Ming Dynasty: Start with Three Taels of Silver to Build an Industrial Empire

Li Zhangnan, a doctor of engineering, traveled through the Ming Dynasty and became the magistrate of Zhaocheng County, Shanxi. There was a leak in the county government office, all the government officials ran away, the people fled, and there was only three taels of silver left in the account. The squires are pressing for debts, the prefects are pressing for taxes, the bandits are worried about me, and the whole county is waiting for me to escape. I don't run. On the first day, I made soap from lard and plant ash. On the seventh day, the soap was sold to Taiyuan Prefecture and made the first pot of gold. On the 30th day, cement roads were built throughout the county. The prefect came to inspect and his legs became weak. When Squire Wang came to collect debts, I threw soap in his face: One dollar and one tael of silver, do you want to buy it? Three months later, the entire county was rich. Three years later, the imperial envoy's voice trembled: Your Majesty, is this still a county in the Ming Dynasty? This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.