In 2028, deputy mayor Lu Cheng traveled to Yangqu County, Shanxi Province in 1898 and became the head of the fifteen-year-old Lujiabao young master. Faced with the critical situation of being forced to pay debts by his clan members and being oppressed by township covenants, he relied on his previous grassroots governance experience to break the situation with a "well drilling bet". He not only dug a sweet water well, but also discovered high-quality coal at the bottom of the well.
Lu Cheng used coal to make coke, improved the Northern Song Dynasty's "Tuan Steel Method" to produce high-quality steel, imitated rifles, and formed a civil defense regiment, gradually building Lujiabao into a modern fortress with industry, agriculture, and medical care. He outsmarted the squire Zhao Dezhu, cleverly resisted the annexation of the Shanxi merchant Qiao family, and even led his troops to ambush foreign soldiers during the Gengzi national crisis, which was appreciated by Cixi.
Faced with Sheng Xuanhuai's capital encirclement and Yuan Shikai's Beiyang threat, Lu Cheng joined forces with Qiao Yingxue, the daughter of the Qiao family, to launch the "Ore Protection Movement" to save the country through industry. From digging wells and making steel to making guns and producing oil, he ignited the fire of modern industry in this ancient land and carved a path to a powerful country in troubled times.
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Who knows this feeling of pleasure! The soul of a grassroots deputy mayor travels back to 1898. A down-and-out young man from Shanxi Province was forced into debt by his relatives at the beginning. He dug wells and dug coal, improved the regiment steel method to make steel and made guns. At the age of fifteen, he attacked the Eight-Power Allied Forces, overturned Sheng Xuanhuai's capital hunt, and even kidnapped a Shanxi businessman to become his career CP! There is no cheating, it relies entirely on real grassroots experience to build an industrial chain from zero to meat, and the story of saving the country through industry is so exciting!
Who knows this feeling of pleasure! The soul of a grassroots deputy mayor travels back to 1898. A down-and-out young man from Shanxi Province was forced into debt by his relatives at the beginning. He dug wells and dug coal, improved the regiment steel method to make steel and made guns. At the age of fifteen, he attacked the Eight-Power Allied Forces, overturned Sheng Xuanhuai's capital hunt, and even kidnapped a Shanxi businessman to become his career CP! There is no cheating, it relies entirely on real grassroots experience to build an industrial chain from zero to meat, and the story of saving the country through industry is so exciting!