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King of Mercenaries

Author: Top Old Cow Genre: Historical

Marinfoundhimselfinthebodyofayoungwanderingknightwhowasdrivenoutofthehouse.Forced...Readmore Marinfoundhimselfinthebodyofayoungwanderingknightwhowasdrivenoutofthehouse.Forcedintothe15thCentury,hewasarmedwithonlyahorse,abreastplate,andalance.HewassooncaughtupintheeraofGermanmercenariesestablishedbyMaximilianI.Andsohedecidedtobecomeamercenary.Relyingonhishalf-bakedinternetknowledge,hewillestablishhisownmercenaryforce.WagingwarwithFrenchknightsandSwissarmies,evenEmperorsandKingsmustbegofhim.Collapse Army,ArmyBuilding,BeautifulFemaleLead,CalmProtagonist,CruelCharacters,DepictionsofCruelty,DomesticAffairs,Economics,Engineer,EuropeanAmbience,Firearms,Industrialization,KingdomBuilding,Kingdoms,Knights,LoyalSubordinates,MaleProtagonist,Management,Medieval,Mercenaries,ModernKnowledge,Racism,Religions,Royalty,RuthlessProtagonist,SchemesAndConspiracies,StrategicBattles,Transmigration,Wars,WeakProtagonist,Archery,ArrangedMarriage,BusinessManagement,ComplexFamilyRelationships,Destiny,EvilOrganizations,Gunfighters,Hard-WorkingProtagonist,KingdomsKnights,Polygamy,PoortoRich,Strength-basedSocialHierarchy,WeaktoStrong Oh,Ihatethenovellikethese.WhyishegivingmeahistorylessonwhenIcanresearchitmyself?Eventheheroseemstobeequippedforthisworld.Helearnedhowtohunt,makeabow,andmanyotherthings.WhydotheChineseliketoexaggerateThethings?ItseemsasifChinahasallthegeniusesintheworldanditisacontinentonitsown.AtleastagricultureinChinawasnotdifferentfromEuropeuntilitcameintocontactwiththeArabsandTurks.Onlythendiditknowitsprosperity. It'sfullofinaccuracies.Andnationalisticasianpridebutnosystemor.Cheatsotherthanhisbullshitmemory Chinanumbewan!! Isthereanysystems,superpowersorsomethinginthisnovel? IfyouconsiderAuthorPlotArmorassuperpowerthenyes.Ifnot,No.HeknowHavana,Cubalongitudeandlatitudebecause"hewastaughtinschoolpreviouslifeinChina". Somwtimesithinkmaybemycountryseducationsystemisshitcomparedtochinacausetheycanevensurviveinfantasyworldwithjusthighschooleducation thisstoryiscrap,halfofthechapterisahistorylessononwhatheisdoinginsteadofwhy OkaysomeI'mcurrentlyinchapter23andfromwhatI'veread:-)AuthorisdefinitelyaracisttoWesternersorlikeswritingChinesePropagandaalot-)Paintsthe1500medievalEuropeashellandChinaassomesortofheavenwhichIfindhumourous(don'tknowalotofChinesehistorytocomment)-)infodumpinsomechapterswhichIusuallyskip(historicalinfodump)-)badtranslationreadabletouswho'susedtomtlbutifyou'rearen'tyourluckOtherthantheseit'sokayhaven'treallynoticedanygoldenfingermightbetherebutIdidn'tnotice.SoyeahI'llgiveit⭐⭐⭐It'sgoodforpeoplelikemewholikesmedievalstoriesandkingdombuildingButit'sseriouslyracisttoEuropeans(whichIfindalittlebitfunny)andthewritingneedsmorework Chinewassuperiorindarkagesandstaff,whileEuropewasgoingonwitchhunts,Chinawasbuildingshitandbecomingstronger NotaHistorianssocan'tcommentmuchonancientChinabut:-)1500centurywasnotthedarkagesbutlatemediaevalEraIbelieve.-)AncientChinawasn'tanybettertheyhadtodealwitha)theMongols(can'trememberifitwasinthe14thor15thcentury)b)theywereisolationistwhichwasamajorfactorintheirfallc)facedmanyrebellionswithintheempired)highlycorruptofficialsandnoblese)economicstagnationandincreaseintaxesf)weaknavaldefenceI'mnotdownplayingthatChinawasasuperpowerintheancientworldbuttheeffectofisolationismandcorruptionleadtotheirdownfallfromamajorpowerwithotherfactorsaffectingthembuttheywerenobetterthantheEuropeansIcan'ttalkaboutthecultureandreligionsoftheancientChinese(don'tknowshit)butI'mprettysureifwedigIntoitweseepeoplebeingfalselyaccusedofwitchcraftandbeingkilledjustlikeithappeninEurope.AlsoyoustartedtheywerebuildingshitandbecomingstrongernowI'mnothistorianbutIdoknowthattheymissedtheindustrialrevolutionduetotheirisolationism(1800s)evenifwedisregardtheindustrialrevolutionChinabeenlockedupmadelosealotinarmsracecausewhenyou'relockedinyoudon'tknowwhat'sgoingonaroundyouwhenEuropewerecomingupwithideasthatwouldlateraidintheirdominanceChinadidn'tknowshitthuscouldnotadapttotheirusewhentheymeetlater.TosumitupAncientChinawasnoUtopiaitwasshitjustlikeAncientEuropebutJustabetterShit. Chinainthe1500swastheundisputedstrongestsuperpowerontheplanetmyguyinbothtechnologyandmilitarypower,youdohavesomepointsontheotherstuffthough,everythingpriortolike1960(youcanargueforfurtherthanthisaswell)willhaveprettyshittymoralsbasedonourmodernviewonmorals 50+Socialpoints!!!Chinanumber1,Chinanumber1,Chinanumber1. can'thandlethehistorictruthIguess?It'sastruethattheUShasbeenthemostpowerfulcountrythroughoutthe20thcentury Okay,timeformetogoxenophobicforabitsorry.Whichcivilisationconqueredtheworldwiththeirinfluence?Whatisthemaingloballinguafrancaoftheworldrightnow?WhataboutthecalendarwasitmadeinChinaorsomewhereinEurope?Whataboutart?Modernclothes,likesuitsandjeans?Whoismoreinnovativeandwhoisastereotypeforcheapcopies?Imeanyeahchinamadegunpowderbutdidtheydoanythingwithit?Andmanymore.Bothcivilisationshaverichhistoriesbutpleasedon'tspewyournonsensepropaganda,especiallyinacountrywhereit'sthenormforlittlekidstohaveslitsbetweentheirpantssotheycouldtakeashitinthemiddleofapublicstreet.Nowthatwasonecultureshock. innovative?okdoyouwantmetolistallthenoteworthychineseinventions?Iwill:Paper,Printing,Gunpowder,Compass,papermoney,blastfurnace,castiron,useofchromium,co-fusionsteel,colorprinting,contourcanal,crossbow,oilandgasdrillingrig,fieldmill,fishingreel,forensicentomology,gascylinder,gaslighting,handcannon,handgrenade,handgun,inkstone,landmine,naturalgasasfuel,oilrefining,oilwell,petroleumasfuel,pigiron,porcelainetcetc,chinaalsohadtheconditionstoindustrializeinsanelyearlybutdidn'tbecauseofthelackofamiddleclass Unfortunately,intheyearsyoumentioned,Chinawasnotasuperpower.Heevenownedhalfofthelandhecurrentlyowns.Atthetimeyousaid,Asiahadaverymixedstatestructure.WiththedisappearanceoftheMongols,manystatesemerged.Thatmeansalotofwar,alotofconflict.Atthattime,therewasnosuperpowerAsianstateotherthanTimurandmaybeRussia.Timur,OttomanandthekingdomsinEuropecouldbeconsideredsuperpowersatthattime.(1500'sandmyenglishbadsorry) "conditionstoindustrializeinsanelyearlybutdidn'tbecauseofthelackofamiddleclass."Shameless.Whatkindofargumentisthisjunior?Yourargumentisdrinkingpoisontoquenchthirst.Whileinfact,thedifferenceislikethatbetweencloudsandmud.YouhaveeyesyetyouareunabletorecognizeMountTai.IcouldbecomerichifIwasn'tlazyasssittinginmychairallday,butIdidanyway.Thatisyourargument,Junior.Dishonour!Dishonouronyou!Dishonouronyourwholefamily.AllIcansayisnomatterhowwellamonkeyclimbsatree,onceitdropstotheground,itwilldie.Suchisfate.Nowscrambeforeyourvitalyinismine! Okay,butyou'reprettyignoranttohistorywhenyoudon'trealizethisstuffandjustbrushitoffwhenmorecompetentpeoplethanyouhaveresearchedthesethings. Whatkingofargumentisthat?You'recallingyourselfaself-proclaimedcompetentresearchernow,haha?Actually,Icouldsaythesametoyou.Nopointarguingitseems. Ididn'tcallmyselfaresearcherlmfaoIaminnowayaresearcher,Isaidtherearepeoplewaymorecompetentthanuswhohavedoneresearchandhavefindsthatcontradictyourstatements Chinahadtherequirementstostartanindustrialization.During16thcenturyChinahadmoreeducatedpeoplethanothercountries(ifI'mnotwrong),alotofrawmaterials,lotsofmoneytoinvestbecauseoftradebetweenit'sneighborsandSilkRoad,andtechnology.Buttheydidnotbecauseoftheirmentality,stagnationandbecameweak.Also,the"don'thavemiddleclass"isnotapplicablein17thcenturyto18centurybecausethatproblemiswayback10thto13thcenturyofSongDynasty. Chinaisnotsuperpowerlmao.Theword"Superpower"wereonlygivenwhentheUSandUSSRrisedafterWW2.That'swhyduring18thcenturytomiddle20thcenturyallpowerfulcountrieswereonlycalled"GreatPower".ThereareprerequisitesbeforeacountrycanbecalledaGreatPoweroraSuperpower,andChinawasnevercalledtheseuntilrecently.16thcenturyChinaisonlythewealthiest,bythetimeoflate16thcenturyChinabecameweakandtherestishistory. Bruhdoesthesilkroadnotexistinurtextbooks Alotofissueswiththis.FirstofalltheMedievalErawastheDarkAges,theywerethesameexactthing.Secondly,theMongolscameinthe13thand14thcenturies,nearlytwocenturiesbeforethistimeperiod.Inaddition,EuropesufferedfromtheMongolsjustasbadlyasChina.Third,mostofthemajorworldpowersatthattimewereinAsia,andChinawasincontactwiththem,whetheritbetradeordiplomacy.TheSilkRoadwasfromthattimeperiod.Also,Chinaatthattimewasrelativelystable,especiallyincomparisontoEuropewheretheProtestantReformationwasongoing.TheProtestantReformationwasaperiodofincredibleturmoilandreligiouswars.Corruptofficialswereaproblem,buttheyalsowereforeverycountryever.Chinaatthattimealsodidnothaveaweakeconomy.Itwasinaperiodofprosperity,andevenifitwasn't,China'seconomywasbestintheworlduntilthe1800s,waybetterthanEurope's.Finally,thenavywasnotweak.MingChina'snavywasmuchstrongerthanEuropeanones,andtheywerecapableofdefeatingEuropeannavieswellintothe1500s.SearchupZhenghe,andyou'llseethatChinadidhavebigandpowerfulships.IthinktheperiodyouarereferringtowaslateQingDynastyChina,wheretheywereinaperiodofdecline,andcame300yearslaterAlsonoideawtfyoumeanbywitchhuntsinChina.Ihaveneverheardof"witches"inChina,andwitchhuntingisapurelyEuropeanconceptduetoChristianity. Yaaay!Chinesesuperiority! BelievewhenItellyouthis,you'dratherleaveasaserfinEuropeinthemiddleagesthanasachinesearistocraticinChinaduringthe16thcentury.Fromthemiddleof16thcenturytothelate16thcentury,ChinawentthroughaperiodhistoriansdubastheQing-Mingtransistion,averybloodyconquestofChinabyManchuspeakingtribes,25millionpeoplediedintheconflictalmost5timesthenumberofpeoplewhodiedinto30years'War. deleted #panic#ASexoffenderhasbeenlocated. BruhTheTranslationAlmostKilledMe....Don'tGetMeStartedWithFirstFewChaptersOfPraisingAncientChina ThethingisthatAncientChina(I'mnotsupportingChinait'sjusttrue)wassuperiortoEUindarkages,whileinEUeveryonewentoncrazywitchhuntsanddeclaringthatJesusisonetruegod,noideahowtheChristianbeliefworks,theykilledagodsoitcouldbecomeagod?WhileinChinetheykeptadvancingthey'reshit Golearnsomehistory. Forthosewholikekingdombuildingthisisaverygoodnovel,butyouhavetoignorethefactthattheauthorisextremelyracistandthinksthatChinaisheavenonearth..ifyoucanignorethesepointsthisisaverygoodnovel,Iputitinmytop5ofkingdombuildingnovels..(andkingdombuildingismyfavoritegenre)anotherpointthatisgoodconsideringthatitisaslowandlargenovel,thefirstpart“KingofMercenaries”is350chaptersandthesecondpart“TheRiseoftheEuropeanEmperor”is2200chapters.ThebookfollowsayoungChinesemanwhodiedandisreincarnatedin1500Germanyasthesecondsonofabaron.Asheisthesecondson,heisnotentitledtothefamilysuccession,sohebecomesawanderingknighttotrytogethisowntitleandterritory... Isthisanovelwithpowersorjustanormalpersongettingtransmigratedtothepast?CanyoutellmethenamesofafewgoodkingdombuildingnovelsastheonlygoodonesIhavefoundareGloballordkingdombuildingandtheyarejustavaragemostofthetime Thisbookhasnosuperpowers,nosystem,it'saChinesewhostudiedhistorygoingbacktothepastinthe1500'swiththememoriesandknowledgeofeventsthatwillhappenandusingthisknowledgetohisadvantage.somekingdombuildingsthatIwouldindicateare:Spellmonger-Kindle-thefirstbookisnotsogoodbuttheseriesisgreat..ithasmagic,politics,kingdombuilding,warstrategic,mageRiseofRurik-mtlnovel-similarto“KingofMercenaries”and“MediterraneanHegemonofAncientGreece”isaChinesemanwhogoesbackintimeanduseshisknowledgetohisadvantage.InthisbookthefocusisontheageoftheVikings-nopowerandnosystem.HolyRomanEmpire-ThisbookisalsoaboutaChinesemangoingbacktothe19thcentury,toAustriaaftertheNapoleonicperiod.ThisbookisdifferentfromRiseofRubick,KingsofMercenariosandMediterraneanHegemonofAncientGreece.Thisbookhasagreaterfocusonglobalpoliticsandthestrategiesofcountriesusedtocontaineachother.TalesoftheReincarnatedLord-InthisbookyoufollowareincarnatedChinesewheresocietylivesinaperiodsimilartothemedievalperiod.Thisbookhasacultivationsystem(softpower),focusesonterritorydevelopment,war,technicaldevelopment..verygoodbook,buttheauthorhadtostopwritingbecausehewascensored..despitethatthebookstopsatasatisfactorypoint.othergoodkingdombuildingwouldbeReleasethatWitch,FantasyFamilySimulator,TheKing,TheLand,TenRealms Thankyou,nowIhavedifferentkingdombuildingnovelstoreadasI'mrunningoutofanythingthat'sgoodorokay.

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