The Ming dynasty fell because its finances collapsed. This is widely recognized as one of the reasons for its downfall.
If the Chongzhen Emperor had money, and someone lent Zhu Youjian a million, ten million, a hundred million, or even a billion taels of silver, how would the story of the late Ming unfold?
Xu Yuan, a transmigrator stirring up trouble in the late Ming, is Chongzhen’s biggest creditor. What kind of conflict will erupt between him and the emperor?
Xu Yuan: Your Majesty, shouldn’t you pay me back?
Chongzhen: Xu Yuan! You built more than a thousand estates in my Ming dynasty and set up dozens of special economic zones, leaving me with debts I can never repay! You scoundrel, I, I...
Xu Yuan: If Your Majesty won’t figure out how to pay me back, are you planning to rebel instead?
