So IOTL, the Qing took over the Ming during the Ming-Qing wars (1616-1683). But IITL, Song China is alive since the Mongols never become powerful and it occupies all of Inner and Outer Manchuria, all of Inner and Outer Mongolia, Burma, Hokkaido, Philippines (ITTL Magellan never came and introduced Christianity), Taiwan, and Buryatia, and has 400 million people. It also has steam-powered ships, better rifles than Europe, and still has universal welfare like the Song did IOTL (though they also have the predecessor to universal healthcare).
Instead of a Qing takeover, in 1644 a rebellion by a group called the People's Song Empire of China declare that they want to give equality to all the people, as well as literacy to all (ITTL Song China pre-revolution has a literacy rate of 65% for men and 50% for women due to expansion of examinations due to rise in wealth), more food to all, less influence from the "Western vermin", no Confucianism, and removal of most to all of the old "venomous" traditions.
25 million die in the revolts (since IOTL, 25 milion died in the Qing takeover), but a "People's Chief-Representative" is put on the former throne in 1650, a woman by the name of Mei Xia. A "People's Court of Governor-Representatives" is also installed, with 100 Governor-Representatives who not only each maintained a province, but helped make decisions in the People's Court along with the Chief-Representative.
The PSEC has 400 million again by 1655, though now what few minorities there once were are now wiped out (so bye bye Manchus and Mongols), and women are now equal to men, with foot-binding and concubinage illegal. Education is improved, to the point where 80% of the people (both men and women) are literate. It, ironically enough, mixes communism with fascism and the Chinese ocial tructure, mixing some of the best and wort from each.
I know this likely isn't very good, but what do you guys think?
Instead of a Qing takeover, in 1644 a rebellion by a group called the People's Song Empire of China declare that they want to give equality to all the people, as well as literacy to all (ITTL Song China pre-revolution has a literacy rate of 65% for men and 50% for women due to expansion of examinations due to rise in wealth), more food to all, less influence from the "Western vermin", no Confucianism, and removal of most to all of the old "venomous" traditions.
25 million die in the revolts (since IOTL, 25 milion died in the Qing takeover), but a "People's Chief-Representative" is put on the former throne in 1650, a woman by the name of Mei Xia. A "People's Court of Governor-Representatives" is also installed, with 100 Governor-Representatives who not only each maintained a province, but helped make decisions in the People's Court along with the Chief-Representative.
The PSEC has 400 million again by 1655, though now what few minorities there once were are now wiped out (so bye bye Manchus and Mongols), and women are now equal to men, with foot-binding and concubinage illegal. Education is improved, to the point where 80% of the people (both men and women) are literate. It, ironically enough, mixes communism with fascism and the Chinese ocial tructure, mixing some of the best and wort from each.
I know this likely isn't very good, but what do you guys think?
