Cao Bianjiao

[No System] [Not a Saint] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Late Ming Power Struggle] [Rigorous Historical Research]

According to the history books, Cao Bianjiao died young.

The first thing he did after transmigrating was tear up the history book.

The second was pull his uncle Cao Wenzhao, who was supposed to die in battle, out of a pile of corpses.

In the chaos of the late Ming, rebel bands swarmed like locusts, factional strife cut like knives, and the emperor trusted no one.

He trained troops, reclaimed farmland, enforced military law, and forged firearms.

Those who skimmed the army's rations were executed. Those who seized the people's grain were beaten. Spies colluding with bandits were killed.

At eighty paces, one shot pierced two layers of padded armor. The Cao family's firearm was rejected by the court, so he would use it himself.

But in the Ming, being able to fight was no great achievement. Staying alive was.

Win a battle and someone else claimed the credit. Make a name for yourself and someone would secretly report you. Earn too much merit and someone would accuse you of hoarding firearms.

One loyal official after another died at the hands of his own people.

Then he would stop being loyal.

Three thousand soldiers, ten firearms, one city.

From today onward, he would set the rules for this land.