From Destitute Scholar to First-Rank Tycoon

Yang Lin, a top student at the University of Science and Technology of China, passed the civil service exam, only to unexpectedly transmigrate to an ancient era, one he had never even heard of. He becomes a down-and-out scholar, with only a child bride left at home. They can barely afford to eat, and creditors are coming to call. What should he do?

In a poor, remote region, bandits run rampant. Barbarians wreak havoc in the north, and pirates rule the eastern seas. Why is it so hard to settle down, run a business, make a little money, and live like a wealthy layabout?

If you won't let me live carefree, then nobody gets to play. When it's time to act, I'll act, and blaze my way across the land. This lazy fish is ready to stir up a storm.