The year 1644 approaches, and the land is in turmoil.
Gu Jingchen, a special forces soldier with a degree in history, transmigrates by accident, arriving at the desperate end of the Ming dynasty.
Li Zicheng’s forces are at the gates, the capital garrison is rotten to the core, civil officials are too cowardly to risk their lives, and the Manchus beyond the passes are waiting for a chance to invade.
In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Beijing is trapped in a certain-death predicament.
An insignificant foot soldier with neither rank nor influence, Gu Jingchen faces nothing but dead ends.
But he holds memories of the future, knows how to build a powerful army, understands finance and political maneuvering, and can manufacture firearms.
Though he is a nobody, he stirs up the court, reforms military discipline, roots out corrupt officials, and defends the capital to the death.
Defeat the Shun, repel the barbarians, develop industry and commerce, and open the sea frontier.
In a world in chaos, he turns the tide and rekindles hope for the vast lands of the Ming, which are on the brink of collapse!
