Shen Minglu transmigrated into the most miserable eldest princess in the Great Liang dynasty.
The state treasury was so empty you could hear the coins rattle. Soldiers on the northern frontier were so hungry they gnawed on their armor, and the memorials impeaching her for extravagance could cover the entire moat.
Her bargain-bin emperor of a younger brother could only whimper, "Sister, General Xie says if we can't come up with a million in military pay within three months, he'll send you off for a political marriage..."
Shen Minglu, MCN boss, marketing genius, and master schemer, tapped her abacus and smiled. "Oh? And what if I can come up with it?"
The entire court scoffed. There were only three thousand taels left in the treasury. How could a princess who usually did nothing but spend money turn things around with that?
General Xie, who had just chopped off a eunuch's head, mocked her mercilessly. "It'd be faster for the princess to bankrupt the Beidi than to earn that much."
Shen Minglu said, "Don't believe me? If I really earn it, how about you all come bow your heads and knock them on the ground for me?"
Money can be made anywhere. Who says modern marketing techniques can't work in ancient times?
Marketing disguised as soft-sell ads, with paid online promoters: watch her spread nursery rhymes, write popular stories, and create custom jingles for the theater troupes.
Anything can become a blind box: the regular items may be nothing special, but the rare ones are personally written by the emperor.
The imperial court's brand launches collaborations, the empress dowager becomes a top influencer, and every shop in the capital joins in for a real-world Singles' Day sale!
The impoverished treasury starts raking in silver by the day, the Great Liang economy flourishes, and even the border warhorses grow so fat they can lord it over the rest.
Shen Minglu, feeling refreshed, tosses a stack of banknotes at Xie Rongyu. "Well, General Xie? Are you going to bow your head for me now?"
Xie Rongyu grabs her wrist and leans down to whisper in her ear. "A bow between husband and wife is a kind of bow too. Would the princess care to consider it?"
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Core Theme: Persevere and strive for self-improvement.
So short!!! But it looks good!!!