Great Ming: I Drain the Imperial Treasury, and the Old Emperor Begs Me to Govern

Ling Chen transmigrates to the tenth year of Hongwu and awakens a god-tier Sign-in System.

From the start, he builds cement roads and ship locks, astonishing Zhu Yuanzhang, who is traveling incognito!

Old Zhu: "What a capable minister for a peaceful age!"

The very next second, Ling Chen sells official posts in court, sets up a private bank, issues stocks, and trades in arms!

Old Zhu flies into a rage: "Traitor! Corrupt official! I'll kill you!"

Ling Chen: "Your Majesty, you don't know jack! What you do is tend a vegetable garden. I build financial empires!"

Transferred to Beiping? Ling Chen turns around and invents steam engines, oil, and industrial farms, then uses "futures" to drain the merchants of the realm!

He uses "war bonds" to launch a national war!

The imperial relatives dare seize divine grain? In front of the six ministers, Ling Chen says, "Throw them out for me!"

The officials kneel and beg: "Your Majesty, let Lord Ling join the court!" Zhu Yuanzhang: "I can't keep him under control!"

Xu Da: "Your Majesty, not even firearms can pierce his new steel armor!"

Zhu Di: "Father, I wish to become his apprentice!"

Zhu Yuanzhang slumps on the dragon throne: "Does my Great Ming belong to the Zhu family or the Ling family?!"

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