The New Emperor of Northern Zhou: From Emperor Wu to the Industrial Revolution

I transmigrate into the newly deceased Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, Yuwen Yong, with the Turks invading from the north, powerful ministers eyeing the throne, and Jiangnan still unconquered.

I open the history textbooks in my mind and draw up blueprints for steam engines, flintlock mechanisms, and a map of the world.

Three years later, as steam trains depart Chang’an, telegraphs connect the nine provinces, and ironclad ships reach the Arctic Ocean

A Persian envoy asks in a trembling voice, “Your Majesty, what is this era called?”

“The Age of Heavenly Ingenuity. And I am its beginning.”