Farming and Founding a Nation: Build High Walls, Stockpile Grain, and Claim the Throne Later. The Protagonist Plays It Extremely Safe! 种田建国文，高筑墙广积粮缓称王，主角苟到极点！

1. 51 异 The Great Lord of the Different Races 异种族大领主 Qi Shiwu祁十五Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted (Plot-driven + Slow Burn + Nurturing + Growth + Lord) Li Fan transmigrates to another world and obtains a Bond System. As long as he makes friends with other races, he can earn Bond Points and grow stronger. Humans, beastmen, elves, dwarves, sea folk, dragons, vampires, giants... Every race grants Li Fan a racial talent. Human battle aura, beastman transformation, elven archery, the dwarves’ indestructible bodies, dragon breath... Awakening in the Sinful Forest, Li Fan saves an elven slave, befr 13.6kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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2. 52 土 The Land God's Promotion Diary 土地公升职记 Lone Boat Herding Clouds孤舟牧云Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsCompleted [Quality guaranteed across 5 million characters. Feel free to bookmark and enjoy!] He transmigrates into the world of Sword and Fairy and becomes the lowest-ranking Earth God. Relying on the incense offerings of the spirits in the wilderness, such as weasels, foxes, rats, hedgehogs, and snakes, he grows stronger step by step and establishes a clan of immortals. He teaches weasels to lay bricks, foxes to tell stories, rats to mint coins, and pythons to sail the seas... Starting out as an Earth Go 36kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
3. 53 巨 The Troll Lord Marries a Succubus 巨魔领主，娶妻魅魔 Smelling Roses with Eyes Closed闭眼嗅蔷薇Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing [Awakening in Another World + Decisive and Ruthless + Lordly Conquest + Darkness Descends + Multiple Races (Succubi, Snake Women, Fox Women...)] Earth is hit by a dimensional reduction, downgraded to a two-dimensional world and turned into a block of data merged into another world among the Myriad Worlds. Some people survive by all sorts of means and methods, and establish organizations. Luo Shanhai is one of the survivors! But by then, Luo Shanhai no longer goes by that name. He is Shakesi Miya 26kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
4. 54 重 Reborn at the End of the Ming Dynasty: Starting Out as a Pirate 重生明末从海匪起家 Even a Lone Boat Can Cross the Sea孤舟也渡海Historical404k WordsOngoing Reborn in the early years of the Chongzhen reign, he rises step by step from the lowest ranks of the sea bandits, absorbing rival pirates, driving out the Western barbarians, and dominating all of Southeast Asia. He commands an invincible ocean-going fleet and vast wealth. When his fleet is ready, his army marches north to sweep away the Tartars and rebel bandits, pacify the chaos in the Central Plains, and reclaim the shattered land stretching thousands of miles, all built upon his maritime emp 2.4kReads—Score159Shelves
5. 55 穿 Transmigrated into a Chaotic Age as a Corvee Laborer, I Use a Farming System to Conquer All 穿越乱世徭役，我靠种田系统争霸 Black Cat-chan, Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的黑猫酱Historical233k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming + Rising to the Top + Technological Overmatch] In the final years of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Rouran invaded the borderlands. The powerful treated the common people like ants and wanted only to appease the invaders at any cost. After an accident, Chen Yuesheng transmigrated and became a conscript stationed on the frontier. Oppressed by the officers escorting him, he refused to submit. As a modern man, he awakened a farming System and raised his voice: “Are kings and n 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Started out as a corvee and grew up step by step!

6. 56 我 I Built My Power Through Farming, From Orphan to Emperor 我种田发育，从孤儿苟成了皇帝 Half a Cosine半声余弦Historical289k WordsOngoing [History] [War] [Political Intrigue] [Agriculture] Instructor Wu Qi loses his footing and falls off a cliff, only to transmigrate into the body of an orphan in the Great Li Dynasty... The four classes of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants are rigidly stratified. Powerful clans stand everywhere, the age is in decline, cruel policies prey on the people, and the court is in disarray! At home, treacherous ministers and eunuchs deceive the young emperor; abroad, nomadic tribes raid the border 4Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 北 Lord of the Northern Frontier: I Saved an Elven Girl from the Start 北境领主：开局救下精灵少女 Cold Fir Creek冷杉溪Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration + Lord + Farming + Elves + One Heroine + Conquest + Satisfying Battles] He’s exiled to the northern frontier the moment he transmigrates, becoming the well-known family good-for-nothing? Well, what’s done is done. First, let’s go to the tavern for a drink... What are these black-armored maniacs who attack everyone they see? And what’s this? A talent tree? [Notice: New talent “Magic Immunity” activated!] [Kill enemies to gain combat experience and unlock the Returning Arcblad 18.7kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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   Start in exile in the north

8. 58 荒 Wasteland Farming Handbook: From Refugee to King 荒原种田手册，从难民奋斗到国王 Second Young Master of the Long Family龙家二郎君Eastern Fantasy616k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy, farming, refugees rising up, conquest, knights, magic, technological progress, dragons, elves...] After transmigrating to a Western fantasy world where knights and magic coexist, Gray isn't despairing. But when he ends up a refugee on the verge of starving to death, Gray is very much despairing... Once he reaches the wasteland, Gray must face not only its harsh conditions and savage tribes, but also navigate the power struggles with the upper nobility while leading his people. 36.8kReads8.4Score4.6kShelves

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   Start as a refugee and develop your power from the pioneering point

9. 59 穿 Transmigrated to a Famine Year, I Led a Rebellion and Became Empress 穿越荒年，我带头造反成了女帝 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? 384Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   It will take many years. To conquer the world, we must first accumulate food and build high walls.

10. 60 那 The Cultivators We Used to Chop Up Together 那些年，我们一起砍过的修仙者 Squirrel Under the Mushroom House蘑菇屋下的松鼠Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted (Everyman’s cultivation + no System) Unlike traditional xianxia, don’t read if that’s not your thing. That year, a seven-year-old boy took his little sister into the cultivation world. Then all the cultivators went crazy! When you set out to cultivate, it doesn’t matter if you have talent, treasures, or lucky opportunities. But there’s one thing you must remember: there’s one person you must never provoke. Even though this person isn’t a cultivator at all. His blade is faster than light, so fast 155.4kReads9.3Score16.5kShelves

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    In terms of mechanics, my phone will soon be scrapped, because I keep pressing it, causing its life to slowly pass away. If you want to save it, just stop arguing. I am a bird in the wilderness, and I have found the sky in your eyes - "Birds" by Rabindranath Tagore

11. 61 玄 Xuanhuan: Blind, I Wander the Martial World 玄幻：成为瞎子，我游历江湖 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 207.6kReads9.6Score23.1kShelves
12. 62 仗 Sword in Hand, Wine in Tow, a Dashing Wanderer 仗剑，载酒，惊鸿客 Sweet Potato Monster红薯怪Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Prodigy + no System + Swordsmanship + Lighthearted + Immortality] The fake prodigy: “Life and death don’t matter. If you’ve got a problem, fight me.” The real prodigy: “I want to draw my sword.” “No, you don’t,” said the leaders of the Daoist sects, the Buddhist Venerable, and the Demon Cult Master, trying to talk him down. Across this vast and boundless land, who will determine its fate? I have a sword, its white blade stained red by the mortal world. A vast and magnificent sky stretches a 14.9kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
13. 63 烟 Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.3M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 889.8kReads9.6Score164.5kShelves
14. 64 随 A Random Aristocratic Clan From the Start: I'll Take My Time Becoming King 随机世家开局，我缓称王 Eighteenth-Generation Descendant of the Tang Dynasty大唐十八代传人Historical212k WordsCompleted [Full-Dive Online Game + Historical Foresight + Scion from the Start + Slow-Burn Power Struggle] He had a 0.1% chance of landing directly in a prominent Shence Army family. He thought his knowledge of history would let him coast to victory, but then history changed completely. Zheng Tian wasn’t pushed aside. Instead, he won a major victory. Huang Chao was still in Chang’an, and the uprising in Shu didn’t happen when it was supposed to. A prophet? A half-baked one. But good enough. Build up suppl 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's it, can you survive in the late Tang and Five Dynasties if you keep quiet and don't seduce?

15. 65 种 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Foolish Zhi傻志Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 2.5kReads5.7Score175Shelves

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    [Farming] + [Group] + [Lord] + [Struggle for Hegemony] + [System] The background of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, an imaginary world of immortals, starting from Lake Baikal to establish power, build factories, build cannons, blast open the door to the West, and unify the world

16. 66 大 The Iron-Boned Ming, Zhu Qizhen the Fortress Emperor 大明硬骨头，堡宗朱祁镇 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Historical592k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no overpowered protagonist, no crushing everyone with brute force] On the eve of the Tumu Crisis, he transmigrates as Zhu Qizhen and is emperor for just one day. Why did Zhu Qizhen clear Wang Zhen's name? Was the Zhu Qizhen who returned to power in history really the same man? Did the Ming dynasty truly begin its decline with him? Of the sixteen Ming emperors, how many met a clear-cut end? He must survive first. Only then can he think about anything else. With three 2kReads—Score111Shelves

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    A new interpretation of the Tumubao Incident: the Ming Dynasty should not be like the history of the Ming Dynasty

17. 67 回 Returning to Ancient Times to Expand the Realm 回到古代开疆扩土 Walking on Ice with Ink冰上墨行Historical504k WordsCompleted History + farming + transmigration + military + technological disparity, no System Ancient warfare. This is a terribly written mess of a novel, awkward to write and even more awkward to read. Ye Chen, a top student at an agricultural university, is struck by lightning and transmigrates to ancient times. He improves tools and crops. He uses his advantages to help villagers improve their lives. He applies military strategy in practical ways, continually advancing technology and productivity. He qu 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traveling through fictional history, the theme of cold weapons. Farming and training. Fight against foreigners and deploy troops on the battlefield. Strategies come out frequently, and troops are used strangely. Lure the enemy deep into the city and freeze the isolated city.

18. 68 王 The Road to a Kingdom: Starting from the World's Second-Largest Island 王国之路：从世界第二大岛开始 Night Rain in the Quiet Hours幽时夜雨Historical261k WordsOngoing In the mid-nineteenth century, during the late Qing dynasty, foreigners ran rampant and corrupt officials held sway. Oppressed peasants rose up across southern China in the greatest peasant rebellion in history. A spark ignited across the southern lands, and rival rebel kingdoms sprang up. They fought for ten years, but the Qing remained stubbornly powerful, and the uprising was gradually crushed. In the 1860s, the Kingdom of Dacheng fell, and its heir was forced to flee overseas. On an island, 552Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Farming and Jianguo Literature

19. 69 南 The Five-Colored Flag over the South Pacific 南太平洋上的五色旗 The Turtledove Is Not a Dove斑鸠不是鸠Historical510k WordsOngoing An age of chaos, an age of strife. Yang Wending transmigrates to a parallel world on the eve of World War I. Using every means at his disposal, he builds a stage of his own. There must be a place for him in this world. 2Reads7.2Score—Shelves
20. 70 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 6.6kReads8.8Score221Shelves
21. 71 抗 War of Resistance: From Old-Time Warlord to Marshal Who Defends the Nation! 抗战：从旧军阀到护国元帅！ Old Ma the Tiger麻老虎Historical282k WordsCompleted (This novel and its characters are entirely fictional and set in a parallel animal world. Please don’t confuse it with the real world. Any similarities are purely coincidental! A tribute to the fallen heroes!!!) In 1927, he transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes Zhang Xueming, the second son of Zhang the Mustache, a powerful figure in the Northeast. So what if he’s a warlord? He can still fight the Japanese invaders! First, he seizes an arsenal and develops the Type 56 semi-automatic rifl 2Reads7.2Score—Shelves
22. 72 穿 Transmigrating to the Early Tang Dynasty to Build a Different Kind of Golden Age 穿越初唐打造另类盛世 Zhe Yuan喆元Historical790k WordsCompleted [On the Bloody Night at Xuanwu Gate, He Crashed Through History in an Off-Road RV] An earthquake in Tibet tore open space and time, sending retired combat engineer Yao Kem in and his vehicle tumbling into the ninth year of Wude. Before Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin’s sword was aimed at the crown prince. The cold gleam of its edge met the roar of the diesel engine as Yao’s vehicle surged forward. As drones skimmed over Chang’an, the lost bronze gears of the Mohists meshed perfectly with the patterns o 153Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Speaking of Gou, who can compare to the protagonist Yao Kemin in the book?

23. 73 大 The Great Song’s Industrial Liangshan 大宋之工业梁山 Zhe Yuan喆元Historical230k WordsCompleted A collection of trope-defying scenes: Wu Song doesn’t fight a tiger; he’s a righteous man from Hangzhou in the historical records. Ximen Qing isn’t some domineering CEO, but a shy top student devoted to medical research. And there’s more: Hu Sanniang isn’t a bold heroine of the martial world, but an artsy young woman. What about Pan Jinlian? As it turns out, she’s the little maid who follows Sanniang around... Wang Yifan transmigrates to a different Liangshan. Watch as he stirs up a storm of blo 43Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 穿 Bringing Industry to Water Margin [Short-Drama Script] 穿到水浒搞工业【微剧剧本】 Zhe Yuan喆元Historical101k WordsCompleted This microdrama script is adapted from the contracted novel Liangshan of the Great Song Dynasty: Industry. It tells the extraordinary story of a modern online fiction writer who transmigrates into the world of Water Margin and builds a version of that world completely different from the original. The people and stories we know so well: how did they end up so different? How will familiar characters such as Song Jiang, Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, Wu Dalang, and Pan Jinlian appear in the drama? Join the —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 网 Online Game: Three Kingdoms and a Carefree Life 网游三国之快男人生 Lingling Riding and Riding灵灵骑骑骑Sports1.5M WordsCompleted [Humor] [Three Kingdoms] [Lord] [Online Game] Lin Ci is an ordinary, dim-witted young man. On a whim, he buys a gaming pod for Spirit Motion and embarks on a ridiculous adventure through the Three Kingdoms! Beautiful women, generals, and wandering heroes: the road to unifying the Three Kingdoms has romance, warfare, and the martial world! The early chapters lean toward game stats and mechanics, while the later ones take more of a historical transmigration approach. Feel free to skip ahead and ch 284Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    [Three Kingdoms] [Online Games] [Lords] [National War] A cheerful slow-paced book, not a cool novel, somewhat similar to: Three Kingdoms Sim City. Are you tired of reading too many cool articles? Want something light?!

26. 76 灾 In the Year of Famine, I Lay Low in the Mountains and Grow into an Emperor 灾荒年我在深山苟着发育成帝 Ying Lin Mingxia盈林铭夏Historical151k WordsOngoing Reborn in a Famine Year, with Sweet Potatoes as His Golden Finger, He Becomes Emperor Amidst Chaos Genres: Reborn in a Chaotic Era / Stronghold Rivalry / Political Scheming and Survival Lin Ye, a modern young man, unexpectedly finds himself reborn in an ancient age of catastrophic famine. From the start, he has nothing but three sweet potatoes to keep him alive. Starving corpses litter the land, and chaos has descended. To survive, Lin Ye retreats into the mountains, where he uses modern knowl 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Human nature in a desperate situation is so real that it is bone-chilling. It is difficult to survive through the years of famine. Not a virgin, not aggrieved, a sober and strong person in the famine.

27. 77 逃 Abandoned While Fleeing Famine, My Family Feasts in the Deep Mountains 逃荒被弃，全家躲深山大鱼大肉 Jiang Jiujiu Duck江久久鸭Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Farming + Space + Family Life + Cozy Daily Life + Building Wealth) After Jiang Yimian completes her final mission for the organization, she plans to spend the rest of her days traveling and enjoying herself. Who could have guessed that when she opened her eyes, she would find herself in the body of a peasant girl? Her grandfather doesn't care for her, her grandmother doesn't love her, her father has gone missing, and her older brother has been conscripted. Abandoned while fleeing famine, she ha 23.9kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves
28. 78 饥 Famine Year? My Family’s Mountain-Barbecued Meat Makes the Whole Village Weep With Envy 饥荒年？我家深山烤肉香哭全村 Rubber Dinghy Zhouzhou橡皮舟舟Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted (The rating just went up, so don't worry about it. It'll improve later. Go ahead and read!) [Flight from famine + stockpiling + development + two strong leads + hardcore survival with no pocket dimension] An apocalyptic start? Song Xiaoman scoffs: "I'm a wilderness survival expert. The mountains are my all-you-can-eat buffet!" While others fleeing famine chew tree bark and resort to exchanging children for food, her family hides in a ruined mountain temple, eating red-braised pork in one hand 14.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
29. 79 穿 Transmigrating to Famine Years, the Siblings Are Forced to Flee into the Mountains 穿越灾年，兄妹被迫逃进深山 The Dark River Beneath the Ancient Tree古树下的暗河Ancient Romance874k WordsOngoing [Space] [Transmigrate] [Fleeing famine] [Farming] [Alternate world] [Infrastructure building] After Lin Su unexpectedly acquired a stasis space, she dreamed for three nights in a row that she had transmigrated to an ancient era plagued by famine. Why wait, then? Stock up, and stock up big! She and her brother, Lin Mo, sold their house to stock up on supplies and planned to stay in a warehouse for a while. But on the way, they both transmigrated. When they opened their eyes, they were in an ancie 12.3kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves
30. 80 鸡 A Useless Pocket Dimension: Transmigrate Through Famine Without Fleeing 鸡肋空间，穿越灾年不逃荒 A Fine Gentleman Comes from the Fields陌上玉人来Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing Rookie police officer Lu Yuanyuan has transmigrated in the strangest way! What? You want to know how? I don't want to talk about it. Let's just say I got struck by lightning! I really want to curse the heavens! But... Rumble! Crack... All right, all right, I'll shut up! You're the heavens, so you're the boss! So I've transmigrated. I'll just have to make the best of it! But other people who transmigrate get a System or a pocket dimension, or become empresses, princesses, or rich young ladies. Wh 2.7kReads9.0Score305Shelves
31. 81 工 The Ministry of Works' Slacker 工部摸鱼郎 Daoist Zhou Yi周一道人Historical1.2M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate Across Multiple Parallel Worlds] + [Multiple Transmigrators] + [Farming] + [Tycoon] + [Military Industry] + [War] + [Political Intrigue]... A young craftsman idling away his days at the Ministry of Works was planning to keep his head down and build his strength bit by bit. Then he accidentally unlocked a space-time gate that let him travel back and forth between parallel worlds. He could transmigrate between multiple parallel worlds: the modern world, ancient worlds, otherworlds, 297Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    A young craftsman who fishes in the Ministry of Industry, pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, and is very stubborn. In fact, he is a time traveler, and he is an engineering student, majoring in iron and steel metallurgy. It started with steelmaking, making guns and cannons, and gradually promoted the industrial revolution. With steel and chemical industry as the foundation, steam engines, automobiles, electricity, etc. Quickly emerged, and farming developed greatly.

32. 82 领 The Lord's Age: I Just Want to Farm 领主时代：我只想种田 Young Master Li Shiwushuang公子李世无双Sports233k WordsCompleted [Farming + Talents + Decisive and Ruthless + Invincible + Building a Sacred Dynasty] The Spirit of Chaos descends upon Blue Star, ushering in the age of universal lords! Li Xuan was just an ordinary Blue Star office worker, but when he used a talent stone to awaken his talent, the wheels of fate began to turn... His talent brings him abundant resources, mighty generals, brilliant strategists, and exceptional talents, putting him far ahead of everyone else! He starts by building high walls and st 737Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    This is definitely the one you mentioned

33. 83 大 The Song Dynasty Textile Worker 大宋纺织工 Revised Version修正版Historical1.4M WordsOngoing This story takes place in an era very much like the historical Northern Song dynasty. Its physical world is also very similar to Earth as readers know it, composed of the elements on the periodic table. There is no spiritual energy and no ghosts. The only invisible thing is electricity. The protagonist’s golden finger is the ability to gain knowledge, though he needs some kind of medium to obtain it. This is a story with multiple female characters. It explores feelings, but not romance. There is 356Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Thirty percent of the good things that the protagonist obtained from developing the industrial revolution were handed over to the emperor for free, including bricks that were finally fired, such as olive bricks, carbon bricks, silica bricks, and high alumina bricks.

34. 84 逆 You Brat, I Told You to Farm, Not Become Emperor! 逆子，让你种地怎么称帝了 Loves Roasted Potatoes Most最爱烤土豆Historical139k WordsOngoing [Farming + court power struggles + no golden finger] Xiao Mo, a modern agricultural science PhD, transmigrates by accident and becomes the unruly, rebellious son of an ancient county magistrate. Using his modern knowledge, he clears and cultivates land, teaches farming, and upgrades outdated agricultural tools. After receiving an imperial order to grow crops, he uses a mere hundred mu of wasteland to stockpile grain and raise troops, gradually building up an unmatched military farming force. Whe —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 一 A First-Rank Commoner 一品布衣 Li Poshan李破山Historical3.5M WordsCompleted [War + passion + history] “Mu, want a wife? Just say the word and I'll bring one over for you later.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a wealthy girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I'll protect my family and keep us alive. 21.8kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
36. 86 说 You Said It Was a Famine Year, So Why Is Your Table Covered in Meat at Every Meal? 说好荒年，怎么你家顿顿满桌肉 Rising From the Abyss风起于渊Historical1.9M WordsOngoing Hunter + farming + stockpiling grain before making a move + rebellion and conquest + ten kingdoms, countless beauties [Current fate star: Mountain dweller] [Today's fortune: Blessings and misfortune intertwined] [Great fortune: At the northern foothills of Second Black Mountain, a deer has died of old age in the mountains. Go there to claim its entire hide and carcass.] [Fair: At the foot of Little Black Mountain, a pheasant is caught in the brambles. Hurry over and you might find something extr 274.3kReads8.3Score22.9kShelves
37. 87 穿 Transmigrating as the Welding-Warrior Emperor, I Join Hands with My Beloved to Secure the Realm 穿越焊武大帝，携手红颜定江山 Tan Baida谭百搭Historical291k WordsOngoing In a world torn apart by chaos, life is cheap, and from the start all you have is a pair of welding tongs that can shoot electricity? Lu Mingyuan: “If the world has fallen apart, I’ll weld it back together with my own hands!” Clear land and fertilize it → build an iron-walled fortress → found the Eternal Empire. The road to industrial domination begins! [Upgrade your territory’s buildings: ramshackle thatched hut → brick courtyard → steel fortress!] [Boost productivity: hand forging → hydraulic 6Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Thin chaff, fine chaff, Tweety is really good.

38. 88 明 Late Ming: The Voice of the People 明末：人民之声 Mister Donglin东林先生Male-Channel Fanfiction236k WordsOngoing [A people-centered historical perspective + Farming + Rural life + Economics + Technology + Power struggles + Rebellion + Slow burn] Zhang Qimin used to run a rural resort. In the eleventh year of the Chongzhen reign, he transmigrates to a small mountain village in Dengfeng, Henan. There, in the late Ming dynasty, he begins building up the village step by step. Alongside a group of like-minded villagers, he fights rent and taxes, improves the village wells, forms a militia, and opens five small 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book fits the list 100%. Farming and founding the country is currently in the process of development.

39. 89 王 Dynasty Wars: I Killed My Brother-in-Law with My Own Hands from the Start 王朝争霸：开局我亲手斩了妹夫 Wine-Flavored Jelly酒味果冻Historical51k WordsOngoing No System, no heroine, no transmigration. Rivers of blood, bones paving the way. After fifteen years in a dream of yellow millet, Li Anzhi's temperament changed completely. He no longer wanted to follow the same path he had in the dream. The first thing he did upon waking was send his beastly brother-in-law, the emperor's son-in-law, and the son of the Minister of Justice to the executioner's block. Sometimes, solving a problem doesn't have to rely on brains alone. A knife works just as well. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Story introduction: Dynasty struggle for hegemony

40. 90 开 From the Start, the Favoring Decree Made Me an Enemy of the Entire Dynasty 开局推恩令我得罪了整个王朝 Wine-Flavored Jelly酒味果冻Eastern Fantasy321k WordsOngoing "Confucian and Daoist cultivation + fantasy + xianxia + no System + no female lead + literary feuds + conspiracy theories" This book has few typos and works well as an audiobook. Library security guard Su Mu unexpectedly transmigrates, taking the place of a poor scholar who died in the imperial examination hall. To lay the original owner's lingering obsession to rest, Su Mu writes a policy essay on governing the country that moves the heavens and earns the favor of the nation's fortune, purify 398Reads5.5Score—Shelves
41. 91 我 My Heart Turns Toward the Light 我便心向光明 Lonely Century Egg孤独的皮蛋Eastern Fantasy257k WordsCompleted [War fiction, not reborn, no System, meme references] Beneath a false prosperity, the smoke of war slowly rises. The great houses savor the spoils of war with knife and fork, while the common people become cannon fodder for their amusement. The protagonist is merely a shadow of a noble family. When he is finally cast aside, he is fortunate enough to meet a former Saintess who has suffered the same fate. And so, an amusing story begins. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The big countries are attacking each other, and the lords of each town are becoming independent. There are armies of monsters outside and human suspicions inside. Only self-reliance can survive in these troubled times, and then adopt the method of hoarding grain widely and building high walls to compete in the Central Plains [Note]

42. 92 异 Flying Clouds in Another World 异世飞云 A Fleeting Speck of Dust凡尘瞬土Eastern Fantasy815k WordsCompleted Doomed to die young! A good-for-nothing at martial arts! Trash techniques! Enemies all around! What can he do? Endure humiliation, train with all his might, defy fate, and be reborn! Fight for a chance to live! Terrible news: his closest friend is dead, and his enemies are powerful. Should he swallow his anger and stay silent? Never! Build up his strength, plan carefully, and make his name before leaving home! What a surprise! The imperial capital is bustling, and dragons and tigers fight fo 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The world must be fought for, but you can't be the first to fight. After all, the first bird will be killed with a gun! Grow up wretchedly, accumulate food and build walls, attract the people, raise troops and train generals! When you are tired and disabled, we will go on stage again. The protagonist in the first book is very miserable and tired. He mounts his horse to manage the army, dismounts his horse to manage the people, and sometimes has to go to the battlefield himself to charge into battle! In the second book, the protagonist takes some time off even though he is lazy, and he will never rush to do things that can be delegated to his subordinates! What can I say? Leave professional matters to professional people. The same journey of fighting for hegemony, but a different journey of fighting for hegemony! Some people are busy and some are idle!

43. 93 小 A Little Lord Is Not to Be Trifled With! Push Him Too Far, and He'll Fight for the World 小小领主不好惹！惹急眼了争天下 A Fleeting Speck of Dust凡尘瞬土Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [No System | Slow-burn political intrigue | Build up grain reserves before claiming the throne | Farming and infrastructure | A large cast of clever strategists | No invincible protagonist | Serious historical tone | Steady progress] A special warning: Don’t take what the characters say at face value! Unless it’s their inner thoughts! A little lord arrives in his territory. His people haven’t come to greet him, and bandits are already attacking. What should he do? Qin Hao’s answer: Beat them 60Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 异 The Oriental Emperor in Another World 异世界的东方帝王 The Champion Marquis of Slacking Off摆烂冠军侯Eastern Fantasy409k WordsCompleted This is a slow-burn story, so please bear with it, dear readers~(^◇^)/ [No System + Western fantasy + conquest + farming + lord + war + slow burn] From the start, a bolt of lightning turns him into a prince of a dynasty. Just as he is about to lead an invincible fleet on an expedition across the ocean, a whirlpool sweeps him and his ships into another world. When he opens his eyes, two moons hang overhead, and humans, elves, and beastfolk are fighting in a chaotic brawl. Zhu Jingyao looks down a 264Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look at this.

45. 95 三 Three Kingdoms: The Rise of the Base 三国之基地崛起 Rainy Day下雨天Historical3.6M WordsCompleted Ling Lie, a programmer, found himself in a dilapidated village in the Three Kingdoms era, facing an imminent attack by the Yellow Turban rebels. With famine looming, he would have to see how to use the System to make weapons and grow food. He steadily strengthened the village, took in refugees, and expanded outward. In the end, he would lead the village into a struggle against the warlords for control of the realm. 1.5kReads8.4Score139Shelves

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    The protagonist establishes the great cause of unification and reduces the military dimension to attack!

46. 96 村 In and Around the Village: Sweet and Sultry 村里村外：又纯又欲 The Talking Cigarette会说话的香烟Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [Rural Miracle Doctor + Farming + Rise to Success + Golden Finger] Lu Ping, a down-and-out college student, stumbles upon the legacy of a miracle doctor. Now he’s unstoppable. He beats up the village bully and grows rich through farming. He cures the sick with silver needles and saves the world with his medical skills. He’d like to keep a low profile, but his abilities won’t let him. 17Reads8.8Score—Shelves
47. 97 我 I Am a Tyrant in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋当暴君 September Zero Five九月零五Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Xu Ling transmigrates to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period and becomes the ruler of a small state. While the other states are still using bronze, Xu Ling smelts iron. While scholars and officials still need five carts to carry their bamboo slips when they travel, Xu Ling develops the first sheet of paper of the Spring and Autumn era. While the Son of Heaven of Zhou eats ant paste every day, Xu Ling has already started eating spicy hot pot. And so, Xu Ling establishes a powerful Spr 906Reads7.7Score101Shelves
48. 98 北 Northern Ming Republic 北明共和 Brave Heart勇敢的心灵Historical474k WordsOngoing You'll see a different kind of transmigration story. A finance worker transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty, into a tiny Soren tribe in the frozen north. He knows nothing about political scheming or martial arts, and has no skill in manipulating people. He has no population, no agriculture, and no industry... But he loves nature. He knows where to find minerals and resources. Can a man of technology really succeed? He goes fishing in the Sea of Okhotsk and mining in Siberia. Although this 177Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There was no founding of the country before a hundred chapters, so it was enough to keep a low profile.

49. 99 大 Prince of the Tang Dynasty: Sweeping the World as Its Richest Man 大唐亲王：从首富开始横扫天下 Metaverse Tianxiuxiu元宇宙的天下秀Historical253k WordsOngoing Did the Tang dynasty begin its decline with the An Lushan Rebellion? Wrong! The Tang fell because it lacked mines. The young lord establishes himself in his fief, builds a fortune through trade, and rises to become the richest man in the Tang dynasty. He establishes bases across the islands of the Southern Seas. By chance, he obtains an extraterrestrial mainframe and sees through the true nature of cultivation. He establishes his foundation with nuclear crystals, forges an army of immortal marti 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Have the pirates ever seen such a battle? They were used to chaotic boarding battles and the guerrilla tactics of small boats and sharp knives, but they had never seen this kind of dignified "queue to kill" tactic that maximized the power of artillery. By the time they realized something was wrong and wanted to turn around and run away, it was already too late. …

50. 100 穿 Transmigrated as a Spoiled Noblewoman, She Was Exiled to a Poor Mountain Village 穿成娇蛮贵女，她被发配到穷山沟 Heavenly Wind Gou v天风姤vAncient Romance483k WordsOngoing Zhao Liang died, and Zhao Liang woke up in another world. She had become the notorious, domineering, and utterly unhinged young lady of the capital. With a reputation in the capital so foul that no one could stand her, she had no choice but to obey her family and retire to the impoverished mountain village where her family originated. Zhao Liang: I’m leaving behind the backbreaking life I had in my previous life. I’m going to be a happy freeloader and lie flat in retirement! Long live lying flat 139Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Farming + infrastructure, a funny ancient time travel story, the writing style is rural, the heroine is not a novice, invincible and easy to decompress, no CP, no system, no cheats, no space. Recommend it to your favorite babies

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