Emperor Jianwen from the Start: I Ruined the Great Ming

When the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di led his battle-hardened Yan Mountain Iron Cavalry onto the Jingnan campaign, brimming with confidence, he was confronted by a terrifying sight that had never been recorded in the history books.

The standardized “Jianwen Year One” matchlock, with a range of 800 meters, turned cavalry charges into target practice. The whistling “shrapnel shells” transformed the supposedly invincible battle formations into a living hell.

He was a god of war, yet faced with his nephew’s “industrial aesthetic of violence,” he accepted defeat wholeheartedly.

The protagonist, Zhu Yunwen, has only just transmigrated and is bound to the [Imperial Industrial Designer System]. He is a top technical geek.

Faced with a nightmarish start, he doesn’t lose himself in court intrigue. Instead, he sees the entire Great Ming as a “product” in need of optimization.

“The design of this plow isn’t elegant!” And so the Jianwen Plow, yielding ten times more per acre, is born, winning the people’s hearts.

“This intelligence process is far too inefficient!” And so, assembly-line operations leave Prince Yan’s spies with nowhere to hide.

“I don’t want divine weapons. I want standardized weapons that can be mass-produced!” And so, a steel torrent of muskets, great cannons, and steam-powered ironclads begins to roll forward!

This is the story of an emperor who becomes a chief product manager, crushing all opposition with blueprints and production lines.

See how he turns his archrival Zhu Di from the greatest threat to his throne into the sharpest spear for conquering the stars and seas.

See how he uses “Ming standards” to define the order of the world!

At last, as steam locomotives roar and tear through the old era, and the Great Ming fleet rules the globe, Zhu Yunwen turns his gaze toward the boundless heavens.

“My designs will never end! The Great Ming’s journey leads to the stars and seas!”