Yang Qing was a fund manager who controlled assets worth tens of billions in his previous life.
He transmigrated to the Great Xia dynasty and became the last surviving member of the fallen Yang family of generals.
Following his father’s dying instructions, he should have stayed hidden among the common people and carried on the family line. But after killing a Western Regions merchant to protect his sister, his identity was exposed, and he became a wanted murderer.
At the time, the Great Xia valued civil officials over military men. The emperor foresaw future wars and wanted to give Yang Qing a chance to atone for his crimes through meritorious service, but the civil officials, who held an old grudge against the Yang family, did everything they could to suppress him.
To change his fate, Yang Qing used a poem, “Joy at Meeting,” to sway the emperor’s decision.
He drew on his financial expertise to promote paper money and ease the cash shortage. Then he reshaped the court and restored the glory of the military: defeating the Tartars, conquering Loulan, reclaiming lost territory, and taking Japan. He also established schools, advanced education, and built a strong, civilized economy.
In the end, the Yang family regained its glory, the Great Xia rose to the top of the world, and even its paper money became a global hard currency.
And it all began with the incident at the Yangzhou Prefectural Office…
