Economics & Social Science

Work through earthquake, rebellion and regency crises using historical protocols

Negotiate survival after military defeat with humble terms and credible threats

Restore a troubled state with personnel reform, relief and simplified laws

Restore morale in a crisis by sharing scarce resources and leading from the front

Assess rebel and loyalist strength and choose a response to an internal revolt

Ease tensions with a powerful subordinate using honors and face-saving exits

Bluff a much larger enemy into thinking an ambush waits, forcing its retreat

Apply the burn-the-boats commitment tactic to force total engagement in one battle

Plan a fast deep cavalry raid that lives off enemy supplies and returns early

Defend open ground against cavalry with a circle of armored wagons

Wear down a superior army with deep fortifications and cut supply lines

Run a diplomatic mission with scaled gifts, indirect talks and crisis handling

Ask a powerful party for help at little cost to them, framed as shared surplus

Persuade a hesitant powerful ally to intervene by framing the cost of delay

Negotiate with a stronger party by setting baselines and showing credible resolve

Talk a victorious leader out of overreach using the painted snake analogy

Redirect a powerful adversary's strategy with analogies and risk analysis

Persuade a superior to drop hostility toward an ally using emotion and evidence

Win back rebel rulers through respect, face-saving terms and ancestral honors

Judge the trap risk of entering a powerful state's territory or asymmetric alliance

Judge whether a foreign state is stable and find safe havens during upheaval

Escape a hostile banquet with alliances, deference and covert withdrawal

Judge whether a distant campaign is worth it given logistics, mobility and cost

Plan gradual territorial expansion by befriending distant powers and attacking neighbors

Settle major governance doubts by weighing divination, advisers and public opinion

Choose among equally legitimate heirs using a fair-looking hidden ritual test

Judge regime stability by separating popular uprisings from elite rebellions

Govern lightly by example and bar officials from competing with commoners

Weaken local power bases by relocating wealthy families to the capital region

Secure succession when a ruler dies on campaign, before news of the death spreads

Escape capture by feigning injury, reading guards and seizing a sudden chance to flee

Organize conquered land into centrally run counties with official appointments

Check hidden enemy strength before attacking an adversary that looks weakened

Decide whether peace talks will succeed or signal weakness to adversaries

Rank noble titles with the five-tier system and set land grants by merit

Judge whether a contender can seize power using a five-difficulty framework

Adjudicate cases with graded verification, doubt-based amnesty and fine schedules

Enforce tribute obligations across five distance-based zones with escalation steps

Structure five concentric zones with graded tribute and governance duties

Plan river dredging, drainage and flood control with classic Chinese methods

Build a multi-party coalition against a dominant threat, securing key partners first

Design fair, open-air dispute resolution that reaches people at every social level

Choose between sweeping reform and gradual adaptation when governing a new territory

Govern newly acquired territory by adapting to local customs and trade

Link national prosperity to leader frugality with consumption standards by rank

Plan state-wide reform with mutual responsibility, merit ranks and standard laws

Shift a regime from conquest to stable governance with benevolence and adaptability

Review Han-Xiongnu marriage alliances, tribute and border market diplomacy

Motivate an outnumbered force by placing it on death ground with a hidden flank