Great Ming: I Won an Entire Empire with a Single Copper Coin

After a plane crash, Shen Chen is reborn in the Ming dynasty during the Longqing era and builds his fortune from a single copper coin.

He takes control of Yuegang in Zhangzhou, monopolizes global maritime trade, and ships Ming tea, silk, porcelain, and spices to the eastern and western oceans, becoming the richest man in the Ming dynasty.

He relocates one hundred thousand starving refugees to Taiwan, accelerates its development, and sends hundreds of thousands of people south to the Nanyang kingdoms, expanding the Han Chinese presence.

He builds Asia's strongest fleet, the Sea-Calming Navy, defeats the fleets of Japan, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and the Nanyang kingdoms, and takes control of the waters between Asia and Europe.

He also makes the Ming dynasty the world's most powerful nation, and is granted the title Marquis of Sea-Calming for his achievements.

After the Longqing Emperor dies, he launches a coup in the capital, installs the Wanli Emperor, takes control of the Grand Secretariat, brings down Gao Gong, and helps Zhang Juzheng become Grand Secretary, manipulating the court for decades.

He stays behind the scenes, directing the suppression of the Three Great Campaigns of the Wanli era.

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