The Great Ming Empire, 1840

[Alternate History] [South Seas + A Super Ming Empire in Oceania] [Ensemble Cast] [Historical What-If] [Political Intrigue] In an alternate world's 1840, the Third Ming Empire dominates the South Seas, its mighty ships and heavy guns ruling all around! The transmigrator Lu Yao opens his eyes at a turning point in a turbulent age: Opium-smuggling ships from the East India Company tear through the coastal waters. The Qing authorities, their people ravaged by opium, not only refuse to ban it but secretly collude with the United Kingdom! Lu Yao draws his sword and rises to the challenge: - Faced with the devastating scourge of opium, he rallies the people and cries, “Burn the poppy fields, kill the drug dealers, and kick the habit!” - Faced with the tangled politics of the Ming, he wields power under the guise of a wastrel, sending shock waves through the assembly! - Faced with refugees prostrated in the dust, he roars, “Stand up! No more kneeling!” The flames consuming their indenture contracts light the path to liberation. As the empire's ironclad warships crush the East India's den of opium, Lu Yao moves between the smoke of the gaming tables and the haze of the battlefield. On one side, the perfect disguise of a spoiled playboy. On the other, an audacious ambition to tear apart the old world. His “Opium War” will not only burn away the darkness shrouded in toxic smoke. He will also forge a new Ming where every child receives an education, every sick person gets medical care, and every elderly person is provided for! Wherever the sun and moon shine, there is Ming territory! P.S. Updated through Volume Two: The Overthrow Movement