Republican-Era Development and Family Clans, Warlord Stories 民国，发展，家族，军阀类型

1. 201 王 A Corrupt Official in the Dynasty: From the Start, the Empress Simulated My Life 王朝贪官，开局被女帝模拟人生 Unbeatable Beneath the Moon月下开无双Historical1.8M WordsCompleted At the end of a dynasty, Su Chen is saddled with a Corruption System. He had planned to abuse his power for personal gain, amass enough ill-gotten wealth to build a new world, and watch the tides rise and fall. However, just as Su Chen is waiting to pledge himself to the new ruler, the reigning Empress unexpectedly acquires a simulator that can simulate the nation’s fortunes and see into people’s lives. In the first simulation, the borderlands fall, and the foreign tribes prove unstoppable. Su C 1.6kReads7.9Score17214d adds
2. 202 民 Republican-Era Detective: Fourth Master Qiao Thrives in Turbulent Times 民国奇探：乔四爷，乱世逢生 The Tortoise Basking in the Moonlight晒月亮的乌龟Mystery205k WordsOngoing Synopsis One: Qiao Chusheng always says he’s doomed to a miserable life, while Lu Yao will live to be ninety-nine. Lu Yao thinks that if this is fate, then he’ll have to change Qiao Chusheng’s. Who says no one can survive in troubled times? The Republic of China is a world in flux, and such times are bound to produce heroes. From police detective to warlord, Shanghai to Chongqing to Yan’an... If the gods answer his prayers, Qiao Chusheng will live to a hundred, blessed with both fortune and pros 105Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Detective work + gangsters + warlords + a late Qing dynasty princess + a power struggle arena. For my family's Green Gang, Mr. Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Soong Mei-ling, and Duan Qirui, I have a place in the arena of fame and fortune. Beiyang Government ➡️ Nanjing Nationalist Government ➡️ Yan'an ➡️ Founding of the People's Republic of China... In short: The story of a gangster orphan who falls in love with a late Qing dynasty princess, rises to become a warlord, and lives to a ripe old age.

3. 203 异 In Another Space-Time, Grandpa and I Fight the Japanese Pirates Together 异时空，我和爷爷一起灭倭寇 Great Green Mountain大青山Historical507k WordsCompleted Yun Feiyang, deputy commander of a reconnaissance battalion, transmigrates to the parallel world of Blue Star's Longguo during a military exercise and is reborn as Yue Zhendong, an adjutant to a warlord. Faced with troubles at home and threats from abroad, he relies on knowledge as his golden finger to mobilize the whole country, train talent, reform the military, and revive the economy. In the fight against the invasion of the Ghost Nation, he restores the people's fighting spirit, then seizes 1Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 204 穿EN Transmigrating to the Tribal Age Ten Thousand Years Ago 穿越到一万年前的部落时代 Heaven-and-Earth Wooden Cabin乾坤木木屋Historical2.2M WordsOngoing Wang Yan accidentally transmigrates to a small tribe from around ten thousand years ago, in a fictional otherworldly continent. The moment he wakes up, hunger is already tormenting him. Follow along as he tackles food shortages and a host of other problems, adapts to his new life, and leads the tribe step by step toward strength and prosperity. (No magic, no immortal cultivation, no System, no golden finger. There is war, strategy, and invention.) 14.3kReads8.0Score1.1k14d adds

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   A lifesaver for those suffering from a reading slump! The protagonist transmigrates to a parallel world ten thousand years in the past. Watch as he leads his people from a small tribe to become stronger step by step! No cheat codes, no cultivation, no system! There are inventions, strategies, and war!!!

5. 205 究 Ultimate Evolution: Starting with a Mental Mutation 究极进化，从精神异变开始 Dreamer A Bin梦想家阿彬Urban204k WordsCompleted [No System] [Abilities develop gradually] [Not a from-the-start power fantasy] Wu Hao unexpectedly awakens psychic powers and discovers that he can control the tiniest processes of life and direct its evolution. His friend Chen Haonan: Wu Hao, I want to be a little taller. Wu Hao: No problem. His friend Chen Haonan: I want to improve my grades and get into a top university. Wu Hao: No problem. His classmate Wu Wenwen points to her chest: Wu Hao, I want this to get a little bigger. Wu Hao: That d 153Reads8.2Score—14d adds
6. 206 军 Warlord: From Building Guns to Sweeping All Before Me 军阀：从造枪开始横扫 Dream Seven-Colored Lights梦七星彩Urban963k WordsOngoing [Historical What-If] [Warlord Rivalry] [Industrialist] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Overwhelming Technological Advantage] After transmigrating into the twenty-eight-year-old Han Fuju, chairman of Lu Province, he inherits a colossal mess: a budget deficit, a disorganized army, Nanjing watching like a hawk, and Japan eyeing them hungrily. What should he do? No problem. He has a fully developed modern mindset. At home, he cracks down on corruption and banditry and issues Lu banknotes. Abroad, he bluffs 121Reads—Score12114d adds

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   Warlord rivalry + industrialist party + ruthless decisiveness [staring] After laying the foundation for basic industrialization by relying on a complete set of military production lines imported from Germany, the protagonist continues to delve into cutting-edge military research, breaking out of the inherent framework of military development at the time, and step by step turning high-precision equipment from blueprints into mass production, achieving a steady leap in combat power.

7. 207 大 Great Qin: I Begin with the Human Emperor's Destiny and Subdue the Heavenly Court 大秦：开局人皇位格，我镇压天庭 Primordial Dragon Emperor洪荒龙帝Eastern Fantasy543k WordsOngoing Great Qin + Primordial Era Question: My father cut down a messenger from the Heavenly Court, and now he's gone into seclusion and left me in charge of the empire. What should I do? Ying Xuan transmigrates as the First Emperor's son. Staring blankly at the decree appointing him regent, he suddenly hears: “Congratulations, Host, you have unlocked the Human Emperor Development System!” “Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the status of Human Emperor!” “Congratulations, Host, you have gained th 9Reads7.6Score—14d adds
8. 208 网 Online Game Tycoon: Starting with A Smile Is Alluring 网游神豪：从一笑倾城开始 Sword Aura Without a Trace剑气无痕Sports319k WordsCompleted Lin Fan transmigrates to a parallel world and gets bound to a wealthy gamer System, just as the game A Chinese Ghost Story opens its Xia Lü Xing server. Yixiao Naihe, the top-ranked player on the Imperial Capital Storm server, is revered by everyone as a gaming god. Lin Fan joins the Yixiao Qingcheng server and becomes its number-one gaming god. Three months later, when cross-server play opens, Lin Fan leads the players from Yixiao Qingcheng to crush every other server. Even Yixiao Naihe from Im 1.6kReads6.7Score10014d adds
9. 209 抗 Guerrilla Warfare in the Yimeng Mountains During the War Against Japan 抗日之我在沂蒙山区打游击 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Feng is an auxiliary instructor with the country's Yanlong Unit. While carrying out a solo mission in northern Myanmar, he falls into a trap, and the villa complex where he is stationed is blown to pieces. By chance, he transmigrates back to his hometown in Shandong in 1937. As the autumn wind blows, he knows the Japanese will arrive in just a few months. Since he's here, he might as well make the best of it. He gathers a group of brothers and prepares for the enemy's arrival. He has to do 5.3kReads8.9Score34014d adds

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   Resist Japan, develop military industry, and build the nation.

10. 210 三 Three Kingdoms: I Power Up Lü Bu from the Start, and Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei Are in Tears 三国：开局强化吕布，刘关张哭了 Fang Hetaо方核桃Sports528k WordsOngoing He transmigrates and becomes Dong Zhuo, the adoptive father of Lu Bu, a bloodthirsty and utterly depraved tyrant! At that very moment, the hundreds of thousands of troops in the coalition from the east attack Hulao Pass. The Xiliang army is splintering from within, and Dong Zhuo's life hangs by a thread! At the critical moment, Dong Zhuo awakens an overpowered Stat-Allocation System. As long as he has resources, he can allocate points to anything: generals' attributes, buildings, troop types, 126Reads8.2Score—14d adds
11. 211 抗 The War of Resistance Begins with a Dying Datong Coal Miner 抗战从濒死的大同煤矿工人开始 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban714k WordsCompleted In Datong in November 1937, the weather was already bitterly cold. Wang Hansheng, who had transmigrated there, felt his name suited him perfectly: in the freezing winter, he was about to freeze to death and be reborn. As a prisoner-of-war laborer in a mine, he knew that under the Japanese policy of exchanging people for coal, a serious illness meant death. Two moldy steamed buns a day and sixteen hours of digging coal: how could he survive in such conditions? Wang Hansheng envied those mighty tr 3.2kReads8.6Score14914d adds
12. 212 西 Journey to the West Simulator: Becoming a Sage Begins at Flower-Fruit Mountain 西游模拟器：成圣从花果山开始 The Durian Who Draws画画的榴莲Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Journey to the West + Investiture of the Gods + Primordial World + Simulator] Sun Yuan transmigrated into the world of Journey to the West. He waited on Flower-Fruit Mountain for Sun Wukong to be born and bound himself to a Journey to the West Simulator. From then on, he never looked back on the road to unstoppable power. [At three, you come to gaze at that immortal stone again. It cracks open, and the Stone Monkey is born. You become the first monkey he ever meets.] [At ten, you set out to sea 7.7kReads8.6Score82514d adds
13. 213 抗 God of Slaughter on the Taihang Mountains During the War of Resistance 抗战之太行杀神 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Urban1.1M WordsCompleted If you transmigrate to 1937, what's the first thing you'd want to do? Kill the Japanese invaders? No, fill your stomach first. Qin Yu struggles to survive with his younger sister. By chance, he gets his hands on a few guns. He learns to shoot, takes revenge, and kills collaborators and Japanese invaders. No System, no pocket dimension, no special forces experience. The only thing buried deep in his bones is his hatred of the Japanese, and the only skill he can boast of is his accuracy at shootin 11.8kReads8.8Score86714d adds
14. 214 西 Journey to the West? No! Hear My Decree, Monks: March West to Spirit Mountain 西游？不！传贫僧法旨，西征灵山 Mengwei Zimo梦薇紫陌Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted At Little Leiyin Temple, Tang Sanzang recites a rebellious poem. At Eagle Sorrow Stream, the White Dragon sends a false letter? At Lion Camel Ridge, the demons arrange themselves by rank, while Tang Sanzang speaks fervently of his lifelong ambition? What would happen at the end of Journey to the West if Tang Sanzang grew stronger every time he took on a new disciple? Sun Wukong: “I'll storm Leiyin Temple and destroy Mount Ling. If I leave and never return, then so be it!” Zhu Bajie: “Tathagata's 8.4kReads9.0Score81314d adds
15. 215 我 I’m a Courier in Beiyang 我在北洋当骑手 Simp Who Pets Cats舔狗撸猫Historical579k WordsCompleted Chen Mo, a delivery rider, races into the path of a car on a stormy night over a five-yuan-and-two-fen “on-time guarantee” order. When he opens his eyes again, it’s 1903, and he’s become “Zhang the Lumpy,” the most hated man in a bandit den in western Liaoning: the young Zhang Zuolin. Facing a chaotic world, a brutal leader, and fellow bandits who only know how to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, Chen Mo clutches the twenty-three copper coins he has left and falls into deep thought. Eve 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds

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    It has to be this one.

16. 216 抗 War of Resistance: The Empire’s Great Dictator 抗战：帝国大独裁者 Glutinous Rice Pig Soup糯米猪比汤Historical182k WordsOngoing [Republican Era + Warlords + Political Intrigue + Conflict] An empire needs vast territories, not silent lambs. One life can determine the fate of generations. Go fight, go seize what is yours. We are the noblest people in this world. Some say the beacon of the world lies in the East. If you want to follow the sun, go East. Cross the Ural Mountains and travel to the far end of the Siberian Plain. That is where your dreams are worth setting ablaze. Just how will Chen Muzhi, who transmigrated to 7Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    The warlord era of the Republic of China was characterized by its ruthless and brutal nature. The walls, weathered and stained with age and unidentified dirt, were crisscrossed with cobwebs in the corners. An oil lamp flickered weakly, barely illuminating the cramped morgue. On the floor lay corpses covered in white sheets. Beneath the sheets, the vague outlines of stiff human figures were discernible… Suddenly!

17. 217 拜 Becoming Uncle Jiu's Disciple: I Cultivate the Dao with an Innate Martial Body 拜师九叔：先天武体的我要修道 Walking Meatball行走的肉丸Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Uncle Jiu + Taoist Priest + System + Cultivation + Lighthearted + Comedy] (The early chapters lay plenty of groundwork and aim to keep things plausible. The protagonist takes off once the Northeast arc begins.) After a night of drinking, Liu Dong is sent by the System to Uncle Jiu's world while in a drunken haze. In this world, human life is worth next to nothing. With no other choice, he comes up with a way to cling to Uncle Jiu's coattails and pick up some experience along the way to improve 3.5kReads8.2Score26114d adds
18. 218 年 1959: From the Start, My Cousin Knocks Me Out with a Bludgeon 年代1959，开局被堂哥敲闷棍 The Uncle Who Wet the Bed尿床的大叔Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [Family Unity]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Getting in with the Powerful] P.S. A woman named Qiao Ya appears in the story. She is an important supporting character later on and greatly helps the male lead's family grow, so she is not a troublesome character. In 2024, an orphan transmigrates into the body of a 1959 technical-school graduate who shares his name. The original owner was walking home after dark when his cousin knocked him out, hoping to inherit his job. In return, he sends both their 8.1kReads8.4Score60714d adds

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    Chapter 1 Time Travel? 1959 Outside Beijing, 20 miles away, at the foot of the easternmost mountain of Wangjiawa Village, there was only one house, about a hundred meters from the village. "It hurts, my head hurts so much. Where am I? What am I doing? Why does my head hurt so much?" The boy struggled to get up from the dilapidated wooden bed, clutching his head, and looked around despite the pain.

19. 219 祖 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 4.7kReads9.2Score47914d adds
20. 220 神 Tycoon, I Have a Protective System 神豪，我有护短系统 Li Family's Dark Young Master李家黑少Urban500k WordsCompleted [System] + [Tycoon] + [Family] + [Protective] Li Yan unexpectedly obtains a Protective System. Whenever he stands up for his own, he receives a reward. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received 100 billion Dragon Country yuan.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have gained the strength of a thousand jin.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received one hundred elite enforcers.” See how Li Yan stands up for his family, friends, and clan, then uses the System's rewards to build the stron 1.4kReads7.6Score10614d adds
21. 221 民 Miracle Doctor of the Republican Era: Treating Shanghai's Powerful Men 民国神医：从诊治上海滩大佬开始 Writing Like the Sun and Moon文如日月Urban252k WordsOngoing In Shanghai's bustling foreign concessions, fortunes are made amid a world of intrigue. By day, the city is elegant and grand; by night, its lights blaze brilliantly. In this dazzling, pleasure-loving metropolis, Lin Yichen uses his mastery of traditional Chinese medicine to become a sought-after figure in Republican-era Shanghai. Whether they belong to the underworld, the wealthy and powerful, the gangster elite, or the warlord ranks, even the foreign devils treat him with the utmost respect wh 45Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The author recommends the protagonist, who becomes a respected figure in the turbulent Shanghai during the Republic of China era. In this chaotic Shanghai, heroes vie for power, and the Thirteen Protectors roam the land!

22. 222 我 I'm Eighteen, Yet I'm the Village's Revered Ancestor, and Everyone Comes to Bow 我十八，辈分活祖宗，全村来跪拜 Seven Wangwangs七旺旺Urban474k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Qin Feng is only eighteen, yet he has the highest seniority in the entire village. Everyone in the village, from the centenarians to the three-year-old children, has to kneel respectfully when they see Qin Feng and call him “Grandpa Ancestor”! When winter break comes, other families have grandpas picking up their grandkids. Qin Feng, on the other hand, has an eighty-year-old grandson coming to pick up his eighteen-year-old Grandpa Ancestor! After the cam 2.8kReads7.8Score16514d adds
23. 223 三 Three Kingdoms: I Lay Like a Corpse for Six Months and Became Lord of the Xiongnu 三国：躺尸半年成了匈奴之主 Black-Eyed Cat Bro黑眼圈喵哥Historical345k WordsOngoing Lu Qiao, a graduate student in mining engineering from China, wakes up in the Three Kingdoms era, facing a deadly battle with his cousin Lu Bu from the start. He isn't worried in the least. Lu Bu: “It's a pity Lu Qiao is my cousin. Otherwise, I'd definitely take him as my adoptive father!” Dian Wei: “My lord Lu Qiao is the best horseman in the world. I'm no slouch on foot either. My lord, just climb on my back and we'll be invincible!” Cao Cao: “Can this Nine-Star Blade Qiao gave me really kill 109Reads7.8Score—14d adds
24. 224 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Snatched Yin Xinyue and Built an Immortal Family 盗墓：截胡尹心月，打造长生家族 May Your Breeze Travel Far何君清风远Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Su Chen transmigrated into a Republic-era tomb-raiding crossover world and became the head of a clan! Looking at his underfed clansmen, so skinny they couldn’t even eat their fill, he felt a crushing weight of responsibility. Luckily, he was bound to the Longevity Clan System. As long as he led his clansmen in conquering ancient tombs, he could improve the clan’s bloodline and earn ancestral clan techniques. From then on, the Old Nine Gates had a tenth gate. Zhang Qishan: “He is the eternal tabo 15kReads7.7Score96614d adds
25. 225 易 Parting Is Easy, Staying Together Is Hard, and Once Again Pear Blossoms Fall Like Snow at the Jade Tower 易相别，难相守，又是玉楼花似雪 Mu Yunyi慕韫意Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted A Republican-era warlord and a wealthy heiress: a love story between equals Set in 1925, this is the story of two couples, Gu Aoqing and He Yuchen, and Yun Shu and Sheng Lingzhou, and their extraordinary romances amid the chaos of war. Gu Aoqing is a wealthy heiress from a prominent family. Her family wields influence in politics, business, and the military, and is even highly regarded in education. After returning from Beiping, she becomes a teacher, educating the next generation. She meets He 1.1kReads8.7Score10014d adds

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    A love story between a powerful warlord and a wealthy heiress during the Republic of China era. Set in 1925, Gu Aoqing is a daughter of a prominent family with a powerful background. Her family's influence extends across politics, business, and the military, and they are also highly regarded in education. At the age of ten, she was sent abroad to experience Western ideas. She returned to China at twenty and studied in Beiping (Beijing). At twenty-two, she returned to Yongxin City and met He Yuchen, the warlord of Jiangbei, at the wedding of her cousin, Sheng Lingzhou, the young warlord of Jiangnan. From then on, they were inextricably linked. He Yuchen, at a young age, controlled seven provinces in Jiangbei. Before meeting Gu Aoqing, his life's mission was to protect the people of Jiangbei, providing them with a safe haven amidst the chaos of war. He was always ready to die on the battlefield and had never been tempted by romantic love. But after meeting Gu Aoqing, her presence became a part of his life's purpose. That spring, under the pear blossoms, He Yuchen saw her and was captivated by her at first sight. "Before I met you, I never thought about the rest of my life; after I met you, I only wanted to spend the rest of my life with you." They met in a chaotic world, got to know each other, fell in love, and even stayed together to protect their homeland. Another spring has arrived, and once again they climb the high-rise building in the pear orchard. The pear blossoms are still as white as snow, sometimes gathering, sometimes scattering, sometimes gaining, sometimes losing. A poem about pear blossoms, how many sorrows of parting!

26. 226 诸 Myriad Worlds: Beginning with The Legend of Chu Qiao 诸天：从楚乔传开始 Daily-Update Big Shot日万大佬Male-Channel Fanfiction165k WordsCompleted Young and fearless, I step into the heavens, battling heaven and earth to defy fate! Current arc: The Blood of Youth Worlds visited: Legend of Chu Qiao Possible future worlds: Mythology, The Floating Life, Love Like the Galaxy, Ode to Joy, Eternal Love, and The Return of the Condor Heroes. 482Reads6.1Score—14d adds
27. 227 穿 Transmigrating into Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Baoyu: Hunting the World 穿越红楼贾宝玉之狩猎天下 Guest in the East Wind at the Little Pavilion小楼东风客Historical386k WordsCompleted After an accident sends him back in a dream to the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Baoyu, he initially plans to live a life of drunken indulgence. But unable to accept the beauties’ tragic fates, he resolves to break free from his cage. Step by step, he plays the pig to eat the tiger, using modern technology to crush the past with superior knowledge and hunt across the land. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 228 长 The Long Night Is Like the Stars 长夜如星 Nowhere to Escape无处可逃Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted A masterwork of Republican-era romance from the “Queen of Healing Songs,” Wu Chu Ke Tao. A steel-willed young marshal versus an innocent, lovable military doctor. Inspired by real people! Through the endless night, you are my one and only starlight! He is the marshal’s orphaned son, cast out and weathered by hardship. She is the cherished daughter of the scholarly Liao family. They first met as children. A tiny red mole made him remember her. When they met again amid the chaos of war, he was tar 727Reads9.4Score11014d adds

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    You won't regret investing in it! It's absolutely amazing!

29. 229 家 Family System: I, the Villainous Patriarch, Develop Steadily 家族系统：我，反派家主稳健发育 April Green Gardenia肆月青栀Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [Dark Writing, Do Not Read If You're a Goody-Two-Shoes] + [Cautious] + [On the Side of Righteousness, but With a Demonic Heart] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Family Interests Above All] + [Cruel and Merciless] + [No Holds Barred] + [Family Unity] At seventeen, he takes charge of a cultivation clan and forges it into an immortal family through cold-blooded slaughter! “The old family head died suddenly, enemies surround us, and the clan is in panic. I'll take the seat!” Li Xingge was born into a 245.8kReads8.9Score22.8k14d adds
30. 230 我EN My IQ Can Be Recharged 我的智商能充值 Meat-Eating Panda吃肉的熊猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted “Your IQ balance is running low. Please top up immediately!” Chen Zhao, a high school student, accidentally acquires a System that can raise his IQ and transmigrates to a parallel world much like Earth. As long as he completes the System's missions, he can top up his IQ and become the smartest person in the world! And just like that, he becomes insanely impressive! He glances at the questions on an exam and calculates the answers in his head! As a gaming streamer, his lightning-fast judgment mak 9kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
31. 231 崛 Rise of 1820 崛起1820 The Potatoes Are Ready土豆熟了Historical842k WordsCompleted Every rabbit has a dream of building a great nation. Starting from the desolate Ningguta, they go on to dominate the world and enter the interstellar age. The unlocking of the genetic lock leads the Yanhuang people to the legendary continent of Taiyuan. This is the story of how the protagonist, Song Xiao, leads the Yanhuang people from Earth into the stars, into the path of cultivation, and onward to a higher civilization. This is a historical and cultivation novel. If you don't like cultivation 62Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    The first book takes me to the Daoguang era, where time and space constraints keep me in the three northeastern provinces outside Shanhaiguan. I'm currently fighting the Russians. The second book focuses on development in Mozhou, rising to power and confronting nine nations, while also battling a small-time player. The third book starts with a German-equipped company, developing within Yan Xishan's territory. The fourth book begins in a small town in Yuxi County, where I rely on weapon blueprints and industrial equipment obtained through the system to recruit talent and independently develop weapons and equipment.

32. 232 从 From Bandit to Nation-Builder in Southeast Asia 从土匪到东南亚建国 User23356680用户23356680Historical509k WordsOngoing [Build a Nation Overseas] + [Master of Grand Promises] + [Ruthless] + [Farming] + [Industry] + [No System] Wang Meng: Brothers, let’s kidnap Young Master Wu. He’s got money and guns. We’ll head up the mountain and become kings! Wang Wen: I’m with Brother Meng. We’ll eat well and drink our fill! Wang Meng: Take down the Frenchmen, and we’ll divide up the land, houses, and women! Wang Wen: Follow the commander, and we’ll get land, houses, and wives! 30.4kReads7.2Score2.4k14d adds

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    I recommend a story that perfectly matches your requirements: 1900, from the King of the Southwest to the founding of a nation in Southeast Asia. The protagonist relies on ruthlessness to cultivate his clan, develop industry, and fight against the Japanese in the three southwestern provinces.

33. 233 修 Restoring Time, Just to Meet You 修复时光，只为遇见你 Yu Yanzhi虞砚知Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Two equally strong leads + both transmigrate + pure sweetness + love for their country and people] She is a modern student of cultural relic restoration; he is a warlord in Republican-era Shanghai. When she transmigrates, she becomes the wife promised to him when he was a child. They weather the chaos of war together, always understanding and supporting each other. There’s more to her identity than meets the eye. He risks his life to protect her, and when everything is finally settled, he follo 175Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is a military governor in Shanghai, and the female lead is a modern cultural relic restorer who travels back to the Republic of China era. It's a sweet and heartwarming story about two strong, clean-living individuals who work together to build their careers.

34. 234 大 Great Warlord: The Struggle for Empire 大军阀：帝国争霸 Maltos马尔托斯Historical219k WordsCompleted Zhao Yi transmigrated into a chaotic age of warlords and desperate poverty, but unexpectedly activated a Conquest System and received a German-equipped army from the start. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, on unifying the north. You have received an aircraft carrier battle group!” While Zhao Yi stood there, utterly dumbfounded, he realized that his power had already grown enough to crush the entire world. 1Reads7.0Score—14d adds
35. 235 大 The Rise of a Great Nation: Invincible Since the Republic of China Era 大国崛起：从民国开始无敌 Partridge Greens鹧鸪菜Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Lu Chen is reborn in the late Qing and early Republican era, a time of chaos, and obtains the Ultimate Family Sign-In System. He discovers that the more he raises his family’s overall strength, the better the rewards he receives from signing in. From the scholar, farmer, artisan, and merchant trades to medicine, culture, industry, military manufacturing, physical training, and cultivation, he can obtain it all. As his family grows stronger, his own lifespan increases without limit as well. “Ding 4.2kReads7.1Score27114d adds
36. 236 民 Republican-Era Playboy in the Military Intelligence Bureau 民国之纨绔大少在军统 Sipping Wine Gently温酒浅轻酌Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Fanfic transmigration + tycoon + alternate setting + comedy + big shots + Shanghai Bund + island lord] The story of a young master from the Republic of China era who becomes an island lord, and an ordinary man who grows into a ruthless power player. Chen Qing transmigrates into the body of the eldest young master of the Chen family during the Republic of China era and awakens a Treasure Chest System. He becomes the head of the Special Affairs Office, forms the Netherworld Special Forc 5.3kReads7.8Score26414d adds
37. 237 都 The Urban All-Purpose Lottery System 都市全能抽奖系统 Demon-Slaying Order Abbot屠魔令斋主Male-Channel Fanfiction443k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feng, a young man from the city, obtained a sign-in lottery System. He discovered that he could win all kinds of skills, cultivation techniques, and items through the System's sign-in lottery... He could even use the System's power to transmigrate at any time into different film, TV, and novel worlds. Love in the Courtyard, Ode to Joy, Love Apartment, Drawing Sword, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Uncle Nine, Journey to the West, the Primordia 1.8kReads6.8Score10214d adds
38. 238 穿 Transmigrated to 1942: From the Start, All I Have Is a Handful of Grass 穿越1942，开局一把草 Warm Sunshine in Spring春天里的暖阳Urban851k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, warlords run amok, foreign enemies invade, and natural disasters strike! When staying alive becomes a pipe dream, survival, and finding a way to live better, become the protagonist's only motivation. See how Hou Xiaoge, an older single man from the new century, transmigrates to the Republic of China and stirs up a storm. 17.3kReads8.4Score63114d adds
39. 239 家 A Century-Old Clan: Pursuing Immortality Since the Republic of China 家族百年：从民国开启永生 Wan Ren万仞Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Zhao Guang was reborn in the Republic of China era and obtained a Family Sign-In System. All he had to do was raise the System's level, and sign-ins would reward him with good things. From industry to martial arts, from literature to business, and even heavy industry and finance, as well as low-, mid-, and high-level martial arts and cultivation to immortality, he could obtain it all through sign-ins as his Family System leveled up. You are the owner of Huaxia's first factory producing canned 2.3kReads5.4Score16214d adds

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    Chapter 2 Newbie Gift Pack "Ding, host has received the newbie gift pack, obtaining 100 billion Dragon Kingdom currency, which has been deposited into the overseas financial account prepared for the host by the system." "The source of funds is international stocks, virtual currencies, futures markets and other financial markets. The source of funds is traceable, please use it with confidence."

40. 240 民 Republican Era: From the Slums to a Power Behind the Scenes! 民国：从贫民窟开始做幕后大佬！ The Power Behind the Scenes幕后大佬Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Gu Xuan transmigrates to the Republic of China era and gains the ability to travel between two worlds! There’s no holding him back now! He becomes a middleman between worlds, and it’s a blast! Modern big-ticket goods and little trinkets alike are priceless treasures over there! Silver dollars come pouring into his pockets! But the Republic of China era is anything but peaceful. Warlords are everywhere, and chaos and upheaval reign, so he’ll have to keep his footing! Wouldn’t it be better to beco 943Reads5.2Score10214d adds
41. 241 民 A Tycoon in Republican-Era Shanghai 民国大亨：崛起于上海滩 All Things Come to Life Beneath the Pen笔下万物生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted This is a dark age! An age of devourers! Gangland tycoons, foreign concessions, warlords, and imperial powers: all these forces are locked in a tangled struggle! Simply staying alive is hard enough! Let's see how Wang Qiang, with his golden finger, makes it big in this age and becomes a top warlord! I'm no good at writing blurbs. Please read the story itself! 43Reads7.0Score—14d adds
42. 242 军 Warlord: My Concubine Is No Ordinary Woman 军阀：我的姨太不简单 Pursuing the Maple逐枫Historical173k WordsOngoing In the final years of the Qing dynasty, Long Yuanshan, Governor-General of Jiangnan, was betrayed and killed by his subordinates. His only son, eighteen-year-old Long Xuan, inherited his legacy. The traitor Wu Heihu wanted to seize power for himself, but ultimately feared Long Yuanshan's former followers and took half his forces to set up on his own. On November 14–15, 1908, the emperor and the Dowager Empress died on the same day. The imperial court was a government in name only, and province a —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Warlords, later resistance against Japan

43. 243 民 Across the Heavens, Starting in the Republic of China: Every Punch Makes Me Stronger 民国开始的诸天，打人就变强 Old Brother Writes老哥执笔Urban601k WordsCompleted Transmigrate + System + Films and TV Across the Heavens + Satisfying Power Fantasy Ding... Hitting your father is a grave act of filial impiety. Host, you’ve earned one point. Republican-era fantasy world: completed Hong Kong cinema world: completed Eight-Nation Alliance world: completed Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties world: completed Xianxia world: complete Siheyuan world: complete The Great Era from the Republican Period Ding... You hit a female ghost. Host, you’ve earned two points. 1.4kReads7.7Score10214d adds

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    Warlords during the Republic of China era...

44. 244 国 Chinese Martial Arts: From the Start, I'm a Double Red Pole, and I'm a Little Worried 国术：开局双花红棍，有点慌 The Zoo's Top Attraction动物园头牌Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional Chinese martial arts + Republic of China era + martial world gangs + golden finger + immortality] In the final years of the Qing dynasty and the early Republic, the martial world is in turmoil, with upheaval on every side. The martial world has its Green-and-Red rivalry, and the world of martial arts its North-South divide. Du Hao is no more than an insignificant nobody. He wakes up to find himself a top Red Pole of the Red Gang, but in name only. Watch how he contends with people, 7.2kReads8.3Score43014d adds
45. 245 清 The Qing Army Besieges Us: I Transmigrate to the Republic of China and Bring Back a Million Heavy Cannons 清军压境：穿越民国带回百万巨炮 Top Salesperson of the Year年度销售第一Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Traveling between worlds + Ming dynasty prince + Warring States era + Conquest] I can transmigrate between multiple worlds and have a storage space. Isn't that incredibly awesome? 5.3kReads8.5Score46314d adds
46. 246 民 Republican Era: The Shanghai Tycoon 民国：上海滩枭雄 Thirty-Five叁拾伍Urban719k WordsCompleted 1. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, with a sharp mind. 2. He starts out in the martial world, builds a business, establishes a base of operations, and saves the country and its people. Han Kaijia's soul travels back to old Shanghai in 1915. When others scheme against him, he seizes the opportunity and strikes back with razor-sharp precision. From then on, he understands one thing: When you're out in the world, you make your own name and status. The powerful figu 1.2kReads6.5Score—14d adds
47. 247 在 Come with Me Before Sunset 在日落之前跟我走 Smiling Tom爱笑的汤姆Modern Romance91k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + love and hate + beautiful women + handsome men + war + love and hate] The land lies shattered, ten years of life and death, Family vengeance unavenged, the nation in peril, Li Xiaoxiao, how can I find it in me to love you? The sons and daughters of Huaxia stand strong, The clouds will part, and dawn will come at last. Zhou Heming, come with me before sunset. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    How can a young woman survive in this chaotic world amidst warlords and gangsters?

48. 248 军 Warlord: I'm a Prodigal Son, Ruling the Turbulent Age 军阀：我！败家子，纵横乱世风云 Candied Hawthorn冰糖葫芦Urban383k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Warlords + tycoon protagonist + one heroine + sweet romance + 1916 + sign-in + Republican-era setting + devoted husband + doting father + brotherhood] In his previous life, Zhao He was addicted to gambling and opium. He not only squandered his entire fortune, but also watched his wife bang her head against a wall and die. He was consumed by regret. Reborn in 1916, Zhao He becomes a devoted husband. He will reclaim everything that belongs to him, then lead his wife and daughter through 2.9kReads7.1Score11914d adds
49. 249 我 I Became a Spy in Republican-Era China 我到民国当间谍 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Yunxuan, a team leader in the Criminal Investigation Squad of Xiangcheng Police Bureau, is a spoiled rich kid who spends his days loafing around and making friends. He has a taste for eating, drinking, and gambling. The only thing he doesn't do is visit brothels. But what people don't know is that he is the military intelligence agent Judge, a man despised to the bone by the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators. 6.8kReads8.6Score43514d adds
50. 250 上 The Shanghai Thief 上海大盗 Toxic Thoughts思想有毒Urban818k WordsCompleted In the early years of the Republic of China, Yuan Boss died, and Lu Wang, governor and provincial governor of Zhejiang, openly called for the overthrow of Yuan. Warlord forces rose again across the country, and the political situation grew turbulent. Large numbers of refugees from Hangzhou poured into Shanghai. The protagonist transmigrates into Qi Liujin, and the four of them flee to Shanghai with their families. A new life begins. 1.6kReads8.4Score10014d adds

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