There are couples, but this is not a one-on-one romance. Strong heroine, matriarchal society, history + political intrigue + business warfare
A parallel world in the mid-nineteenth century, where women rule
Her mother was a Nanyang pig girl who married a foreigner as his wife and head of the household. She was born a half-breed, scorned by everyone. But no one could have imagined that this mixed-race woman, bearing the foreign name “Celeste,” was hiding an ambition to turn the world upside down!
In the matriarchal Qing dynasty of the mid-nineteenth century, the Taiping Rebellion was about to ignite, Western ships prowled the harbors, and ironclad cannons were trained on the rotten empress's throne. Chen Zhaohua gripped her compass and climbed the ladder of compradors to make her fortune in Hong Kong. With her left hand, she clinked glasses and discussed business with the British governor; with her right, she handed the latest firearms to a female official in the Self-Strengthening faction.
“This shipment of weapons will give you enough to fight for six months.” Her red lips curved slightly, her eyes full of calculation. “In exchange, let my ships sail into the Yangtze.”
In the System shop, language packs were only the beginning. Steam locomotive blueprints and secret steelmaking recipes could all be exchanged for, as long as she had enough capital. She established trading houses, bought up land, and monopolized shipping, carving out a path through the power games.
But who could walk alone through such chaotic times?
The rebellious keeper of the Taiping army's treasury held a knife to her throat, but eventually became her lover;
And then there was the transmigrator who suddenly appeared, claiming she wanted a revolution. Chen Zhaohua raised an eyebrow and tossed her a box of silver dollars. “I'll invest in you. If you lose, you'll pay with your life.”
Childbearing was no longer a shackle. Women could shape the world through their own strength.
As foreign warships tried to come ashore and conservative female officials cried, “The laws of our ancestors must not be changed,” Chen Zhaohua stood on the deck of a steamboat and gazed at the boundless waves, smiling.
“This world needs a new way to live.”
The author's writing is very nice, I like it very much, but there are too many people in the comment section who are picking on the words. Does a good book have to be turned into a sex-changed male video to feel comfortable? What's the difference between this and today's dramas with big female protagonists that humiliate women? Being an excellent woman does not mean imitating a man and becoming a man. An excellent woman is also a woman and has feminine charm. This is the core of female supremacy, rather than dressing like a man in a gender-transformed patriarchal society. The author just writes what he wants, so as not to be in a bad mood due to this guidance or that guidance [punch out]
Five-star praise. The subject matter is something I have always wanted to read. Whether it was the novel "Ching Chuan" or "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" before, as well as a novel I had read before, I was very interested in the history of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Hong Kong and even the West. Not only was it great I have written it and integrated the theme of the heroine very well. It is really beautiful. I hope that the heroine will continue to climb in her career and be accompanied by many beautiful men. You wrote it very well and it is great. 👍 👍 👍 💕 💕 💕 Finally, I hope you can keep writing and I really look forward to the follow-up development. In fact, I think the heroine's waiter is very good. I hope he has the opportunity to go to Hong Kong and reunite with the heroine with his daughter 🤭
Five-star praise! I really like this kind of book that makes people feel hopeful and powerful. I really hope there will be more books like this in female channels!
The protagonist is quite intelligent, the setting is pretty good, there are female characters, and the plot is okay, but it doesn't feel like a novel about women (language), it's a bit of a drama. I suggest the author read other articles about women, or about equality between women and men. I still recommend reading it. Come on, author,
I caught up to the latest chapter in one breath. It's good, it's very interesting, and it's a very novel setting of a modern heroine. The background is set in Hong Kong in the turbulent 20th century with the change of generations. The heroine has strategies and ambitions. She dares to fight and do things. She knows people well and makes good use of them. Emotions are also based on rational considerations. As long as it is beneficial to the career of the heroine, I will accept any number of men. There are systematic cheats, and the heroine is expected to dominate East Asia.
Apart from being a little suffocating at the beginning, it is quite enjoyable later on, a story about a woman who is a woman who respects business and war. The author has carefully designed the entire world framework, and I look forward to the future 💕
It's good-looking. It's a very good book about modern female heroes. The author's writing style is good. The heroine's fight for career is not ambiguous at all. It's super invincible and good-looking. I look forward to more updates from the author.
Super invincible and beautiful, the heroine is very sensible and calm
It's still very interesting, the heroine is very decisive, and the writing style is very comfortable and supportive😊
It's very interesting. The author's writing made me see a different world. Please don't stop updating. Come back and write a book after you have rested 🥺