[College-Educated Village Official vs. Warlord of the Rebellious Armies]
Overnight, Yao Mulan transmigrated from a village official into a young lady caught in a time of war.
Though the original owner was born into a turbulent age, she had been doted on and raised under her family’s protection. She knew nothing of how frightening the chaos was, and couldn’t even tell the grains she ate every day apart. She was delicate and pampered to a fault.
Then one day, the city fell. Its people were thrown into confinement and made to suffer terribly. Rebel armies and bandits of every stripe occupied the area, with dangers lurking everywhere. At a time like this, a rough bandit took a fancy to her. If she refused him, she would die.
To protect herself, Mulan could only deliberately throw herself into the path of Jiang Jiu, the rebel leader.
He was at odds with the bandit, and didn’t seem like a lecher. She had no choice but to take the gamble, hoping she wouldn’t escape the tiger’s den only to fall into the wolf’s lair.
Who knew she really would end up in the wolf’s lair?
Jiang Jiu might not be lustful, but he had his eye on her dowry. Since she had money, she could help him make up for the army’s food and supply shortages!
Mulan had no choice but to make the best of it. Drawing on what she had learned as a village official, she would first lift them out of poverty, then make them prosperous. They couldn’t just sit around and eat through their savings. Development was the only way forward.
Everyone knew she was a pampered young lady who couldn’t tell one grain from another. Why would anyone listen to her advice? The common people treated her as a joke, and even her family urged her to run while she could, and flee as far away as possible.
Mulan wanted to leave too, but where could anyone go in such a chaotic age? At least here, she had some foundations to build on. Once they left the city, her whole family would be helpless prey for anyone to take a bite out of.
Amid all these obstacles, only Jiang Jiu personally saw to it that her suggestions were carried out. Only then could Mulan put her talents and experience to use.
Not enough food, soldiers and civilians alike suffering?
Mulan put her experience from her previous life to work, improving terraced fields and combining rice cultivation with fish farming so the people could enjoy a bumper harvest even in a year of disaster, solving the rebel army’s supply problems.
Invaders breaking in, stealing grain and killing people?
Mulan used her experience from her previous life to have the people build hollow shelters with traditional cement. They could store food and supplies there, and stay safe from being slaughtered.
War breaking out everywhere, plague spreading?
Mulan used her experience from her previous life to strictly control who entered and left, isolating anyone who already showed symptoms. Sure enough, the plague soon subsided.
After this string of measures, life in the city became even more comfortable than it had been in peaceful times. They had plenty of people and food, and everyone had hope for the future.
With such prosperity behind him, Jiang Jiu also drove the other rebel armies back at every turn. In a chaotic age, strength reigned supreme. Once his forces expanded far enough, someone would surely offer him the imperial throne.
Some said Jiang Jiu was about to seize the throne.
Others said that once he became emperor, who would remember people like them? Especially Yao Mulan of the Yao family, who was still eagerly sticking by his side. She had no idea he was about to discard her once she was no longer useful!
Yao Mulan also felt her work was nearly done. To avoid being discarded once the danger had passed, she went to Jiang Jiu and made her intentions clear. They had only been playing along, after all. “Brother Jiang, once you really become emperor, give me a little government post!”
Jiang Jiu: “Hmm. Would the position of empress satisfy you?”
Yao Mulan: “...?”
Extra scene:
Red candles cast their glow over two shadows, as the bridal chamber warmed with the sweetness of spring.
Wearing their wedding robes, the newlyweds sat awkwardly on the wedding bed.
Jiang Jiu: “Mulan, to fool everyone, we have to sleep together.”
Mulan: “Mm...”
Jiang Jiu: “We have to keep up the act for a while, in case anyone is listening.”
Mulan: “How do we act? I don’t know how...”
Jiang Jiu: “If you don’t know how to act, then let’s make it real!”
Reading guide:
1. Set in a fictional dynasty. Please don’t overanalyze the history.
2. Both leads are each other’s only partners, and this is a one-on-one romance.
3. The leads grow together and help each other grow. There’s a career plot, and there has to be sweet romance too.
4. Although the male lead is a rebel leader, this is not a story about forcing someone into a relationship.
Theme: Build the economy with one hand and conquer the realm with the other
The heroine needs to be given so much halo, and the heroine needs to be written like an idiot, so the heroine's beauty and knowledge are all to help the hero in the future, right?
It must be two saints, otherwise the heroine will have a particularly difficult time later. Refer to Queen Ma, who paid so much for Zhu Yuanzhang, but one after another in the backyard, haha
Although I don't need money, I can't stand it. She is so beautiful and shows up randomly in troubled times. She knows that someone is trying to harm her and yet she is not prepared at all. It's so stupid.
Who is Li Jingran? She can be found everywhere. In terms of connections, she is much better than the heroine. Her hands and eyes are all over the place.
Have you seen the post below? Can you help me answer this question? Will the heroine let go of today's persecution lightly?
[Cat paw] Press the paw, it looks good, come on, madam!
I don't understand. What have you become?
What a coward... Nothing happened to that Li?
Not bound by marriage 😏 It's obviously impossible
"Jiang Jiu's lowered eyes flashed..." This is a big bug for the author~ Say what else [loading]