The game is set in the 3rd century BC. The Chinese Empire is threatened from the North, and so the Emperor orders the construction of a great protective wall. The princes from the Northern part of the country are tasked with organizing the construction. The Emperor, who would like to keep the building costs as low as possible, has decreed that in the interest of China, no money will be awarded the builders - they will have to be satisfied with prestige and honour. The princes immediately set upon the task.