**He was laughing one moment, then lightning struck and sent him to another world!** Lin Wei, an agricultural science PhD, worked herself ragged developing a super wheat variety. As she burst into delighted laughter, lightning struck, and her soul transmigrated to the final years of the Zhengde era in the Ming dynasty. She became an orphan in Anlu Prefecture, Huguang, who shared her name. A home with nothing but bare walls? Going hungry? **Knowledge is the foremost productive force!**
Her compost stinks up the neighbors’ homes? Her intensive farming methods get mocked? She rolls up her sleeves and puts modern agricultural “black technology” to work with simple, local methods:
* **Make compost and select seeds to double the yield per acre!** Barren fields become fertile, leaving old farmers stunned.
* **Introduce the “auspicious” sweet potato and corn!** Lifesaving food in years of famine earns her the revered name “Goddess of Agriculture.”
* **Set up cooperatives and make snacks for a happy, thriving life!**
On a field path, she meets Zhu Silang, a “rich second-generation” heir eager to learn. They debate farming and discuss people’s livelihoods. Watching him clumsily try to work makes her laugh and warms her heart. Then the Zhengde Emperor dies, and Zhu Silang rushes away. His identity is revealed: **he is none other than Zhu Houcong, the future Jiajing Emperor!**
An imperial edict summons her to the capital. The young emperor on the dragon throne has not forgotten their old affection, and he prizes even more the agricultural techniques with which she can work wonders. She takes charge of the imperial estates, and her high-yield fields astonish the court! But Lin Wei has other ambitions. **She knows the Ming dynasty will face famine, Japanese raids, and the Little Ice Age, and can foresee the humiliation of later generations. She refuses to accept that fate!**
Using agriculture as her foundation and their bond as a bridge, she quietly guides the suspicious Jiajing Emperor:
* Stockpile grain and develop irrigation to **fight future famines and natural disasters!**
* Improve military rations and strengthen border defenses to **forge armor for the empire!**
* Promote practical learning and prepare for cold waves to **plant the seeds of technology!**
The writing is good, the scenes with divergent thinking are described delicately, and the storyline develops slowly but attracts...
It writes well about the agricultural situation in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and also describes the political structure of the Ming Dynasty well.