I Reclaim Thousands of Miles of Fertile Land, and You Want Me to Become a Courtier?

Exiled and poisoned to death?

Shen Changming transmigrates into the body of a ninth-rank garrison commander. Caught in the struggle over the crown prince, he is exiled to the southern frontier, where the Fourth Prince poisons him to death!

With everything going wrong from the start, Shen Changming remains completely unfazed.

The world calls the southern frontier a land of miasma and venomous insects, fit only for exiles. But what he sees is a thousand miles of fertile soil, copper and iron deposits, and golden waterways!

He digs canals and diverts water, turning swamps into granaries.

He smelts iron and casts guns, forcing the local chieftains to their knees.

The place once used for exile becomes a paradise that people from the Central Plains fight to reach.

The imperial court accuses him of carving out an independent realm, yet sends envoys to demand his grain reserves. The great clans plot to destroy him, yet covet his iron trade.

Years later, chaos engulfs the land.

The emperor personally leads his ministers south to sue for peace, begging Shen Changming to enter the court as prime minister.

Shen Changming stands on the grasslands, stroking the lion at his feet.

“What does your empire have to do with me?”

“My ambitions span the entire universe!”

“All troops, take aim at the stars and the sea!”