Starting from the County Magistrate's Book Boy

A modern mercenary accidentally traveled through time and woke up to become a book boy in a small county government in the Dajing Dynasty. Living in the hierarchical ancient officialdom, he has neither a family background nor a saintly aura. The only thing he can rely on is the calmness, ruthlessness and calculation he honed on the edge of life and death in his previous life. When he first entered the county government, he used a clever trick to save the Lord from danger. He was based on a humble foundation and dealt with various forces, but he gradually became stronger and stronger. Local forces are just trying their best, and the real storm comes from the imperial court. The giants in the DPRK and China formed cliques for personal gain, controlling salt and iron, water transportation, and the appointment and dismissal of officials. In their eyes, the small county government was nothing more than a speck of dust. But he wanted to stir up a storm from this speck of dust. He used trade routes as a chess piece and officials as his sons. He first cut off their wealth and then exposed their crimes. He took advantage of the conflicts between factions to set up a trap step by step and bring down those powerful officials. From then on, he rose through the ranks, from a county yamen scholar to a staff member of the county prime minister, and then to a counselor who was eagerly recruited by important officials in the imperial court. He rectified taxes, reformed officialdom, strengthened troops and consolidated borders, and planned the future for the dynasty with a vision beyond the times. People in the world are afraid of him, some in the court hate him, and some respect him. He holds great power and is rich in wealth. He has always been able to deal with emperors, powerful ministers, gangs and giant businessmen with ease. When the old dynasty was crumbling in the wind and rain, he used strange strategies to determine the borders, used wealth to enrich the world, and used power to stabilize the court. In the end, he stood at the top of power, but looked at the situation with a smile. This is the story of a mercenary who turned the ancient officialdom upside down and stirred up the world.