Xia Ren transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty, awakens the Master Scholar Academy System, finds an amnesiac Zhu Xiongying, and takes him in as a younger brother. He teaches Xiongying economic statecraft, analyzing the hidden dangers of Ming banknotes and the vassal king system. Secretly visiting, Zhu Yuanzhang is shocked by Xia Ren's foresight, appreciates his medical skills and glass-making abilities, and intends to recruit him, even planning to matchmake Xu Miaojin with Xia Ren. However, Xia Ren only wants to slack off and has no desire to enter official service.