In the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Sun Chuanting is defeated and killed at Tong Pass, leaving the Ming with no barrier left to defend it.
Zhu Huaian, a modern military engineer, transmigrates into the body of a mid-ranking rebel officer. A shard of his soul merges with the body alongside an ancient jade that contains the lifelong military and political wisdom of Zhu Di, giving him insight and political acumen far beyond anyone else in this age of chaos.
After Xi’an falls, he diverts five million taels of silver from the Prince of Qin’s mansion and leads over a thousand followers and tens of thousands of refugees to the ravines of northern Shaanxi, where he builds a fortified base against the mountains.
As factions throughout the Central Plains wage war against one another, Zhu Huaian puts his five million taels to work, establishing a foothold in the region. He takes in refugees, cultivates land, stockpiles grain, forges firearms, and quietly builds his strength.
While the other contenders focus on fighting and bleeding one another dry in the Central Plains, Zhu Huaian has already amassed the resources to reshape this age of chaos.
When he finally pacifies the realm and takes command of the land, he will reform the idle officials whose empty talk gets in the way, rein in the arrogant imperial relatives and noble families, and introduce a new policy requiring members of the imperial house and nobility to go to the countryside and reclaim farmland.
In the wreckage of a cycle of order and chaos that has repeated for a thousand years, armed with military technology and six centuries of imperial wisdom, how will he break the cycle and establish a new dynasty of lasting peace?
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The male protagonist is thoughtful and prudent in his actions.