The Chancellor Rises from Humble Beginnings!

Chu Mingyuan, a failed scholar, unexpectedly binds himself to a Famous Ministers Support System. With the abilities of Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, and Di Qing at his command, he rises steadily through the Northern Song bureaucracy. He improves gunpowder to deter Western Xia and opens sea routes to enrich the nation and strengthen its army. As the shadow of the Jingkang Incident draws near and the whole court drowns in complacency, he alone secretly builds an ironclad army and lays the groundwork for an industrial revolution. When the Jin army marches south, they are stunned to see great ships roaring across the Yangtze, while a powerful empire unlike any other has risen in the Central Plains. See how a prime minister from humble beginnings single-handedly mends the heavens and ushers in a new era for China!