Reborn: I Become Minister of Works Through Carpentry

“The wheelwright uses his compass and square to measure all the world’s circles and angles.”, Mozi, “Heaven’s Will, Part One” With a saw and a piece of wood, one can carve wonders that rival the work of nature. With a ruler and an inch of earth, one can build marvels as if wrought by the gods. The sparks of wisdom fly when invention meets creation. The craftsman’s dedication, passed down through the ages, has shaped human civilization and progress. In ancient times there was Lu Ban, the patron saint of craftsmen. Today, there is Jiang Chang’an, the queen of professional certifications, with a hundred credentials in civil engineering and construction, water conservancy, mechanical engineering, mining, and other technical fields. Others transmigrate with a spatial System. Jiang Chang’an was reborn with certificates. In the technologically backward, low-productivity ancient Great Song Dynasty, this was her domain. She improved farming tools to make cultivation more efficient, came up with small inventions to improve her family’s quality of life, but if she wanted to get rich, she would still need the imperial examinations to pave the way. A hundred certificates were enough to launch infrastructure projects in this backward ancient world and make her the leading figure in construction. The position of Minister of Works would be hers for the taking, and she would turn the Ministry of Works into the foremost of the Six Ministries. Only then could she repay her loving grandfather, open-minded parents, wise teachers... Li Shushen, son of the real princess, madcap daredevil: “Childhood friend and schoolmate, you seem to have forgotten there’s still me! I saved your life, so you should marry me. You’d be getting a bargain as First-Rank Lady and wife of the Chief Grand Secretary.” Jiang Chang’an: “Sounds good. The road ahead is long and arduous. We’ll weather the storms and share hardships, using rules and measures to shape this family, this court, and the world. We’ll grow old together and have a house full of children and grandchildren.”