[Farming + court power struggles + no golden finger]
Xiao Mo, a modern agricultural science PhD, transmigrates by accident and becomes the unruly, rebellious son of an ancient county magistrate. Using his modern knowledge, he clears and cultivates land, teaches farming, and upgrades outdated agricultural tools. After receiving an imperial order to grow crops, he uses a mere hundred mu of wasteland to stockpile grain and raise troops, gradually building up an unmatched military farming force.
When the border is in danger, he steps in to turn the tide. From then on, his troops are elite, his grain stores full, and his power commands respect across the region. But his achievements make the emperor feel threatened, and treacherous officials and the emperor himself find all sorts of reasons to make trouble for him. With nowhere left to retreat, Xiao Mo raises an army. From a man who had buried himself in farming, he fights his way through every obstacle, ultimately overthrowing the old dynasty and ascending the throne as emperor.
