Transmigrate to Ancient Times, Build Cities and Infrastructure, Create a Modern City 穿古代，城建流，基建流，建现代化城市

1. 401 工 Industrial Deep Dive: Manufacturing Arresting Cables from the Start! 工业大摸底：开局制造阻拦索！ Half a Sandal半只凉鞋Urban4.4M WordsOngoing [The internet’s only 4-million-character industrial deep-dive into cutting-edge technology] [Print edition, Industrial Innovation is published and on sale] [Several animated adaptations are now streaming] [System + Major Industrial Power + “Call Her Mom” Craze + Unwavering Patriotism + No Female Lead + Technology Race] Also known as [Industrial Deep Dive: Manufacturing Arresting Gear from the Start!] [Industrial Deep Dive: Uncovering the South Heaven Gate Project] [After Dumping My Ex, I Awakene 96kReads8.1Score6.9kShelves
2. 402 我 I Build Infrastructure and Fight Poverty in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建扶贫 me Little Pearme小梨子36k WordsCompleted Building Infrastructure and Alleviating Poverty in Ancient Times 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's fast-paced the whole time, you can't listen to it at all!

3. 403 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds, I Pretend to Be a God in Primitive Society 两界互穿，我在原始社会伪装神灵 Yu Chenchen玉沉沉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition, The Boundary Crosser, is now available. [Female-oriented, no romance] [Food + Street Stalls + Transmigrate Between Two Worlds + Farming + Getting Rich + Development + Infrastructure] Lu Chenyu is poor, but unexpectedly inherits a villa from a distant relative. Before she can even celebrate, she learns that she has also inherited a huge debt. Her fortune turns into a massive liability, and the big villa is haunted, so she can’t sell it at all. On the verge of tears, Lu Chenyu h 14.2kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves
4. 404 臣 I Was Born a Commoner, So Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 臣本布衣，为何逼我称帝？ Jiangnan Scenery江南山水Historical3.6M WordsCompleted On the day he transmigrates, he gets three shocks in a row: he has an engagement, his fiancée isn’t pretty, and all six of his brothers-in-law are bandits. “How can you call them bandits? They’re the six mighty generals who followed me in founding the empire and ascending the throne!” 22.6kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves
5. 405 流 Rogue County Magistrate: From the Start, I Took Over a Beautiful Bride 流氓县令：开局接手美娇娘 Qin Sheng秦升Historical254k WordsCompleted A top-tier soldier transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a county magistrate, only to be set up by the local gentry from the start. “Lord Qin, I trust you wouldn't want your reputation as an upright magistrate of Qingliu County ruined!” Qin Sheng sneers. Upright? In times of chaos, who still bothers being upright? Watch how he uses the ways of a rogue to eliminate the gentry, wipe out bandits, reclaim wasteland, and rise to power in a chaotic age! 45Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a county magistrate and begins city construction, building tall buildings and creating a modern metropolis. This highly-rated masterpiece is definitely worth watching.

6. 406 从 The March to War 从军行 Rain Falling in the Dust风尘落雨Historical5.6M WordsCompleted “Where is the Imperial Guard? Who dares ride with me across the battlefields of the northern desert and trample the Yanrong King’s tent beneath our horses?” A general in a red cloak sat astride his horse, saber in hand. “We will go!” the battle-hardened soldiers before him answered in unison. A boy from a small mountain village joined the army only to spare his family some taxes. All he wanted was to save enough money to marry his childhood sweetheart. As his military achievements mounted, he ro 24.8kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
7. 407 开 From the Start, I Impersonate a County Magistrate 开局从冒名顶替县令开始 A Thousand Boats Have Crossed Ten Thousand Mountains千舟已过万重山Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Li Moyan transmigrated to an alternate ancient world. Through a twist of fate, he impersonated someone else and became the county magistrate of Anning County. Bandits wreaked havoc, leaving the people in dire straits. With no other choice, Li Moyan led the locals in a massive infrastructure boom, and all sorts of strange buildings sprang up in Anning County: Anning County Disneyland, Fantawild Adventure, the Bird's Nest Stadium... He led the entire county down an unconventional path to revitaliz 350Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 流 The Rogue County Magistrate 流氓县令 Whose Cuckoo Is That?谁家的杜鹃Historical1.4M WordsCompleted With a crash from the heavens, a humble county magistrate makes his dazzling entrance. Zhang Yuan had planned to keep a low profile and build up his strength, refusing to go out and cause trouble until he had mastered an unrivaled martial art. But, alas... He set about improving infrastructure, relieving disaster victims, and putting down rebellions, among other things. Before he knew it, he had reached the pinnacle of power. His salary went up, and his power grew. But that peerless martial art 7.7kReads8.5Score547Shelves
9. 409 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Family Reunited in Ancient Times 穿越后，一家人竟然在古代团聚了 Jia Yan Xixi嘉言汐夕Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted [Space + Farming + Adorable Kids + Building a Fortune + Infrastructure + Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads + Devoted Couple + Feel-Good Story] (This book has an unsatisfying ending, so please don’t read it if that bothers you! The author is preparing for the three mountains of the legal, graduate school, and civil service exams. I’ll return in 2026 and start writing again!!!) Wen Ran and her family of three transmigrate! In the modern world, she and her husband, Xie Siheng, had been happily marri 81Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   🔥🔥The bookstore isn't giving it enough space, so the author is recommending it himself. Those interested can check it out; the whole family travels back to ancient times to build infrastructure. [Top Post]

10. 410 开 A Zhao Zilong as a Starting Reward 开局奖励一个赵子龙 I Don't Eat Pig Feed不吃猪饲料Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [The 2023 luck-and-farming novel: follow the journey of building a power from scratch] [Fortune + Farming + System + Conquest] [P.S. This isn't a fast-paced power fantasy; the story moves at a slower pace.] [Become emperor, not a eunuch. If that bothers you, don't read this.] Qin Tianzong: “The Divine Race bullies us, the Demon Race humiliates us. Our human race must rise! Yanhuang shall never perish, and Huaxia shall never fall!” Ying Zheng: “Great Wall Legion, slaughter the jackal tribe! They 12.9kReads8.7Score728Shelves
11. 411 什 What Do You Mean, Evil Cultivator? My Junior Sister Is as Righteous as They Come 什么邪修啊？我家师妹超正经的 Burning Books, Burying Myself焚书坑己Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Goofy, transmigration, unhinged, pocket dimension, cultivation with no pretensions] Miao Miaomiao transmigrates into a cultivation harem novel as a disposable side character. After the sect cuts out her heart and lungs, the original owner is dumped in the wilderness. Then she rises from the dead! With a chance to obtain an infinite pocket dimension, she decisively returns to the sect for revenge. The sect is covered in barriers? Miao Miaomiao casts a sinister glance toward the graves behind the 38.9kReads8.9Score5.2kShelves
12. 412 翻 Mastering the Art of Seduction: Starting by Winning Over the Alluring Empress 翻云覆雨：从攻略尤物女帝开始 Southern Wind Listening to Rain南风听雨Historical3.8M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration + empress] Chen Yan transmigrates to Great Zhou, intending to live a carefree life as a county magistrate. But one day, the empress walks into his county town, and everything changes... “What? Sugar as fine as sand, white as snow, and even tastier than malt candy?” “What? A city wall built of concrete?” “Right, what’s this called? An elevator?” From that day on, Chen Yan’s dream is shattered. But when he thinks about it, becoming the man who wins the 14kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
13. 413 小 Junior Sister, We Really Can’t Keep Competing Anymore 小师妹，我们真的卷不动了 A Learned Cat一只博学多识的猫Ancient Romance4.6M WordsCompleted Lingyun Sect has welcomed a sweet, adorable little junior sister, and everyone is thrilled. Pamper her! We have to pamper her to the moon and back! So they shower her with every kind of spiritual fruit, storage ring, pill, and defensive artifact... without even asking for a single spirit stone in return. But when they see what the little junior sister gives them in return, they're all stunned. This junior sister is loaded! Their excitement lasts only a few days before they realize that she's eit 3.6kReads8.7Score533Shelves
14. 414 我 I Served as a County Magistrate for Three Years and Shocked the Empress 我当县令三年，震惊了女帝 Passerby过客Historical406k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the position of a seventh-rank county magistrate in the Great Kang Dynasty, Zhang Yuan endured countless hardships and finally turned Pingyang County into a paradise on earth. He had planned to live out his days as a local king, carefree and at ease. He never expected to end up kidnapping the Great Kang emperor and bringing him to Pingyang County. “Welcome to Pingyang County, Your Majesty! I’ve arranged everything for you, including the best entertainment under heaven a 490Reads6.8Score—Shelves
15. 415 明 The Great Stronghold Lord at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末大寨主 Duke of Bohai渤海郡公Historical7.2M WordsCompleted Back in the late Ming dynasty, Chu Xing became a bandit. But his stronghold was repeatedly overrun, and he went through four or five big brothers. After fleeing time and again, his thoughts grew increasingly clear. It seemed Heaven was pointing him toward the answer: he should become the big brother himself and fight to rule the land. 283Reads7.8Score141Shelves
16. 416 女 Assisting the Empress as County Magistrate, I Rule for All Eternity 女帝辅佐当县令，老子称霸千秋 Dao Shijiu刀十九Historical2.1M WordsCompleted In an age of war and chaos, Zhao Kang transmigrates as a low-ranking county magistrate in the Qian kingdom. He has no grand ambitions and no desire to conquer the realm. All he wants is to live off the land, do as he pleases, and be a petty king in his own corner. Before long, Yuanjiang County is full of all sorts of bizarre establishments: Lao Ba's Bathhouse, Ergou's Emotional Support Center, Zhang San's Health and Wellness Shop... Then one day, the empress herself visits Yuanjiang County in di 1.2kReads8.7Score106Shelves
17. 417 金 The Golden Badge Magistrate 金牌县令 Returning Heart归心Historical2.7M WordsCompleted By a stroke of bad luck, I transmigrated to ancient times and became a low-ranking, ninth-grade official. Watch me use the System to stand up for the people, wield absolute power, leave my name in the history books, and hold the world in the palm of my hand! 3.1kReads8.3Score259Shelves
18. 418 三 Three Kingdoms: A Million Troops, and You Call This an Ordinary County Magistrate? 三国：屯兵百万，你管这叫普通县令？ Drink More Hot Water多喝热水啊Historical3.9M WordsCompleted Lu Chuan transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era. With the help of a System, he turns a small village into a massive county town. He only wants to keep farming and develop agriculture, the economy, culture, and the military, but the warlords keep coming to find him. Cao Cao: If I can persuade Lu Chuan to enter public life, who in all the land could stop me? Yuan Shao: Get the gifts ready at once. I’m going to visit Mr. Lu Chuan in person. One cart of gifts isn’t enough? Make it ten! Liu Bei: Sec 5.3kReads7.5Score434Shelves
19. 419 大 Great Tang: The Poorest County Magistrate, Invited to Court by the Emperor 大唐：最穷县令，皇上请我入朝 Not Cocoa非可可Historical1.7M WordsCompleted In the third year of the Zhenguan era, the Tang Empire is drawn into war, and resources are scarce across the land. Yet Pingyao County alone… is full of singing and dancing, with food and clothing in abundance. It even bears more than a passing resemblance to a modern metropolis! As Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji investigate further, they discover that everything here is extraordinary… The common people are prosperous, and commerce is thriving… More astonishing still, the local magistrate, Liu Shao 4.2kReads7.2Score418Shelves
20. 420 败 The Profligate Little County Magistrate 败家小县令 Tang Yue Liang唐月亮Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Mo, an engineering graduate, woke up to find he had transmigrated into the magistrate of a county in an ancient dynasty in a parallel world. He thought he could live like a little emperor, but the border town was plagued by constant warfare and a devastated economy. Xu Mo decided to use what he knew to change everything. 1.4kReads8.7Score100Shelves
21. 421 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Starting from Scratch to Build a Happy Earth Village 穿越古代从零开始打造幸福地球村 Yi Yinyang易阴阳Historical303k WordsCompleted Zhao Baihui’s life motto is: Zhang Bairen became the Jade Emperor, so how could I, Zhao Baihui, with the same “Bai” in my name, amount to any less? Thanks to a brother from his generation, he unexpectedly ends up... who knows where. Whatever. With the System on my side, all I have to do is take things one step at a time! The System activates, and every member receives a daily allowance of 10 yuan. The fanatical rabble save up, buy, buy, buy, build, build, build. No need to think, just enjoy the 7.2kReads8.7Score630Shelves

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    Short but powerful, weak but not powerless

22. 422 一 First-Rank County Magistrate: Starting Out Invincible 一品县令：开局从无敌开始 Drizzling Rain小雨淅淅Historical2.2M WordsCompleted When Qin Feng woke up, he had become a lowly county magistrate… With the knowledge in his head and his invincible System, he could revel with beauties by night and wield the power of the realm by day! “Your Honor, the princess wants to make you her consort!” “Your Honor, the neighboring queen has fallen for you and wants to give you the whole world!” Qin Feng: “…” 1.3kReads7.7Score102Shelves
23. 423 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.5kReads9.0Score8.8kShelves

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    Strong, I won't say more, you can see for yourself.

24. 424 史 A Peach Blossom Haven Beyond History: Transmigrating to the End of the Ming Dynasty 史外桃源，穿越明末 Back Then, Right Here in Li那时在这李Historical575k WordsCompleted One hundred passionate young people transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty. In those blazing years, they fight heaven and earth, hunt tigers, clear land and farm, build firearms, wipe out bandits, and drive back foreign invaders, all to establish a pure land beyond history: a self-proclaimed republic, a paradise in the wilderness where nations come to pay tribute. An alternate-history transmigration story with a light touch. No obscure historical events or complicated webs of historical figures, just 115Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely a group-wide attack, comparable to the "Enlightenment at Lingao".

25. 425 别 Come On, Surely the Whole Family Didn't Transmigrate 别闹，不会真有全家穿越这种事吧 The Butterfly Doesn't Want To蝴蝶不愿意Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Xia family had been looking forward to their self-driving trip along the eastern coast for ages. They never expected a typhoon to sweep all four of them back a thousand years. When they opened their eyes, the people were still the same four, but... the era was completely different! Come on! How can a whole family transmigrate together? Even worse, as soon as they arrived, they found themselves facing poor harvests and one disaster after another. Fleeing? No way. They were just following the 16.6kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    The whole family travels through time. Managing, building, and developing a border city.

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