The third year of the Chongzhen reign.
Xu Qi transmigrated into the body of a minor official in Baoding Prefecture. He had no intention of saving the Great Ming, which was already on the brink of collapse.
He crushed bandits and confiscated their estates, quietly amassing hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and ten thousand mu of fertile farmland. He laundered his wealth through a government-supervised grain shop, stockpiling food and building his strength.
He carefully navigated the political games between the prefect and the provincial governor, advancing one step at a time.
The court was rife with infighting, local gentry were wolves, and the ravages of war were near.
If the Great Ming was doomed, then he would use the chaos to build his own foundation and protect those around him.
Whoever wanted to save Chongzhen's empire could go ahead and do it.
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