A modern soul falls into the flames of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Lin Feng rises from the ranks of the displaced to join Huangfu Song's war chariot. As stirrups reshape the rules of cavalry charges and crucible steel revolutionizes weapon forging, he quietly lays the groundwork for an Industrial Revolution a thousand years ahead of its time. At court, Sima Yi's hawk-like eyes have already fixed on this “demon” who can predict history.
He understands economic warfare: exclusive control of salt and iron can choke the warlords, while futures grain reserves can hold the armies by the throat.
He excels at technology: improved papermaking sparks a knowledge revolution, and gunpowder formulas reshape the nature of warfare.
And he knows how to win hearts: Diao Chan points her sword where he directs, while Cai Yan uses her words to build his reputation...
After twelve years of planning, the showdown at Gaopingling arrives. When Sima clan assassins run into a grid of black-powder explosives, this modern technocrat will finally use three earth-shaking blasts to nail the coffin of aristocratic rule into the dust of history.
