What's it like to marry a female emperor?
Xiao Chen: Thanks for asking. I just transmigrated, and I'm in Apricot Blossom Village in the Great Gan Dynasty. My family is so poor we're about to run out of food. My only dream is to make a fortune selling soap and glass, then settle down to a simple life with a wife, kids, and a warm bed.
But the wife I picked up by the roadside... doesn't seem quite right.
Other wives ask for jewelry. Mine says, “Husband, we need an army.”
Other wives stroll in the garden. Mine says, “Husband, this place is easy to defend and hard to attack. It would make a good base.”
Other wives compare their literary talents. Mine says, “Husband, when will you finish drawing the plans for the cannons?”
What can I do? She's my wife, so I can only spoil her!
And so the most “hardcore” engineer-consort in history makes his debut.
“Don't worry, dear. Restoring your kingdom is no big deal!”
“Short on food? My potatoes and sweet potatoes yield three thousand jin per mu!”
“Short on money? Ever heard of an assembly line?”
“Short on weapons? Men, bring up my Italian guns from five hundred kilometers away... I mean, the big red cannons!”
Sit back and relax, dear. I'll ride east to Japan and gallop north through the Americas, then give you a prosperous Great Gan unlike anything you've ever seen!
You can pass the time by reading Quwen.