Wu Tong never imagined that she would be the one to transmigrate.
After transmigrating, she imagined all kinds of Mary Sue futures for herself. None of them involved rising to the highest ranks of government as a woman in ancient times.
Year Two of Yuanshi.
Wu Tong was appointed governor of Guangzhou, taking charge of both the city's military and political affairs. With Emperor Wang Xin's support, she threw herself into building up the city. She lifted the maritime ban and permitted overseas trade. Fifteen-zhang-long Fuchuan ships set sail from Guangzhou Harbor, bringing Guangzhou renown equal to Yang and Yi Prefectures. Lingnan was no longer a nightmarish place of exile.
She was both a builder and a witness to the Great Yi Dynasty.
She witnessed Supervising Secretary Min Tingzhang, with Wang Xin's support, launch official and tax reforms in the early years of Yi Taizu's reign. Countless officials who had done nothing to earn their positions were brought down. The word "brutal" could not begin to describe it.
She witnessed Duke of Dingguo Shen Zhi, with Wang Xin's support, divide the Xianrong lands three times. Cannons thundered across the grasslands as Great Yi claimed the lush pastures along the Tihu River. They would never again have to worry about running out of grazing land. The word "mighty" could not begin to describe it.
She looked up to the emperor at the pinnacle of power, Yi Taizu Wang Xin. In her forty years on the throne, she cultivated virtue at home and strengthened the military abroad. She made agriculture the foundation, reduced taxes and forced labor, promoted commerce, revived education, encouraged innovation, and ruled with openness and enlightenment. Her policies for selecting talent put no restrictions on gender, and she ushered in a golden age unlike any before.
She felt deeply honored to have taken part in witnessing this prosperous age.
Reader's Guide:
The story of Wang Xin governing the country after ascending the throne is the sequel to The Female Emperor. You can read this without having read the first book.
Ensemble cast, nation-building.
Anti-piracy: 60%, 72 hours
Upcoming novel: The Fragrance Shop in Shendu's Southern Market. Blurb:
The old master of the Gu family's Fragrant Powder Shop in Shendu's Southern Market had passed away.
Old Master Gu had suffered a hard life. Orphaned young, he refused to let his clan steal the Fragrance Canon, the life's work his father, a physician to the imperial court, had spent his entire life writing. As a result, he was cast out of the clan. In middle age, he lost one child after another, and in the end, only his granddaughter remained by his side.
The delicate young girl had been raised in the inner chambers. She had only just come of age and had not yet been betrothed when Old Master Gu passed away.
Neighbor Aunt Zhao felt sorry for the frail girl, who couldn't even take care of herself. She gathered her husband and the neighbors to go help out at the Gu family's shop.
But when the neighbors arrived at the mourning hall, they saw the girl Aunt Zhao had described as too frail to manage on her own kick a man a whole head taller than her so hard that he couldn't manage on his own.
The neighbors: ...
Gu Wan transmigrated into the body of an orphan who had just come of age during the Shangyuan era. When she woke up, she was in a mourning hall.
Her grandfather, the only family she had, had just died, and the Gu clan was already there, trying to guilt-trip her at the mourning hall and even threatening her with her marriage prospects.
Gu Wan didn't waste words. If they wouldn't listen, she'd fight.
To protect Old Master Gu's estate and the Fragrance Canon, Gu Wan followed Aunt Zhao's advice and went to the local government office to register as a woman heading her own household. She also had to find a way to get the fragrance shop back up and running.
Gu Wan took stock of what she had: a fragrance shop in Shendu's Southern Market, an estate, ten mu of good farmland, a chest of Fragrance Canons, one old servant, and one shop assistant.
A decent start.
Theme: Enrich the nation, strengthen the military, and usher in a golden age
The Eldest Senior Sister's Long Legs Broke No Resistance
The Duchess Goes on Strike
The Fragrance Shop in Nanshi, Divine Capital
One Force Overcomes Ten Skills
Monster Supermarket
Agriculture First (Transmigrate)
A Feasibility Study on Scientific Ghost Hunting
Song of the Frontier
Those Years I Was Forced to Farm in the Immortal Realm
The Female Emperor
The Drama Queen's Daily Life
Work Hard, Young Marquis! [Transmigration]
It's been a while since I updated a chapter. When will it be updated?
To receive an advance copy of "Shendu Nanshi Fragrant Powder Shop", please click on the column. Mr. Gu, the owner of the Gu Family Xiang Xiang Powder Shop in Nan City, Shendu, is gone. Mr. Gu had a hard life and lost his parents when he was young. The clan wanted to take the opportunity to take away the "Xiang Dian" that he had spent his whole life writing for his father, who was the court physician. But he was not willing, so he was expelled from the clan. He lost his children one after another in middle age, and in the end he only had one granddaughter to depend on. The little girl was coquettish and cowardly and was raised in a deep boudoir. Her father-in-law Gu passed away just after she got her hairdo and before she could get married. Aunt Zhao, the neighbor, felt sorry for this weak little girl who couldn't take care of herself, so she called the head of the house and the neighbors to help Gu Jiaxiang. When the neighbors arrived at the mourning hall, they saw the girl who Aunt Zhao said was weak and unable to take care of herself, kicking the man who was a head taller than her with a whip until he couldn't take care of himself. Neighbors:… Gu Wan dressed up as an orphan girl who had just grown hair in the Yuan Dynasty. When she woke up, she was in the mourning hall. When her grandfather, who they depended on for life, was recently deceased, the Gu family members couldn't wait to kidnap her morally in the mourning hall, and even tried to threaten her with life-long events. Gu Wan doesn't talk nonsense, just do it if you don't accept it. In order to preserve the property and the "Xiangdian" left by Mr. Gu, Gu Wan set up a female household in the Yamen under the guidance of Aunt Zhao next door. He also had to find a way to re-establish the fragrant powder shop. Gu Wan took inventory and found that she had: a fragrant powder shop in Nanshi, Shendu, a village, ten acres of farmland, a box of "Xiang Dian", an old servant and a clerk. A decent start.
No more updates again and again
This great scholar is very interesting.
I was so touched. Once in Jinjiang I found that five chapters had been updated.
Currently, in the three provinces, except for Shangshu, who has Zuo Pushe, Zhongshu and his subordinates currently have no nominal chiefs. Zuo Huai, who can be called the prime minister, is in Shangshu, Liu Min and Wen Yunqing are involved in political affairs, and Zuo Huai is old and Liu Min is unlikely to survive the restructuring. It happened that the prime minister was split up and urged to reorganize the cabinet. Wen Yunqing and Min Zijian were directly admitted to the cabinet. The Yushitai was also expected to join. Together with the privy envoys, there was a complete cabinet team.
Speaking of which, Yang Wenzhong, hasn't he appeared in a long time?
Good update, good update!
Two chapters have been updated in a row, do you want to resume the normal update rhythm? 🤩
Why are updates so slow?