My mother is an absolute badass. She became the first empress to rule the land, while I became her only good-for-nothing daughter. All day long, the court officials impeach me, saying I'm spoiled rotten and extravagantly wasteful. Heaven knows I just want to sleep on a soft bed and eat a tangerine.
Those are perfectly normal needs!
The Simmons mattresses found in every household and the fruit shop's loudspeaker shouting, "Ten yuan for three jin!" can vouch for me.
Although the court officials all look down on me, I'm still my mother's only daughter, so she wants me to inherit the throne. That's why she decided I should marry the marshal's son. His family can help me secure my place on the throne.
Even so, my position as crown princess is still in grave danger.
Whatever. I'll focus on finding a rubber tree and making myself a mattress first.
Rubber, stockpiling salt, smelting iron, building roads, improving weapons: before I knew it, I'd become a fanatic for infrastructure. The officials who used to look down on me began begging me every day to become empress.
The main story is told in third person.
Theme: Work hard to build infrastructure in an unfamiliar era and create a better life.
