Peace reigned within and beyond the borders, the land prospered, and laws and institutions were all in good order.
The Japanese pirates were repelled, government officials were disciplined, and the single-whip tax reform was put in place. In the sixth year of the Wanli reign, the Ming dynasty was thriving. Yet, according to the course of history, the Ming Empire was inevitably headed toward its twilight...
But Heaven would not let the Ming fall. Ning Xiu, who did not belong in this world, arrived in the late Ming and led the dynasty down a different path: one of prosperity through capital and strength through industry.
Who says the Ming was doomed under the Wanli Emperor? With capital booming and industry rising, the Ming has no regrets!
