Lin Mo, a modern engineering graduate, opens his eyes and finds himself a poor scholar frozen to death on the streets during the Jiajing era.
> He pulls out his last “magical treasure,” a mobile phone, and uses his knowledge of chemistry to make perfume and soap, earning his first fortune.
> While rescuing a young prince from drowning with CPR, he is accused of being a “lecher” and nearly beaten to death.
> Thinking quickly before the emperor, he presents a map of the world: “Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates are here, and so are the silver mines!”
> The young prince holds up a lever model and shouts: “Father! Teacher Lin taught me how to move a thousand pounds with four ounces!”
> Yan Song sneers: “These frivolous inventions will throw the court into chaos!”
> Lin Mo pulls out a design for a flintlock rifle: “This is just the thing for people who won't listen. Would you like to try it, Grand Secretary Yan?”
> When improved cannons blast Japanese pirate ships to pieces in the southeast, the Jiajing Emperor stares at him. “My beloved subject, do you possess the ability to foresee the future?”
> Lin Mo wipes his sweat. “Your Majesty, science leads to metaphysics...”
