In the 46th year of the Wanli reign, the Jurchen Jurchens were sharpening their swords, the imperial court was in a state of decadence, and famine ravaged the land during the Little Ice Age. Lu Yan, a seasoned overseas engineering director, transmigrat
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In the 46th year of the Wanli reign, the Jurchen Jurchens were sharpening their swords, the imperial court was in a state of decadence, and famine ravaged the land during the Little Ice Age. Lu Yan, a seasoned overseas engineering director, transmigrated into the body of a poor, indebted scholar in Yanzhou, Shandong, forced into a corner by local gentry to "sacrifice" himself. Faced with this doomed Ming Dynasty, Lu Yan didn't choose to be a loyal subject trying to mend things; instead, he displayed the extreme ruthlessness of engineering management: "For a dilapidated building beyond repair, the only solution is—demolition and reconstruction!" From monopolizing maritime trade with Japan to amassing wealth, to building a modern war machine capable of overwhelming the enemy, in this era of competing in ruins, Lu Yan used the precision of an engineer and the ruthlessness of a tyrant to rebuild the backbone of Han civilization from the ruins with steel and gunpowder! "I came to the Ming Dynasty to do only three things: make money, recruit people, and establish a new order!"
- 1 Volume 1: A Timeline of Major Events in the Grassroots and the Wilderness
- 2 Chapter 2 Scheming in the Dark
- 3 Chapter 3 Turning the Illegitimate Son Against His Own
- 4 Chapter 4 Survival in Danger
- 5 Chapter 5 The Censor's Passage
- 6 Chapter 6 Complaint
- 7 Chapter 7 Courtroom Confrontation
- 8 Chapter 8 Cashing Out and Leaving
- 9 Chapter 9: A Guide to a Chaotic World
- 10 Chapter 10 Project-based Approach to the Imperial Examination
- 11 Chapter 11 Provincial Capital Layout
- 12 Chapter 12 Waiting for the Right Opportunity
- 13 Chapter 13 The Night Before Collapse
- 14 Chapter 14 Blood-Red Dividend
- 15 Chapter 15 Refugee Camp Project
- 16 Chapter 16 Lu Ji Carriage and Horse Shop
- 17 Chapter 17 Canal Business Opportunities
- 18 Chapter 18, First Unit
- 19 Chapter 19 The Invasion of the Canal Gang
- 20 Chapter 20 Violence for Violence
- 21 Chapter 21 Mergers and Acquisitions
- 22 Chapter 22 The Logistics Revolution
- 23 Chapter 23 Collusion between Officials and Businessmen
- 24 Chapter 24 The "Scrap" from the Imperial Stables
- 25 Chapter 25 The Foundation of Industry
- 26 Chapter 26 The Eunuch Visitor
- 27 Chapter 27 Su Mu Business
- 28 Chapter 28 Death Audit
- 29 Chapter 29 The Banner of the Scholar
- 30 Chapter 30 Preparations for Entering the Capital
- 31 Chapter 31 First Encounter in the Capital
- 32 Chapter 32 Eunuch Wang
- 33 Chapter 33 The Pledge of Allegiance
- 34 Chapter 34 Gray Business
- 35 Chapter 35 Agreement Reached
- 36 Chapter 36 Beneath the Imperial City
- 37 Chapter 37 The Return Journey and the Strategic Planning
- 38 Chapter 38 New Identity
- 39 Chapter 39 Recruiting and Standardization
- 40 Chapter 40 Firearms Workshop
- 41 Chapter 41 A Tall Tree Catches the Wind
- 42 Chapter 42 Mysterious Force
- 43 Chapter 43 The Shadow of the Mine
- 44 Chapter 44 First Contact
- 45 Chapter 45 Pressure from the Government
- 46 Chapter 46 Using Another's Strength to Fight Back
- 47 Chapter 47 Temporary Balance
- 48 Chapter 48 Apocalypse's Coronation
- 49 Chapter 49 Palace Intrigue
- 50 Chapter 50 Adjustment Strategy
- 51 Chapter 51 Xu Hongru
- 52 Chapter 52 The Storm Is Brewing
- 53 Chapter 53 Preparations
- 54 Chapter 54 The Final Calm
- 55 Chapter 55 The Spark
- 56 Chapter 56 The Uprising Breaks Out
- 57 Chapter 57 The Beginning of a Chaotic World
- 58 Chapter 58 Martial Law in Jinan
- 59 Chapter 59 The Third Choice
- 60 Chapter 60 Self-Defense Armed Forces
- 61 Chapter 61 The Prefect Seeks Help
- 62 Chapter 62 Conditional Swapping
- 63 Chapter 63 City on the Front Lines
- 64 Chapter 64, Battle 1
- 65 Chapter 65 Rising Fame
- 66 Chapter 66 Transportation Demand
- 67 Chapter 67 Taking Orders
- 68 Chapter 68, First Batch of Military Rations
- 69 Chapter 69 Ambush
- 70 Chapter 70 Breakthrough Through the Bloodshed
- 71 Chapter 71 Safe Arrival
- 72 Chapter 72 Building a Reputation
- 73 Chapter 73 Expanding the Scale
- 74 Chapter 74 Silver Inflow
- 75 Chapter 75 Government Army Counterattack
- 76 Chapter 76 Going to War
- 77 Chapter 77 The Chaos of the White Lotus
- 78 Chapter 78 The Chaos of the White Lotus
- 79 Chapter 79 Battlefield Observation
- 80 Chapter 80 Reflections on War
- 81 Chapter 81 Siege of Yuncheng
- 82 Chapter 82 Offering Advice
- 83 Chapter 83 Key Intelligence
- 84 Chapter 84 Commando Team
- 85 Chapter 85 Night Raid on Yuncheng
- 86 Chapter 86 The City Falls
- 87 Chapter 87 Distribution of Battle Merits
- 88 Chapter 88 The Eunuch's Endorsement
- 89 Chapter 89 The Book of Merit
- 90 Chapter 90 Capital Gazette
- 91 Chapter 91 Rewarding Meritorious Service
- 92 Chapter 92 Donglin Undercover Agent
- 93 Chapter 93 Post-War Dividends
- 94 Chapter 94 Land Reclamation and Firearms
- 95 Chapter 95 The Militia Forms an Army
- 96 Chapter 96 Survival in Officialdom
- 97 Chapter 97 Hidden Plans
- 98 Chapter 98 Testing the Waters of Maritime Trade
- 99 Chapter 99 Shen Qing's Secret Report
- 100 Chapter 100 Year-End Settlement
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