Great Ming: Confiscating All the Officials' Estates from the Start

In the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, the Ming suffered from ceaseless warfare and relentless natural disasters. Beset by troubles at home and abroad, the dynasty teetered on the brink, and its vast realm showed every sign of impending collapse.

His soul transmigrated into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian. That year, the sixteen-year-old ascended the throne.

What he had to take over was no flourishing empire like those inherited by other emperors, but a dying Ming beset by corrupt officials, an empty treasury, and a complete breakdown in the supply of money and grain.

As a Ming history enthusiast, he had finally gotten the rare chance to transmigrate to the Ming. Was he really going to repeat the Chongzhen Emperor's fate and watch the dynasty fall?!

Of course not!!!

The Donglin faction had swallowed up tax revenue? Confiscate all their property!

The eunuch faction's treacherous officials had thrown the court into chaos? Wipe them out!

Reform the bureaucracy, develop military industry, advance science, and enlighten the people.

Years later:

Japanese pirates: "We beg the Ming Emperor for mercy! Please don't wipe out our entire clan!"

The Portuguese Empire: "We have always been utterly loyal to the Ming. We beg to be allowed to pay tribute!"

The Spanish Empire: "When you encounter the Ming fleet..."

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