[No System] + [farming] + [rebellion in the Qing dynasty]
In the fifty-ninth year of the Qianlong reign, the Han River bursts its banks. University student Chen Dong transmigrates into the body of a refugee who has lost his family. In a chaotic age, human lives are worth no more than weeds. The White Lotus Society, where he seeks refuge in a desperate bid to survive, treats them only as human bait to draw in Qing troops.
On the altar, a charlatan chants, “The true void is our homeland; the Unborn Venerable Mother.” Beneath it, the villagers are so hungry their eyes gleam green.
To hell with gods and spirits saving the world! Chen Dong tosses aside the incense ash he used to pray with and grips his bloodstained hoe and the blade he took from a Qing soldier.
He uses modern knowledge to reclaim wasteland and increase yields, rallies the people with meetings where they share their grievances, and replaces hollow dogma with clear rules.
Deep in the mountains along the border of Hubei and Shaanxi, a “Production and Construction Corps” made up of refugees, bandits, and runaway households is quietly born.
As the White Lotus Society struggles on the western front and the Qianlong Emperor enjoys his “Ten Great Campaigns” at the Mountain Resort, no one expects a red flame to have quietly ignited in the most rotten foundations of the empire, soon to spread like wildfire...
