The Steam Engine Crushes the Warlords: I Claim This Warring States Era

Transmigrate to the Warring States era + infrastructure and engineering + political intrigue + power fantasy + comeback + golden finger Cao Fu, a modern archaeological engineer, is surveying an ancient tomb in the State of Cao when it suddenly caves in. When he opens his eyes, he has landed in the war-torn Warring States era! Armed with modern knowledge, fragments of a bronze bell, and archaeological notes, he also stumbles upon rudimentary steam technology left behind by a transmigrator from a previous life. But the states have only learned the bare minimum, the Mohists are divided and fighting among themselves, the Gongshu family is locked in a power struggle, and refugees are begging to learn a trade so they can escape slavery. The whole realm is a mess! From the start, he can't speak the language? He claims to be a descendant of the Earl of Cao and establishes a foothold. Silkworm pests ravaging the fields? He sketches a ladybug guide and solves the problem with ease. Pottery kilns guzzling charcoal? He modifies them and cuts charcoal use by thirty percent. Song spies causing trouble? He builds a mulberry-screen musket and captures them on the spot. Refugees with nowhere to go? He lays quick-assembly iron rails to give them a way forward! With his skills and ingenuity, he wins the unwavering loyalty of Confucian scholars and Mohist craftsmen. First he restores the Cao ancestral rites, then takes control of Lu! Next, steam trains rush troops to battle, and fire-powered tanks crush the Xiongnu. He unifies the fragmented technological systems and imposes a standard gauge across the land! In the end, he leads iron cavalry through the Western Regions, pacifies the northern frontier, and colonizes the eastern seas. He smashes the barriers between the Seven States, establishes the name “Huaxia,” and standardizes the written language and rail gauge! Watch this technology fanatic use steam engines to blast through the old order of the feudal lords, sending Huaxia civilization sweeping across Eurasia two thousand years ahead of schedule!