Zhao Chen transmigrates to Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty, where he becomes the son of a merchant at the very bottom of society's pecking order.
At the Lantern Festival poetry gathering in Fan Tower, a haughty young aristocrat points at him and sneers, “A lowly merchant reeking of money, and you think you're worthy of coming up here to admire the lanterns?”
Zhao Chen coolly twirls his fan as the [Illustrated Compendium of Chinese Culture and Industry] instantly activates in his mind! He takes up his brush and writes “Green Jade Case: Lantern Festival.”
The moment the ci poem is complete, paper becomes priceless in Bianjing! The three most famous courtesans fight over the chance to get a poem from him, and even a royal princess traveling incognito is so captivated that she insists on marrying him!
The young aristocrats are furious. They join forces with the powerful to use their wealth to ruin his family?
Sorry, but perfume, liquor, glass, steel... I decide the Song Dynasty's GDP now!
When the Jurchen cavalry tries to invade the south, Zhao Chen glances at the mountains of muskets and cannons in his warehouse and chuckles. “Who says the Song Dynasty can only take a beating? Today, I'll make the whole world speak Song!”
