I Was Set on Ruining the Kingdom, So Why Has Its Fortune Soared Again?

Zhao You, a hardened salesman who had spent ten years scrambling to get by, collapsed while drinking with a client.

When he awoke, he had somehow become the crown prince of the Great Xuan Kingdom.

While he was unconscious, the reincarnation deity in his mind accidentally let slip a secret: if, in this lifetime, the Great Xuan Kingdom fell under his rule, and he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the realm and gave his life for it, then in his next life he could be born the son of a billionaire.

Hundreds of millions! More money than he could ever spend!

And so our comrade Zhao You began his path of "depravity," hoping to be reborn as soon as possible...

Unfortunately, this new emperor had a habit of saying the opposite of what he meant back when he was crown prince. All his "self-destructive antics" instead breathed new life into the crumbling empire.

Zhao You: The northern wolf tribes are invading? Open the gates and let them in!

Commander of the Imperial Guard: Listen up, everyone! His Majesty means we must keep the gates firmly shut and fight to the death! His Majesty will live or die alongside us. What other dynasty has ever had a ruler willing to share the fate of his soldiers? Men, charge!

Charge!!!!!!!!

Zhao You: Little Wei, those powerful clans in Jiangnan who keep buying up land have it pretty tough too...

Chief Eunuch: Buying up land? Having it tough? Then I'll make those clans spit out every bit they've swallowed and make life a lot tougher for them!

Zhao You: General Huang Jian, the pirates in the southeast are people too...

Huang Jian: Is His Majesty hinting at something? Don't worry! I'll wipe those pirates out to the last man!

Zhao You: ...