Great Ming: Faking Exam Prep for Funding, Building Industry for Rebellion

Wang Chen transmigrates into the body of a down-and-out provincial graduate in the seventh year of Chongzhen. The original owner was a hopeless case who visited a brothel on his wedding night and drove away his lovely bride. Starving and freezing, Wang Chen decides to set aside the dignity of a scholar, make money by spinning tall tales, open workshops, and raise the banner of rebellion. He vows to carve out a path to survival during the Little Ice Age.