China: Ground, State, Empire
Four thousand years of Chinese history told through the constraints that never went away: silt, rainfall, horses, grain transport, and the cost of counting people. Each morning covers one mechanism or one decisive episode, in an order where the episodes only make sense because you already understand the mechanism.
It opens with
- The River Above Kaifeng
- Where the plough stops
- Millet north, rice south
The rest stays hidden — that's the point. Nobody sees the plan after it's accepted, including whoever made it.
Day one is open to everyone — the whole first morning, not an extract. The rest arrives a day at a time once you subscribe.
This is one long call to a model, so there's nothing to watch. Closing the tab won't stop it — whatever gets written turns up under Your reading when it's done.