The Carefree Noble Son of Daqing

History professor Li Zhao transmigrates into ancient Daqing as a concubine's son—only to discover his genius nearly costs him his life. Exiled to his stepmother's estate where they plot to drown him in luxury and turn him into a useless wastrel, Li Zhao couldn't be happier. Finally, the lazy retirement he's always dreamed of! He spends his days fishing, frequenting brothels, and casually chatting about economic reforms with his fishing buddy—abolishing corvée labor, introducing paper currency, opening maritime trade routes. Just idle daydreams, right? Wrong. One by one, his offhand musings res…