I Carried Out the Industrial Revolution in Ancient Times

I traveled through time and became an abandoned child from a poor family, and the beginning was a desperate situation due to flash floods. Gu Beichen escaped death with the help of modern knowledge. He just wanted to burn glass, smelt steel, and become a happy and wealthy man. But because of his ingenious plan to control the river, he stepped into the turbulent court of the capital. Solving unsolved cases, reorganizing armaments, and quelling border troubles, he relied on his wisdom beyond the times to rise through the ranks and eventually became the pillar of the country. Until the emperor fell ill mysteriously, and an edict was issued, he was promoted to the high position of regent, with all the power in the world. However, there is a turbulent undercurrent under the dragon's chair: The intricately connected aristocratic families, the self-respecting vassal kings, enemy spies, and treacherous shadows... All want to get rid of him quickly. What made his heart palpitate even more was the complex emotions and astonishing secrets hidden in the eyes of the young queen who was the same age as him with her extraordinary splendor every time they had secret conversations late at night. When the iron hooves of the old enemy coalition forces break through the border, when the shocking life experience is suddenly revealed in the conspiracy—— Only then did he realize that he was the most important piece in this chess game. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.