[Alternate History + Emperor + System + Foolish Ruler + Bewitching Consort + Subverting Expectations + Lighthearted Comedy + Invincible + Hegemony]
Qin Yuan transmigrates into the Great Qian dynasty and becomes its emperor from the start, awakening the Nation-Destroying Foolish Ruler System.
As long as he ruins the nation's fortunes, he can become stronger. If he manages to bring the dynasty to ruin, he can even live forever!
Qin Yuan gets it.
Whoever wants to be emperor can do it. I want to be a foolish ruler!
The Northern Barbarians demand 300,000 taels of silver?
"How is 300,000 enough? Give them 500,000! We have to arm the enemy!"
As a result, the seven Northern Barbarian tribes start fighting like mad over the money.
Qin Yuan: "???"
Tired of going to court, he decides to hold court only once every five days and spends the rest of his time having fun with his bewitching consort.
As a result, the Six Ministries clarify their duties, and the court's efficiency skyrockets.
Qin Yuan: "???"
To squander the treasury, he builds a pleasure palace, digs a vast lake, keeps corrupt ministers, and launches massive construction projects!
As a result, the floods disappear, the disaster victims are settled, fertile farmland expands, and even the corrupt ministers he carefully handpicked become capable officials whose names go down in history!
Many years later.
The Great Qian cavalry sweeps across the world, and every nation comes to pay tribute.
The ministers kneel and cry out in unison:
"His Majesty is far-sighted, his achievements will last a thousand generations. He is truly an emperor for the ages!"
With his bewitching consort in his left arm and a beauty in his right, Qin Yuan gazes at the invincible empire stretching thousands of miles behind him and falls into deep thought.
Wait...
I've worked so hard to bring the dynasty to ruin. Why does the Great Qian keep getting stronger?!