On the eve of his suicide at Coal Hill, Chongzhen uncovers the century-old secret of the golden nanmu throne!
A golden light flares in his palm, activating the Hongwu Ancestral Edict and the share ledger!
The total share capital is one thousand shares, divided into four types: land, grain, silver, and military merit. Whoever controls thirty percent of the decision-making power can abolish hereditary rule and establish shared governance through shares!
Kill one rebel under Li Zicheng, earn half a share of military merit! Guard the palace gate for one hour, earn one merit share! Qian Qianyi of the Donglin faction wants to lead a boycott and secretly short the market?
All his potential shares are confiscated on the spot, he's demoted to commoner, and executed without mercy!
Rebel soldiers surrender with their swords in hand: “We'd gladly lay down our weapons and return to farming, if only we could become shareholders of the Great Ming!”
Commoners arrive with carts of grain: “We don't want reward money. Give us land shares we can exchange for grain!”
Qin Liangyu leads her elite White Pole troops south with one hundred thousand taels in military pay: “This general is willing to subscribe with the military merit of her entire army for core shares in the Great Ming!”
Princess Changping presents the title deed to her residence: “Your daughter is willing to stake our ancestral property and defend this shareholder-run Great Ming alongside Father!”
Dorgon brings his Eight Banners cavalry to the border, threatening to raze the Forbidden City, unaware that Chongzhen has already unlocked the Hongwu armory!
Three hundred elite fighters answer only to share ownership, not the emperor, while tens of thousands of shareholder soldiers fight for their shares!
I, Zhu Youjian, the leader of the Great Ming's shared governance, hold thirty percent of the decision-making power. I swear to turn the tide with the shareholders of the realm and restore the Great Ming! [A Chongzhen Who Defies Convention] [The Great Ming by Shares] [The Hongwu Ancestral Edict] [A Contest of Power and Strategy] [A Shareholder Army]
A very good novel about the late Ming Dynasty. Following Chongzhen and experiencing the rise of the Ming Dynasty, I was so excited to read it that I will continue to read it.