Exiled to the Northern Frontier: I Made My Name Through Farming

[Farming + infrastructure + strong heroine + emperor and empress working together]

Reborn as a convict in exile, Lin Qingzhu’s farming instincts kick in.

Tripling the grain yield per acre? Easy.

Paving the roads across the northern frontier? No big deal.

Smelting steel and building cannons to fight the Di-Rong? Just a little extra.

All she wants is to make sure the people have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear. Before she knows it, she’s built the empire’s strongest agricultural base and military fortress.

Then the missing emperor, Xiao Xuanyin, sneaks into her heated cellar. Gazing at the mountains of grain and the gleaming weapons, he fixes her with a deep look.

“My dear minister, how about I give you half my empire?”

The whole court erupts in protest, accusing her of usurping a man’s role.

Lin Qingzhu counters by introducing agricultural cooperatives, a maritime trade bureau, and new schools. Three years later, the treasury is full and envoys arrive from across the seas.

At last, the old ministers fall silent as they watch the emperor and empress stand side by side.

It turns out the finest empire is the one she grew with her own hands.