The chairman of a ten-billion-yuan conglomerate dies and unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Faced with a Ming empire on the brink of collapse, Song Qing, now Chongzhen, has no intention of shamefully hanging himself from that tree.
Fortunately, he is a top executive, best at restructuring failing businesses and turning losses into profits. He begins an asset assessment of the Ming Dynasty.
(Empty treasury) No working capital. (Corrupt officials and treacherous ministers) Executives siphoning off funds. (Withheld military pay and wavering morale) Frontline employees slacking off. (Hostile nations eyeing the empire) Competitors launching commercial attacks.
Faced with this hot potato, Song Qing takes precise control of the company's internal audit department, the Eastern Depot, and gives its commissioner, Wei Zhongxian, the head of the new company's KPI Performance Assurance Bureau, his annual targets.
Song Qing (Chongzhen): “Wei Zhongxian, whatever it takes, this year you must prosecute two officials of third rank or higher (fire two senior executives), ten officials between fifth and third rank (get rid of ten middle managers), and a hundred officials between tenth and fifth rank (dismantle a hundred frontline managers). Confiscated silver must total no less than one hundred million (revenue must reach one hundred million)!”
Wei Zhongxian (sweating profusely): “Your Majesty, I will spare no effort and overcome every obstacle!”
Song Qing (nodding with satisfaction): “I will give the Ming Dynasty another hundred years of life!”
