The Qianlong Dynasty was supposed to be the afterglow of the prosperous age.
But Li Shimin, who came through his soul, knew that this was the last window period - the powerful ships and guns of the Western powers were already brewing a storm thousands of miles away.
He chose the most difficult path:
With the dignity of an emperor, he went deep into the Xishan workshop and ate and lived with the craftsmen;
Use an iron fist to implement the New Deal and touch the foundation of the Eight Banners;
With a forward-looking vision, we laid out steam engines, textile mills, steel mills, shipyards...
The government and the public scolded him for "competing with the people", his brothers scolded him for "violating the ancestral system", and the great powers laughed at him for "imitating others".
But when the first steam ironclad was launched, when the first batch of machine-woven cloth was exported to the West, when new guns were aimed at the invaders——
The whole world will get to know this different Emperor Qianlong again.
"Reform is never about treating guests to dinner."
"This is a war, and I must win."
In this life, he will smash the cage of isolation and insert the dragon flag into the roaring new world of steam! From Yongzheng to Qianlong, in 77 years, fate changed against the will of heaven - I want to see if it is the laws of our ancestors that are stronger, or the fist of Lao Tzu!
"Great powers? Industrial revolution? Wait, this time... It's China's turn to crush it!"
