The top student in the history department traveled back in time to become Chongzhen's half-brother, King Zhu Youliang of Qi, and returned to the late Ming Dynasty with his notes from "History of the Ming Dynasty" and modern technology (distilled liquor, refined salt, and improved firearms). Starting from his exile in Beijing, he killed corrupt landlords as a prince, confiscated the secret rooms of profiteers in Yangzhou, monopolized the financial resources of Jiangnan with "Qiwang refined salt", tamed warlords with liquor futures, and even used the "three-stage strike" tactic of flintlock guns to repel the Qing army in Jiangyin.
After supporting Emperor Longwu, he promoted the idea of dividing farmers into acres, introduced Nanyang potatoes, and used "steam warships + blooming artillery shells" to build a strong navy and land army, forcing the Qing court to sign the "Yellow River Peace Treaty" to achieve the division of north and south. The daughter of Zheng Zhilong was subdued to control the shipping, and the scholars Chen Mo and Liu Rushi were employed to reorganize the business. On the surface, they favored the south of the Yangtze River, but in fact they concealed their ambitions for the Northern Expedition - the matchlock gun blueprints in the secret passage, the intelligence porcelain in Jingdezhen, and the anti-Qing alliance in the Mobei grassland were laying the seeds of subversion for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty. See how modern wisdom set off a bloody storm in the late Ming Dynasty, allowing King Qi's banner to penetrate from Jinling to the Forbidden City!
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A good novel with a theme of innovation and transcendence. The author has put his heart into it. Come on!
A good novel with a theme of innovation and transcendence. The author has put his heart into it. Come on!