Building a New Venture in the Late Qing with My Death Squad: Is That Too Much to Ask?

After transmigrating into the chaotic final years of the Qing Dynasty, Yang Chen awakened an anti-Qing System and set out to defy fate with a force of elite soldiers loyal to him.

Ruthless and decisive, he eliminated the local gentry who oppressed the people of Wen County, distributed land, and abolished exorbitant taxes. With the System’s advanced cement and composite-bow technologies, he launched major infrastructure projects and revitalized farming, commerce, and trade. In a short time, Wen County was transformed, and all its people pledged their allegiance to him.

The beautiful Yao Yanqiu stayed by his side and became pregnant, making her both Yang Chen’s weakness and his armor as he held his ground in the turmoil.

When Zhou Mingyuan, prefect of Huaiqing, sent troops to crush him, Yang Chen killed him with a single arrow and wiped out his entire army. He seized Huaiqing Prefecture, dramatically increasing his strength. The Qing court was enraged, and the Henan governor personally led a massive army to the border. He pretended to urge Yang Chen to surrender, hoping to win him over, but Yang Chen rebuffed him with sharp words, sending him home in defeat.

Yang Chen executed corrupt officials and brutal lackeys in public, consolidating popular support and readying his forces for war as tens of thousands of Qing troops drew near.

Relying on the System, wielding his elite soldiers as blades, and building on the people’s support, he swore to overthrow the rotten Qing court, sweep away the chaos of war, and establish a new golden age in which the people could live in peace and prosperity…