The Awakening of the Great Ming: Steel and Flame

In a kiln town at the end of the Ming dynasty, modern scholar Shen Tie transmigrates into the body of a craftsman. He has no plans to become king or seize the throne. Taking eleven people deep into the mountains, he divides up the land, teaches people to read, smelts iron, and builds Xingyuan Base, where “power belongs to the people.” His right arm is crippled, and he coughs blood from consumption. He is no hero, only the spark that sets the prairie ablaze. This is the story of how the most humble people learn to light their own lamps, and how they pass the flame on.