Great Ming's Technological Marquis

Chen Yuan, a doctoral advisor in the sciences, transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, only to become a fallen marquis living in a bare-walled house. He has a title but no rice to put in the pot. Worse still, the man on the throne is Zhu Yuanzhang, a deeply suspicious emperor!

Surrounded by powerful enemies and facing a corrupt court, Chen Yuan quietly starts unlocking the tech tree. He refines salt, improves gunpowder, and establishes academies... With knowledge, he sets the wheels of the age in motion, instantly making himself a thorn in the side of the imperial court and the nobility.

Zhu Yuanzhang both admires and resents him: “This man's talent is worth a million soldiers, but his intelligence borders on the monstrous. We cannot afford to let our guard down!” When the improved gunpowder reveals its thunderous power, the emperor's murderous intent follows close behind.

In an age when imperial power reigns supreme, knowledge is the only weapon. See how Chen Yuan navigates the Hongwu Emperor and his entire court, using an engineering academy as his foundation and an ocean-going fleet as his escape route. He dances a perfect survival dance on the edge of a blade, ultimately turning the Ming dynasty into an empire of science and engineering, where the sun and moon shine upon lands that all belong to the ruler!