[Qin Dynasty History] [Technology-Fueled Conquest] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Lighthearted, Powerfully Satisfying] [The First Emperor Dotes on Him]
After transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty, Lin Mo opens his eyes to find Zhao Gao and his troops raiding his home. A minor clerk in charge of official documents, who can barely afford his daily ration of rice, Lin Mo is living in law-bound Xianyang. He turns around and produces industrial blueprints, presenting the double stirrup and completely overturning Qin cavalry tactics!
While the aristocratic families at court are still impeaching him for "recklessly tampering with military equipment," the entire Qin Dynasty is turned upside down:
"Your Majesty! Lin Mo of the Imperial Workshop has fitted the warhorses with iron shoes and stirrups. Wang Jian led the armored cavalry to chase the Xiongnu across the northern frontier like dogs, and even flattened the Chanyu's royal encampment!"
"Your Majesty! Lin Mo of the Imperial Workshop has invented peerless paper. He wrote 'The King of Qin Sweeps the Six States' in the great hall, cursing Chunyu Yue and the other Confucian scholars until they spat blood. Young Lord Fusu chases him every day, begging him to add punctuation!"
"Your Majesty! Lin Mo of the Imperial Workshop is in charge of the schoolroom. He struck the palm of your eighteenth son, Hu Hai, until it swelled with just two ruler swats. Zhao Gao went to back him up, only for Your Majesty to confiscate his memorial!"
"Your Majesty, this is terrible! Lin Mo of the Imperial Workshop has brought out another row of fire-spitting black iron tubes. He says he's taking them to give the nations of the Western Regions a loud demonstration!"
Feng Jie, Zhao Gao, and the other powerful courtiers collapsed in tears outside Zhangtai Palace. "Your Majesty, please shut down his workshop! If he keeps building things, he'll blow the treasury sky-high!"
Behind his desk, Ying Zheng, the First Emperor of the ages, kicked away the memorials and grasped Lin Mo's hand, his eyes shining. "Nonsense! Lin Mo, that world map you just drew... hurry up and tell me the rest!"
"Keep presenting your inventions. Please, whatever you do, don't stop!"
