I, Wu Hao, traveled from Hanxia to become an oligarch. What? Can't win? I'll do what you dare not do, I'll fight what you dare not fight, I'll fight what you dare not battle. God has granted me the privilege of restoring the glory of the Russian Empire.

CIA agent: "Boss, Russia has Nikolai, just like the Russian bear, it can also spawn thugs. We can't fight it!" CIA boss: "What do you mean? You have disgraced America." Can we do it? CIA agent: "Yes, but you have to pay more!"

Mechanical engineering graduate student Lin Zhenhua travels back in time to 1979 and becomes a young factory worker. With his solid technical skills and a foresight into history, Lin Zhenhua leads his fellow workers in the toil of building a heavy industrial conglomerate spanning Europe and Asia, creating a legendary story of industrial dominance.

The whirring of welding arcs and the roar of forging hammers compose a powerful paean to China's industrialists.

A small country: President Qin, we’d like to import a batch of steel pipes and gas cylinders! Qin Feng: Sure. The instruction manual includes a structural diagram strictly prohibiting welding the two together!

A client: President Qin, we’d like to purchase a batch of fire suppression compression cannons! Qin Feng: No problem. The manual strictly forbids replacing the CO₂ hollow shells with thermite!

Subordinate: President Qin, we’ve bought back the Minsk! Qin Feng: Good. Proceed with the planned modifications—equip it with various types of drones. Our mission is to observe weather, hydrology, fish schools, etc. We’re converting it into a marine science research vessel!

Alternate title of the book: Sorry, We Really Only Produce Civilian Goods!

Time travel to America in 1862. This is the beginning of a beautiful dream, the golden age. What is a truly successful master? A child with a small accomplishment, unworthy of mention. Building an oil empire alongside Rockefeller, elevating Carnegie to the throne of steel tycoon, helping Ford drive global automotive industrialization, guiding Edison to a monopoly on the future of the electrical industry, and becoming an angel investor at Morgan Capital. Got it? Applause!