Carrying Bags for Eight Years, One Bag of Grain Overthrew the Ming Dynasty

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, there were many maladministrations in water transportation, frequent floods in the Yellow River, Japanese pirates raging in the southeast, and the imperial government's finances were empty. In Penglai County, Laizhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, there is a family of coolies named Liang who have been working at the water transport terminal for generations. Liang Qi, the third eldest son of the Liang family, had heard the legend of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea since he was a child. He often went to Mount Tai with his father to offer incense and had a deep belief in Emperor Dongyue. The main line of the story: Liang Qi was accidentally involved in a grain theft case. From the lowest level of dock coolie, he was gradually involved in a series of major events related to the national economy and people's livelihood, such as the reform of water transportation, river management, and the transshipment of grain for the anti-Japanese army. As an ordinary citizen, he relied on his understanding of the legend of the Eight Immortals to "show their magical powers" - that is, everyone should perform their duties and give full play to their strengths - to survive in the cracks. In the end, he single-handedly exposed a major water transportation corruption case and saved millions of grains for the court. However, he also offended the powerful and ended up being demoted to a commoner. But he has no regrets, because he understands a truth: gods are not obtained by begging, but are cultivated in the fireworks of the human world.