Great Ming: Surrounded from the Start

I've only read 20 chapters of this book, and there are already four instances where it doesn't conform to historical facts. 1. In the first chapter, the author writes that Zhu Qizhen was Zhu Di's grandson, but if you look for yourself, Zhu Qizhen is clearly Zhu Di's great-grandson. 2. The Ming Dynasty firearms battalion in Chapter 5 has a special name: Shenji Battalion. 3. Chapter Six describes how cannons blasting catapults to pieces, but the shells of that time were solid, primarily relying on their own weight and kinetic energy to injure the enemy. The world's first howitzer was invented in 1756 by the Russian Martinov. The author may be referring to exploding shells, but the earliest exploding shells in Chinese history appeared during the Hongzhi era, nearly 40 years after the Tumu Crisis. 4. Chapter 19 describes the arrival of British envoys in China, but at that time, Britain was engaged in the Hundred Years' War with France abroad and the Wars of the Roses at home. Moreover, Dias only discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1487, Vasco da Gama only reached India in 1498, and Columbus only discovered the Americas in 1492. Before that, the only way for the West to reach China was by land. In Chapter 20, the author describes British envoys traveling across the Atlantic to China by ship, but Magellan only began his circumnavigation of the world in 1518, and the earliest recorded instance of Britain sending an envoy to China was in 1792.

This is too harsh; it disregards historical evidence.

When you write about historical topics, please read more books. Taxes are local and mainly based on transactions. Official duties, on the other hand, are national and fixed. Exempting land taxes means local officials are essentially managing the country for you? Exempting official duties truly benefits all the people.

What kind of nonsense are you writing? Everyone in England was equal during the Ming Dynasty? And they even had churches? Dude, are you a foreigner?! If other countries were that powerful and technologically advanced back then, what would the Qing Dynasty have done? And the Queen of England sending troops? England wouldn't have been that powerful until the mid-Qing Dynasty! Even I, who don't know much about history, know this: you probably didn't even graduate from junior high school, right?

Keep it up! I'm a new author writing a book, *Nomadic Chronicles*. Looking forward to your visit!

Keep it up! I'm a new author writing a book, "Rebirth: The Founding of a Nation in Southeast Asia." Looking forward to your visit!

I've read the first four chapters and I think they're really good! Keep up the good work, author! ❥(^_-)