The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt

Good news: I've transmigrated into a game as a little prince, and for now I have everything I need.

Bad news: In six years, a coup will engulf the empire, and I'll be imprisoned and sent to the guillotine.

Ivan silently sorted through the information in his mind. Looking at the golden-haired, rosy-cheeked little boy in the mirror, he shouted:

"Damn it! I don't want to be sent to the guillotine!"

"Steam revolution! Mechanical revolution! Information revolution! Let's get them all underway!"

And so the famous Ivan the Great began his path of reform.

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While enemy soldiers still carried swords, spears, and clubs, the soldiers of the Holy Messiah Empire were already armed with AK-47s.

While enemy knights still rode horses, the Holy Messiah Empire's tanks and armored vehicles rolled over their battle lines.

Just as enemy mages prepared to soar into the sky, the Holy Messiah Empire's fighter planes began dropping bombs.

"Why are we even fighting?!"

"What's the point? Submit to the great Ivan the Great!"

"We're done fighting. They have steel behemoths!"

The surrounding nations stared at the enormous nuclear mushroom cloud rising in the distance and fell into collective silence.

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