In the 21st century, Chen Qi, a doctor of mechanical engineering, traveled back in time to 1875 in an experimental accident and became an insignificant apprentice at the Jiangnan Manufacturing Administration. Faced with the dilemma of being surrounded by great powers and the Westernization Movement struggling, he relied on the knowledge system in his mind that transcended the times. Starting from improving steam engines and manufacturing precision machine tools, he gradually overcame the obstacles of capital, talent, technology blockade and conservative forces. He founded modern industry, innovated military equipment, and cultivated scientific and technological talents. In the precarious late Qing Dynasty, he embarked on a road of scientific and technological salvation full of thorns and sacrifices.
