Shen Yan, a graduate student in the Department of Modern History, was involved in sorting out a shipwreck site from the Song Dynasty. Due to a bronze seal engraved with a strange star map, Shen Yan accidentally traveled back to the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty and became a scholar in Hangzhou whose family had fallen into disgrace. At that time, the Song Dynasty seemed to be prosperous and prosperous on the surface, but in fact it concealed a deep crisis of redundant officials, redundant soldiers, and rising border troubles.
Without a superpower like a golden finger, Shen Yan only relied on his solid historical knowledge and a perspective that transcended the times. He started from a small business to provide food and clothing for himself, and gradually got involved in people's livelihood, commerce, technology and other fields. He improved agricultural tools, optimized trade routes, and proposed innovative ideas, inadvertently stirring up the tide of the times. From an unknown person by the Qiantang River to a high-ranking minister above the court, he witnessed and participated in the ups and downs of the Qingli New Deal. In his confrontation and cooperation with famous officials such as Fan Zhongyan and Ouyang Xiu, he tried to promote change in a gentle way and make up for historical regrets. In the end, without subverting the foundation of the times, he paved a more stable path forward for this great dynasty that was prosperous in culture and weak in military affairs.
