Late Ming: I Told You to Save the Emperor, So Why Are You Sitting on the Dragon Throne?

A young man from a later age, Zhu Cunkai, transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty with an Empire Conquest System.

He becomes an impoverished noble of the Qin Prince's line, a Fengguo Junior Officer, the lowest rank among the Ming imperial nobility.

His parents are both dead, and his family is dirt poor.

With the help of the System's sign-in rewards, Zhu Cunkai quietly builds up his strength in the mountains of northwestern Shanxi.

He opens mines, reclaims farmland, sets up factories, produces salt, trains troops...

A year later.

The Ming Empire is on the verge of falling to Li Zicheng's forces, who are about to take the capital.

In despair, the Chongzhen Emperor orders armies across the land to come to the capital's defense.

To the shock of the entire realm,

a super-elite force suddenly emerges from northwestern Shanxi.

Like a gust of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves,

it routs Li Zicheng's rebels, the Tartars, and the Daxi rebels one after another.

In just six months, the realm is pacified.

The following year, the Ming navy, equipped with modern warships, sets sail to colonize the world.

The Chongzhen Emperor: I ordered you to come to my aid. Why are you sitting on the imperial throne?

Zhu Cunkai: Sorry, but you don't deserve this throne!

The people of the realm: Zhu Cunkai is the true Son of Heaven!

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