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  1. WI: The Chongzhen Emperor escapes?

    If I ever do write a vignette, may I incorporate and try and further develop the ideas you so well suggested? Of course I’d give you full credit for such wonderful ideas; though I fully understand if you wish not.

  2. WI: The Chongzhen Emperor escapes?

    Well, it’ll be a bit difficult for him to personally develop his ideas, since he ended up committing suicide in prison in 1602, however, considering the times there’s definitely a lot of potential for someone to be inspired and develop these ideas further into, as you said, a dialectical or...

  3. WI: The Chongzhen Emperor escapes?

    Li Zhi is one of the most interesting of the late Ming philosophers, worth reading for his interesting ideas alone as well as his writing that can be clever, entertaining and daring to say the least- a radical heretic iconoclast imprisoned for his intellectual individualism and stinging...

  4. WI: The Chongzhen Emperor escapes?

    Maybe he doesn’t need any sense knocked in to him per se, but definitely straightening him up. As for treatises, with some luck he might stumble on and be inspired by Zhang Han, while Huang Zongxi has some good ideas as well- for one, scrapping the monstrosity of the eight-legged essay- and...

  5. WI: The Chongzhen Emperor escapes?

    I agree with this very much (well, perhaps not abysmal, but certainly leaving a lot to be desired). I mean, despite that fact that he seems to have been an introverted, half-literate, alcoholic weakling, Taichang really was screwed by palace intrigue resulting from his father; though Tianqi just...

  6. WI: The Chongzhen Emperor escapes?

    While I do agree that he did want to and tried to flee, in my humble opinion I do believe part of him wanted to play the role and become a martyr. Apocryphal valedictory note aside, his behavior in the days, weeks and even months before the end belie someone- who I admit was not fully willing to...

  7. WI: The Chongzhen Emperor escapes?

    While I do believe the southern Ming would have a surer foundation had Chongzhen escaped, in my very humble opinion, the chances of Ming survival are still somewhat doubtful, both due to underlying causes but also Chongzhen himself. In fact, in my humble opinion, it would be better if Chongzhen...

  8. What did Japan WANT to achieve in China?

    Hang on, I don’t believe I said that. What I said was that out of the Chinese population- which is well over 400 million- there will be those who oppose that their entire country is being invaded by the Japanese militarists, something that was true OTL and barring some major change will be so...

  9. What did Japan WANT to achieve in China?

    In my humble opinion, in the unlikely event that neither the KMT or Communists or United Front manage to pull off a Northern Expedition and subjugation of the warlords, while it is likely that certain parts of the military will still be looking for a chance to create a so-called ‘Manchukuo’, the...

  10. What did Japan WANT to achieve in China?

    Hm, as far as I know, it seems a pretty apt comparison, though I don’t know how much inter-service rivalry there is in Pakistan. Though I must say getting utterly defeated by India and only saved from full-on annexation because doing so would turn into a giant ulcer, but still having an obscene...

  11. What did Japan WANT to achieve in China?

    The problem about asking if there was anything that Japan would have regarded as victory, is it assumes that there was even anything close to a consensus in the Japanese leadership, to say nothing of the officer corps, of what ‘victory’ in China meant. There were those who wanted to colonize...

  12. What if Qianlong kept expanding Qing empire to Caspian or Aral Sea?

    You’re most welcome, just glad I could be useful. Indeed, while there certainly is a margin for success in some shape and form, the Aral and beyond, in my humble opinion, is beyond that. If the campaign goes awry, Qianlong will likely pull out when he can still save face and claim ‘victory’ of...

  13. What if Qianlong kept expanding Qing empire to Caspian or Aral Sea?

    As RousseauX has pointed out, the Qing did have the Europeans lend them their weapons and training to fight; they effectively imported Jesuits to make their cannons, maps and even propaganda paintings of the campaigns. But there’s a problem with the idea of arming the Qing armies with European...

  14. What if Qianlong kept expanding Qing empire to Caspian or Aral Sea?

    He could always try, though he isn’t likely to succeed. Why though, it might be asked. After all, they’re the Qing, aren’t they? The dynamic and active dynasty that invited Jesuits and generally stayed at the forefront of military and geographic science during this time-period? If I may, I...

  15. AHC: Byzantine Empire: The Anime

    Apologies if I went overboard on my denouncement (though I see you too are persons of good taste), I sometimes get a bit caught up ahead of myself in the moment. Nevertheless, I apologize and hope no ill has been done. The Game of Thrones treatment is wonderful- as you said, just the thing...

  16. AHC: Byzantine Empire: The Anime

    This. Soverihn has hit the nail right on its head. Of course this is escapism- kind of the whole point here- but if this goes isekai, it’ll become a joke; it doesn’t need to be isekai, and frankly speaking, it shouldn’t. While you can get a few laughs out of cultural shocks and...

  17. AHC: Byzantine Empire: The Anime

    Darn, I spent so much time writing this, didn't notice people's great replies. Interesting ideas, y'all.

  18. AHC: Byzantine Empire: The Anime

    Well, damn. I feel… conflicted. I had to double-check this just to make sure it was real… Actually, this might not be so bad. As long as it gets more people to be interested in the glorious Basilea Rhomaion. That being said, I have a few ideas. Be prepared for a lot of text. An anime with...

  19. The Q-BAM Improvement and Core Thread

    Ah, sorry! Meant lakes. That should teach me not to write on coffee… Maybe I’ll just blame it on English being the world’s lingua franca or something like that… Ah, but I also see that you’ve already chosen. Anyways, since LSCatilina is doing historical Chinese coasts, would anyone be...

  20. The Q-BAM Improvement and Core Thread

    Ten Thousand Years! Ten Thousand Years! Ten Thousand Years! Best of luck with Yunnan, Tibet, Qinghai and Xinjiang. Some of their areas hopefully won’t be too hard. Particularly if you decide not to show endorheic lakes, makes doing Xinjiang a whole lot easier. ;) I don’t know if you like to...
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