The Chaotic Era County Magistrate: From Watching Ads to Conquering the Central Plains

In the final years of the Great Qian dynasty, the realm descends into chaos. Chen Chang'an transmigrates and becomes a seventh-rank county magistrate in the Great Qian dynasty. But his is a decrepit little county on the verge of ruin. The county treasury is empty, bandits run rampant, and local power brokers control the entire county office. A magistrate in name only, he has no soldiers, no money, and not even control over his own fate. Just as Chen Chang'an is about to accept his lot, he binds himself to the County Magistrate Simulation and Management System. Every day, he earns copper coins based on the population under his rule: one hundred coins per person! With thirty thousand residents, that means three million coins a day! What's more, the System's shop sells grain, weapons, farm tools, and building plans. Watching ads can also earn him extra rewards. His first ad gets him five hundred kilograms of grain! His second ad earns him ten thousand strings of cash! His third ad gives him a Talent Recruitment Order! While others are still fighting over resources in a city or a patch of land, Chen Chang'an is already amassing wealth by watching ads. Starting out as a minor county magistrate whom nobody notices, he builds an army, develops agriculture, establishes commerce, and cultivates gifted ministers and mighty generals. Step by step, he turns Qingshan County into an impregnable fortress amid the chaos. Years later, the warlords of the realm vie for supremacy. The princes and lords stare in shock at the once-unremarkable county magistrate. “Didn't he only have one little county?” “Why does he have a million soldiers?” “Why are his granaries overflowing with grain from across the land?” Chen Chang'an stands atop the imperial palace, gazing across the vast realm. “I was only a county magistrate.” “I just watched a few extra ads every day.” “How did I end up vying for the Central Plains without even meaning to?”