Traveling Through the Late Ming Dynasty: I Am Guarding All the People in Blackstone Castle!

Modern history enthusiasts traveled through time and became Shen Yan, a scholar from the south of the Yangtze River in the 42nd year of Wanli. He was familiar with history books and knew that the Ming Dynasty, which was at its peak for a while, was on the eve of its collapse. Famines are rampant, food prices have skyrocketed, and the world has taken a turn for the worse. Shen Bao, an old enemy in the village, harbored a grudge and took refuge with the bandits, hoping to lure the thieves into a bloodbath in the village. Seeing that the situation in the government was over, Mr. Wang from the old Yamen took the initiative to defect to Heifeng Village to advise the bandits. Shen Yan relied on his later generations' vision and swordsmanship to set up an ambush in the canyon to defeat the thieves and settle his personal vendetta. However, he saw refugees everywhere and their lives were in ruins. The capital was in danger, the imperial court was crumbling, the guards were mutinous, and the local government was in decay and unable to protect the people. With his dream of imperial examination shattered and his hometown uneasy, Shen Yan occupied the abandoned Black Stone Castle and opened the door to accept refugees. He reclaimed wasteland to collect grain, repaired the city walls, and tamed the village warriors. He joined forces with Zhou Laojiang, Zhang Jing and others to build a shelter in troubled times. The city is besieged by giant bandits with heavy troops, surrounded by bandits in the mountains, and has to deal with all kinds of recruitment by the government. The protagonist has no system, no black technology, and only the historical insights of later generations. The building collapsed, and he used high walls and sharp swords to protect tens of thousands of people under his command, struggling to survive in the chaotic world of the dying light.