I Must Live! The Southern Migration, Raids, and Seventy Million in Loot

When Zhu Youjian's soul unexpectedly transmigrated into the Ming Dynasty, becoming the dynasty's last emperor with less than five months before its fall, his heart filled with frustration and helplessness. Yet this newly enlightened observer of history did not sink into despair. He resolutely set out to save the empire.

He first proposed moving the capital, hoping to shift and adjust the empire's strategic position. Though anxious and impatient with those who disagreed, he understood that he had to persuade them with reason rather than deal with them through brute force. He then set about developing agriculture, implementing land reform, and introducing firearms manufacturing to strengthen the nation. Along the way, he punished those who refused to cooperate, but always held fast to the principle of putting the greater good first.

In the end, Zhu Youjian rallied a million Han warriors and vowed to annihilate the Jianzhou Jurchens and expand the empire's borders. His ambitions did not stop there: he dreamed of extending the Ming Dynasty's territory to the Americas, and even building a palace for himself on the banks of the Rhine, leaving an immortal legend at the Palace of Versailles.

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