Transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty: I Scheme for the Emperor to Rule the World

Lin Yang, a top modern history student, accidentally transmigrates to the final years of the Ming Dynasty during an archaeological expedition. The Ming is beset by internal strife and external threats: the government is corrupt, the people live in misery, and the Later Jin are watching like tigers poised to pounce. Drawing on his extensive historical knowledge and modern way of thinking, Lin Yang resolves to change everything. First, he befriends people of vision, including upright officials and heroes from among the common people. Using modern business concepts, he helps merchants form guilds, develop commerce, and increase government revenue. In the military, he draws on modern military theory to improve Ming weapons and train an elite army. He also devotes himself to reforming the imperial examination system, ensuring that truly capable people enter government. In the war against the Later Jin, Lin Yang carefully devises strategies, using firearms and new tactics to defeat their armies time and again. He also goes among the people to understand their hardships and introduces a series of policies to improve their lives, winning their wholehearted support. Through his efforts, the Ming gradually revives, with a flourishing economy and a powerful military. From a newcomer who has transmigrated into the past, Lin Yang becomes the emperor's most trusted adviser, joining him in ushering in another golden age for the Ming Dynasty...