Bright Moon in Tang Dynasty

Li Ming, a modern financial expert, accidentally traveled to the late Zhenguan years of the Tang Dynasty and became the bastard of the declining aristocratic Li family. Armed with modern knowledge and an understanding of history, he quickly realized he was at a critical historical juncture. Li Ming first started with small-scale agricultural reforms, introduced crop rotation and basic water conservancy knowledge, and achieved amazing harvests on his own fields, which attracted the attention of local officials. Later, he was recommended to Chang'an and entered Imperial College to study. In Chang'an, Li Ming gradually came into contact with senior officials of the imperial court. He carefully used the principles of modern economics to propose a currency reform plan to Prince Li Longji to solve the deflation problem in the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, he introduced basic public health knowledge and established a simple drainage system in Chang'an City, which greatly reduced the incidence of plague. As his relationship with Li Longji deepened, Li Ming was appointed as a minor official in the Ministry of Household Affairs and began larger-scale reforms. He designed a preliminary set of double-entry accounting methods to improve national financial management; introduced water-powered mill technology to improve grain processing efficiency; and suggested improving the management of Silk Road trade routes to increase national tax revenue. However, the reform touched off vested interest groups, and conservatives headed by Chang Sun Wuji repeatedly blocked it. Li Ming cleverly maneuvered and exploited the contradictions between all parties to gradually expand the results of the reform. When Li Longji ascended the throne, Li Ming was appointed to an important position in the Shangshu Province and began bolder reforms: establishing a "wonderful technology award" similar to the patent system to encourage technological innovation; improving the imperial examination system and adding practical subjects; introducing basic public health and urban planning concepts, making Chang'an one of the most prosperous cities in the world at that time.