Great Ming: I Am Named Prince of Baikal from the Start

The protagonist transmigrates as Zhu Gaoxi's eleventh son, Zhu Zhanyou.

Having watched The Glory of Ming, he knows that the notorious Empress Dowager Sun Ruowei is about to attempt an assassination.

Zhu Di's sons are also a handful and prone to stirring up trouble.

So Zhu Zhanyou begins his "escape plan."

First, he tricks Jin Zhong into finding Xie Jin, so Xie Jin can keep Old Zhu calm and stop him from rushing to deal with Zhu Gaoxi.

Then he talks his way into becoming the "King of Baikal."

Taking young Yu Qian along, he heads to his fiefdom by Lake Baikal.

There, he develops the place.

He captures Tatars and Cossacks and puts them to work in the coal mines.

He grows high-yield potatoes there, then heads to Hokkaido to capture the short-statured natives, the Ainu.

He trains them to become eagle-riding pilots and serve as his air force.

After inventing steam-powered paddle-wheel ships, he joins Zheng He on his voyages to the West and opens up sea routes.

He develops along two routes at once: overland through Europe and by sea along the new shipping lanes.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.