I Survived Being Drowned in a Pond, Then Sold the Northern Yuan Nobles to the South Seas!

Su Chen is transmigrated into the Yongle era as a live-in son-in-law, and from the start he is framed and falsely accused, with a watery grave awaiting him. His predecessor knew nothing but the Confucian classics, but Su Chen has modern knowledge at his fingertips. Soap, strong liquor, cement: any one of them could turn the world upside down. He only wanted to quietly make a fortune, but he caught the attention of the black-robed chancellor, Yao Guangxiao. “Lay brother, you have a connection with the Buddha. How about a trip to the northern frontier?” From then on, the Ming gained a “business genius” dressed in a flying-fish robe. While doing business, Su Chen sells the princes and nobles of Northern Yuan to the South Seas to work in the mines. When Zhu Di frets over provisions for his northern campaign, Su Chen offers a plan to establish military farms. When Japanese pirates raid the coast, he uses a trade war to make them collapse without a fight. Years later, as the Yongle Emperor watches envoys from every nation paying tribute, he asks, “My dear subject, how many more surprises do you have in store for Us?” Su Chen smiles without answering. I only wanted to be a laid-back live-in son-in-law, but my abilities won’t let me.