After Reincarnating as Hongli, I Put the Qing Dynasty on the Fast Track

[Historical transmigration + strengthening the nation + political intrigue, no System, no harem]

Hongli sets down his copy of Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms and looks at the ministers kneeling before him. In an even voice, he says:

“My rules are the rules.”

The treasury is empty? Make money.

The bureaucracy is corrupt? Kill them.

The great powers are closing in? Then let them see what true imperial might looks like.