The eighth year of Chongzhen’s reign. The ruins of Henan. A father, a retired combat engineer, and his son, a history PhD, wake up to find that they’ve transmigrated into the chaotic final years of the Ming dynasty. The father has practical skills: repairing city walls, training soldiers, and managing construction. His thirty years of military experience will finally come in handy. The son has the brains: he can recall every official in the Chongzhen court and calculate every entry in the single-whip tax reform. Their phone is at 87% battery, and the countdown has begun. Li Zicheng is raising a revolt in Shaanxi, Hong Taiji is sharpening his knives beyond the frontier, and factional strife is raging at court.
“Dad, the Ming dynasty has nine years left.”
“Let’s get the fire going first.” A father and son who can’t stand each other, plus a beat-up phone: before the dynasty collapses, they must build a new world from scratch. Lighthearted farming, meticulous historical research, and a father-son transmigration: a tale of survival in the late Ming that will make you laugh and cry.
