When things reach their lowest point, they begin to rise; when small things go, big things come. Starting from sitting on the sidelines at the Chinese Medicine Research Institute, Zhang Jun skillfully used power tactics, official strategies, and worldly affairs to rise step by step to the pinnacle of his official career!
[Imperial Examination + Court Politics + Farming + Fictional Setting + Slice of Life + Lighthearted + No Romance]
Before Li Su could even warm up to being the top scorer in the college entrance examination, he was reborn as the youngest son of the Li family. The whole family doted on him, and even though they were eating meager rations, they still supported his education.
The original owner was led astray by his classmates, becoming selfish and only wanting to have fun, which ultimately led to his downfall.
After Li Su arrived, he wanted to do something for his family. After working in the fields for a day, he decided to focus on his studies, which he was good at.
Li Su passed the imperial examinations with top honors on all six occasions, becoming the top scholar and a newly appointed nobleman of high rank and power, favored by the emperor.
The new emperor is someone who wants to build a real business and highly values Li Su.
Emperor: My dear minister, the aristocratic families are arrogant.
Li Su: I have a plan. I know a little about papermaking. Paper can be made so that poor scholars can rise up and be able to compete with powerful families.
Emperor: My dear minister, foreign enemies have invaded.
Li Su: I have a plan. I know a little about gunpowder and I am sure that it will make our enemies tremble with fear and dare not invade again.
Emperor: My dear minister, the national treasury is empty.
Li Su: I have a plan. I know a little about the art of making refined salt and sugar. I can quickly plunder wealthy merchants and surrounding small countries to enrich the national treasury.
Emperor: My dear minister…
Li Su: Your Majesty, I have another plan…
The ministers: Is this reasonable? Don't we all have the same brain?
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Through Lebanon's series of schemes, the country has achieved peace and prosperity, and the people have lived in peace and contentment.
The emperor was overjoyed: My dear minister, your name will be etched in history!
The ministers were dumbfounded: Your Excellency, how did you do that?
Chief Minister Li: If you master mathematics, physics, and chemistry, you can go anywhere in the world without fear.
The scholars who took the imperial examinations and were now serving in the same court pleaded: "Please let us go! We really can't keep up with this!"
The physical body can sweep away everything; I thought the Seven Gods were speed bumps.
It's a character with brains, a system, and multiple female leads; the minor cheat codes aren't really activated.
If I were to transmigrate into the body of Damon Targaryen, I would naturally maintain the persona of a carefree prince, indulging in unrestrained revelry and traveling the world. As for saving the kingdom's light and stopping the blood dragon's dance, those would be mere trifles.
"Only after you have endured seven layers of solitude can you become a true strongman, and our world is born from this!"
"This is the law of the universe: the strong rule over the weak!"
Beauty is but a fleeting feeling; only truth is eternal, and truth can never be beautiful!
He transmigrates to the Douluo Continent and becomes Xue Qinghe, starting as the King of the Underworld.
In this life, Xue Qinghe, drunk on the lap of a beauty, awakens to wield power over the world!
The history of the late Ming Dynasty was chaotic and complex, and can be described as a history written by a few people with strong personal charisma.
Whether it was rebels like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, rulers like Chongzhen and Yuan Chonghuan, or traitors like Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong, each of them had many stories. It was because of these wonderful stories that the history of the late Ming Dynasty became so grand and turbulent.
To write this period of history well, we must naturally depict vivid characters, regardless of their stance. We stand on the edge of the long river of history and observe from the sidelines; they are merely a ripple in this long river.
To observe the world with a critical eye is what we need to do now, and to observe history with a critical eye is also a pursuit in our lives.
The river of history has flowed to our feet, and we can stand on its banks, ready to embrace our history.
Hiroki, who transmigrated into the body of a nobleman's son-in-law in the Seireitei, initially thought he was destined for a life of ease and comfort in a wealthy family, until his wedding night when he was forced to "receive" over two hundred Uchiha refugees from the Naruto world.
The officialdom is a cesspool; see how the protagonist manipulates and conquers those in power. Tang Cheng is just a lowly driver, yet he serves the wife of an official; see how a nobody gradually manipulates the powerful.
Wang Jiangtao was admitted to the nominal Handong University, but unlike Qi Tongwei, he did not choose to pursue a master's degree.
Instead, he started from the grassroots level, went through the trials of his career, and gradually became the youngest executive vice president.
The second year of the Chongzhen reign.
Suhe traveled through the Ming Dynasty and became a tenant farmer in Shaanxi who was running out of food.
Inspiring the people, they rose up in rebellion; having lost their rightful place, the whole world vie for it.
Kill the gentry, lend out land. Issue bonds, fund education. Develop industry, train a strong army.
Overthrow the Ming Dynasty and annihilate the Tartars.
In 1422 AD, the Eastern Roman Empire had long lost the glory of Justinian's era. Its territory consisted only of Constantinople and a few isolated enclaves such as Morea, resembling a giant ship sailing on a sea of time, its hull riddled with holes, struggling to stay afloat amidst the turbulent waves of history. In this turbulent moment, a stranger's soul drifted to this land, vowing to change everything and give this ancient empire, now in decline, a new lease on life.