High-Quality Farming Stories: Build Strong Walls, Stockpile Grain, and Claim the Throne Later, While Developing Firearms in Ancient Times 优质种田文，高筑墙广积粮缓称王，在古代造枪械！

1. 101 大 Great Tang: I Opened a Blacksmith Shop 大唐：我开了一家铁匠铺 Soar to the Heavens一飞冲天Historical994k WordsCompleted Su San, an engineering student, transmigrates back to the Tang dynasty and starts working as a blacksmith. With metallurgical techniques from the future, he becomes an overnight sensation across the empire! Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Yaojin, and a whole line of other military generals come knocking to beg for his help. Su San is so overwhelmed he can barely think straight. He knows he’s got talent, but is it really so hard to just live a lazy life?! 862Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 南 Farming Amid the Chaos of the Northern and Southern Dynasties 南北乱世我种田 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration, power struggles, war, farming The chaotic Northern and Southern Dynasties era is impossible to survive in! Then let's fight! A mysterious, stunningly beautiful shaman? I'll make her my wife. The Baiyue tribes in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains? They're one of us, so don't panic! A refugee-army general with a mysterious background? A good brother, let's make our way together! The lofty aristocratic clans? I can't kill you all… The Two Jin dynasties and the Northern and Southern D 2kReads8.9Score209Shelves
3. 103 开 Opening Up New Farmland, I Lead the Whole Village to Prosperity 开荒种田，我带全村过上红火日子 Chongqiu崇丘Ancient Romance221k WordsOngoing [Farming + System + everyone’s favorite + straightforward wish fulfillment + historical romance] Driven from her home, Shen Qinghe fled to a desolate village with nothing but a broken basket. She activated the Farming Guardian Spirit System and grew glowing golden sweet potatoes that were twice as plentiful and so sweet they practically melted in her mouth! She improved the soil, brewed liquor to sell, and turned the villagers from skeptics into people begging for seedlings. The Shen family sent 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Farming and dominating a region

4. 104 我 I Only Want to Be a Military Doctor, So Why Are You Making Me Empress? 我只想当军医，你们让我当女皇？ I'm Starving我超饿Ancient Romance965k WordsCompleted [Feel-good revenge + transmigration + System + medicine + nation-building + conquering a chaotic age + empress + cheat powers] Medical student Liu Yi transmigrates into a war-torn age. The world is in chaos, the imperial court has fallen, and ordinary people can barely survive. But she brought along her all-purpose doctor System. System: “I can give you medical equipment.” System: “I can give you medical books.” System: “I can give you an entire modern hospital.” System: “Your goal is to becom 6.1kReads9.5Score859Shelves

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   Absolutely high quality

5. 105 我 After Reaching Max Level in the Wasteland, I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became Empress 我在废土满级后，穿越荒年当女帝 Zhuye竹野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A satisfying infrastructure-building power fantasy, not a matriarchal-world story. Ruan Xiang, ruler of the largest base in the wasteland, transmigrated into one of the refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Finding water, irrigating fields, building filtration ponds, making bricks and building kilns, teaching people to read, pressing oil… To survive better, Ruan Xiang gathered every worker she could. Until she discovered that the imperial court was growing weak, the ministers were afraid 9.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
6. 106 领 The Lord Just Wants to Farm and Build Infrastructure 领主大人只想种田搞基建 Green Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish青鱼鱼鱼鱼鱼鱼Historical433k WordsCompleted [Developing a territory] [Farming] [Infrastructure building] [Later power struggles] As a young city lord who inherited his position from his father just two and a half years ago, Chen Qubing only wants to use his portable space to farm in peace, while building up his territory’s infrastructure and growing its economy. But ill-intentioned people keep showing up to covet his territory and try to annex it. Chen Qubing has no choice but to deal with all these hostile enemies, then get back to farmi 287Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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   Perfectly matches the title

7. 107 开 Stealing a Chicken from the Start: My Scheme-Rating System 开局偷鸡，我有诡谋评分系统 Peerless Blade Edge不二刀锋Historical246k WordsCompleted [High Martial] [Schemes and Power Plays] [Funny and Lighthearted] [High IQ] [Scoring System] Chu Wen, a PhD who studies military strategy, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar who has starved to death. To survive, he goes to steal a chicken, and unexpectedly binds himself to the Cunning Schemes Scoring System. From then on, the System coerces him: only by constantly using plots and schemes to earn Cunning Scheme Points can he ensure that points are added to his Life Score. 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both are historical farming novels, about slowly becoming king and accumulating grain. The male protagonist develops gradually, becoming more and more powerful and interesting in the end.

8. 108 牢 The Fierce Soldier of the Prison Camp 牢军营悍卒 Snow on the Blade刀锋雪Historical1.3M WordsOngoing The animated short drama is now streaming. Search for "Iron Bars, Fierce Prisoners, and a Fight to Rule the World" on Hongguo and watch with confidence. [Blood-Pumping War God] [Power Plays and Ambition] [Warm-Hearted Man] [Rise from the Grassroots] [Multiple Heroines] Jiang Fan, a Special Forces king from the Dragon Kingdom, transmigrates into the body of a heavily punished border prisoner in the Great Jiang Dynasty. He forges a new identity, seizes power, and trains soldiers, surviving amid th 11.6kReads8.8Score1kShelves
9. 109 先 Win Over the Sisters First, Then Rule the World with the Way of Caution 先得姐妹花，再以苟道得天下 Little Yellow Duck hh小黄鸭hhHistorical107k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + conquest + recruiting troops and gathering talent + a satisfying low-profile rise + a cunning protagonist] In the early stages, he keeps his small faction under the radar and focuses on growth. When chaos erupts midway through the story, he takes over Jizhou City, recruits troops and talent, and stockpiles soldiers, food, and weapons. In the later stages, the warlords vie for control of the realm. This is absolutely a story about warlords vying for supremacy, not one that pr 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In this fictional historical setting, the early game involves hunting and utilizing modern knowledge to develop power. Later, it becomes a period of warring states vying for supremacy. Players must accumulate resources, build high walls, and delay declaring themselves king. The strategy is to play it safe and avoid trouble in the early game, but once power has grown, one can overcome any challenge. In the late game, by capturing a city and using Jizhou as a base, one can launch attacks across the land.

10. 110 暴 Raising an Army Through Bandit Suppression 暴兵从剿匪开始 Willows Dance in the Spring Breeze杨柳舞春风Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Raising troops + farming + harem + conquering the world] Liu Shuo transmigrates to a strange world much like ancient China, where humans coexist with dozens of races, including orcs, elves, and dragons. He becomes a hereditary commander of a thousand troops. The garrison has just been slaughtered by goblins, leaving him with no money, food, soldiers, or people. At any moment, he could be sent to the front lines as ogre food! With his life hanging by a thread, he binds to a System and starts far 2.9kReads6.6Score158Shelves

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    Build high walls, store plenty of grain, and the base is surrounded by the sea on three sides.

11. 111 做 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 Jasmine Milk Tea茉莉牛乳茶Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 17.7kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    This book is good, and it's almost finished.

12. 112 赵 Zhao Gouzi's Struggles in Ancient Times 赵狗子的古代奋斗史 Riverside Pebble河边鹅卵石Historical2.1M WordsCompleted At the end of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Gouzi was born. The Ming was visibly in decline, while the world hurtled into the Age of Discovery, with wealth pouring in from across the seas. Zhao Gouzi lifted his chin and resolved to catch the last wave of the Age of Discovery, sending the peoples of Huaxia sailing across the seas to conquer new lands! 8.2kReads8.9Score707Shelves

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    Changfeng recommends books, and they're sure to be masterpieces. [Thumbs up] Zhao Gouzi uses modern knowledge to teach his father how to do business, transforming him from a sailor into a merchant, building a pirate crew, dominating the seas, using money to support his army, and ultimately becoming emperor. [Thumbs up] The second book is about the revolution at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The protagonist is bullied by corrupt officials, fights back, kills the officials, and rebels. Through grievance meetings, military training, gunpowder, and the redistribution of land from local tyrants, the people are won over, a base is established, and the spark has become a prairie fire.

13. 113 手 With Acres of Farmland, Soldiers, and Grain, I Have No Need to Fight for the Throne 手握万顷田，有兵有粮不争王 Border Town边境小镇Historical463k WordsCompleted Transmigrate, spatial dimension, farming, no heroine. The male protagonist transmigrates with a spatial dimension containing millions of acres of fertile farmland. Just as war breaks out everywhere and people are starving, he takes in refugees, buys servants, and gets into farming and animal husbandry. Chickens and ducks fill the skies, while cattle and sheep roam the land. He rises from nothing to become richer than a nation. With no connections or powerful backers, he trains an invincible forc 771Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    He had vast fields, thousands of granaries, and two super-large cities. He raised an army to protect him, but he didn't want to fight for the throne.

14. 114 夫 My Husband Was Maimed and Exiled, So I Emptied the Imperial Treasury and Founded a Dynasty 夫君残被流放，我搬空国库立朝堂 Er Qiao Ya二乔呀Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Apocalypse powerhouse Cheng Yao transmigrates into a book and, from the start, is framed by her half-sister and forced to marry Zhan Haoting, a prince from a different family line who is paralyzed from the waist down. No one in the household likes her, but she isn't afraid. She takes down scumbags with one hand and exposes the second prince's rebellion with the other, sending her half-sister straight to prison. Zhan Haoting's military achievements make the emperor fear he has grown too powerful, 12kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves

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    This one has 300,000 readers!

15. 115 大 Great Ming: A Scholar’s Rebellion Begins with Executing Corrupt Officials 大明：秀才造反，从诛杀恶吏开始 Climbing High登高Historical637k WordsOngoing After accidentally transmigrating to the late Ming Dynasty, Xiao Jingsheng sees an era where poverty, exploitation, hunger, war, disasters, epidemics, and fear all coexist. The powerful live in drunken luxury, officials and gentry are insatiably greedy, merchants run rampant, the Jianzhou Jurchens sharpen their blades, and darkness blankets the land... The throne changes hands from one year to the next. Next year, it will be my turn. If the world is unjust, then I’ll build a new, egalitarian wor 300Reads6.3Score—Shelves
16. 116 明 A Rake in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末混球 Dancing Lights流光飞舞Historical3.9M WordsCompleted With transmigration to the late Ming Dynasty becoming all the rage, Yang Menglong, a fine young man from the twenty-first century, the school's king of brawling and a menace in the eyes of street punks, also somehow transmigrated back to that era. And yet... Waving his dog-leg knife, Yang Menglong roared hoarsely, “Which bastard said the late Ming was easy to get by in? Come out here! I promise I won't chop you to death!” 273Reads8.7Score201Shelves
17. 117 开 Exiled from the Start, I Conquer the World with Modern Weapons 开局被流放，用热武器争霸世界 That Glimmer of Sunshine那一抹阳光嘛Historical508k WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Wish Fulfillment + Fiefdom Development + Decisive and Ruthless + Prestige-Powered Arsenal] Su Chen, a top medical student, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of the fourth prince of the Great Jing Dynasty. Caught up in a scandal involving students cheating on the imperial examinations, he activates the strongest prestige-powered arsenal at the crucial moment! The ministers propose sending Su Chen to a perilous fiefdom, while the emperor looks on with cold indifference. 1.3kReads7.7Score101Shelves

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    A top student from Blue Star Medical University transmigrated into the body of the fourth prince, immediately banished to his fiefdom. Fortunately, he was bound to a Prestige Armory System, instantly giving him a cheat code! Relying on firearms, he wreaked havoc across his fiefdom, sweeping through enemy territories until they were powerless to resist, forcing them to sign thousands of tyrannical treaties! He even colonized enemy countries around the world, reaching the pinnacle of life...

18. 118 家 My Father Is Emperor Wu of Han! 家父汉武帝！ The Wise Man's Mutt智者的土狗儿Historical1.9M WordsCompleted [Winner of the National Library writing contest] [Top-tier historical storytelling + no System + rebellion + political intrigue + a love-hate relationship between father and son] Reborn in the womb as Liu Ju, the eldest legitimate son of Emperor Wu of Han. His father is Liu Che, the most powerful carbon-based life form on Earth in the second century BCE! And his maternal family’s lineup is even more outrageous! His mother is Wei Zifu, his uncle is Wei Qing, his cousin is Huo Qubing, and his youn 88kReads9.2Score8.3kShelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration] 🔥🔥Highly rated masterpieces are here! These books are truly excellent and highly recommended. Welcome everyone to read them; 🔥Absolutely worth reading!🔥

19. 119 让 You Told Me to Make Fakes, So Why Are They Better Than the Palace Tributes? 让你造假货，怎么比宫里贡品还好 Pepper-Salt Crispy Fish椒盐酥鱼Historical248k WordsOngoing Two brothers, one fat and one thin + the leather trade + the struggle for supremacy in a chaotic age + farming and infrastructure Use bellflowers to make fake ginseng, pigskin to make donkey-hide gelatin, and fish scales to make pearls. Zhou Yun transmigrates into the body of a gambling addict and wastrel. His whole family is exiled to Ningguta, and from the start, he even loses his sister-in-law to a gambling house. Then he activates the [Hundred Trades System], with the leather trade as his ma 137Reads—Score119Shelves

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    Starting in exile in Ningguta, you use the system talent of making fakes into real ones to create ginseng from bellflower root, donkey-hide gelatin from pigskin, and pearls from fish scales, thus acquiring your first pot of gold. You then begin to build your own team, develop various industries, build high walls and store up grain, and when the empire is about to collapse, you unleash your accumulated strength to contend for supremacy.

20. 120 汉 Emperor Wu of Han: This Transmigrator Has Some Nerve 汉武帝：这个穿越者太敢说 I Want to Eat Mangosteen我要吃山竹Historical2.4M WordsCompleted The good news: He transmigrated to the Han Dynasty with a head full of knowledge and met Huo Qubing, the Marquis of Champion. The bad news: He landed on a battlefield, where a Han army was about to be ambushed and wiped out by the Xiongnu, while its commanding general was preparing to flee. After struggling with the decision, Lu Ming chose to reveal that he was a transmigrator and help General Wei Qing turn the ambush around and wipe out the Xiongnu. Emperor Wu of Han: How can you prove you’re a 9.5kReads8.8Score787Shelves
21. 121 重 Reborn, I Study for the Imperial Exams in Another World 重生后，我在异世界读书科举 Lan Xiaoyi蓝小一Historical2.8M WordsCompleted (Transmigration) + (farming) + (daily life) + (imperial examinations) (no System) + (court politics) Chen Chuyi was reborn into a poor family in Beishui Village, carrying the memories of his past life. At first, he only wanted to earn a little money to improve his family's life. But in this unfamiliar ancient world, he was always afraid someone would take his family's money and eat their food. In the end, he embarked on the path of study and the imperial examinations. He knew that only by changi 7.1kReads8.3Score547Shelves

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    Chen Chuyi, carrying memories of his past life, transmigrates to a poor family in Beishui Village. Initially, he only wants to earn money to improve his family's life. However, in this unfamiliar ancient society, without any means of protection, he is ultimately at the mercy of others. In the end, he has no choice but to embark on the journey of studying for the imperial examinations; only by changing his fate can he better protect himself and his family. "When poor, cultivate your own virtue; when successful, help others..."

22. 122 重 Reborn as the Ming Emperor, but the Ming Dynasty Is Already Gone 重生明帝，但大明已经没了 Li Zhen理振Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yan is reborn. The good news: he’s the emperor of the Great Ming. The bad news: the Great Ming is already gone. The Southern Ming court is on the verge of collapse, the Qing troops are pursuing them south, and the court keeps fleeing south… Li Yan: “I’m done running! I’ll fight the northern barbarians to the death!” Factional infighting? Kill them! We’ll fight our way from Guangdong back to Beijing! Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi. This time, they won’t be disappointed! 32.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
23. 123 赶 You Banished Me to My Fief, So I Rebelled with the Prince of Beiliang 赶你去封地，你竟带着北凉王造反 Little Flying Pig from the Mountains山里小飞猪Historical3.1M WordsOngoing [Alternate World] [Feudal Prince] [Summoning] [Rapid Army Expansion] [Conquest] [Comedy] [Revenge] After transmigrating to the Great Yan Dynasty, Xiao Jing becomes the useless Third Prince in everyone's eyes. From the start, he is framed by a treacherous villain and exiled to the bitterly cold Qinzhou, where he is made Prince of Qin! Fortunately, Xiao Jing awakens his golden finger and immediately summons Huo Qubing and ten thousand elite Han cavalry! With swift, decisive action, he takes contro 92.2kReads8.0Score6.8kShelves

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    Both are great!!!

24. 124 大 Great Tang: A Million Private Soldiers, Li Er, Do You Regret It? 大唐：私兵百万，李二你后悔了吗 Happy Little Crawler幸福的爬爬虫Historical4.2M WordsOngoing [Feudal Prince] [System] [Comedy] [Conquest] After transmigrating to the Tang dynasty as Li Ke, the third son of Li Shimin, he is framed by Zhangsun Wuji and forced to take up his fief in Yizhou ahead of schedule. His status is awkward, he has no one to rely on, and he is nearly at the end of his rope. At the crucial moment, Li Ke awakens a System that uses fortune to summon civil officials and military generals to fight for him. Faced with the arrogance of the Crown Prince's faction, Li Ke summ 25.9kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
25. 125 南 The Southern Ming Righteous Army 南明义军 The Casual-Notes Daoist随笔道人Historical1.4M WordsCompleted In 1645, the Yiyou Year of the lunar calendar, the Year of the Rooster, the first year of the Hongguang era of the Ming and the first year of the Longwu era; the second year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing; the second year of the Dashun era of the Great Xi; and the second year of the Yongchang era of the Great Shun, Shi Kefa died alongside Yangzhou, Nanjing fell, and Li Zicheng died at Jiugong Mountain. The Qing court surveyed the realm and found no one who could stand against it. The Eight Banne 18.7kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
26. 126 龙 The Dragon Rises in Jinling: Reviving the Tang Dynasty for Five Hundred Years 龙起金陵，再续大唐五百年 Guest at the Deer’s Call鹿鸣客Historical163k WordsOngoing “The emperor in Chang’an, the army of the Wei residence.” The Wei residence’s household troops had become a thing of the past beneath the executioner’s blade, while the emperor in Chang’an lived in constant fear amid troubles both within and without. Does an emperor have some special birthright? Whoever commands the strongest troops and finest horses becomes emperor! Flames raged everywhere. Looking across the land, the Tang was now divided among rival regional warlords: Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Yang 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended! The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period is a slow-burn story (the protagonist is low-key in the early stages, just observing and playing a minor role). It's not mindless, pretentious, or stupid. There's no system, no cheat codes, and no modern technology. It has history, characters, war, and intrigue. It's about strategy, with an adopted son seizing power and controlling the regional warlords, eventually unifying the world and continuing the five-hundred-year-old Tang Dynasty!

27. 127 穿 Transmigrating to the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians: A Bloodstained Chang'an Sings of War 穿越五胡乱华：血色长安启战歌 Young Master Weinan公子威南Historical564k WordsCompleted Transmigrating means hell from the start! Modern historian Xu Zhaoyuan opens his eyes amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood during the Five Barbarians’ Upheaval. A Xiongnu blade hangs over his neck, while tens of thousands of refugees, women, and children behind him are on the brink of death. This is a hellish start! A golden finger? I am the golden finger! ✅ Foresight into history: seize the initiative in a chaotic age! ✅ Technological superiority: establish farms along the Wei River, d 18Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    For farming and infrastructure enthusiasts! Title: *The Bloodstained Battle Song of Chang'an* Highlights: How does a modern person survive in a chaotic world? Protagonist: Thanks for the invitation, I'm in Lueyang, just started taking in refugees! Clearing wasteland, building irrigation systems, improving farm tools, establishing salt mines, coal mines, and arsenals! Tens of thousands of mouths to feed? Watch me break the ice with my "work-for-relief" approach and five methods of land reclamation along the Wei River! Using technology to farm, building a foundation in a chaotic world! Tags: Historical farming, infrastructure competition, technological advancement Review: Building a base from scratch is so satisfying! The protagonist applies modern knowledge to agriculture and industry, carving out a path to survival in a hellish world!

28. 128 将 The Tiger of the Generals’ Clan 将门枭虎 Jiangzuo Talent江左俊杰Historical3.5M WordsCompleted A mercenary transmigrates to the Great Chu Empire and becomes Wu Nian, a soldier registered to a hundred-household post. His family is so poor they can barely scrape by, and he has a child bride whom his predecessor beat every day. The Mongols to the north are growing stronger and raiding farther south with increasing frequency. The Great Chu Empire is on the brink of collapse. 11.1kReads8.7Score2kShelves
29. 129 杨 Yang Guang Faked His Death: Then I'll Beat the Rebels Into the Ground 杨广假死：那朕就暴揍各路反王啦 Little Beetle 339小小甲壳虫339Historical2.6M WordsOngoing After waking up, he transmigrates into the Sui Dynasty as the eldest grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui, becoming the dynasty's third-generation ruler. Seated on the Dragon Throne, Yang Tan activates the Emperor's Choices System and inherits the legacy of the Son of Heaven. Every choice brings a reward. Simple and straightforward. Faced with enemies like the eighteen rebel kings and Li Shimin, the so-called ruler of Asia, Yang Tan chooses to draw his sword without hesitation. If they won't submit, 18.5kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
30. 130 九 Nine Princes Vie for the Throne: The Good-for-Nothing Prince Is Banished to Beiliang from the Start 九子夺嫡：废物皇子开局被贬北凉 Little Beetle 339小小甲壳虫339Historical6.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the Great Zhou dynasty, Li Xun became the unlucky, useless Sixth Prince. In the struggle for the throne among nine princes, he was marked as a loser from the very beginning. He was framed and exiled to the lands of Beiliang, yet his enemies still wouldn't leave him alone. After his golden finger awakened, Li Xun gained control of the Emperor's Support System and obtained terrifying power. Then he launched a powerful counterattack. When his enemies wouldn't let up, he simp 40.7kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
31. 131 大 Great Ming: From the Start, Zhu Di Exposed My Simulated Life 大明：开局被朱棣模拟人生曝光了 Sky-Blue Shirt天蓝色的衬衫Historical4.6M WordsCompleted [Ming Dynasty charmer + father’s resignation, son’s delight + simulator + two golden fingers] In the sixteenth year of Yongle, Zhu Gaoshuo transmigrates to another version of the Ming Dynasty and becomes Zhu Di's fourth son. With three dragons and two pythons around him, he had planned to live quietly and enjoy his life as a prince. But to his surprise, he attracts the spirits of legendary figures from history. The First Emperor Ying Zheng, Xiang Yu the Conqueror, Chancellor Zhuge Liang, the God 20.3kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    🔻Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, becoming the fourth son of Zhu Di, a figure who doesn't exist in history. Every year, the soul of a famous historical figure appears in the protagonist's mind. Originally, the protagonist wanted to settle down and develop peacefully. Unexpectedly, Zhu Di was bound to the simulation system at this moment. Looking at his fourth son, who achieved great success in every simulation, Zhu Di fell silent.

32. 132 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 2.1kReads8.8Score198Shelves
33. 133 明 Modernizing the Ming Dynasty 明朝的现代化改造 Magpie's Joy鹊喜Historical1.0M WordsOngoing Yu Cheng unexpectedly gains the ability to transmigrate to ancient times. At first, he only wants to make a fortune as a merchant and enjoy life, but people keep taking him for an easy mark. To protect himself, Yu Cheng has no choice but to climb the ladder step by step. Watch as Yu Cheng rebuilds the old realm, transforming these ruins into a modernized Ming dynasty. Zhu Youjian: I'm about to hang myself from a branch in the southeast, and you're still livestreaming over there. Have you no mann 237Reads8.3Score128Shelves
34. 134 穿 Transmigrated to a Year of Famine, I Accidentally Became Empress 穿越荒年，一不小心我成了女帝 Confused Jingjing迷糊的静静Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted Transmigration + fleeing famine + infrastructure building + war + contest for the throne + no storage space, just pure wish fulfillment Transmigrated? Of all places, why did she have to land in the middle of a famine migration, with corpses everywhere and war raging on all sides? She, Shen Xi, woke up in a chaotic age as a beauty. She had only wanted to live comfortably and keep her family safe. Who could have guessed that, somewhere along the way, she would become an empress? 217Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    By building high walls and stockpiling grain, and by delaying the proclamation of kingship, the female protagonist gradually ascends to the pinnacle of power.

35. 135 大 The Tang Autonomous Region 大唐自治区 Rong Chengji, Who Loves Wuliangchen爱吃五粮陈的荣成吉Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Yang Xu, a young man from the 21st century, transmigrates to the Tang dynasty after an accident, bringing a System with him. Watch as he uses the System to build a modern city in the Tang dynasty and, with his help, leads it step by step to become the true center of the world. 6.5kReads8.5Score390Shelves
36. 136 最 The Strongest Prince 最强王爷 The Money-Loving Fox爱财的狐狸Historical1.4M WordsCompleted (The short drama adaptation is now online: In the Years of Famine, I Rose to Become a King Through Military Merit) Also known as (I Joined the Army and Was Forced to Marry 36 Wives) A college student from Blue Star is caught in an unexpected traffic accident and transmigrates to ancient China during the Rebellion of the Eight Princes in the Western Jin dynasty, in a parallel timeline. War rages year-round, the people are destitute, and foreign enemies threaten from all sides. Corruption festers 9.8kReads7.9Score859Shelves
37. 137 皇 Elder Brother, Please Abdicate 皇兄，请退位 Namo Ya南無呀Historical2.5M WordsCompleted Conquer a female general, win over a green emperor, take control of a seductive foreign princess, and trample the Japanese queen... Su Li has done all four of these wonderful things! 207Reads8.3Score—Shelves
38. 138 战 Warring States: Jin's Desperate Counterattack to Reclaim Han, Zhao, and Wei 战国：晋国绝地反击，收复韩赵魏 Feng Shaoshui封少水Historical3.1M WordsCompleted [This novel is set against the historical backdrop of the Partition of Jin. Familiarity with this event will help you enjoy the story.] [Ancient Warring States setting + rival states vying for supremacy + the Hundred Schools of Thought + political maneuvering + battles of wit and courage + no System + no harem + not for beginners] After transmigrating to the early Warring States period, he becomes Ji Jiujiu, the last ruler of Jin. His rise begins with infiltrating the Mohists. He keeps a low pro 3.7kReads8.8Score296Shelves

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    This book does indeed mention the "three-character, nine-strategy" approach: "Build high walls, store up grain, and delay declaring yourself king."

39. 139 明 A Ming-Era Deserter: I Wanted to Lie Low, but the Turbulent Times Forced Me to Draw My Blade 明末逃卒：想苟，乱世却逼我拔刀 Golden Rabbit Head兔头金Historical213k WordsOngoing [No System + Hardcore Survival + Internally Consistent Logic + Meticulous Details + No Mindless Power Fantasy + Relentless Bloodshed] A dung fork from the start, and everything else has to be looted? Wang Feng, an engineering guy who moonlights as a martial arts stuntman, gets knocked unconscious with a club and wakes up in the chaotic final years of the Ming dynasty! There’s no overpowered System, and he has no kingly aura. All he has is a group of ragged, starving deserters. At his side ar 236Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This should be your cup of tea. The most realistic late Ming Dynasty novel ever! A rare gem among late Ming Dynasty stories! Thoroughly researched, logically rigorous, and realistically detailed. The protagonist is transported to the late Ming Dynasty, without a system or cheat codes—no Mary Sue, no overpowered protagonist, no mindless wish-fulfillment, and the opponents aren't unintelligent. He struggles to survive using the meticulous logic of an engineering student. Most importantly: this book doesn't insult the reader's intelligence.

40. 140 壶 Hu Xiaotian 壶笑天 Mutual Love郎情妾意Historical489k WordsCompleted Yang Yu dies alongside drug lords at the border and transmigrates to the Sui dynasty, into the body of the useless heir of the Prince of Zhenbei! He wants to be an idle young lord, but there are always petty troublemakers pushing him to grow stronger! Breaking off an engagement? Fine, but I’m the one breaking off my engagement to you, Liu Wanqing! From a useless young lord to taking command of 200,000 Zhenbei troops, inventing all sorts of things from the twenty-first century, and opening a brot 114Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A completed and excellent book, not to be missed!!

41. 141 九 Nine Princes Fight for the Throne: The Mad Prince 九龙夺嫡：疯批皇子 A Man's Cigarette男人的烟Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + unhinged protagonist + everyday life + palace intrigue] (If it’s not your thing, don’t read it) Qin Wu fought countless mutated beasts until he finally died of exhaustion. When he awoke again, he had transmigrated into a nonexistent dynasty from history, inside the womb of a powerless beauty in the imperial household of the Eastern Qin Dynasty. He had become the dynasty’s youngest prince. And so his struggle for the throne began. (Dear readers, please go easy on the ratings 15.4kReads8.6Score747Shelves
42. 142 魂 Reborn in Ancient Times: I Turned the Tables in Desperation with My Five Daughters 魂穿古代：带着五个闺女绝境翻盘 Old Fart, What Are You Looking At老登你瞅啥Ancient Romance208k WordsOngoing "Daddy, I'm hungry!" Shen Tiancheng stares in confusion. What kind of place is this? He was just killing time in the bathroom while working overtime when his mind suddenly went black, and he ended up here! A father in a flash, and not just of one child: five times over! He starts out with five daughters, every one of them sallow and skin and bones. There's no System. This is a dark ancient world, where the authorities levy crushing taxes and the landlords throw their weight around. Watch me turn 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is worth reading.

43. 143 天 The World’s Greatest Landlord: The Empress Comes to Borrow Grain Herself 天下第一地主，女帝亲自上门借粮 The Great Sage Is My Big Brother大圣是我哥Historical331k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + System + farming + multiple heroines + political intrigue] Of all the grain produced under heaven, I, Shen Yuan, claim eight-tenths! Shen Yuan, PhD in Agricultural Science. After transmigrating to the Great Cheng Kingdom, he rises from a destitute small landowner. He becomes the richest man in the land, saves the empress, curbs the vassal kings, and destroys the barbarian kingdom. He is known as the emperor in commoner’s clothes! The empress smiles shyly. “Dear, there’s a te 168Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrating into an ancient, impoverished landlord, a new overlord descends.

44. 144 1 1987: No Sleep Tonight 1987：今夜不眠 Fully Equipped RV房车齐全Urban2.8M WordsCompleted “Mom, is his head stuck in a door or something? Maybe we should take him to the hospital?” When Lu Hao wakes up, he discovers that he has been reborn, back in 1987, when he had nothing to his name. Behind him stands a beautiful woman in her early twenties, her face streaked with tears and her body covered in scars. Beside her is a little girl, staring at him with wide, caring eyes. 41.5kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves

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    Look at the ups and downs, look at the ups and downs.

45. 145 原 Primitive Survival: Finding a Wild Woman to Be My Wife 原始求生寻野女做老婆 Kong Zeyu空泽羽Historical320k WordsCompleted Male wish fulfillment + female wish fulfillment too + primitive ancient setting + naked survival + seeking wild women to make wives + the finest mountain stronghold + gourmet wild delicacies + funny and touching + beautiful young women. 914Reads8.7Score110Shelves

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    Farming for survival, seeking a wild woman as a wife

46. 146 穿 Transmigrating to the Late Ming: From Tightening Screws to Farming 穿越明末：从打螺丝到种田 Chu Huan He楚环河Historical7.5M WordsOngoing Transmigration to the late Ming dynasty + Peasant Rebellion + Resistance against the Ming and Qing! (Respecting history + No cheats + No System + Slow-paced + Not a power fantasy!!) Wang Tie is an ordinary man with no particular skills. By a twist of fate, he transmigrates to the late Ming and early Qing, a chaotic era that is practically a living hell. How will he find a way to survive in this turbulent age?! And once he reaches the pinnacle of power, where will he lead this people and nat 17.3kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves

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    I personally think it's very well written.

47. 147 我 My Fists Are the Law 我拳头硬我说了算 Wild Watermelon Explosion野西瓜大爆炸Ancient Romance649k WordsOngoing [爽文 + Strong Female Lead + Fleeing Disaster + Infrastructure Building + Building Wealth + Light Ensemble Cast + Clan Rise + Family Life + Comedy + No Storage Space] The feared big sister of the underworld transmigrates to Ma Family Village in the Great Xia Dynasty, a place so poor it can barely scrape by. The original owner's whole family is a bunch of tough customers, which suits her just fine. She can't change her nature, whether in her past life or this one: she wants money and power. So she 27.9kReads8.9Score5kShelves
48. 148 我 I Turned My Superstitious Father into the Chief Councilor 我把神棍老爹卷成首辅 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + imperial examinations + daily life + farming + court politics later on] Father and son join forces to build a Ming dynasty on which the sun never sets. Yan Xun transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and discovers that his father can do everything except study. His dad has so many secret identities, like an onion with layer after layer to peel back. Huh! If I push Dad hard enough to make him Grand Secretary, can I become a Junior Grand Secretary? The filial son Yan Xun sells everythin 22.7kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves

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    High-quality historical fiction with a tightly woven plot, minimal nonsensical dialogue, and sound logic.

49. 149 我 I Am an Immortal Sent Down to Earth 我乃神仙下凡间 The Mortal World人世間Historical557k WordsCompleted This novel has been abandoned. Don’t read it. Good people die young, while villains live a thousand years. Whether you live or die is up to fate. Never be the first to act; if you can lie low, do so... Everything happens for a reason. Qian Duoduo felt that if he had appeared here, then there must be something he was meant to do. So from childhood, he had been quietly making plans, just in case of whatever was to come... 345Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Growing our own food and training our own team

50. 150 疯 Madman: Slashing My Way from a Pile of Corpses to the Dragon Throne 疯子：从死人堆里一路杀到龙椅 Pamela帕米拉Historical415k WordsOngoing [No System + Two Insane Souls + No Saintly Mercies + Decisive and Ruthless] The day Shen Zhou crawled out of a pile of corpses, a modern man's soul appeared in his mind. One soul was bloodthirsty and loved to kill; the other was calm and calculating. The two souls fought each other every day, driving him into a madman feared by everyone in Yunmeng Marsh. Defeated soldiers tried to steal his food? He killed them all. The imperial army came to crush him? He used a fire ox formation to rout thre 130Reads—Score—Shelves

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