From the Start, I Handed Over the Great Ming Dynasty and Built an Unrivaled Empire

Chu Jian obtains a portal that lets him travel between the Ming Dynasty and the present day. He thinks he will be able to make his mark in the Ming Dynasty… only to discover that it is a dynasty on the brink of collapse! Natural disasters ravage the land, the Manchus threaten from the north, rebels rise in the south, and war rages everywhere. Chongzhen is only days away from hanging himself on Coal Hill.

Something is off about this chaotic Ming Dynasty! Just then, a divine choice appears!

Choice 1: Defy fate and rebuild the splendor of the Ming Dynasty! Reward: an immortal body!

Choice 2: Turn it over to the government and bind the fortunes of the two nations! Reward: a body blessed by national fortune!

Rebuilding the Ming Dynasty in this chaotic age by himself would be far too difficult. Besides, the whole Ming Dynasty, top to bottom, is rotten through and through. Chu Jian decides to hand over this hot potato and let his country help him complete the mission!

The Eight Banners army? A million-strong rebel army led by the traitor Li Zicheng? Troops hailed as the best of the best?

What kind of elite troops are these? The elites are exactly who I want to fight!

A prosperous age can only be won with cannons!

Sir, times have changed!

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. Do not imitate.