Great Ming: I Go to the Capital to Collect a Debt, Mistaking the Emperor for a Deadbeat

Lin Fan transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes the young master of a fallen family. He has one house, not a single plot of land, and nothing but an IOU worth 100,000 taels.

He heads to the capital to collect the debt and happens to run into Zhu Yuanzhang, who is traveling incognito. Through a twist of fate, Lin Fan mistakes the emperor for a deadbeat.

Lin Fan: "Under the Great Ming Code, if you don't pay, you get a beating. If you still don't pay, you'll be sold into slavery. Here's your contract."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Lin Fan: "His Majesty is about to ban maritime trade. The foreign barbarians are dumb and loaded. I'll take you along for a big score."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Lin Fan: "His Majesty is about to issue paper money. Don't hold on to any of it. Hurry and trade it for gold and silver."

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Lin Fan: "The Empress is about to die, the Crown Prince is about to die, and His Majesty is about to start a massacre. We'd better run!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "???"

"Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

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