History + farming + the Northern and Southern Dynasties + some research, but not much + not a mindless power fantasy
In 519 CE, the second year of the Shen'gui era under the Northern Wei.
Yang Yong'an closed his eyes in the dormitory of an agricultural research institute. When he opened them again, the jolting of a broken ox cart had woken him on a desert stretch of the Hexi Corridor. Around him were refugees, deserters, and nomadic herders.
No machinery, no fertilizer, no plastic greenhouses. Yang Yong'an cursed inwardly and kept swinging his hoe.
In this era, even shit has to be saved up!
As Yang Yong'an struggles with all his might to find a way to survive, the world behind him is quietly collapsing, and he has no idea.