Late Ming Novels Where Firearms Help Defeat the Enemy 明末，以发展火器战胜敌人的小说

1. 51 新 The New Shun, 1644 新顺1644 A Book of Nonsense一本八道说胡话Historical426k WordsOngoing [Peasant Rebel Army Perspective + Research-Oriented + No Golden Finger, No System] (Late Ming Dynasty, research-oriented, a people's history perspective, no System, and a somewhat slow start.) You can think of it as a prequel fanfic to New Shun 1730, or perhaps a sort of tribute. 3kReads8.3Score256Shelves

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   There's no system or cheat codes; the tech tree was developed cautiously, and the artillery technology is all in line with the development level of the era. The protagonist is Li Guo, a tiger who storms the camp.

2. 52 明 The Hakka Army of the Late Ming 明末客家军 That Hakka Blade客家那把刀Historical625k WordsCompleted This book is entirely original. The protagonist transmigrates into a kind, ordinary Hakka family in southern Jiangxi at the end of the Ming dynasty. The family starts by expanding the patrol office from 20 people, then takes up farming and development, quells rebellions and builds an army, suppresses pirates in the Guangdong Sea, resists the Dutch in the Fujian Sea, fights the British at Humen, and recovers Taiwan. There are naval battles at Hailingyang, Nan'ao, Luoliowan, Humen, and Meizhou Isl 4kReads8.1Score344Shelves

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   The protagonist transmigrates to a kind-hearted Hakka landlord family in southern Jiangxi during the late Ming Dynasty. Starting as a patrol officer with 20 men, the family expands through farming, suppressing rebellions, building an army, fighting pirates in Guangdong, resisting the Dutch in Fujian, expanding into Taiwan, conquering the South China Sea, and fighting the Qing Dynasty in the north… One historical event follows another, taking readers through the history of southeastern Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan! This book is based on real historical events, showing how the protagonist gradually builds and develops their power, with interconnected plots and numerous foreshadowing elements. There's no system, no wishful thinking; the development of power is methodical and based on solid evidence! Historical events include: the Yongxing Uprising, naval battles in Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan, Zheng Zhilong, the pirate Li Kuiqi, Liu Xiang, the Dutch… Readers interested in the history of late Ming Dynasty Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan can add this to their bookshelf. The later plot is even more exciting. It features a diverse cast of characters, including chivalrous heroes who serve their country and people, childhood sweethearts, couples who share a career, and true love that endures hardship together!

3. 53 南 The New Longwu Army of Southern Ming 南明龙武新军 That Hakka Blade客家那把刀Historical25k WordsOngoing During the reign of the Longwu Emperor of the Southern Ming, the Battle of Ganzhou began! Zhang An transmigrated as a general of the Longwu New Army, starting off with a crushing defeat at Meilin. A beautiful woman amid the chaos is my wife. Together with her, I'll wage war and bring order to the realm. The Battle of Ganzhou is brutal. Ordered to escort the Longwu Emperor, Zhang An fails, but saves a princess instead. After Ganzhou falls, Zhang An unites the counties in the mountains of Jiangxi, 33Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 明 Late Ming: Building a Free Trade Port in Hainan 明末：我在海南建设自贸港 Old General of Guanzhong关西老将Historical1.1M WordsCompleted In the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, aboard a merchant ship bound for Luzon, Yang Yuhan is reborn as a lowly ship’s slave. After enduring endless abuse, he fights back, puts down a mutiny, and is chosen as the ship’s captain. He leads the crew to Hainan Island, buys land in Sanya Village, Yazhou, builds factories, opens up sea routes, and creates a free trade port. He goes on to take control of the entire island, turning it into a haven amid the chaos and drawing people from the mainlan 857Reads6.0Score107Shelves

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   This one meets the requirements.

5. 55 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
6. 56 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves

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   Zhang Lijuan cried out to heaven and earth.

7. 57 两 Warlords of Two Worlds: The Pirates' Last Stand 两界枭雄之倭寇末路 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban539k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was betrayed by his girlfriend. He got drunk, and when he woke up, he had somehow transmigrated to 1936, a year ravaged by war. Seeing the Japanese invaders bullying ordinary people, how could Su Tianci possibly stand by and do nothing? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 双 Dual Crossing to 1936: I Looted the Japanese Army’s Treasury 双穿1936我搬空鬼子金库 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical804k WordsOngoing Lin Feng is a retired special forces soldier. After leaving the military due to an injury, he works as a security guard. His parents are ill, and his brother is in debt. Thanks to a jade pendant, he transmigrates to 1936, an era engulfed in the flames of war... 560Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 两 Trading Between Two Worlds in 1983: A Tycoon Rises 两界倒贩1983巨鳄崛起 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban500k WordsOngoing Destitute Su Tianci accidentally transmigrates from 1983 to 2025, an age of soaring economic growth. Two vastly different eras now lie before him: one wad of bills from 1983 can be exchanged for over a hundred thousand, while an electronic watch from 1983 costs only a few bucks in 2025... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 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
11. 61 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
12. 62 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
13. 63 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score338Shelves
14. 64 武 Wu Zetian Comes to the Great Ming: I Shall Uphold Its Three-Century Legacy 武后临明：朕扶大明三百年 Half-Idle Hermit of the Mountain半闲山人Historical486k WordsCompleted In the early years of the Chongzhen reign, the Ming dynasty was beset by turmoil, its collapse seemingly just around the corner. The legendary female emperor Wu Zetian transmigrated into the body of Empress Zhou. The moment she opened her eyes, she was beset by troubles at home and abroad, surrounded by enemies on all sides. She did not rule from behind the curtain or meddle in state affairs. As empress, she advanced one careful step at a time: She built armies of warrior monks and established 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Breaking news! Wu Zetian has time-traveled to the late Ming Dynasty!

15. 65 全 Global Conquest: Starting from a Lonely City in the Ming Dynasty 全球争霸：从大明的一座孤城开始 We All Have Mental Illness我们都有精神病Historical773k WordsCompleted Red collar tabs, green uniform, crouched low with a rifle held at an angle: the world's greatest infantryman. [World Domination] [Armored Warfare] [Unrivaled on Land] [Dominance in the Skies] As a besieged city in the late Ming dynasty faces its fall, a hundred green-uniformed “divine soldiers” descend from the heavens. Armed with automatic firearms, they sweep through the Jin troops, yet insist they aren't heavenly generals. When Shen Jing'an, the civil official defending the city, asks where t 709Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    A perpetually open portal has connected two dimensions. Now, let's seek revenge!

16. 66 全 Global Conquest: 1937 in Another World 全球争霸：另一个位面的1937 We All Have Mental Illness我们都有精神病Urban886k WordsCompleted [Dual Transmigration] [Overwhelming enemies with weapons from a more advanced era] [Passionate revenge] [No System] [No heroine] [No tired clichés] Using interdimensional transfer technology obtained from Xinfeng Corporation, as established in my previous novel, the relevant authorities have independently built a space-time portal. On the other side lies 1937 in another dimension. Everyone knows what kind of beasts exist there. With such a golden opportunity, how could we possibly let it pass? A 129Reads7.3Score—Shelves
17. 67 穿 I Became the Wanli Emperor's Crown Prince, So Whoever Wants the Red Pill Can Eat It 穿成万历太子，这红丸谁爱吃谁吃 Resting Cloud休息的云Historical2.3M WordsOngoing Reborn as an emperor who has only been on the throne for a month, he faces the Palace Coup and the Red Pill Incident, with treacherous officials within and bandits without. From crown prince to emperor, he plans every step. Great Ming, are you ready to welcome your Emperor Taichang? Nurhaci, are you ready to be put through the wringer? 7.4kReads7.3Score537Shelves

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    No system, but not mindless; slow-paced; not a wish-fulfillment story.

18. 68 隆 The Longqing Restoration 隆庆中兴 Resting Cloud休息的云Historical5.4M WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Zhu Zaihou, but I won’t be a little sycophant. For the sake of tribute and trade, I dare to wage righteous war. I open the passes and command the four seas, my proclamations reaching the eight directions. The people receive sweet rain, and the dynasty flourishes forever. Alas! I would rather be a man of the Longqing era than aspire to rule like Yao and Shun. 8.4kReads8.5Score714Shelves
19. 69 明 A Low-Ranking Official in a Late Ming County Town 明末县城小吏 I Won't Change My Pen Name Until I Lose Thirty Jin不瘦三十斤不改笔名Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [In the Seventh Year of Tianqi, I Rewrite My Fate by Becoming a Low-Ranking Clerk] In the seventh year of Tianqi, I transmigrated into the body of cannon fodder drafted in Liaodong. Refuse to go to Liaodong, and I die. Go to Liaodong, and death is almost certain. To stay alive, I took a desperate gamble and infiltrated the county yamen, starting out as the lowest-ranking clerk. No System, no golden finger, no memories from a past life to help me. I had only my own courage and an instinct for su 10.5kReads7.6Score882Shelves

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    This book has currently been updated to the point where muskets are deployed on the battlefield.

20. 70 高 A High Schooler Transmigrates into the Chongzhen Era and Saves the Great Ming from Collapse 高中生穿越崇祯力挽大明天倾 Yueyue Little Fat Tiger粤粤小胖虎Historical354k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. I’ll do my best to tell every story well! A high school student transmigrates into the Chongzhen era without any cheats. He comes up with an original three-year strategy to pacify Liaodong, defeat Huang Taiji, wipe out the Later Jin, and overcome both internal and external crises. Even an ordinary person can use this strategy to clear the late-Ming challenge. Revive the Ming dynasty and build a glorious empir 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    We definitely need to develop firearms.

21. 71 梦 Dreaming Back to Southern Ming: A Han Man Is No Slave 梦回南明，汉儿不称奴 hyh1218 Drunkardhyh1218醉鬼Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Lin Yan, a construction contractor, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Southern Ming dynasty and meets Li Dingguo, who has twice defeated the Ming princes. Watch me help Prince Jin Li defeat them a third time! Knowing that the Manchu queue hairstyle marked nearly three hundred years of oppression for China, he resolves to fight the Qing and restore Han clothing and customs with the knowledge he has brought from modern times. 1.4kReads8.0Score150Shelves

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    A dream of returning to the Southern Ming Dynasty begins, but instead of a system-generated 20-pull, you're plunged into a hellish start with the whip in your body! Join Li Dingguo in battle, slaying Nikan and establishing a foothold in the fertile lands of Guangdong; seize the opportunity presented by the allied forces' encirclement and suppression, and sweep across the southwest; once Zheng Chenggong is defeated in Nanjing, immediately turn the tide in the southeast! Step by step, you'll turn the tide against all odds, and this time, you'll personally make up for three hundred years of historical regret!

22. 72 明 Late Ming: Base-Building System 明末：基地建设系统 The Biggest Winter Melon大大大的冬瓜Historical276k WordsCompleted The late Ming dynasty: a countdown to the country's fall. After transmigrating to a desolate stretch of wilderness five hundred li from the capital, I awaken the Base-Building System. Build houses, reclaim farmland, advance technology, and manufacture guns and cannons. The rebel army comes from the east, the Eight Banners march south, and the Ming court collapses. While everyone else struggles to survive in these chaotic times, I build an ironclad city beneath the Taihang Mountains! From this da 1.9kReads—Score141Shelves

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    Here are a few recommendations that are pretty good.

23. 73 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
24. 74 明 Late Ming: My Super-Empire, Zhu Cilang’s Great Ming 明末，我朱慈烺的大明超级帝国 Little Wu Nai小小无耐Historical865k WordsCompleted The Chongzhen emperor's crown prince flees to Australia. He starts with a thousand refugees, builds an ironclad fleet in three years, sweeps across Southeast Asia in five, and reaches Europe in ten. His name is Zhu Cilang, the lost crown prince of a fallen dynasty. But within him now dwells a soul from 2026. [System + Farming + Naval Warfare + Revenge + Empire] On the eve of the dynasty's fall, the Chongzhen emperor shoves the last sea chart into his arms and kicks him out of the capital. Leadin 622Reads—Score109Shelves
25. 75 明 The Woodworker Emperor of the Late Ming Becomes Invincible After Tianqi Falls into the Water 明末木匠天启落水后无敌 Herb Thief盗草人Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The Carpenter Emperor + an alluring empress + the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai + scientific masters While on a mission, elite soldier Long Wu fell into a whirlpool in a river. When he woke up, he had transmigrated into the body of Zhu Youxiao, the Carpenter Emperor, who had just fallen into the water. His soul wasn't the only thing that had transmigrated. He also brought along a million-yuan tactical pack. A Desert Eagle... An assault rifle... A sniper rifle... A DJI drone... A Huawei tablet... An 9kReads8.6Score745Shelves
26. 76 重 Reborn as Prince Longwu, I’ll Save the Ming Dynasty from Ruin 重生隆武皇子，挽天再造大明 Lone Loyalist Overseas海外孤忠Historical178k WordsOngoing The Ming dynasty: the last realm under heaven ruled by the Han Chinese. For all its countless failings, it was still far better than letting barbarian invaders rule the Central Plains! Reborn, Ling Yun transmigrates as Zhu Linze, the illegitimate son of the Longwu Emperor. The Xianxia Pass has fallen open, Zheng Zhilong is secretly conspiring with the Qing court, and the Longwu dynasty is on the brink of collapse. He lies low in southern Fujian, meets Zheng Chenggong and becomes his sworn broth 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Supporting a collapsing building

27. 77 回 Back to the Ming Dynasty: Beating Up My Wanli-Era Uncle 回到大明，暴揍我那万历皇叔 Stars and Moon Shine Together星月齐辉Historical211k WordsOngoing System talents + a slow-burn rise to power + maritime trade + colonial conquest + an epic struggle for supremacy. Transmigrating as a surviving remnant of the Jianwen Emperor's line and an abandoned royal son of the Ming, he starts with not even a bowl to his name and is forced to flee overseas. Fortunately, fate smiles on him, and he unexpectedly activates the Nine Dragons Unite as One System, changing his destiny against all odds. Starting as a lowly soldier, he goes on to conquer the Ryukyu I 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two are the least mindless books I've read. The research and development of firearms are achieved step by step, and after finishing them, I didn't feel the emptiness and numbness that comes with an immediate climax. Instead, the climax unfolds slowly, with a just-right pace, making them quite enjoyable to read.

28. 78 穿 Transmigrated to the Late Ming Dynasty: From the Start, I Defend the Frontier as Thunder God of Liaodong 穿越明末开局守备雷神镇辽东 Green Pepper and Tofu Skin青椒豆皮Historical120k WordsOngoing In the eighth year of the Chongzhen reign, I transmigrated to Liaodong and started out as the commander of a fortified stockade. I play with nothing but thunder, mastering every kind of explosive under the sun! I improved the old thunderclap bombs mounted atop city walls, and built hand-thrown palm-sized thunder bombs and Liaodong fragmentation bombs; I laid tripwire mines, triggered ambush mines, and linked mines for hidden troops; I mounted a whirlwind bomb launcher on a cart to hurl huge ca 11Reads—Score123Shelves

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    Read it now if you're looking for a good book! A story about a protagonist who transmigrates to the late Ming Dynasty, starting as a defender. No food, no pay, and the Tartars come every day. But the protagonist doesn't run. He raises his own saltpeter, mines his own iron, and finds his own sulfur. He produces all his own gunpowder. While others use guns, he uses mines. Thunderclap mines, chain mines, landmines, and clay pot mines. He fills the area outside the city walls and bombs them down. Before the Tartars even reach the walls, half of them are blown up. If he's short on money, he raids Shanxi merchants. The court is incompetent, so he declares himself independent. The female lead is from a military family, and Cao Bianjiao is her vanguard. Title: Late Ming Border Army: Starting as a Defender, Thunder God Guards Liaodong – No Suppression, No Mary Sue. He Blows the Tartars Until They Call Him "Daddy." A must-read if you're looking for a good book.

29. 79 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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    Go to the Ming Dynasty and seek wealth and glory!

30. 80 明 Late Ming: Rebuilding the World 明末：再造天下 Sima Mubai司马慕白Historical504k WordsCompleted In the first year of the Chongzhen era, Lin Ce, a modern soul, transmigrates into the body of an impoverished centurion in Yulin Guard, northern Shaanxi. His home is bare, more than a dozen servants are starving, Mongol cavalry circle beyond the frontier, and officials above him bleed him dry at every turn. He starts by putting his shattered unit in order, improving firearms, opening up border trade, and gathering displaced refugees. Through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood at the end 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rebellions broke out at the end of the Ming Dynasty in an attempt to seize power.

31. 81 每 One Tael of Silver a Day for Everyone: Restoring the Ming in Yangzhou 每人每天一两银，我在扬州复大明 Little Cabbage Treasure小白菜宝Historical223k WordsCompleted Territory and Population System + military affairs + political intrigue + wish fulfillment + decisive action + fast pace The sun and moon never lose their nature, so though obscured, they shine again. The Yangtze and Han rivers never lose their source, so though blocked, they flow once more. The people of Xia never lose their spirit, so though fallen, they rise again. In 1645, 100,000 Qing troops surround Yangzhou. Shi Kefa has burned five letters of surrender, and the people of the city are pre 114Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good; it's engaging and has a system!

32. 82 我 I'm a Military Engineer, and You Want Me to Save the Ming? 我一搞军工的，你让我拯救大明？ Stainless Steel Poet不锈钢诗人Historical560k WordsOngoing [Traditional history] [Historical farming and development] [Survival in a chaotic age] [No System] [Military-industrial system] [Late Ming power struggle] Qin Feng, a technician at an arms manufacturing group and a major military history forum influencer, opens his eyes to find himself a low-ranking border officer in the second year of the Chongzhen reign, with only ten men under his command. Three days later, Hong Taiji’s fifty thousand Eight Banners troops breach the frontier. Historically, no 3kReads6.8Score195Shelves

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    This is what you wanted.

33. 83 我 Building Guns and Cannons in Ming China 我在大明造枪炮 Cold Moon over the Palace Walls冷月照宫墙Historical319k WordsCompleted In the autumn of the forty-sixth year of the Wanli reign, the Battle of Sarhu was about to begin. At a garrison in Beizhili, craftsman Chen Daniu offended his superior and was ordered to repair a discarded Song dynasty triple-bow siege crossbow within a month. If he failed, his entire family would be exiled. No one thought he could do it. Then the giant crossbow thundered to life, shattering a target eight hundred paces away. A soul from more than four hundred years in the future, carrying a 22Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 穿 Transmigrate to the Late Ming and Become a Bomb Maniac 穿越明末之炸弹狂人 Fish Watching the Blue Sea观沧海的鱼Historical622k WordsOngoing A fugitive is cast into the hell of late Ming China. No golden finger, no System to guide him, transmigrating is the only advantage he has. When modern killing skills collide with a decaying age, he belongs to neither side, yet with the bombs in his hands, he will make the whole world remember who the true hunter is. 1.1kReads6.7Score101Shelves

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    New book! A thrilling war at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

35. 85 穿 Transmigrated to the Late Ming to Destroy the Treacherous Qing 穿越明末灭苟清 A Gentle Breeze Asks After Your Well-Being清风问安Historical479k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Late Ming Dynasty + Rise to Power + Strategy + Destroying the Qing + System] Transmigrating into the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty, history PhD Li Rui rises from a small frontier post to contend for the Central Plains, destroy the treacherous Qing, and rebuild China. 441Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, the characters aren't overly saintly, it's amazing, highly recommended! [Heart][heart][heart][kiss][kiss][heart]

36. 86 穿 After Transmigrating to the Late Ming, I Awaken an Imperial Military System 穿越明末后，我觉醒了帝国武装系 When the Wind Blows, the Eggshell Flies; Once People Leave, All Is Well风吹鸡蛋壳人去才安乐Historical371k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Jiang Chen, was an unemployed man in his prime when he died unexpectedly while saving someone. He transmigrated to the late Ming dynasty and awakened the Imperial Armed Forces System, his golden finger! From then on, he swept all before him, wiping out the Tartars (the Qing), driving off foreign enemies (Japanese pirates), conquering Britain, America, France, and other nations, and unifying the world before rising to become Earth's president. (With the help of the Imperial Armed 95Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 216.4kReads9.3Score21.7kShelves
38. 88 四 Siheyuan: From Hong Kong Island Hoodlum to Patriotic Tycoon 四合院：从港岛混混到爱国大亨 The Chicken Wing That Doesn't Turn Invisible不隐形的鸡翅膀子Urban1.9M WordsCompleted New title: 1950: I Use Smuggling to Support the New China. A period novel, not a Siheyuan story. [No System] + [Not a Saint] + [Multiple Film and TV Worlds] + [Please Don't Mix Up the Characters or Timelines] + [Period Novel] + [Building a Powerful Nation Through Technology] My soul lands in the body of a minor gang boss in 1950 Hong Kong. From the start, I have Kowloon Walled City, and I use smuggling to funnel resources to my homeland! From a low-level gang boss anyone could bully to a red tyc 3.9kReads8.4Score404Shelves
39. 89 南 Nanyang, 1933 南洋1933 Still Haihai Books依然海海书Historical777k WordsCompleted Transmigrates to the Republican era, develops agriculture and industry overseas, and builds settlements for immigrants. There are also military strategies, and the timeline is historically accurate. He does not return to develop the Central Plains. In 2012, 24-year-old Zi Baozhong transmigrated. He brought the Barefoot Doctor's Handbook, the Militia Training Manual, and the Farmland Irrigation and Water Conservancy Handbook with him to northern Myanmar in 1932. In this turbulent era, Zi Baozhong 6.4kReads8.8Score214Shelves
40. 90 明 War God at the End of the Ming Dynasty: Kill, Break, and Wolf 明末战神杀破狼 Lonely but Strong寂寞坚强Historical412k WordsCompleted I am Wang Xiaowei, codenamed “Fang,” China’s strongest soldier. During the Zhurihe military exercises, a bolt of lightning struck me and sent me back to the blood-soaked battlefield of Sarhu, where I possessed a low-ranking soldier on the brink of death. Before me stretched the Later Jin cavalry, covering the hills and plains. Behind me, my fellow Ming soldiers were falling apart and scrambling to survive. A hellish situation from the start? No, this is my hunting ground! The Revive-Ming System 260Reads6.2Score—Shelves
41. 91 穿 Transmigrating to the Warring States: Two Rice Balls in the Second Year of Eiroku 穿越战国：永禄二年的两个饭团 Deep Dive Premonition深潜预知Historical1.6M WordsOngoing Sengoku Japan, in the second year of Eiroku. Two rice balls save a life. No System, no golden finger. Only increasingly hazy knowledge of the future, a bold yet cautious way of handling affairs, and a man from a later age who rises from humble beginnings. Starting with nothing, he survives the chaos, stands tall, and fights his way to prominence, eventually vying for supremacy in the Sengoku era. He studies medicine and builds castles, trains in swordsmanship and spearmanship, and learns the p 2.9kReads—Score374Shelves

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    Is it possible to play the Japanese Sengoku period (Warring States period)? It involves farming, building infrastructure, shipbuilding and cannons, vying for supremacy, with the protagonist fighting the Jurchens in the mid-game, battling the Dutch and Portuguese in Southeast Asia, conquering India, discovering Australia, seizing the Middle East, entering the Americas, and confronting Western powers.

42. 92 我 Making Waves in the Late Ming Dynasty 我在明末左右横跳 I'm Sanxiu我是叁休Historical305k WordsCompleted A new story is out! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 唐 The Tang Dynasty's Spendthrift Son 唐朝败家子 Searching in Misty Mountains雾山寻Historical227k WordsOngoing In the sixteenth year of the Zhenguan era, Li Yuanying transmigrates into the Tang dynasty as its most infamous wastrel prince. Everyone in Chang’an calls him ridiculous: he spends two thousand taels on a run-down blacksmith shop, ten thousand taels on worthless rocks from foreign merchants, and insists on building an alchemy furnace before leaving for Liangzhou. The court officials laugh at him as useless. The Crown Prince and Prince Wei treat him like a pawn, while Li Shimin sees him as nothin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely a great book. If you don't like it, come and kill me! All of Chang'an thought Li Yuanying had gone mad. He spent two thousand taels of silver to buy a run-down blacksmith shop, only to be exiled by Li Shimin to Liangzhou—that desolate frontier where the Tibetans were sharpening their knives. Later, on a snowy night in Liangzhou, the first thunderclap echoed on the city wall. Li Shimin received the military report in the Taiji Palace and read it three times over: "That spendthrift son, he held Liangzhou?" (Search "The Great Tang Spendthrift Son" on Tomato Search.)

44. 94 大 Great Ming: The Great Ming Engineer 大明：大明机械师 Shi Jiu释鸠Historical245k WordsOngoing He was a postdoctoral researcher at Tsinghua University. When he woke up, he had become Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the Hongwu Emperor. According to history, he would die at the age of seven. His mother, Lady Chang, would die this year from a childbirth infection. His grandmother, Empress Ma, had only four years left to live. His father, Crown Prince Zhu Biao, had just fourteen years remaining. Zhu Xiongying doesn't want to die. And he doesn't want the people he cares about to die, eit 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 反 Overthrow the Qing, Not Restore the Ming: The Gods Descend in a Golden Age of Abundance 反清不复明：神降糠稀盛世 We All Have Mental Illness我们都有精神病Historical239k WordsOngoing Kill! Kill! Kill! Li Wei never expected that this time gate, truly his own, would lead straight to the sixteenth year of the Kangxi era. He had brought his brothers here to make a fortune, and the backer funding them was eager to see huge profits. But the sight of starving people strewn across the land filled him with uncontrollable fury. Upright official or corrupt official, if they served the Qing, they were all to be killed. Forced to take to the mountains and become bandits? If they caused t 188Reads—Score124Shelves
46. 96 崇 Brother Chongzhen, Step Down! I'll Be the Emperor of Great Ming 崇祯皇兄退位吧，我来当大明皇帝 Author Shan Yu Qing Feng作者山语清风Historical410k WordsCompleted In the fifth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming dynasty, once the world’s foremost power in science and military technology, the empire was already teetering on the brink of collapse. A modern graduate student in materials science unexpectedly transmigrates with Doubao AI and becomes Zhu Yihai, the sixth illegitimate son of the Prince of Lu. With the Kong Youde Rebellion already underway and Shandong’s provincial administration in growing turmoil, even a prince’s illegitimate son faces a di 622Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Industrial development flow, thermal weapon propulsion

47. 97 我 I Went to the Late Ming to Save the Righteous 我去明末救义士 Pest Control Doctor除虫医生Historical643k WordsOngoing Entirely handmade, absolutely no AI, so updates are slow! Read at your own risk, and don’t rush me. In 1642, the Ming dynasty’s final struggle had already failed, and the darkest hour in Chinese history was about to arrive. To prevent three hundred years of national collapse from repeating itself, countless people transmigrated into the past. Could the Chongzhen Emperor have died so easily without someone guiding him? As the Jiashen Catastrophe looms, see how Tian Youjia and his three brothers f 157Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Engineering students should travel through time!

48. 98 崇 Chongzhen Must Not Die: I Lead the Great Ming to Global Dominance 崇祯不亡：朕带大明称霸全球 That Uncle 4567那个大叔4567Historical583k WordsCompleted A university history student falls off a cliff and opens his eyes to find himself Emperor Chongzhen! By now, Li Zicheng's forces have surrounded Beijing, and the crooked tree on Coal Hill stands right before him. I refuse to hang myself! Abandon the capital and head south, establish my rule over Jiangnan, train a modern army, develop seafaring, crush Japan, and launch a northern campaign to reclaim our lands. Watch me save the dynasty from collapse and reshape the Ming, until all nations come to 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not just firearms, but also global domination! [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

49. 99 来 Arriving in Southern Ming, an Engineering Student Crushes the Qing and Restores China 来到南明，工科生横扫满清复华夏 Ripples in the River of History历史长河的浪花Historical535k WordsOngoing In the first year of the Hongguang reign, Jiangnan is on the verge of falling. The realm is shattered, and the people are displaced. A modern engineering expert unexpectedly arrives in the storm-tossed chaos of the Southern Ming. The land is divided among warlords, powerful enemies press at its borders, and the old and new dynasties take turns on the stage. He has no peerless martial arts, but he possesses engineering, manufacturing, and scientific knowledge far ahead of his time. He gathers dis 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves

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    The sun sets over distant, verdant mountains; the cold wind chills the humble dwelling. A dog barks at the brushwood gate; a traveler returns home on a snowy night.

50. 100 工 An Engineering Student Ventures into the Late Ming 工科小伙闯明末 Ripples in the River of History历史长河的浪花Historical1.0M WordsCompleted A middle-aged bachelor, beaten down by society and thwarted at every turn in the modern world, with no connections to his name but plenty of knowledge and ability, is accidentally transported to the Chongzhen era at the end of the Ming dynasty. Relying on his modern knowledge while adapting to the era’s actual technological and industrial capabilities, he works hard to quietly change history and prevent China’s decline. 2.9kReads7.8Score197Shelves

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