Records of Shang Wang in Ming Dynasty

In the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Shen Yan, a commoner merchant from the south of the Yangtze River, relied on his family's business skills and the ingenuity of improving ancient skills. He started out as a trader and hoarded materials to protect himself in the troubled times. By chance, he met the down-and-out Zhu Yuanzhang. He followed Zhu Yuanzhang step by step to pacify the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, fight fierce battles with heroes, conquer the Yuan Dynasty in the Northern Expedition, and establish the Ming Dynasty. After decades of deep cultivation of the foundation, he was finally granted the title of king with a different surname for his literary merits, political service, and support for the country, becoming a rare merchant-born vassal king in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The whole process is slow-paced, focusing on the ups and downs of the times, character growth, technology iteration, and people's livelihood in troubled times, without fast food-style counterattacks.