Border troubles arose all over the Dayong Dynasty, and Wei Zhao, a newly promoted prince, took charge of the remote border areas. He met Meng Xiu, a woman who was proficient in the study of weapons and equipment. The two relied on the resources under their jurisdiction to build workshops for military industry, boosted the national destiny with sophisticated weapons, wiped out the surrounding separatist forces, and embarked on a steady path based on industry as the basis for hegemony in troubled times.
