Ming Dynasty Reforms, 1582

In the tenth year of the Wanli reign, Zhang Juzheng fell gravely ill, and the fate of the empire’s reforms hung in the balance. Shen Moxuan, a modern man who transmigrated into the body of a junior Hanlin Academy compiler, used his insight into the course of history and modern management principles to break out of a deadly political struggle. From a low-ranking post in the Hanlin Academy to Grand Secretary of the empire, he navigated the precarious worlds of the ailing Zhang Juzheng, the growing Wanli Emperor, and the powerful eunuch Feng Bao. While implementing the kao cheng accountability system and strengthening border defenses, he also built his own commercial intelligence network. Caught between the moralistic officials and the eunuch faction, he had to use the momentum of reform to strengthen the nation while avoiding the posthumous purge that befell Zhang Juzheng. This is a path to power fraught with intrigue and ideals. How will Shen Moxuan carve out a new path in the Ming Dynasty’s final wave of reforms, unlike those who came before him, and find a balance between his own achievements and the fate of the dynasty? The New Deal of the Great Ming: The Tenth Year of Wanli is a meticulously researched, deeply scheming epic of survival in the late Ming bureaucracy.