The Chongzhen Emperor Refuses to Hang Himself and Launches the Industrial Revolution Instead

A modern man, Zhu Chongzhen, transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty and finds himself as the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, with a three-foot white silk noose around his neck beneath the crooked tree on Coal Hill!

"It's over! The Ming Dynasty started with a bowl and ends with a rope! And that rope is about to strangle me!"

Cornered, Zhu Chongzhen refuses to accept his fate!

"Hang myself? Not in this life! The Southern Ming still has a sliver of hope. I have to fight for a way to survive!"

Casting aside his death wish, he rallies the last of his loyal and courageous troops on the eve of the Forbidden City's fall, carving a bloody path through the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of Shun soldiers!

Li Zicheng expects him to flee south in panic, but Zhu Youjian insists on doing the opposite! He leads his army west, striking straight at Li Zicheng's undefended lair in Guanzhong!

Along the way, he gathers the remnants of Sun Chuanting's forces, passes through Hanzhong, and enters Sichuan, the Land of Abundance.

In Shu, Zhu Youjian drives out Zhang Xianzhong and makes the region his base. He institutes new policies, revitalizes education, drills a new army, lightens taxes and labor duties, and promotes both agriculture and commerce.

He vigorously supports the pursuit of knowledge, kindling the spark of science and technology. A "Industrial Revolution" meant to overturn the age and remake the world quietly takes shape amid the mountains and rivers of Bashu...

But before he can catch his breath, cavalry from beyond the passes has already stormed through Shanhai Pass!

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