A Minor Landlord at the End of the Ming Dynasty

Baodegang, a low-level sales rep, is crushed by a toilet just as bathroom fixtures are flying off the shelves. He is reborn in the Chongzhen era, where he is press-ganged into service, seizes territory, builds up production, fights the Manchu invaders, and outwits Japanese pirates. In chaotic times, quietly building strength is the way to win. As Liu Bowen once advised while assisting the founding emperor of the Ming: Build high walls, stockpile grain, and claim the throne slowly.