During the Shaoxing years, the Song and Jin Dynasties were in conflict, the Central Plains was in chaos, and food shortages arose among the people. Modern agricultural graduate student {Chen Yan} accidentally traveled through time and became a down-and-out scholar outside Lin'an City in the Southern Song Dynasty. With his knowledge of modern agricultural science, he tried to plant improved rice in the countryside and promoted high-yielding crops. He actually solved the local food crisis and attracted the attention of the court.
Su Qingyan, the minister's daughter, is well versed in financial management, appreciates Chen Yan's talents, and does her best to assist him in implementing the New Deal. Wang Qinruo, a minister of the peace faction, colluded with the Jin Kingdom and was afraid that Chen Yan's reforms would shake his own interests, so he repeatedly set up obstacles.
Chen Yan was reused by Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty for his agricultural achievements. He promoted the strategy of "reducing taxes to promote water conservancy and training troops to strengthen border defenses." He joined forces with Su Qingyan to defeat the conspiracy of the peace faction in the court, built a strong defense line at the border, and used agriculture as the basis to reverse the decline of the Southern Song Dynasty.
