Late Ming Dynasty Novel with a System and Firearms 明末带系统热武器小说

1. 1 明 Late Ming: Chongzhen, Don't Ascend the Throne Yet. Let Me Play Dead First 明末：崇祯你先别登基容我诈个尸 Persimmons Are Poisonous柿子有毒Historical2.2M WordsCompleted August 24, 1627. The Ming dynasty welcomed its final emperor. Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, stood on the steps of the Jianji Hall, receiving the court officials' homage. Just as the enthronement ceremony reached its final stage, the late emperor Zhu Youxiao suddenly appeared in the doorway. “Chongzhen, don't ascend the throne just yet. Let me fake my own death first!” A firearms engineer arrives in the Ming dynasty with memories of his previous life. What changes will he bring to this empire o 21.9kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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   A mechanical engineer travels back in time to the Ming Dynasty, where Zhu Youxiao "comes back to life" and initiates the industrialization process of the Ming Dynasty, including steelmaking, gun manufacturing, cannon manufacturing, and shipbuilding.

2. 2 明 Late Ming: Players Run Rampant 明末：玩家凶猛 Xing Daorong, Senior General of Lingling零陵上将邢道荣Historical763k WordsCompleted In April 1637, the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the Qing army joined forces with the Joseon navy and launched an all-out assault on Pi Island with overwhelming force, intent on wiping out the Dongjiang garrison. By then, after years of internal strife and external threats, the Dongjiang garrison was already powerless to stop the Qing army. But just then, a mysterious force arrived: They were great warriors, pressing forward wherever righteousness called, taking life and death lightly and f 403Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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   These are excellent time-travel novels set in the late Ming Dynasty. The stories are great, the plots are great, the writing is great, and the protagonists are even better! Each has its own unique characteristics, making it difficult to choose a favorite. Crucially, they all feature modern weaponry and come with their own systems! [Attention][Attention][Attention] As the operations manager for these seven novels, I highly recommend them to you!

3. 3 两 The Gate Between Two Worlds: I Become a Prince in the Late Ming Dynasty 两界门，我在明末当王爷 Chili Chow Mein, Cold Salad, Dumplings, and Beer辣椒炒面凉菜饺子啤酒Historical504k WordsCompleted I have a door that leads between the Ming Dynasty and the modern world. Make a fortune by moving goods back and forth? As long as I have a gun, your home is my granary! Can’t get guns in the country? No problem, I’m overseas! 98Reads8.2Score102Shelves
4. 4 爹 Dad, You Transmigrated to the Late Ming Dynasty 爹，你穿越明末了 Mr. Meng's Cat孟先生的猫Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Li Heng receives a call from his missing father. Just as he is getting excited, his father tells him that he has transmigrated to the end of the Ming Dynasty. Li Heng: “Dad, I’ll get you an AK, and you get me an antique. We’ll build up the business and make it great again.” 5kReads8.6Score530Shelves
5. 5 穿 Transmigration: Struggle in the Late Ming, Enjoy Life in the Modern Era 穿越：明末奋斗，现代享福 Hardworking Snail奋斗的蜗牛Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Farming, development, technological progress, firearms, conquest, unifying China at the end of the Ming dynasty, and becoming ruler of the world. In the modern era, he enjoys financial freedom and life with multiple wives. In the late Ming, he works hard, rising through the ranks and building up his strength in the early stages, crushing the Ming and the Tatars in the middle, then unifying the world and becoming its ruler in the end. A disastrous start: he transmigrates to ancient times with not 6.9kReads8.3Score682Shelves

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   Unlike other late Ming Dynasty rebellion novels, this one is simply exhilarating.

6. 6 魂 Haunted by the Late Ming: The Rise of a Thousand-Household Officer 魂牵明末之千户崛起 Wandering Rain漂泊的雨Historical515k WordsCompleted The Little Ice Age at the end of the Ming Dynasty brings endless disasters. Rebel armies rise, the Manchus run rampant, the southwest erupts in rebellion, and western and southeastern pirates covet China. The Ming Empire teeters on the brink. See how a low-ranking military officer from Qiongzhou rises from humble beginnings to turn the tide! 213Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 明 Late Ming: With Money, Food, and Soldiers, I Am Invincible! 明末：有钱有粮有兵我无敌！ Look Ahead Quickly看快前面Historical642k WordsCompleted [Mass Recruitment + Age of Empires + Space + Resources + Lighthearted] A word of warning: This is my first clumsy attempt at writing, so the story may jump around. The Empire space is powerful, but the protagonist isn't. He's just an ordinary person. Han Xi transmigrates to the late Ming Dynasty, landing in the chaos of Liaodong, which terrifies him. But before long, Han Xi obtains the space from Age of Empires III. At first, he thinks it's a free-for-all where he can slaughter his way to victor 884Reads6.0Score—Shelves
8. 8 明 Late Ming: The Steel Tide Rolls On 明末，钢铁的洪流滚滚向前 Empty Your Emptiness放空你的空Historical2.7M WordsOngoing [No Romance + No System + Has a Golden Finger (Does an armory count?) + Invincible + Farming and Development + Slow-Burn but Packed with Conflict] Ammunition-disassembly expert Zhong Qing survives an explosion by sheer luck, only to be transported with his warehouse to the third year of the Tianqi era, at the end of the Ming dynasty. When he opens his eyes, he sees no beautiful women in his harem, only dust kicked up by Mongol cavalry. His System? Doesn’t exist. His golden finger is the clas 2.2kReads7.2Score163Shelves

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   Then this book is for you. It's updated steadily every day, and there are already nearly 900 chapters. The protagonist transmigrates to the late Ming Dynasty and comes with his own arsenal of firearms.

9. 9 穿 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty with an Imperial Era System 穿越大明之朕有帝国时代系统 Mo Yunfan墨云凡Historical2.6M WordsOngoing Synopsis: Great Ming + Emperor + Political Intrigue + Age of Empires System [At its peak, this novel had 600,000 readers. Its comic-drama adaptation, The Carpenter's Empire, is now updating on multiple platforms. Read with confidence!] The Taichang Emperor is on his deathbed. The Great Ming court is in turmoil, three major cases have erupted at once, treacherous ministers are plotting to force a palace move, vassal states are turning away, the borders are in revolt, and powerful nations are clos 110.2kReads8.4Score7.3kShelves

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   The dashing armor and the clash of cold weapons are exhilarating! The protagonist of this book transmigrates into the body of the Tianqi Emperor during the Ming Dynasty. Possessing an Imperial Era System, he conquers the Mongols and the Later Jin Dynasty by rapidly building up his army, producing food through farmland, manufacturing weapons and armor through arsenals, and training warships at the docks, thus ushering in the Great Age of Exploration for the Ming Dynasty! The author even made his own PowerPoint presentation—truly amazing, hahaha! The writing is good, with a good plot, political intrigue, and logical storytelling. The characters are vividly portrayed, and each chapter includes bonus images, making the reading experience incredibly immersive!

10. 10 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical885k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 5.4kReads—Score385Shelves

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    Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to chop firewood. In his dream, an old man told him that he was a valiant general and should protect his home and people. Upon waking, he also had additional memories of the future. Liu Yongfu decided that besides protecting his country, he should also find a place for the Han people to live, sheltering them from over ten years of war and natural disasters…

11. 11 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.8kReads—Score110Shelves
12. 12 明 Late Ming: Chongzhen's Heaven-Defying Fate Reversal 明末：崇祯的逆天改命 The Glory of Lake Baikal贝加尔湖的荣光Historical748k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Zhu Youjian, he obtains an information System, builds guns and cannons, kills corrupt officials, destroys the Donglin faction, executes landlords, abolishes the imperial clans, and unifies the Ming Empire. He crushes the Jurchens and continues expanding the empire's borders, reclaiming lost territory in the north and occupying the Indochinese Peninsula in the south. He wipes out all the forces in the South Seas, deals a crushing blow to the Western barbarians, and final 845Reads8.4Score112Shelves

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    This one's good; it's always expanding! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

13. 13 明 The Rise of an Empire in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末之帝国崛起 Food-Loving Homebody爱吃的宅男Historical593k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of someone in the late Ming Dynasty, can Wang Yi shoulder the banner of the Han people on the demon-haunted lands of Liaodong, with help from the Empire System? Wang Yi: “I've got more soldiers than I can afford to feed. Guess I'll have to find a few more places to farm.” The Manchus: “You flattened the old home our ancestors left us!” Russia, covered in blood, cries: “You've planted crops right up to my doorstep! Please, leave us alone!” 18Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    These three books are

14. 14 帝 The Emperor's Hegemony in Great Ming 帝霸大明 Loves Beef on a Hot Plate爱吃铁板牛Historical620k WordsCompleted In the late Ming Dynasty, natural disasters struck one after another and the government was corrupt. After waking up as Zhu Youxiao during the final years of the Wanli Emperor's reign, he faced the Three Major Cases of the late Ming and the disastrous defeat at Sarhu. Faced with such a complicated situation, how will this young emperor turn things around? 18.4kReads8.9Score841Shelves
15. 15 明 Battling for Supremacy at the End of the Ming: From the Start, I Have an Armored Tank 明末争霸，开局一辆装甲战车 The Dark Horse Cutting Through the Waves劈波斩浪的黑马Historical446k WordsCompleted [Rousing + Decisive and Ruthless + Historically Grounded + No Mindless Stupidity] On the night of the eighteenth day of the third month in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, modern mercenary Xu Chen is driving his armored vehicle when he unexpectedly transmigrates to the Ming capital. Watch how he uses one armored vehicle, a lifetime of brotherhood, and his courage to break through the encirclement in the turbulent final years of the Ming dynasty, and begins his own rousing legend! 2kReads8.6Score212Shelves

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    You start with an armored vehicle, and have to fight your way through everything else on your own. How exciting!

16. 16 明 The Tumultuous End of the Ming: From the Start, I Sell the City of Liaoyang 明末风云：开局卖掉辽阳城 Seven-Star Red-Braised Pork七星红烧肉Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Mao Chengjie somehow transmigrates to the turbulent Liaodong region in the late Ming dynasty, where he unlocks a System shop that lets him buy and sell anything. With a cheat like that, all sorts of ideas come to mind. The Jurchen in Liaodong, the Mongol invaders, the She and An rebellions in the southwest, Japanese pirates in the southeast, Fujianese sea raiders, the Shaanxi rebellion, red-haired foreign invaders, bitter cold, and unending natural disasters: can this Ming dynasty, whose destruc 1.1kReads6.2Score110Shelves

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    You can check out this one; although it doesn't have a high rating, it's well-written!

17. 17 开 From the Start, I Unlock World War II Weapons 开局解锁二战武器 Ruo Ting若霆Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Sign-in from the start] [No mass-producing troops + recruit famous ministers and generals] [Please don't flame if you dislike it; read with care] Jiang Muyun accidentally transmigrates to the fourth year of the Chongzhen reign, at the end of the Ming Dynasty. He decides he has to do something for China! Ding! He obtains a sign-in assistance System and signs in to receive a modern rifle... Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Sun Chengzong, Cao Wenzhao, Li Banghua: all these famous ministers and genera 2.3kReads6.7Score133Shelves

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    This novel is about unlocking World War II weapons and training your own army generals.

18. 18 明 A Late Ming Revolutionary Reorganizes the Ranks and Handcrafts a Mortar 明末觉醒分子重组，手搓迫击炮 I Don't Know Anything撒也不会啊Historical1.8M WordsOngoing History's unluckiest transmigrator starts out as a refugee in northern Shaanxi at the end of the Ming dynasty. Just as he thinks he's about to die on arrival, his “molecular restructuring” cheat comes online! Any substance can be rewritten; any structure can be rearranged! Hungry? Restructure cellulose into glucose and turn weeds into porridge! The original grain seeds yield too little? Induce genetic mutations in the seeds and harvest three thousand jin per mu! The Tartar cavalry is formidable? 44.2kReads8.1Score4.7kShelves

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    The protagonist travels back to the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, using his modern skills and historical revolutionary experience to save the weak and establish an ideal new world amidst the chaos. [Laughs]

19. 19 红 Red Alert: My Conscripts Are the Fourth Calamity 红色警戒：我的动员兵是第四天灾 A Single Thought, Flowers in Full Bloom一念花开盛放Historical516k WordsCompleted Bai Haoqing never dreamed that playing Red Alert would get him struck by lightning and sent to a parallel world. This was the Qing Dynasty in the parallel world of Longguo. The Taiping Rebellion had just begun, and though the Qing court was rotten to the core, it remained a formidable force. Bai Haoqing transmigrated right into a Qing army village massacre and had no choice but to grit his teeth and activate the System. [Host in a desperate situation detected. Emergency activation of the Newcome 866Reads6.4Score108Shelves

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    These books are good, the battles are exciting, and the plots are original! One is about a superhero who unifies the world at the end of the Ming Dynasty, builds a harem, and has countless children. The other is about a superhero going to the end of the Ming Dynasty to become the Monkey King, and the battles are exciting! 6

20. 20 抗 War of Resistance: I Merged With a Red Alert Template and Grow Stronger With Every Kill 抗战：融合红警模板，杀敌就变强 Find Me a Big Brother拜个哥哥Historical337k WordsCompleted Tang Hao was playing Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge at home when a freight truck sent him crashing into the northeastern battlefield of 1931. But after awakening a Red Alert interface, he could unlock new units and stack their abilities by killing the Japanese invaders. From Chinese infantry to Chrono Legionnaires, from an 81 rifle to a mobile military base. While others were still risking their lives over a few Type 38 rifles, he had already surrounded an entire Japanese regiment by himself. 1.8kReads—Score151Shelves
21. 21 明 Late Ming: A Superhuman Descends on Yangzhou, Plays the Great Sage, and Destroys the Manchus 明末：超人降临扬州扮大圣灭满清 Find Me a Big Brother拜个哥哥Historical1.1M WordsCompleted The rating has only just appeared, so it’ll rise soon! (The Myriad Worlds + late Ming setting from the start + defending Yangzhou during the ten-day massacre + wiping out the Jurchen Eight Banners + a Superman-like hero arrives + the Great Sage Equal to Heaven) Modern college student Sun Hao transmigrates bodily to Yangzhou at the end of the Ming dynasty. At this point, a hundred thousand troops of the Jurchen Eight Banners are attacking the city. As Yangzhou is about to fall, sunlight empowers 2.4kReads7.3Score206Shelves
22. 22 抗 War of Resistance: I'm Invincible, Killing Japanese Soldiers on the Road as I Flee the Famine 抗战：逃荒路上杀鬼子的我无敌了 Find Me a Big Brother拜个哥哥Urban316k WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine and fighting to survive] [Physical transmigration] [System space] [Ruthless and decisive] [Slay the devils] [Kill and loot the bodies] Yang Jian transmigrates to an era of famine with a 125-cubic-meter storage space, and goes on a rampage. From the start, he wins over Shunliu and his younger sibling with a single multigrain flatbread, then seizes the little devils’ equipment! After capturing a county seat, the System runs off, and he wins a System gift pack in a lottery. He fight 579Reads6.4Score108Shelves
23. 23 超 Superman Descends: From the Start in the Late Ming, I Crush the Pigskin Barbarians 超人降临：明末开局打爆野猪皮 Find Me a Big Brother拜个哥哥Historical518k WordsCompleted (More Children, More Blessings, an Imperial Army, an Invincible Power Fantasy, and the Golden Zodiac Saints) The author used to be Superman, so this isn't made up! Bai Haoqing opened his eyes to find that he had transmigrated bodily to a Korean battlefield at the end of the Ming Dynasty, before the Jiazi Rebellion had even begun. Because he came from the original Earth, sunlight in the late Ming Dynasty granted him superhuman powers. At that moment, the Jianzhou Jurchens were massacring a city. 795Reads6.5Score—Shelves
24. 24 诡 When the Supernatural Invades: I Become DNF's Dark Lord 诡异入侵：我成了DNF黑暗君主 Find Me a Big Brother拜个哥哥Mystery232k WordsCompleted (Completed novel with over a million words, so read with confidence) (Dungeon Fighter Online) (Devil May Cry, Dark Lord) (No System) (Readers unfamiliar with the game are welcome) After being reincarnated in another world, the protagonist Li Feng encounters a global invasion by a bizarre world after reaching adulthood. Fortunately, he awakens the Ghostblade class he played in Dungeon Fighter Online in his previous life: the Soul Bender. While everyone else is still struggling to form groups and 137Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 崇 The Chongzhen Emperor: Building a New Ming Dynasty with Money 崇祯大帝：用钱砸出一个新大明 Seven-Star Red-Braised Pork七星红烧肉Historical918k WordsOngoing A 21st-century office worker wakes up to find himself Chongzhen, beset by crises within and without. The Jurchen beyond the passes burn, pillage, and ravage the land. Rebel armies storm cities and seize territory. The army is weak and starving, natural disasters never let up, and the people have been driven from their homes. Corrupt leeches infest the court, both inside and out. The state treasury is so empty it could starve a mouse, and the imperial coffers contain only one thousand taels of si 1.8kReads6.6Score136Shelves

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    I recommend a great book; those who are interested can check it out!

26. 26 人 In Southern Ming, Beating the Qing Emperor Kangxi 人在南明，搓打康麻子 I Am Not Xuande孤不是玄德Historical6.1M WordsOngoing At the end of the Southern Ming, the last dynasty of Han Chinese rule, the Yongli Emperor fled west to Burma. The dynasty was doomed from the start. After transmigrating as a member of the imperial clan, the protagonist forms marriage alliances with warlords, outwits powerful ministers, schemes and deceives, seizes military command, and trains his troops to the limit. In the final showdown between the Ming and Qing, he turns the tide, slaughters Wu Sangui, drives the Shunzhi Emperor to his death 1.6kReads8.1Score100Shelves

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    Yes, very good, you're smart.

27. 27 明 Restoring the Ming Dynasty from Burma in Its Final Years 明末从缅甸开始复国 Young Slicker Mr. Ming年轻油条明先生Historical250k WordsOngoing In 1659, the Great Ming dynasty was on the brink of collapse. The Qing army was bearing down on Yunnan, and the court was beset by troubles at home and abroad. But at that very moment, fate took a turn: the modern-day Zhu Youlang unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of the Ming dynasty’s Yongli Emperor, Zhu Youlang. With the powerful support of a tool called the Strongest Restoration System, he set about restoring the glory of the Great Ming. Zhu Youlang must not only face the Qing forces pu 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Zhu Youlang, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, began his restoration of the country from Burma, and possessed a systematic approach and advanced weaponry.

28. 28 人 Late Ming: I Beat the Eight Banners to a Pulp! 人在明末，八旗被我一顿黑打！ Mr. Dark Circles黑眼圈先森Historical458k WordsOngoing [Ming Dynasty + System + ruthless and decisive + conquest + skill packs] The late Ming is plagued by internal strife and external threats? No need to panic. I, Zhang Jingchuan, am here! See the hundred thousand iron cavalry behind me? … Emperor Chongzhen: “Brother, sit down and let’s talk this over.” Zhang Jingchuan: “Who’s your brother? Don’t go claiming we’re related!” Emperor Chongzhen: “I hear you raised a hundred thousand cavalry for the Ming. Did you bring them?” Zhang Jingchuan: “I raised 92Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    The first book is readable. The second book, well, the first 50 chapters are good, but after that it becomes bland, yet you can't bring yourself to abandon it. The third and fourth parts are very good; you need patience to read them, and they get increasingly exciting as they progress.

29. 29 晚 The Great Warlord of the Late Ming 晚明大军阀 Steel Afterglow钢铁余晖Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Advance notice: Farming-focused story. Anti-Ming and anti-Qing. Firearms. Conquest. Advancing technology. No System, and there is a female lead, but she gets very little page time. After a stroke of incredible luck, the protagonist wakes up to discover he has become a bandit chief. He has just settled an internal dispute in the stronghold when government troops arrive to surround and suppress them. To avoid being wiped out by the authorities, the protagonist can only use what he has at hand to 1.8kReads8.8Score181Shelves
30. 30 这 The Ming Dynasty Can Still Be Saved 这个大明还能拯救 Cantonese Melon粤瓜Historical1.6M WordsCompleted (Ming Dynasty + Ensemble Cast + Iron and Blood + No System + Emperor + Struggle for Supremacy + National Strength) A modern engineer transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Yiyi, the eldest legitimate son of the Longqing Emperor, who died young. Faced with the impoverished Ming treasury, Zhu Yiyi has no choice but to propose reforms, mint silver coins, overhaul commercial taxes, and build a new army. He builds up his strength step by step, fights Altan Khan, opens maritime trade, conqu 8.3kReads8.5Score440Shelves
31. 31 明 Late Ming: The Rise of a Thousand-Household Garrison 明末：一座千户所的崛起征程 Boating by Night泛舟夜行Historical261k WordsCompleted (Slow-burn) In the turbulent final years of the Ming, war rages and the people suffer. In the prosperous modern world, technology is advanced and life is convenient. Thanks to his unique ability, Yang Yi travels between these two utterly different eras and begins an extraordinary new life. How will he use this miraculous power to turn the tide in the chaos of the late Ming? And how will he balance his dual identity in modern society? Join Yang Yi on this fantastical journey across time. 675Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 大 Great Ming: Raising an Army in the Age of Empires, Zhu Yuanzhang Is Shocked 大明：帝国时代暴兵，朱元璋惊了 Shepherd God牧神Historical476k WordsCompleted In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Zhu Gui proposes that the Ming establish a military commission in the northeast to govern the vast lands of the Far East and Siberia, and volunteers to be made Prince of the Far North. He swears to subdue the Japanese pirates within three years and deliver ten million taels of silver, but no one believes him. Relying on his Age of Empires System, he farms, mines, raises armies, and develops towns. Sure enough, within a year he returns with ten million taels of 1kReads8.3Score100Shelves
33. 33 大 The Great Ming's Last Backbone: Beheading Shi Lang from the Start 大明最后脊梁：开局斩首施琅 A Little Soldier in the Late Ming and Early Qing明末清初一小兵Historical1.0M WordsOngoing [Pirates] [Rebuilding the Ming Dynasty] [Adventure] [Naval Warfare] In 1683, after the Battle of Penghu, a defeated Zheng army rebuilds the Ming Dynasty into an empire on which the sun never sets. When Chen Meng transmigrated as the captain of a Zheng naval gunboat, he turned the tide of the rout and killed Shi Lang. Right under Yao Qisheng's nose, he abducted Consort Rong and Princess Lanqi. Fujian Governor-General Yao Qisheng went mad, and an imperial edict from Kangxi soon followed: “As long 369Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Penghu waves surged, and the Ming Dynasty's warships broke through the enemy lines! The roar of cannons shook the sea and sky as the valiant sailors plowed through the waves, beheading the Qing general Shi Lang with a single blow. In an instant, the Qing fleet sank, and all men perished. The Ming Dynasty's coastal defenses were rebuilt! Capturing Consort Rong from the tiger's den, and seizing control of the Qing court's central lifeline, the ultimate thrill of dominating the enemy was overwhelming! Looking towards the open ocean, a trap was set in the golden Malacca Strait. Warships surrounded a Spanish merchant fleet, and the daughter of the Governor of Manila surrendered without resistance. The lifeline of Western trade fell into the Ming Dynasty's grasp! Discovering the treasures of Zheng He's ships in the deep sea, mountains of gold and silver were transformed into powerful ships and cannons. An invincible fleet, armed to the very last nail, was born! A serendipitous encounter on a deserted island, further blessed by destiny, leads to a chance meeting with a descendant of the exiled Jianwen Emperor. With the rightful dragon flag raised, heroes from across the seas and valiant naval warriors flock to the cause, legitimizing the Ming Dynasty's maritime dominance! Leading massive warships, they traverse the seven seas, bombarding Portuguese colonial outposts, ramming British royal merchant ships, and forcing the invincible Spanish Armada to retreat into port, its sails no longer daring to venture out to explore. Only the Ming dragon flag flutters across the vast ocean! Through maritime trade, they amass a formidable capital, forging an unparalleled army with their superior ships and cannons. Finally, a thousand ships launch a massive assault on Dagu Port, their iron hooves crushing the old capital of Yanjing, rebuilding the Ming Dynasty's vast empire with their overwhelming maritime power! The entire series is packed with high-octane naval battles, from the thrill of boarding maneuvers and the awe-inspiring clashes of naval guns to the exhilarating thrill of long-range plunder – every scene is a guaranteed thrill! A true saga for seafaring enthusiasts, you'll regret missing it!

34. 34 从 Building an Invincible Fleet, Starting with a Battleship 从一艘战列舰开始打造无敌舰队 White Emperor Who Likes Water Mallow喜欢水葵的白帝子Historical879k WordsOngoing (Naval Warfare) + (Conquest) + (The System Only Provides Equipment and Technology, No Missions) + (Shipbuilding) + (No Female Lead) Chu Qing is reborn on a planet where oceans cover ninety percent of the surface, becoming the son of the garrison commander of the Taixi Islands in the Qian Cang Empire. He is ready to make his mark, but then the Eastern Sakura Empire suddenly launches a war... Driven from his home from the start, Chu Qing finally awakens his AI on the run! With a “found” battleship 3.6kReads9.0Score192Shelves

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    These books are all very good.

35. 35 明 Voyaging in the Late Ming Dynasty Begins with Shipbuilding 明末航海从造船开始 Yearning Without End念念布往Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Wang Hao unexpectedly transmigrates to the turbulent late Ming dynasty, during the Chongzhen reign. Drawing on his knowledge of history and modern science and engineering, he focuses on shipbuilding and sets sail for distant lands. He quietly builds up his strength, laying a solid foundation and growing steadily amid the chaos. He drives out foreign invaders and northern barbarians, rebuilds the land of Huaxia, and personally designs and creates the utopian nation of his dreams. He sails the vas 128Reads6.8Score—Shelves
36. 36 大 Great Ming, So You're the Qing? 大明，就你叫满清啊？ The Salted Fish Is Too Cranky咸鱼太暴躁Historical1.6M WordsOngoing In 1690, the twenty-ninth year of the Kangxi reign, the Ming dynasty was already history. A soul from the future possessed Zhu Hechang, a Ming imperial grandson in exile in Luzon. At first, faced with this unfamiliar world, Zhu Hechang was confused and discouraged. Then... “Empire Rising System is now online...” “Congratulations, Host, the System has been fully upgraded!” “Congratulations, Host, you have received 500 soldiers from the Ming Divine Machine Battalion, all equipped with Minié rifles 3.1kReads8.7Score221Shelves
37. 37 小 A Soldier Transmigrates to 1852: The Rise of a Nation 小兵穿越1852之民族崛起 Shaking Xuanyuan震轩辕Historical773k WordsCompleted A new historical novel about transmigrating to a parallel timeline. No tropes, no System. See how a soldier from the future transmigrates through time, turns the tide, and rejuvenates China. We welcome you to give it a read. 48Reads6.7Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    You might want to check out some time-travel novels about rebellion in the late Qing Dynasty.

38. 38 甲 The Sino-Japanese War of 1894: The Rise of the Far East 甲午风云之远东崛起 Shaking Xuanyuan震轩辕Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Yue Tian, a PhD in military machinery, transmigrates to the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 and becomes a vanguard soldier protecting the nation. Using his knowledge from the future, he takes control of the lands beyond the Shanhai Pass, establishes a republic, unifies the country, and helps the nation rise as a great power in the Far East. 10.6kReads7.7Score483Shelves
39. 39 木 The Carpenter Returns to Make Great Ming Great Again 木匠回归，让大明再次伟大 No Need for Logic, Just Fun不求逻辑只求爽Historical475k WordsCompleted My name is Cheng Ping’an. Well, I’ll come clean: I’m the reincarnation of the Carpenter Emperor. What? Chongzhen, you want me to help you restore the Ming dynasty to its former glory? That’s not out of the question, but first, drop that hypocritical act of yours. And you’d better put aside that idea of making the common people suffer a little more. Because your big brother here is one of the common people, and I’ve suffered more than enough already. I didn’t come to the Ming dynasty just to suff 214Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's exactly it!!!

40. 40 崇 Chongzhen: This Great Ming Is Surprisingly Powerful 崇祯：这个大明有点强 A Dreaming Young Man一个有梦想的少年Historical564k WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty + satisfying power fantasy + mass troop recruitment + System + wild imagination] In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Zhu Youjian begins by drawing a Shenying Battalion. He rebuilds the Ming Dynasty, expands its military, purges treacherous officials, subdues Jiangnan, cuts down the powerful clans, and wins the people's hearts. He launches an eastern campaign against Japanese pirates, presses the Russians in the north, wages war across the southern seas, and conquers Per 2kReads7.7Score143Shelves

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    This one is a must-read.

41. 41 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5kReads5.8Score216Shelves

    Reader note

    A subconscious test

42. 42 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
43. 43 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
44. 44 兵 A Soldier King Transmigrates to Sarhu: Crush the Eight Banners and Save the Ming 兵王穿越萨尔浒：踏碎八旗救大明 Lonely but Strong寂寞坚强Historical358k WordsCompleted The story of Wang Xiaowei, an invincible modern soldier who transmigrates into the body of an ordinary soldier on the Sarhu battlefield during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty. Using his formidable martial arts and modern knowledge, he crushes the Later Jin, defeats enemies with a single move, slaughters his way across the battlefield, and defends his country. A tale of ironclad patriotism, grand battles, and stirring heroism!!! 739Reads7.3Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A modern-day invincible soldier king transmigrates to the body of an ordinary soldier on the battlefield of Sarhu during the Wanli era of the late Ming Dynasty. Witness the soldier king kill enemies with a single move, taking down one man in three steps, slaughtering his way through the enemy ranks, and crushing the Later Jin army. It's exhilarating, full of iron-blooded fervor, and incredibly moving. An absolutely must-read novel, a truly captivating read. Give it a try, you'll be hooked! It's arguably far superior to most contemporary transmigration novels about the late Ming Dynasty war!

45. 45 兵 The Soldier King Defends the Nation 兵王镇国 Lonely but Strong寂寞坚强Historical587k WordsCompleted Wang Junjie, a modern-day all-around soldier king, transmigrates to the ordinary ranks of the Beijing garrison when the Qing army invades and attacks Beijing in the second year of the Chongzhen reign. He helps the Chongzhen Emperor resist the Qing, suppress bandits, protect the people, and defend the nation. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 回 Back in the Great Ming as President 回到大明当总统 Fengyun Twenty-One风云二十一Historical580k WordsCompleted A top history student transmigrates to the end of the Ming Dynasty. Using his knowledge, he builds a powerful army, invents tanks to fight the peasant rebels, uses hot-air balloons to battle the Qing, and builds ironclad warships to conquer Korea and invade Japan. His generals become warlords in Southeast Asia, while he sweeps across Europe and Asia himself... 13Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The early part, written in 2024, is of average writing quality; I suggest skipping around. The later part, written in 2025, is the main body of the story.

47. 47 我 I’m a Ming Imperial Clansman, Not a Bandit 我，大明宗室，不想当流贼 Pink Cape粉嫩的海角Historical1.2M WordsOngoing In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the splendor of “the Great Ming, whose dominion encompassed the seas and lands, surpassing the Three Dynasties and eclipsing Han and Tang, whose subjects filled all beneath the heavens...” had quietly faded away. The realm was in turmoil and the great edifice on the verge of collapse. Barbarians ran rampant, rebels wreaked havoc, natural and man-made disasters abounded, and the starving dead lay everywhere. Amidst the smoke of war that now blanketed the land, 38.2kReads8.7Score3kShelves
48. 48 明 At the End of the Ming Dynasty, Singing Through Turbulent Times 明末，乱世高歌行 Pink Cape粉嫩的海角Historical1.7M WordsCompleted In the summer of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the two capitals and Shandong suffered a severe drought and locusts. Famine ravaged the land, and people ate one another. Yu Mu opened his eyes and found himself in an era when people casually roasted human flesh over a fire. Ahead, corrupt officials cracked their whips like wolves. Behind him, Qing soldiers and rebel bandits stood ready with blades and axes. As a refugee, what was he supposed to do? Should he grovel and die like a blade of grass, 12.8kReads8.5Score1kShelves
49. 49 殖 Colonizing the Ming Dynasty 殖民大明 Shang Bigmouth尚大嘴Historical1.7M WordsOngoing Wang Ding obtains a magical piece of jade that can open a spatial rift, creating a gateway to the Ming dynasty. There, Wang Ding finds wealth and glory in a new world. This is the story of how he saves people and kills them. 6.3kReads8.8Score423Shelves

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    If you can't survive in the modern world, go colonize the Ming Dynasty! You'll surely gain wealth and glory in the new world.

50. 50 重 Reborn as the Chongzhen Emperor 重生之我是崇祯帝 Laughing While Riding a Donkey and Reading a Story骑驴看唱本呵呵Historical2.0M WordsCompleted A modern man transmigrates into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor. On his first day at court, Censor Mao Yujian suggests abolishing the courier stations. Hmm, not bad. It would save money. That night, the emperor suddenly realizes that if they abolish the courier stations, Li Zicheng will be out of a job! What a stupid suggestion from that worthless censor. Wang Cheng'en, hurry and retrieve the imperial order to abolish the courier stations!!! 607Reads8.1Score102Shelves

    Reader note

    Speaking of the end of the Ming Dynasty, it's probably a heartbreaking story. But shouldn't the Zhu family be the most upset? After all, back then, their territory was someone else's, right? Let's see how things turn out this time.

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