A Humble Scholar in Ming Dynasty, Sword at His Side

“Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants have their places, but one scholar alone is worth a hundred seats!” In the second year of the Jiajing era of the Great Ming, Jiang Jingque transmigrates into a poor family in a remote borderland. Four generations of his clan have studied, and after eight years of imperial exams, not one has even passed the lowest level. He thinks that with his photographic memory, making the list, gaining power, and speaking up for the people will be child's play. But in this world, even the villagers are schemers, and the officialdom is both corrupt and ruthless. Even the Miao people next door are masters at setting traps. Caught in one scheme after another immediately after transmigrating, he has no choice but to sharpen his heart into a blade and wield it like a weapon, cutting his way through them one by one. Gradually, he realizes that something is wrong. This Ming Dynasty is different. The primer used to teach children, Four-Character Picture Glossary, already teaches literacy through images and text, much like modern books. The number of publishing houses is beyond imagination. There are more community schools than ever before, with nearly one hundred thousand tuition-free schools for young children across the country. More astonishingly, he discovers that the heir to the Prince of Shu has built a fire-wheel engine practically identical to a steam engine. Firearms come in every variety: personal weapons, battlefield weapons, city-defense weapons, naval weapons, and explosive weapons. They already form a complete system. Beneath the prosperity, the fangs of a hidden crisis begin to show. The enemy is within! And without! Matteo Ricci flees back to the West and laments, “One man alone ruined everything.” The Pope asks, “Who is he?” Ricci panics and hurriedly waves his hands. “...I dare not speak his name!” Also known as: Jiajing's Glorious Dynasty: A Poor Scholar Shakes the Court