The Hongwu Emperor's Personal God of Wealth

A veteran financial trader from 2050 transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes the emperors’ personal God of Wealth. Using modern financial thinking to revitalize the imperial treasury, he has the Zhu emperors chasing after him and calling him a big shot! This isn’t just a simple feel-good transmigration story, but an immersive lesson in historical finance. As you follow the protagonist as he unravels the Ming Dynasty’s fiscal mysteries, you’ll find yourself mastering the modern financial fundamentals of bonds, inflation, and currency wars. History and finance collide here, with every page adding to your knowledge.

Watch modern finance PhD Shen Yuan use a single balance sheet to shake up the Hongwu court. The mystery of the salt tax, government bond issuance, and maritime trade rivalries: every ledger hides a historical secret. This book uses finance as a blade to dissect the Ming Dynasty’s fiscal structure. You’ll come to understand the plight of Zhu Yuanzhang’s treasury, the economics of warfare during the Jingnan Campaign, and the capital logic behind Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Seas.