In the 21st century, a young man was born into a military household in Liaodong. His family was stripped of its walls and there were hordes of bandits outside the village. When a neighbor exchanges his children for food, his family's granary is full; when the government presses for grain and taxes, his fields become as productive as magic. Starting from reclaiming wasteland, recruiting refugees, building reservoirs, and building workshops, he gradually took root in troubled times. Someone is jealous and comes to snatch it? Homemade muskets teach him how to behave. Tartar cavalry heading south? Let's look at the artillery and mine formations, farming, studying and taking the imperial examinations, just for yourself and your family, to find a way out in this hell-like late Ming Dynasty!
