In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming dynasty teetered on the brink of collapse.
That year, disasters struck one after another, bringing waves of refugees and famine everywhere.
That year, rebel king Li Zicheng grew powerful, captured Kaifeng, killed Prince Fu, and entered the contest for control of the Central Plains.
That year, the Battle of Songjin ended in the Ming army's total defeat. More than a hundred thousand elite troops, painstakingly built up at enormous cost, were wiped out, and the Manchu invaders seized the opportunity to cross the pass and plunder.
Having transmigrated as the crown prince of this dying empire, Zhu Cilang has the Empire System and only one choice: fight his way through!
Crush the rebels, kill corrupt officials, drive out the invaders, and rebuild the Ming with the power of guns!
Reforge the empire with iron and blood!
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
Commentary on Chapter 2: Imperial System of "The Ming Dynasty: The Iron-Blooded Crown Prince" written by Xian Xian.