I Am Emperor Ling of Han, and I Won’t Let the Three Kingdoms Come to Pass

Liu Hong, an ordinary modern history buff and engineering nerd, accidentally dies after staying up all night. When he wakes, he discovers he has transmigrated into the famous “foolish ruler” of history, Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong. With the Yellow Turban Rebellion looming, warlords eyeing the throne, and a group of “dear and respected” eunuch godfathers around him, Liu Hong has a massive headache. Fortunately, his mind contains the entire knowledge base of modern civilization. “Selling official posts? How low-class. We’ll do patent licenses and imperial franchises instead!” “Yellow Turban rebels? Come on over and try the hundred-forged steel blades and homemade grenades rolling off my assembly lines!” “Dong Zhuo, you’re tough? Lü Bu, you’re invincible? Ever seen the power of a Maxim machine gun... er, I mean, an enhanced repeating crossbow?” “Cao Cao, you’re using the tuntian system? Too bad, my potatoes, corn, and hybrid rice are already growing all over the country.” This is a different Emperor Ling of Han. Using science and technology, along with audacious tactics far ahead of their time, he will turn a Han dynasty on the verge of collapse into a superpower on which the sun never sets. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian? You’re all going to work for me, nice and obediently. Working nine to nine, six days a week, is a blessing. Got it?