Shen Qingyan, an investment banking queen who worked herself to the bone, transmigrated into the disgraced crown princess, just before she was to be executed with poisoned wine and a silk noose.
A System named [Assist the State] forcibly bound itself to her: meet the KPIs and live; fail, and die.
Her first task: earn a thousand taels in ten days.
She promptly turned the Eastern Palace's procurement process into a bidding presentation, repackaged idle palace maids as a premium housekeeping team, and staged a hard-nosed lesson in operational excellence right in the middle of an inner-palace power struggle.
While the consort was still playing the zither and making accusations, Shen Qingyan had already tripled the crown prince's private treasury.
While her political enemies mocked her for letting a hen crow at dawn, the nationwide logistics network plan she presented was already on the emperor's desk.
Later, she opened the Grand Canal, reopened trade routes, and brought peace to the borderlands.
The crown prince, seated on the dragon throne, clasped her hand. "My dear consort, you and I will run this vast realm as a joint-stock enterprise."
Shen Qingyan glanced at the System's final task, "Advance the progress of civilization," and smiled faintly.
"Your Highness, for our next round of funding, we should set our sights on the stars and the sea."
