In the seventh year of the Tianqi era, Xiao Chen opens his eyes and finds himself transformed into the newly enthroned Chongzhen, the doomed emperor who would eventually hang himself at Coal Hill.
The Later Jin are poised to strike, refugees are rising up everywhere, the Donglin faction talks the country into ruin, the eunuch faction bleeds the treasury dry, and the court is a complete mess. The treasury is so broke even the rats leave in tears. What kind of emperor is this? He's a scapegoat stuck in hell mode!
But Xiao Chen refuses to accept his fate:
- While others execute Wei Zhongxian as soon as they take the throne, he keeps this “money-scraping blade” around and first pries military funds from the pockets of gentry and wealthy merchants.
- While others fight the Eight Banners with bows and horses, he develops flintlock rifles and explosive shells, turning the Divine Machine Battalion into a “seventeenth-century sniper squad.”
- While others barricade themselves in the Central Plains and waste their strength fighting one another, he recruits Zheng Zhilong to build a fleet and launches a “Royal Trading Company,” selling Ming silk and porcelain around the world for silver.
- While others offer amnesty to refugees to quell rebellions, he feeds them through “relief work,” even luring Li Zicheng into opening up the Western Regions...
“My Ming must not only survive, but make the whole world know: wherever the sun and moon shine, there lies Ming territory!”
Sharp! Every time the protagonist goes to a place, he hands over the arsenal he built to the local general for management, and returns a level of income. The general's family is now happy, with money, land, and a steady stream of equipment. Who in the right mind would give the arsenal to local local snakes for management 😂. Are you afraid that these people will not dare to rebel? If you piss them off, it would be weird if you didn't rebel!
My own rating of five points is not too high 😳, this debut novel is originally for my own entertainment, everyone please bear with me [sending my heart]
It's a pleasure to read, well written, and there is no AI composition. It's worth reading.
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