In the Year of Famine, I Lay Low in the Mountains and Grow into an Emperor

Reborn in a Famine Year, with Sweet Potatoes as His Golden Finger, He Becomes Emperor Amidst Chaos

Genres: Reborn in a Chaotic Era / Stronghold Rivalry / Political Scheming and Survival

Lin Ye, a modern young man, unexpectedly finds himself reborn in an ancient age of catastrophic famine. From the start, he has nothing but three sweet potatoes to keep him alive. Starving corpses litter the land, and chaos has descended.

To survive, Lin Ye retreats into the mountains, where he uses modern knowledge and foresight to clear land, grow crops, stockpile grain, and build a mountain stronghold. Along the way, he takes in refugees, recruits fierce and capable followers, trains troops, organizes the army, and gathers supplies.

...Until at last, he becomes emperor.