different classes, making it impossible for generations to rise above their station. Soldiers were destined to be soldiers for generations, and actors were destined to be actors for generations. The entire society was stagnant!

I find many historical novels to be so naive. You're writing about the imperial era, where the emperor runs his own newspaper and even allows private newspapers to be published. That's absolutely impossible. As a time traveler who has become emperor, how could you possibly allow others to run newspapers? You would definitely only allow one newspaper nationwide, because the more newspapers there are, the harder they are to manage.

I read a few chapters, and some comments said the protagonist will switch to monogamy later on. Is that true? For such a mindless, wish-fulfillment story, why would you do that? Has the author lost their mind? Didn't they know how high the infant mortality rate was in ancient times? And what if they gave birth to a boy? There's no replacement.

The author's writing style is better than most online novel authors, but the novel's logic is extremely poor. The protagonist implemented reforms in the 17th century, and the development was so rapid it was practically unbelievable. Frankly speaking, many things in the novel didn't develop as quickly as we did in the 20th century.

Given the previous level of productivity, could glass soap possibly support so many people? What a load of rubbish!

I didn't even make it past the first chapter. A time traveler went to Xu Guangqi to learn mathematics and geometry 🙂. It's already the end of a dynasty, and he'll be the emperor in a few years. Wouldn't it be better for him to learn more about current events and dig into his memory of names than to study geometry?