Li Mu transmigrates into the body of a poor county magistrate. He initially plans to take it easy, but circumstances force him into action. Reality soon teaches him that once you stop caring about saving face, the road ahead only gets wider! Need startup capital? He heads to the prefectural governor's office, crying, throwing a tantrum, and threatening to hang himself. He successfully pleads poverty, gets the taxes waived, and even walks away with 200 taels of silver! Need manpower? He gathers refugees and beggars, puts them to work, and promises them household registration and farmland. With his talent for making grand promises, he gets the river embankment project and basic infrastructure underway. Need investment? He puts an arm around the richest man's shoulder and paints a picture of a commercial empire. Not only does he secure three meals a day for the refugees and beggars, he even talks the richest man into becoming his distributor.