I Was a Salt Merchant in Ancient Times
古代我是一个盐贩子
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- Completed
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- 676k Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 3y ago
- English
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- The Great Zhou Salt Smuggler大周盐贩Alternate title on Fanqie
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The protagonist earns merit on the frontier and rises through the ranks step by step. He fights the northern nomadic tribes, then when the realm falls into chaos, he restores order.
Historical and Alternate Ancient-Era Stories, No System
No System, no System, no System. Thanks, everyone.
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Are there any grand-scale political intrigue novels like "Scheming for Love" and "The Prosperous Age's Strategist", with court politics and a turbulent martial world, but no domestic infighting?
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Hand over your historical novels about high-IQ masterminds plotting to conquer the world.
High Quality Only! No Beginner-Friendly Fluff
Good Historical Fiction
Alternate History, Political Scheming, and Struggles for Supremacy!
Traditional historical fiction. No System, no transmigration, and no plagiarizing ancient poetry!
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Alternate History
A novel about an alternate-history setting where someone transmigrates to ancient times
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My favorite thing about novels where the protagonist becomes emperor is the emperor wielding absolute power: all under heaven belongs to the emperor, and everyone within its borders is his subject. I want a novel set in a traditional feudal dynasty. I really hate stories where the emperor also tries to introduce democracy or constitutional monarchy. Recommendations, please!
Stories About Poor Scholars Passing the Imperial Exams in Ancient Times
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The protagonist works their way through the imperial examinations and rises through the ranks step by step.
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I want to read books similar to Historical Farming: My Young Master Is Extremely Fierce. Ancient alternate history, farming through poetry, becoming rich, wars and rebellions, and quietly developing in the background. It only gets better the more you read. Please recommend and share any good books.
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This book is alright; it gradually builds up the author's strength. There aren't many flaws so far. The reason for the low rating is probably because too few people have read it. If the conquest of the world were more exciting, I'd give it 5 stars.
This book is addictive! It satisfies the desire for power and dominance through strategic maneuvering and resource accumulation, while also offering rich and nuanced emotional descriptions. It was incredibly enjoyable to read. The author is brilliant. The characters are very well-developed. The emotional and farming elements are perfectly balanced. I support the author; highly recommended!
It's really good! I hope the author doesn't abandon the project and keeps it going!
Not bad, but the score is a bit low. Five stars.
The protagonist is still missing a cement castle, and the general is clad in armor and armed with weapons such as the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, the Fangtian Halberd, or the Floating Pagoda Axe and a two-handed greatsword.
The opening is very well-written and full of human warmth. Keep it up, author!
I hope it keeps updating. How about making the founding name of the state Qi? 😏😏😏
Regardless of how the story unfolds, I'm giving this a five-star rating for now. Hearing the screams of his men, Hou Rui's facial muscles twitched, and he shouted, "If you're any heroes, fight me one-on-one! What kind of skill is this, stealing and harming people? This is the work of cowards, I despise it—uh—" Before he could finish speaking, an arrow pierced his chest.
It's a great work. From farming to developing power and gradually growing stronger, the plot unfolds in a way that's hard to put down, and the psychological descriptions of the characters' relationships are a highlight.
The character portrayals are realistic and nuanced, especially the depiction of women, which is vivid and detailed. The attention to detail also reflects the author's strong grasp of historical and cultural nuances.