Late Ming Dynasty: Beacon Rises over Diaoyu Mountain

In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, famine and war plunged the land into chaos. Wu Jiaq in Hezhou had no delusions about saving the Great Ming. He only wanted to build a fortified stronghold and protect the more than one hundred members of the Wu clan. But as more and more people gathered behind him, he had no choice but to consider whether to hold Sichuan or venture out of it. (A late-Ming farming and unification story, built entirely by hand.)