Chang Qian, a modern engineer, accidentally traveled through time and became a descendant of a declining noble clan during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties whose family was ruined and who fled with only half a volume of broken military documents. On the verge of death, he activated the "civilization infrastructure system". The system quantifies abstract concepts such as public support, productivity, and cultural value into "civilization points", which can be used to redeem technological blueprints that transcend the times, summon professional talents, and release construction tasks.
Faced with the devastated troubled times and only dozens of refugees in his hands, Chang Qian did not choose to join any powerful family. He used the initial points of the system to take root in the "Northern Wasteland", a deserted place on the border. Starting from building shacks, digging canals, and improving farm tools, he solved the problem of food and clothing step by step. The system tasks range from "harvesting the first harvest of grain" to "establishing a junior militia team", and the rewards range from "cement formula" to "quyu plow blueprints". He summoned craftsmen who were good at water conservancy and civil servants who were proficient in management, and combined modern management thinking with ancient reality. The Northern Wasteland gradually transformed from a refugee gathering place into a "Taoyuan Township" with order and ample food and clothing.
However, prosperity attracts greedy eyes. Neighboring powerful people tried to annex this piece of "fat meat", and the tax collectors from the imperial court also came to demand heavy taxes. Chang Qian relied on the rudimentary steel-making technology exchanged by the system to arm the militia, and defeated the powerful private soldiers with a small victory. He also used high-quality cloth produced by new textile technology as a "specialty", cleverly maneuvered, and temporarily stabilized the government. But the real crisis comes from within and from the top: the old rural forces in the territory are dissatisfied with Chang Qian's policy of "no distinction between high and low, only meritocracy"; while the wealthy families far away in the capital regard Chang Qian as
