In the second year of Chongzhen, Chen Yao, a science and engineering expert, traveled through the late Ming Dynasty and became the magistrate of Wujiang County in Suzhou Prefecture. Relying on the location advantage of Taihu Lake and the foundation of Jiangnan handicraft industry, he started by improving textile machines and cement water conservancy. He proposed in a memorial to abolish the consumption of fire and silver, which made Chongzhen furious. Facing the suspicious emperor's secret investigation and court criticism, Chen Yao used eunuchs such as Cao Huachun and Wang Cheng'en to pass on his technological achievements. By binding businessmen with interests and creating public opinion, Chen Yao gradually established a military industrial school and a standardized production system. Together with Su Wanniang, they launched public bonds to save the country and the people. When the Jin cavalry came to the pass and famine spread in the Central Plains, the new firearms and agricultural machinery produced in Wujiang became the best way to survive the Ming Dynasty. However, the scientific and technological revolution completely shook the foundation of feudalism. When Emperor Chongzhen discovered a steam engine ship during a private visit incognito, the ultimate game between imperial power and technology suddenly broke out... Where will this revolution aimed at saving the dynasty take the Ming Dynasty?
