Rising from Poverty, I Rule the World Through the Imperial Exams

Shen Yanqing wakes to find himself a young man in an ordinary farming family in the Great Zhou dynasty. His father, Shen Huaishan, is an honest, bookish man who has repeatedly failed the examinations and now makes a living teaching at a private school. His mother, Madam Liu, runs the household and hopes her son will learn a trade to support the family.

But Shen Yanqing's mind is now filled with modern financial knowledge and historical insight. He knows this dynasty is on the verge of change.