Shen Yan traveled through time.
Bad news: He became the most prodigal son in the capital of Dayin Dynasty.
Even worse news: The original person has just burned the treasury account books, and the empress has ordered his head to be beheaded.
Before dying, Shen Yan accidentally bound the imperial seal and opened the [Destiny Account Book].
The account book told him:
> Three days later, food prices in the capital skyrocketed, and refugees rushed to the palace.
> National fortune deficit: 37,000 points.
> Failed to settle the account: the host's lifespan will be shortened by three years.
Shen Yan went numb on the spot.
When other people travel through time, they are either princes or gods of war.
He traveled across time and started in debt to the entire country.
In order to survive, he made his first request to the empress Xiao Zhaoye:
"Your Majesty, I want to ruin my family."
All the civil and military officials in the court called him crazy.
Later——
The Beili delegation came to Beijing to humiliate Dayin. He spent 100,000 taels to buy a dilapidated wine shop, made strong liquor, and won back 6,000 horses in a drinking battle.
The family lowered the price of cloth in an attempt to bring down the Royal Chamber of Commerce. He then bought the cloth at a low price and rushed to make winter clothes for the Northern Army, making a fortune overnight.
When the salt tax in Jiangnan collapsed, he bought a bunch of broken ships and followed the clues to uncover a major case of smuggling salt worth RMB 100,000.
He took the refugees, retirees, and dandies that others didn't want into the scavenger camp and eventually trained them into the most powerful new army in Dayin.
The empress was short of money, so he established the Royal Chamber of Commerce.
The empress was short of food, so he built waterways and granaries.
The empress was short of troops, so he practiced scavenging camp.
The empress was short of war horses, so he cheated Beili.
The empress lacked the world, so he conquered the world for her.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty finally understood:
Shen Yan is not a prodigal.
He was using the name of prodigal to save Dayin's life.
Many years later, Dayin flourished.
