Modern emergency-management expert Chen Zhixia transmigrates into the body of a poor and backward county magistrate in Cangwu County. Faced with a host of crises, from a mine collapse to the oppression of powerful local families and the people's hardships, he draws on modern knowledge to establish himself, starting with a daring mine rescue. As he battles the local gentry, he surveys farmland, reforms official administration, and builds waterworks. Among the common people, he introduces new crops, improves farming tools, and establishes free schools. Along the way, he befriends a passionate constable, a shrewd advisor, a good-natured craftsman, and many others. Amid the shifting currents of court politics, he remains true to his principles. From an obscure county magistrate on the brink of ruin to a renowned and capable official, Chen Zhixia uses his wisdom and courage to lead the people of Cangwu out of poverty and into prosperity, writing a stirring and heartwarming tale of struggle in ancient times.
