The rich feast while the poor starve; bones of the frozen line the roads.

Reborn into a prestigious Ming dynasty family, James Bolton is nothing more than a half-grown child who is not valued.

The chaos of the Jingnan Rebellion has passed, Zheng He’s fleet is already sailing the seas, and the family already boasts high-ranking officials and nobles... Is he really destined to do nothing but idle away his days?

In a flourishing age, even the wealthy must seek stability amidst their prosperity. To resolve the affairs of family and country, and then, with wife and child, drift leisurely in a small boat.