Great Ming: You Asked Me to Raise Crickets, But I Took Control of the Nation's Fate

You were asked to raise crickets, yet somehow you became the trillion-yuan CEO of a cricket conglomerate, controlling the court and holding the lifeline of the Ming economy in your hands!?

Ye Chen, a master's graduate in bioengineering, transmigrates to the first year of the Xuande reign in the Ming dynasty and becomes a cricket farmer in Xishuai Village.

He only raised crickets for fun at first.

But when a eunuch bought his crickets for a high price and they became tribute, there was no stopping him.

The emperor: "Xiao Ye, you don't raise enough crickets."

Ye Chen: "Your Majesty, I'll expand operations right away. How about raising a hundred billion?"

The emperor: "Xiao Ye, no matter how many crickets you raise, they're all still the same old varieties."

Ye Chen: "Your Majesty, I'll improve the breeds right away. I'll raise ornamental crickets, fighting crickets, gourmet crickets, wellness crickets..."

The emperor: "Xiao Ye, all you ever do with crickets is make them fight. Can't you come up with anything else?"

Ye Chen: "Your Majesty, I'll develop N new ways to enjoy crickets right away!..."

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