In the final years of the Tianqi era, the court was in ruins, factional strife was tearing the country apart, and the Jianzhou forces were invading the borders. The Ming dynasty was on the verge of collapse.
A modern man transmigrated as Zhu Youxiao, whom everyone dismissed as an absurd carpenter who did nothing but work with his hands.
No one knew that the new emperor had a comprehensive grasp of the situation and saw through every failing of the dynasty.
Using carpentry and ingenious devices to break deadlocks, he restored order to the court and introduced new policies.
He stabilized Liaodong, governed Jiangnan, subdued the great clans, and opened up the frontiers by sea.
He conquered Annam to secure the granaries, built a navy to sail into the Southern Ocean, marched north to crush the Jianzhou forces, and sent fleets across the seas to keep foreign powers in check.
He saved the Ming from imminent ruin and held the realm firm as it teetered on the brink.
From puppet in the inner palace to sovereign over all nations,
In this life, I, Zhu Youxiao, will rebuild the Ming realm.
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