Survival in Ancient Times: I Build a Golden Age in the Great Tang

Fei Dabao, an operations engineer at a major Yanjing tech company, is electrocuted while unplugging a server after five consecutive night shifts. When he opens his eyes, he has become a low-ranking soldier in the Later Tang’s Crane-Raising Army! His coarse cloth armor chafes his neck, cries of battle fill his ears, and the cold wind pelts his face with mud. This place is colder than an unheated office and more frustrating than being denied a day off! Though he barely passed history, he has modern knowledge and hopes to make a living in the Five Dynasties, where emperors change even faster than companies switch business lines. He improves plows to ease the farmers’ burden, makes gunpowder to defend Youzhou and Yunzhou, and creates ledgers in the hope of bringing Li Cunxu, who is obsessed with opera, back to his senses. Along the way, he also meets women who help promote his farm tools, improve his designs, and stand by him. From a commuter-clutching office drone to a man making up for history’s regrets amid the chaos of war and bringing about a golden age for the Tang...