A graduate student in history woke up to find himself the newly enthroned Chongzhen Emperor.
He had no intention of ending up at that crooked-neck tree on Coal Hill.
An empty treasury, the remnants of the eunuch faction, infighting with the Donglin Party, Later Jin watching like a hawk, and rebels ready to rise... Was this a hellish difficulty setting from the start?
No worries. He had modern knowledge and the ability to foresee history.
Confiscate corrupt officials’ estates to fill the treasury with silver.
Reform the mining tax system and cut off the Donglin Party’s path.
Prepare defenses in advance, turning Hong Taiji’s detour through the passes into a trap of his own making.
Hold the line for three years and turn the “five-year plan to pacify Liaodong” into a real campaign to pacify Liaodong.
Other transmigrators rely on a System. He relies on his brains.
Chongzhen will no longer be paranoid, and the Ming will no longer fall.
This time, he’ll show the Eight Banners’ iron cavalry what a crushing technological advantage looks like!
