Great Ming: The Carpenter Emperor Rises Again

In the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, an explosion changed the man who was Emperor Tianqi.

From then on, the Ming dynasty set about reforming its officials, for good governance begins with good officials.

What if the court has no money? Kill eight families and replenish the treasury!

What if corruption has poisoned the officialdom? Let the dogs loose!

Witness a new Emperor Tianqi impose a harsh secret-police regime on his officials and project the empire's power abroad.

Reform the tax system, open up the seas, and reverse the West's great age of exploration and colonization!

"Wherever people live under heaven, I want the sun-and-moon dragon banners of the Ming to fly!"

"I want these thousands of miles of coastline to become the Ming's inland sea!"

"Red-haired barbarians, pale-skinned demons, hooked noses, deep-set eyes? They can serve as raw materials!"

"I don't just want to rule the world militarily. I want economic and cultural dominion too, until all under heaven are one family!"

"I'll come clean! I'm done pretending. I'm the ruler of the world! Get ready to tremble!"

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