Great Ming: After Hearing People's Thoughts, Old Zhu Is Stunned

After transmigrating to the second year of Hongwu, Qin Zhou becomes the county magistrate of Haozhou, Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown. He awakens an accidental death insurance policy for transmigrators: every extra day he lives earns him 58,000, and if he dies, he can take his billions in wealth back to the modern world and become its richest man.

On the surface, he is an upright magistrate who solves cases, deftly settles land disputes caused by the war, and wisely punishes local tyrants and gentry. In his heart, though, he grumbles about the government every day, counting down to the Hongwu-era purge and hoping to make one big corrupt score before retiring in glory.

Who would have thought that Zhu Yuanzhang, returning home in disguise, would unexpectedly be able to hear his thoughts? From flying into a rage when Qin Zhou calls him by name to being appalled when Qin Zhou predicts Chang Yuchun's death and points out the risks of moving the capital to Zhongdu, the more Old Zhu hears, the more shocked he becomes. Could this little seventh-rank official really be an unparalleled statesman capable of determining the fate of Great Ming?

Qin Zhou is dumbfounded: I just wanted to die and go home. How did I end up getting promoted instead?

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