When modern business thinking collides with the prosperous Ming Dynasty, will it be a dimensionality reduction attack, or will it be swallowed up by the times?
Zhang Wei, a modern man who is proficient in finance and history, accidentally traveled back to the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty and became a descendant of a wealthy merchant in the south of the Yangtze River.
At the beginning, there was only a dilapidated dyehouse on the verge of bankruptcy. It was squeezed and suppressed by the direct family line inside and surrounded by powerful businessmen and gentry outside. In this era of emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business, and the consolidation of social classes, he started a thrilling counterattack by relying on his prediction of the historical trend and business knowledge that transcended the times.
From improving a piece of fabric to creating a business empire that subverts the times:
He founded "Da Ming Bank Notes" and built the original financial exchange network
He improved industrial technology, allowing glass, soap, and new looms to quietly change life
He formed an ocean-going fleet and opened up a silver channel through the cracks in the imperial sea ban.
He established a business school and sowed the first spark of capitalism
But it's not just a money-making story.
When Zhang Wei's business territory touched the interests of the court, he dealt with Yu Qian, the eunuch group and conservative civil servants. He made precise bets in the turmoil of the Tumubao Incident, and used business to benefit the country and benefit the people.
"What I want is not only to be as rich as the country," Zhang Wei stood on the highest sea-viewing tower in Yingtian Mansion, looking at the brightly lit new town he created, "I want a different future to grow in the soil of the thousand-year monarchy."
From a commoner to an uncrowned "Commerce Minister", he promoted the unification of weights and measures, piloted limited liability companies, and introduced high-yielding crops... Each of his actions shook the foundation of the ancient empire.
However, when the fire of commercial civilization
