Qing Dynasty's Tech Emperor

Thrust into 1765, the peak of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Ming, a man from the 21st century, awakens to a chilling reality: China's destined century of humiliation. Born into a powerful gentry family, his comfortable life is a frustrating prison, his family's influence a mere flicker against an empire he knows will crumble. He refuses to be a slave to history. His lifeline? Forgotten knowledge. Armed with blueprints for bone china, blast furnaces, and modern military tactics, he transforms his ancestral home into a secret industrial forge. He systematically consolidates control over his family's vast land, rich mines, and formidable private army, turning a local tiger into a burgeoning super-power. Initial successes, like revolutionary bone china, rapidly expand his wealth and influence. But as he builds his foundation, a grander ambition takes root: to not only reshape China's destiny but to expand its borders with an iron fist across the globe. Can this hidden architect of a new future overcome an entire dynasty, or will his audacious vision lead to his spectacular downfall?