Ink-Stained Qing: I Keep Emperor Kangxi Entertained and Take Him to the Top

Shen Mo transmigrates as the eldest son of a wealthy Jiangnan merchant. His first move is to tear up the eight-legged essays and toss them into the Qinhuai River.

The imperial examinations? In my last life, I was the CEO of a publicly traded company!

From the start, he uses social media marketing to sell silk, turning the whole city into crazed “Master Kang” fans eager to get their hands on the latest Qinhuai styles.

He teams up with Kangxi to launch a grand Double Eleven sale before the emperor, leaving the Minister of Revenue clutching his coin purse in terror.

Later, he invents overseas online shopping, and foreigners go wild, asking, “When will Qianlong take the throne?”

At court, the ministers sneer that he's just making a spectacle of himself. Fourth Prince gives a cold laugh. “Making a spectacle? That's the God of Wealth I'm backing!”