Before he transmigrated, he wrote code in a Guangzhou urban village and lived in a three-square-meter nook.
After transmigrating, he became the Ming Dynasty's crown prince. But since Chongzhen was still alive, he had no choice but to pose as Li Yan, a hundred-household officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and infiltrate the Donglin faction's inner circle.
The first thing he does from the start: confiscate property.
He confiscates a corrupt Donglin official's home and digs three hundred thousand taels of silver out from beneath the study floor.
He raids a Shanxi merchant house colluding with the enemy and uncovers ironware secretly shipped to Hong Taiji in its cellar.
As he keeps confiscating property, the emperor realizes he's a capable minister, the Donglin faction thinks he's one of their own, and Dorgon discovers that the Ming army suddenly has flintlock guns and steel armor.
Granulated gunpowder doubles the firepower.
Blast furnaces produce steel, making the army's equipment impossibly advanced.
Steam engines start turning, and ironclad fleets roll off the production line.
With the overwhelming advantage of industrial technology, he tells the world: the Ming Dynasty will not fall.
Shi Yun says, "You're one of the Donglin faction. Why are you always confiscating property?"
Wan Yue says, "Father said marrying you was the right bet."
His name is Li Yan. He is a hundred-household officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and one of the Donglin faction's own.
As for his true identity, let's talk about it after he finishes raiding this household.
