He transmigrates as the most useless of Great Yan’s nine princes, and from the start is sent to the frontier.
His fief is so poor it can barely scrape by. His soldiers are old, weak, sick, and disabled; three sides of the city wall have collapsed, and the local strongmen would love to swallow him whole.
The skills he honed working himself to the bone in his previous life can finally be put to use.
Farming? On it. Improve composting and irrigate with waterwheels, turning wasteland into granaries.
Train the troops? On it. Pay their back wages and make rewards and punishments fair, turning dead weight into elite soldiers.
Make money? On it. Glass, spirits, and fine steel: monopolize trade routes and rake in gold every day.
Build firearms? Absolutely. Land mines, arquebuses, and cannons will show this age of cold weapons what a crushing technological advantage looks like.
A hundred thousand Northern Di cavalry ride south. One salvo of cannon fire, and they’re wiped from existence.
The princes at court fight over power and the throne while he quietly grows rich on the frontier.
By the time everyone finally comes to their senses, the prince they’ve called “Useless Ninth” for twenty years already commands the strongest army in the realm.
Xiao Yuan: I only wanted to do a little farming. You’re the ones who kept forcing me to become emperor.
It's been a long time since I've read such a good novel. It's really well-written, without the exaggerated money-making schemes and over-the-top systems of the past. It just grows stronger step by step, making it a book I really want to keep reading. Keep up the good work, author! I look forward to more updates. It's just not enough; I finished it in two days!
The author has made the male protagonist too perfect; he can do everything! Keep it up!!
It's beautiful 😊 It's beautiful, I don't know why the rating is so low.
The writing is good. I'll give a more detailed review after I read further.
I don't usually like time-travel novels, but I got into this one. It's good, I'd give it a thumbs up.
It's a really special book.
Not bad, let's take another look.
It's a good book; once you get into it, you'll find it enjoyable.
It needs to be savored slowly, like drinking a pot of tea. It starts gently, but as you listen, it becomes more and more captivating, delicate, tight, and intricately linked.
It's great! Please update faster!