Great Ming: I Rebuild the Iron-Blooded Empire

In the 22nd year of the Kangxi era of the Great Qing, the Qing court appointed Shi Lang as commander-in-chief and attacked Yizhou Island. The Ming Zheng regime was defeated. With that, the last regime that upheld the Great Ming as the rightful dynasty was destroyed.

From then on, the Great Qing sank completely into the delusion of the prosperous Kangxi era, shutting itself off from the world, refusing to advance, and trying to enslave its people through policies of ignorance. Meanwhile, the West had entered the Age of Exploration, and industrial technology was advancing by leaps and bounds.

For the first time, China fell behind the world and became a thoroughly backward nation.

Zhu Honghuan transmigrated into this world.

To his shock, he discovered he had become the leader of a Qing rebel force exiled in Southeast Asia. If the Qing court caught him, wouldn't they cut him into a thousand pieces?

Fortunately, he awakened the Imperial Expansion System. Using Southeast Asia as his base, he would rebuild the iron-blooded Great Ming.

Koreans: I'd rather be a dog for the Great Ming than a vassal of barbarians.

Japanese pirates: What?! The Great Ming fleet is attacking? And they want us to sign an unequal treaty?

Washington: The United States of America is willing to forever acknowledge the iron-blooded Great Ming as its sovereign.

Catherine: If the Great Ming agrees to a marriage alliance with me, I'll offer all of Asia as my dowry.

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