“Iron Tide: Building Industry in the Ming Dynasty” follows Chen Feng, a modern engineering PhD who transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty after attempting suicide in despair. Starting out in a prison in Beiping, he uses technology far beyond its time to make glass, transform metallurgy, and improve people’s livelihoods, gradually earning the trust of Prince of Yan Zhu Di. From there, he is swept into the Jingnan Campaign, political struggles at court, and the tide of the Industrial Revolution. With steel and firearms, he drives the Ming Dynasty toward prosperity, embarking on an epic story of turning the tables across six centuries.
