Heavenly Craft Forges the Song Dynasty

Lin Jian, a mechanical engineering graduate student, transmigrates to Bianjing in the Northern Song dynasty, penniless from the start. > Using fluid mechanics, he helps a fleet avoid a deadly whirlpool and secures his first funding. > His improved curved-beam plow and waterwheel revolutionize agriculture, but the scholar-officials denounce them as “frivolous and useless techniques.” > Lin Jian sneers: “Then let these techniques feed the people!” > He establishes a technology patent licensing system, drawing merchants to his door in droves. > When Liao cavalry threaten the border, Lin Jian unveils his secret weapon: an ironclad ship powered by a primitive steam engine. > While the court is in uproar, he lays out a blueprint for the Industrial Revolution beneath the shadow of the failed Qingli Reforms.