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This is the place. Samuel Howard stood still for a while, feeling a bit emotional. Why did he end up here? Perhaps only heaven knows.

Samuel Howard stood there silently for a moment, unsure of what he was feeling. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he began searching around the area, faintly hoping for something.

Sure enough, Samuel Howard suddenly trembled—his laptop bag! Behind that huge boulder, a black laptop bag was lying there quietly. It was the beloved laptop he had placed on the right side of his car before crossing over, and it had come with him.

Samuel Howard was overjoyed. He picked up the laptop bag and could see from the outside that it was completely undamaged. He opened the bag and took out the laptop inside. After pressing the power button, it started up perfectly. Looking at the familiar screen, Samuel Howard almost shouted with joy.

This laptop was a cutting-edge solar-powered model from the future, equipped with a solar panel. As long as it was left in the sun for a few hours each day, it could provide several hours of power, allowing use without a power outlet. It had cost Samuel Howard quite a bit when he bought it.

Most importantly, the data inside the laptop—apart from some useless client information from the future—contained a wealth of valuable material.

There were historical records from various dynasties, both Chinese and foreign, from ancient to modern times. There were all sorts of scientific and technological tidbits, biographies of famous people, books on science, military, and engineering. There were also popular novels, hit songs, movies, and TV dramas.

And that wasn’t all. There were also various satellite electronic maps, maps of mountains, rivers, mineral resources, and more from different regions. The hard drive was packed to the brim. All of this had been painstakingly collected by Samuel Howard as a hobby. Now, with all this information, Samuel Howard felt as if the whole world was within his grasp and understanding.

Not to mention the science and technology materials for now—even just spreading some of the historical information could have a huge impact. Samuel Howard kept browsing through the laptop, especially focusing on historical data about the Wanli period of the Ming dynasty.

After a long time, Samuel Howard finally shut down the laptop, put it back in the bag, carefully wrapped the bag around his waist, and covered it with his coat.

After finishing all this, Samuel Howard still couldn’t suppress his excitement. If in the morning Samuel Howard had felt uncertain about the future, now his confidence was overflowing. The information in the laptop gave him enough capital, and he believed he could carve out a place for himself in the Ming dynasty.

Having lived a peaceful life in the modern world, now, in this era of rapid change, how could he not make a big move to live up to the fate that brought him to the Ming dynasty?—If it wasn’t fate, how did he get here? Why did fate choose him and not someone else?

Maybe he could change something. Change his own destiny, his family’s destiny, maybe even the fate of the entire Ming dynasty.

The Ming dynasty was a vibrant era, and the Wanli period was a critical turning point within it.

On one hand, during the Wanli era, land annexation became even more rampant. The massive overseas trade led to inflation, causing prices of goods and grain to rise. On top of that, the entire Wanli period was during the Little Ice Age, with major disasters and droughts in the north leading to even greater grain shortages and soaring prices, resulting in many social problems. Combined with an unreasonable fiscal system, social conflicts became acute.

On the other hand, during the Wanli era, commercial economy developed rapidly, cities expanded continuously, the power of the urban citizen class grew, and various forms of popular literature and folk arts flourished.

During the Wanli period, the creation of long novels reached unprecedented prosperity. Supernatural novels and short stories also thrived. ""Jin Ping Mei,"" ""Investiture of the Gods,"" ""Du Shiniang Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger,"" ""Le Xiaoshe Risks His Life for a Mate,"" and ""Yu Tangchun Meets Her Husband in Hard Times"" were all representative works of the time.

During the Wanli era, Ming dynasty chuanqi drama and zaju reached their peak. Tang Xianzu’s ""The Peony Pavilion"" was an outstanding representative of this climax.

The Wanli period was a time of great changes in social attitudes and customs. The development and prosperity of the commodity economy, the rise of a culture of indulgent enjoyment of wealth, and a surge of behavior breaking social norms all became unstoppable trends.

In the early Ming, clothing regulations were strict, but by the Wanli era, everyone was vying to break the rules and overstep boundaries.

In the early Ming, commoners were forbidden to wear dragon patterns, but by the Wanli era, round and standing dragons had become common motifs in everyday clothing.

In the early Ming, civil officials’ ceremonial robes were decorated with various bird patterns according to their rank, and no one was allowed to mix them up. By the Wanli era, even musicians from the Jiaofangsi wore bird patterns, indistinguishable from court officials.

In the early Ming, only noblewomen from official families could use gold, pearls, jade, and emeralds as hair ornaments. By the Wanli era, even courtesans flaunted their heads adorned with pearls and jade in the streets.

In the early Ming, scholars and commoners were forbidden to wear yellow, and women were limited to purple, green, pink, and other light colors. By the Wanli era, even moderately well-off families would wear nothing but embroidered bright red, and the maids of wealthy households would not consider themselves well-dressed without bright red clothes, while even clerks and servants dressed like city officials.