"New Road in the Southern Song Dynasty: The Road to the Rise of a Small Town" is a time-travel themed novel. The protagonist is a modern agricultural technology researcher who travels to a remote town in the late Southern Song Dynasty due to a thunderstorm. With modern agricultural knowledge and technology, as well as a multi-functional tool watch, he started the journey of the rise of the town.
When he first arrived in troubled times, he rented land to farm. He used modern planting technology to improve the soil, introduced new varieties, and achieved a bumper harvest. He also met Axiu, a farm girl, and the two gradually fell in love. Later, he seized business opportunities, sold agricultural products, opened a processing factory, and established a business network with the help of businessman Li Fu's information, which led to the economic recovery of the town.
However, when the war came and the court imposed excessive levies, Feng Rangjian led the people to form a rebel army, with Axiu and Li Fu giving their full support. He used modern military knowledge and adopted guerrilla tactics to continuously strengthen the strength of the rebel army and successfully resist the enemy's counterattack.
In the end, the local decadent rule was overthrown, the New Deal was established, and the town and surrounding areas became well-off through measures such as reducing taxes, building water conservancy projects, and developing commerce. He and Axiu finally got married and witnessed the changes of the times together. The novel combines agricultural technology, business management, military struggle and other elements, showing the protagonist's wonderful journey of rising up in troubled times and changing the fate of the town.