The Protagonist Founds Their Own Country 主角自己建国

1. 51 抗 War of Resistance: I Rise in Southeast Asia, Starting with the Expeditionary Force 抗战：从远征军开始在东南亚崛起 Wind Thirty-Nine风三十九Urban731k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to 1942 and becomes a regimental commander in the expeditionary force. Step by step, he rises to become a figure who shapes the tides of world events. P.S. I'm not good at writing introductions. Please read the story itself. 13.1kReads8.3Score66914d adds
2. 52 从 Starting in the Savage Mountains, I Lead Bandits in the Fight Against the Japanese 从野人山开始，带着土匪打鬼子 Snow on the Blade刀锋雪Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance] [Jungle Special Operations] [No Golden Finger] [No System] A rocket blast hurls Wu Shanfeng, commander of a special operations company, sixty years into the past. He transmigrates into the body of a wounded platoon leader in the expeditionary force. Surrounded and cut off by the Japanese, short on food and ammunition and without medicine, he faces the harsh natural environment with just twenty-two brothers at his side, and rises to prominence. From then on, a commander who ha 7.2kReads8.2Score51414d adds

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   Establishing a nation in the Indochina Peninsula, awesome!

3. 53 抗 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Commanded a Security Regiment and Held a Survival System 抗战：开局保安团，手握生存系统 Joseph the Sword God刀神约瑟夫Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated from the start, into My Chief, My Regiment. Build an independent force, join the expeditionary army, and begin expanding by taking over the kidney-trading country.] The road from a local defense corps to a world power. Li Weiguo has a survival shop at his disposal. The System refreshes its stock of weapons and supplies, and he can exchange top-ups for equipment. [Build a tank corps, an invincible army.] The perfect counter to every Japanese soldier. 3.7kReads6.7Score14414d adds
4. 54 抗 Fighting the War of Resistance: Starting with My Captain in the Movies and TV 抗战从影视我的团长开始 Cactus Dying of Thirst渴死的仙人掌Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [War of Resistance] [System] [Ensemble Cast] [Great-Power Rivalry] Zhu Jianguo accidentally transmigrates into the television drama "My Chief, My Regiment". Long Wenzhang, Bula, Milong, Yaoma, Dou Bing, Kluber... one by one, they appear before Zhu Jianguo. “I’m your regimental commander. I’m so poor that all I have left are good guns and cannons. I have only one requirement: wipe out those Japanese bastards across the way.” 1.3kReads8.3Score11914d adds
5. 55 民 Republican Era: From Warlord to King of East Asia 民国：从军阀到东亚王 Dian Cao Wu滇草乌Urban662k WordsCompleted [System barracks] + [Rousing] + [Sweeping all before him] + [Slow burn] + [Building from the ground up] Long Cheng transmigrates into a turbulent, war-torn era. As a passionate young man from the future, watch him use his cheat to sweep across East Asia... 64Reads7.0Score—14d adds
6. 56 1 1865: Heaven's Grand Design 1865年，天佑雄图 Desert Listening to the Sea沙漠听海Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [No System + political intrigue + conquest + ruthless killing + war + power fantasy] Hong Tianyou, a young man from the modern era, transmigrates to 1865 and is reborn as Hong Xiuquan’s fifth son, Hong Tianyou. With the Heavenly Kingdom and his family on the verge of collapse, he and his loyal guards break through the encirclement and flee across the sea to Australia. First, he sets a modest goal: dominate Oceania, then build a new British Empire on which the sun never sets. 207Reads6.6Score—14d adds
7. 57 鹰 Eagle Sauce: You Dare Mess with Qin? 鹰酱：秦国你也敢惹？ Little Fei, Unworthy小小飞不才Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Zhang Wei’s soul transmigrated into the body of the president of Qin, a parallel-world country with a golden strait shipping lane. He thought he’d landed the best possible start, but who knew he’d be playing on hell difficulty? From the start, Qin’s cargo ship was seized, sparking heated online debate and violent clashes. After binding to a System that unlocked swarms of drones, he sent countless drones raining down on the enemy until they cried for their mothers., Back then, I kept both hands i 144Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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8. 58 开 From the Start, I Had a Red Alert Base: I Lay Low Until I Became Invincible 开局一座红警基地，我苟到无敌 Obsessed with This沉迷于此Urban593k WordsCompleted Chen Fan has crossed over to a parallel world and become the son of King Kafei, the tyrant of a North African country. From the start, his country is on the verge of being wiped off the map. After awakening the System, the first thing he does is prevent war from breaking out. “Father, you’re old. Please abdicate!” The tyrant, Colonel Ka, is forced to step down by his son and placed under house arrest. After becoming king, Chen Fan begins reconciling with the Five Great Benefactors, choosing to k 3.5kReads7.3Score27414d adds
9. 59 开 From the Start, I Executed the Eagle Sauce Envoy, and the Rabbit Told Me to Calm Down 开局处决鹰酱特使，兔子劝我冷静 Rainy Day下雨的天Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Fan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the crown prince of a small country in the northern Middle East. Having already lost most of his territory, he is called upon in a crisis to negotiate peace. Faced with an aggressive Eagle Sauce envoy, “Ding! Quest initiating. Please choose!” “Option one: Publicly execute the Eagle Sauce envoy.” “Reward: 10,000 Hatred Points and 100 million dollars.” “Option two: Surrender and abdicate.” “Reward: 10 million dollars.” Chen Fan: “Do I even hav 4.9kReads7.9Score43714d adds
10. 60 开 Fifty Thousand Mech Warriors from the Start, and I Sweep the World 开局五万机械战士，我平推全世界 Moonsoil月壤Urban417k WordsCompleted Fang Le, a born wage slave, gets a check-in System. Check in at a location, and you receive a reward. The unusual thing is that this check-in System is based on real-world geography. So Fang Le flies thousands of miles to a continent in the Southern Hemisphere. His check-in succeeds, and he receives the following rewards: “50,000 futuristic combat robots, available for deployment at any time, similar to the T-800.” “30,000 highly lifelike androids, able to communicate with one another through b 557Reads5.7Score11314d adds
11. 61 表 Rejected After Confessing to the Campus Beauty, I Became an Arms Dealer 表白校花被拒后，我成了军火大商 Before the Primordial Era荒古之前Urban4.1M WordsOngoing Ten years ago, Yang Shuya, the campus belle whom Chu Ran had pursued since childhood, rejected him because he was too poor. After he was reborn, the same thing happened all over again. But this time, I, Chu Ran, am going to live for myself, and for the person I love. Sorry, campus belle, but I choose my own beloved Fang Xihe! At the same time, Chu Ran stumbled upon an arms-trading forum and awakened the Super Arms System. From the start, he sold five million dollars’ worth of weapons. Soon, all 283Reads7.4Score13314d adds
12. 62 红 Red Alert: From the Start, I Soloed Eagle Sauce into the Inner Circle 红警：开局锁码里，单刷鹰酱入常 Old Wang Loves Kicking His Legs老王爱蹬腿儿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse751k WordsOngoing (This book is entirely fictional and set in another world. Please don't compare it to reality. Let me emphasize again: this is entirely fictional!!!) [Mass production]+ [Red Alert]+ [War]+ [No heroine] “Attention, Eagle Sauce aircraft carrier ahead! We are the Royal Navy of Suomali. We have good reason to suspect that you are hiding pirates aboard your ship. In the interests of peace and justice at sea, we order you to stop immediately and submit to an inspection by our boarding party. You must 893Reads6.1Score—14d adds
13. 63 系 System: Building a Nation Overseas from the Start 系统：开局海外建国 The Not-Too-Far, Not-Too-Near Flying Shadow Hero不远不近的飞影侠Urban347k WordsCompleted Xu Da was taken to a parallel world by a cultivation System and turned into an eight-year-old child. He had planned to become the lord of an island in the depths of the ocean. But the countries around him gave him no chance. With aircraft carriers surrounding his island, he had no choice but to rise up and fight. Fusang, the Ugly Country: if you dare attack me, prepare to lose. I make the rules on my turf. Later, he discovered that his island was growing larger and larger. Blue Star could no lon —Reads5.5Score—14d adds
14. 64 称 Conquering the World, Starting as a Tough American Cop 称霸世界，从鹰酱悍警开始 The Main Character头号主角Urban347k WordsCompleted Qin Xiaolong becomes a tough cop in Eagle Sauce from the start and awakens the Super Death Squad System. Free looting, fighting gangs, taking on the powerful. Whoever picks a fight gets taken down! He sends troops to Myanmar City to rescue his compatriots, crushing every enemy in his path! Years later, his death squads are spread across the globe, and Qin Xiaolong is elected president with 79% of the vote… 220Reads5.4Score—14d adds
15. 65 世 Becoming King of the World Starts with Acquiring Task Force 141 世界之王从获得141特遣队开始 Ci Yong Baiyu词庸白鱼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Partly set in the Call of Duty universe, combined with various films and TV franchises. Later, the protagonist will transmigrate to other worlds and fight for supremacy.) By a twist of fate, Bai Yu transmigrates to Blue Star, a world very much like Earth. He also unexpectedly acquires a golden finger, and from the start, the 141st Task Force pledges its loyalty to him. Bai Yu will gradually build a power that is invincible across the world. 9.9kReads8.5Score66614d adds
16. 66 S In Season 3, I'm a Myanmar Specialist at Taking on America S3赛季我缅甸专业干阿美莉卡 Everywhere Is the Jianghu处处皆江湖Urban501k WordsCompleted [World Championship Season 3] [War] [Reborn] [National Development] [Farming] [Ensemble Cast] [System] Peng Changlong woke up to find he had been reborn in Myanmar. At that very moment, his father, the commander-in-chief of the Kokang Alliance Army, was killed in an attack. Peng Changlong was called upon to take command in a time of crisis. Kokang was then just 2,700 square kilometers in size, with a population of only 200,000 and a force of just 6,000. Its GDP was practically negligible. He dec 23Reads6.3Score—14d adds
17. 67 血 The Pacific War: The Rise of a Soldier 血战太平洋之大兵崛起 Xiu Zhiyuan修之远Urban464k WordsCompleted Reborn on the Pacific battlefield, with the System backing me, my first battle is the unprecedentedly brutal fight for Guadalcanal. I grow stronger by killing the Japanese. Told from the American perspective, with an overpowered protagonist. World War II's most advanced weapons make their debut one by one: rocket launchers, flamethrowers, aircraft carriers, submarines, carrier-based aircraft, strategic bombers, and even late-war atomic bombs. 7.7kReads8.4Score43314d adds
18. 68 穿 I Transmigrate to Republican-Era China, Starting with My Expulsion from Military Academy 穿越民国，从被军校除名开始 Master Night Wind夜风大师Urban567k WordsOngoing [You’ve just transmigrated, and the military academy has already expelled you?] [You’ve barely set out for home when enemy warships ram and sink your ferry?] [The little Japanese devils have brought out their tanks?] [Where will you get the money to buy weapons and supplies? Your spatial storage is piled high with gold and silver!] He turns the wealth and supplies he accumulated in modern-day Daxia into wartime resources and sends them to Daxia in the modern era, strengthening the country’s defe 125Reads6.9Score—14d adds
19. 69 抗 War of Resistance: Infinite Troops, We Fight to the Death! 抗战：无限爆兵，我等死战不退！ Love God Expert爱神专家Urban254k WordsCompleted The country lies in ruins, and the land cries out in anguish beneath the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders! Faced with the Japanese army's inhuman atrocities, hundreds of millions of young people take up their rifles! When Xu Zhen arrives on the battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the countless fallen heroes nearly leave him breathless! Unlimited troop production: activated! An assault by land, sea, and air? So what? As long as we're here, the position stands! Even if we bleed 3.6kReads8.2Score20014d adds
20. 70 帝 The Empire Rises: Starting with the Indochinese Federation 帝国崛起：从印支那联邦开始 Flying Feather Jun飞羽君Urban804k WordsOngoing [Alternate World + Paradox Games + War for Supremacy + Resistance War] As the land of China bleeds beneath the iron hooves of Japanese invaders, a “last gleam” from Gaul’s colonial legacy unexpectedly lights the way through the wilds of the Indochinese Peninsula. A transmigrator keenly seizes a fleeting opportunity in the cracks of history. On the war-torn battlefields of Southeast Asia, he miraculously gathers a force by exploiting the power vacuum and remaining resources on the eve of the coll 3.7kReads6.4Score16214d adds
21. 71 南 Nanyang, 1933 南洋1933 Still Haihai Books依然海海书Historical777k WordsCompleted Transmigrates to the Republican era, develops agriculture and industry overseas, and builds settlements for immigrants. There are also military strategies, and the timeline is historically accurate. He does not return to develop the Central Plains. In 2012, 24-year-old Zi Baozhong transmigrated. He brought the Barefoot Doctor's Handbook, the Militia Training Manual, and the Farmland Irrigation and Water Conservancy Handbook with him to northern Myanmar in 1932. In this turbulent era, Zi Baozhong 6.4kReads8.8Score21414d adds
22. 72 亮 Bright Sword: From the Start, Ding Blows Up the Bridge and Brews Sweet Potato Liquor 亮剑：开局丁炸桥，自酿地瓜烧 Little Flower Grows on the Gourd葫芦开小花Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Bright Sword + System + Soviet Weapons + Liberation + War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea + Mercenaries + Founding a Nation Overseas] After unexpectedly transmigrating into Ding Wei, commander of the 28th Regiment, who is heading to Yan'an to study, he takes over Li Yunlong's New First Regiment and gains unexpected abilities. First, ammunition bonuses for defensive battles: whenever his troops fight a delaying action, they immediately receive ammunition equal to their standard combat load 14.9kReads8.9Score76514d adds
23. 73 抗 War of Resistance: An Empire-Building Manual from the Start 抗战：开局一本帝国成长手册 Little Flower Grows on the Gourd葫芦开小花Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Bright Sword] + [The Captain] + [Snow Leopard] + [German weapons] + [Enhanced soldiers] + [sign-in] + [Dual Transmigration] Zhang Xian brings an Empire Growth Handbook with him as he transmigrates to the Northeastern Army at the start of the War of Resistance Against Japan. He fights the Japanese invaders along the Pinghan Railway Line and earns rewards through daily sign-ins. Killing enemies also grants him books containing Japanese soldiers' combat skills. As long as he keeps killing, he can 14.5kReads8.9Score74414d adds
24. 74 民 A Republican-Era Family: Starting by Selling the Ancestral Home to Move to Fengtian 民国家族：从卖掉祖宅去奉天开始 Loves French-Style Shaobing爱吃法风烧饼Urban325k WordsCompleted 1912, the first year of the Republic of China. The old era came to an end that year, and a new one began. The land was in turmoil, beset by internal troubles and foreign threats. That year, Lin Yi transmigrated into the body of a young master from a fallen family. To protect himself, he sold off the family's ancestral estates and headed north to Fengtian. And so, a family that would stand for a century took root in Fengtian. Build factories! Develop industry! Make Fengtian the largest industrial 4.1kReads8.2Score15214d adds
25. 75 抗 War of Resistance: Starting with a Single Gun and Rising to Great-Power Status 抗战：开局一把枪，发展成列强 Old Alleys of the Ancient City古城老巷Urban617k WordsOngoing (War of Resistance + System + conquest + anti-colonialism + steel tide) After transmigrating to the front lines of the War of Resistance, Zhang Yunfeng finds himself a foot soldier in a shattered unit, armed with an outdated rifle and no bullets. Faced with a disastrous start, he plans to risk his life to take out one Japanese soldier. That alone would make it worthwhile. What? He has a System? Well, when you're out in the world, you get to choose your own identity. A few dozen men and a few doz 1.3kReads8.2Score—14d adds
26. 76 穿 I Transmigrated as the German Emperor: I'll Restore Germany to Glory! 穿越德皇：我重振德意志！ Spring Field Meow春田喵Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Zhao Zheng, a PhD in history, wakes up to find that he has taken over the body of Wilhelm II, Germany’s last emperor, in 1918! He has only two days before his abdication! Berlin is in turmoil, mutinous sailors seize power, and the Entente powers mass their troops at the border. The once-glorious Second Reich is on the brink of collapse! But armed with a century of historical knowledge, Zhao Zheng refuses to repeat the tragedy! He kicks the arrogant powerbroker Ludendorff aside and seizes iron-fi 46.5kReads8.0Score4.3k14d adds

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    He traversed Germany, established European nations, initiated the Industrial Revolution, and swept across the European continent.

27. 77 抗 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Rule the Pacific with a Battleship 抗战：开局战列舰，纵横太平洋 Wind Thirty-Nine风三十九Urban549k WordsCompleted Truth lies only within the range of cannon fire, and dignity only at the edge of a sword. He transmigrates to 1941 and gets a battleship from the start, conveniently appearing just outside Pearl Harbor. Yu Zhiqian then leads his fleet into the war that will decide the fate of the Pacific. Thus begins his legend, ranging across all four oceans. The iron-rich continent? Mine! The soybeans? Mine! Mine, mine, it's all mine! 19.6kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    Shen Chonghui's father was Shen Jiayi, a renowned jurist during the Republic of China era. His mother, Chen, came from a prominent family in Guizhou, with three generations of her father's family having passed the imperial examinations. Therefore, they instilled in Shen Chonghui from a young age the importance of broad learning, proper etiquette, and patriotism. "Father, Mother, please don't blame your unfilial son," Shen Chonghui thought to himself. "Those who wear armor to become soldiers, those who wield pens to become officials, die and are forgotten are as numerous as hairs on a cow; those who excel in martial arts are as rare as wild herbs. But out of necessity, the poverty and lowliness of those who are learned are better than the wealth and honor of the uneducated."

28. 78 四 Siheyuan: Back to 1954, Luckily I Have a System 四合院：回到54年，还好带系统 Wen Zhi Tianhua雯织天华Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted [Siheyuan] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Spatial Interface] [One Female Lead] Transmigrate to a Siheyuan in 1954? Luckily, I've got a skill-upgrade cheat, an boundless space, and a space for growing crops. What? There's also a family lineage stretching back thousands of years behind me, and I'm the clan head? These people from the Siheyuan think they can compete with me? Of course I'll lead my family to become the greatest clan and build the world's number-one village. The fun starts when I buil 12.3kReads8.4Score61214d adds

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    The best modern nation-building novel, you'll regret not reading it. It focuses on accumulating strength on the mainland in the early stages (and later establishing the nation in Siberia).

29. 79 圣EN The Holy White Crown 圣白冠冕 Feng Xiao Ya枫潇呀Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Fast-Paced] [Explosive Action] [Emperor] [From Eaglefolk Tribe to Angel Empire] [Ascend to Godhood from the Throne] [Gods' War for Supremacy] [Early Transmigration] [Minor System] [Single Female Lead] [The Animated Adaptation Is Out, Come Watch] Demon God: When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you! Jiang You: Wrong. Abyss, when you gaze at Heaven, Heaven gazes back at you! The First Chapter: The Primordial Age of Chaos. Humanity did not yet exist. The ancestors of the elves were 116.7kReads9.0Score10.7k14d adds

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    The first became a foreign mini-president, growing stronger step by step; the second rose from a tribe in another world to become a supreme being.

30. 80 一 The Rise of a Great General 一将崛起 Fearless Lad无畏小子Urban451k WordsCompleted Zhou Jianfeng glared coldly at the reporters from various countries below the stage, his eyes brimming with murderous intent. “Today, the South Seas belong to the descendants of Yan and Huang! Anyone who dares to bully our people will be killed!”... The air was thick with murderous intent. The reporters from every country were drenched in cold sweat, especially the reporter from Sakura Country. 8Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    🌈①1945: A New Nation Forged in Blood and Fire! When the superhuman Wang Ze traverses the chaos, he rewrites the landscape with miracles—unburdened by civil war, he uses his powers to carve out a new frontier in Myanmar, establishing a technologically advanced superpower overseas! From fields of fragrant rice paddies to star-studded elevators, from a lone, courageous youth to pilgrims from all nations, this kingdom is created by his pen! ☂️

31. 81 抗 War of Resistance: Founding a Nation in Nanyang from the Start 抗战：开局南洋建国 Lay Buddhist Jingchen经尘居士Urban572k WordsCompleted During the Republic of China era, Zhang Yuqing inherits the legacy of Lü Zu, heads to Southeast Asia to make his fortune, and builds a new country there. As it grows stronger, he supports China’s resistance against Japan while fighting the Japanese invaders who head south, ultimately unifying Oceania. 733Reads5.5Score—14d adds
32. 82 山 Hawthorn L's Sixth Book 山楂L的第6本书 HawthornL山楂LHistorical745k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 6.3kReads7.2Score32814d adds
33. 83 小 The Rise of a Small Nation: Building East Africa’s Strongest Country 小国崛起：打造东非第一强国 Leopard-Print Short Shorts豹纹小短裤Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [No System + Growing GDP + War + Ruthless + Cunning] Lucas is my name, but I prefer people to call me Comrade. These are Lucas’s words. Being reborn meant starting in hell. Lucas had only two choices. Die, or surrender! This frail young man, whom people called an idiot, needed just twenty years to turn a poor country into Africa’s brightest jewel. 4.6kReads7.6Score28814d adds
34. 84 重 Rebuilding the Ming Empire and Becoming Emperor, Starting in Central Africa 重建大明国当皇帝，从中非开始 Code Wizard代码巫师Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [System + War + Military + Conquest + Nation-Building + Intelligent Protagonist] (PS: This novel includes some fantasy elements and genetic technology beyond current capabilities. Please don't compare it entirely to reality.) In 2017, Chen Mo, the 24th-generation descendant of Zhu Yunwen, was tricked into going to Africa. From the moment he set foot on African soil and activated the System, to the moment he inherited Zhu Yunwen's imperial destiny, he was fated to go further and further down the 19Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 85 重 Reborn in 1895: Founding a New Nation in the South Seas 重生1895，我在南洋立新国 Doudou, Are You Being Naughty?兜兜闹不闹Historical3.4M WordsOngoing A blend of military conquest and technology-driven development, with no System. See how the protagonist uses the course of history, step by step, to restore the nation in Borneo, then transform an agrarian country into an industrial and military power. Transmigrating back to the Nanyang in 1895, he is the grandson of Liu Aseng, the last president of the Lanfang Republic. He swears to restore the republic! Standing in his way are the European colonizers, the native peoples of the Nanyang, and a n 38.6kReads7.9Score2.4k14d adds
36. 86 开 Starting with Twenty-Three Men, I Was Hailed as the World's Greatest Warlord 开局二十三人，我被吹成天下枭雄 Middle-Aged Man Grinding Ink研墨的中年人Historical108k WordsOngoing [Alternate History | Ensemble Cast and Rival Powers | Management and Warfare | Dark Humor] On his third day after transmigrating, Zhu He'an takes over a ramshackle outfit in an utterly hopeless state. His father died after a failed rebellion, his neck broken, leaving him with nothing but twenty-three starving misfits. The treasury holds just eleven taels and seven qian. The imperial seal is a battered wooden stamp from a seafood shop, used to stamp invoices. The court officials are either marti —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Having written 80,000 words, Zhu He'an hasn't even entered the county town yet, and the author is already so frightened by the data that he's considering a "strategic retreat." The pacing was indeed a bit slow at the beginning, and the writing had quite a few flaws, but thank you all for reading this far. Next, the emperor won't run away; he's preparing to confiscate grain, break out of prison, and seize the county government office. If you think this broken Ming Dynasty can still be saved, please mark it as a follow, and feel free to remind me in the comments section. Whether His Majesty can revive the dynasty depends on whether you're willing to give him another push 😂

37. 87 重 Reborn in the Great Heist, the Black Gold Tycoon Strikes Back 重生大劫案，黑金大佬逆袭记 God and Autumn神与秋Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban rebirth + System + underworld boss + ruthless + scheming] A down-and-out middle-aged man unexpectedly reborn 28 years into the past. Caught in a shocking bank heist, he activates the “Black Gold System.” “Go ahead and make more money. It'll all become my fortune sooner or later anyway. Hahaha!” … Notorious bandit Ye Zhihuan: “Who's tougher than me in the underworld? Lin Dong? Never mind, then.” King of Thieves Zhang Ziqiang: “I once stole 1.2 billion from Li, the richest man in the coun 11.1kReads7.9Score52814d adds

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    How could a mere gangster establish a permanent member of the UN Security Council?! Amazing!

38. 88 1 1914: I Returned from the Western Front 1914：我从西线战场归来 Loves Red Bean Paste爱吃红豆泥Historical704k WordsCompleted [War + Intelligent Villain + Decisive and Ruthless + No Heroine + No System + Mustache-Style Speeches] When Lu Ze transmigrates into the Western Front of a parallel world during World War I, his first challenge is figuring out how to survive. The man standing before you is none other than: The prime minister trusted by the Queen of Britain, The president personally appointed by the French Republic, The iron-fisted emperor pulling the strings behind the German Empire, The successor to the So 1.3kReads8.2Score10714d adds

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    That's good; the protagonist establishes a nation in Germany himself.

39. 89 异 The Rise of an Empire in Another World: From the Start, I Ruled the World 异世帝国崛起，开局君临天下 Dragon of Treasure Island金银岛的神龙Historical430k WordsOngoing [Brainless power fantasy + Ruthless action + Strategic bombing + Battleships and heavy guns + Carrier showdowns + Steel-clad legions + Overwhelming firepower + All-around development + Industrial Cthulhu...] Qin Heng unexpectedly transmigrated to a strange world and somehow became the thirty-fourth emperor of the Divine Flame Empire. He also unexpectedly obtained the Empire's Rise System, which gave him an absurdly lavish starter pack from the start. [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have receiv 20.9kReads7.4Score1.5k14d adds

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    In a fictional world where empires vie for supremacy, the protagonist ascends the throne as emperor right from the start, unexpectedly gaining the assistance of the Empire Rise System, which provides a generous starter pack: army groups, air force groups, naval fleets...

40. 90 晋 The Han Cauldron at the End of Jin: From Rescuing the Crown Princess to Reviving the Han Three Times 晋末汉鼎：从救太子妃到三兴大汉 dtt855Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Romance-of-the-Three-Kingdoms-style political intrigue] + [Ensemble cast] + [Historical power struggle] + [Slow-paced] + [Righting past regrets] + [Defying fate] + [Multiple heroines] After transmigrating as a descendant of Shu Han, he faces a hellish start amid the War of the Eight Princes. Yet a crisis is also an opportunity. Watch me maneuver through the political landscape, save talented women, seek out wise mentors, drive out the Xiongnu, contend for the Han throne, and seize Hanzhong. T 1.1kReads7.0Score10814d adds

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    According to the introduction, after the War of the Eight Princes, Liu Bei's descendants restored their kingdom in Bashu.

41. 91 1 1853: Measuring the Nation's Territory with Cannons 1853：用大炮去丈量国土面积 Lone Angler独钓客Historical619k WordsCompleted The protagonist accidentally transmigrates to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. See how he restores China during the late Qing Dynasty. Between the realm and the women he loves, he sees through all the ways of the world and enjoys a life of freedom. Then he strides boldly into the surging current of history. 1.2kReads7.1Score—14d adds

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    Everywhere the eye can see is China; every stroke of the pen represents the backbone of China.

42. 92 1 A Northern Burmese Hostage in 1885: Forging a Global Empire 1885缅北质子：铸就环球帝朝 The Old Dream Drifts, but Its Shadow Is Not Alone旧梦飘渺影不孤Historical467k WordsOngoing When he transmigrated into the eldest legitimate grandson of the Mong Hkon sawbwa in northern Burma in 1885, he was being held prisoner in the Mandalay Palace, his body covered in whip marks. British artillery was already pounding the city walls. On the last night before surrendering, King Thibaw of Burma pushed two princesses toward him. “Take them away. The princesses must not fall into British hands.” Thirteen years in a cage had brought him not freedom, but an even bigger game. When he le 76Reads—Score314d adds

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    Unsystematic Southeast Asian nation-building documents

43. 93 山 Grand Ambitions of the Mountains and Seas: A Young Qing-Dynasty Chieftain Trains Troops and Expands into the South Seas 山海宏图之清末少寨主练兵拓南洋 The Old Dream Drifts, but Its Shadow Is Not Alone旧梦飘渺影不孤Historical818k WordsOngoing A burned-out office worker gets drunk and transmigrates to the late Qing dynasty, becoming the young master of a southern frontier stronghold. From the start, it’s hell mode: survive in a world plunged into chaos! He knows how fortunes rise and fall over the next century, and refuses to watch his homeland sink into ruin! He puts down roots in Lingnan, advances steadily, brings in modern industry, and builds a powerful military and economy; He heads south to Nanyang, expands across the peninsula, 2.1kReads—Score24614d adds
44. 94 穿 I Transmigrate and Rise to Power, Starting in Nanyang 穿越从南洋开始崛起 Nan Di南狄Historical641k WordsOngoing [Mass Transmigration] [Founding a Nation in the Postwar Indochinese Peninsula] [Expansion Across the Southern Seas] [Building from the Ground Up] [Establishing a Chinese Nation in the South] A flash of white light carried Li Shang, his four factories, and their workers to 1945. The world stood on the eve of the Cold War, but the covert clashes had already begun. As the red flag swept across the mainland, Li Shang was also stirring up events on the Indochinese Peninsula. The world’s tides are our 70.4kReads7.7Score5.5k14d adds
45. 95 天 The Sky Screen Shows Modern History in the Last Century 天幕，在上世纪，放映近现代历史 A Potato Chip一个土豆片子Historical2.1M WordsOngoing From 1937 to 1938, a sky screen appeared all over the world, continuously showing the history of World War II. Many people in Longguo, who had been deeply pessimistic about the war, were utterly shocked to see their country rank among the Big Four. By contrast, the people of Faguo, who had been brimming with confidence before the war, watched in disbelief as their country was swiftly defeated, and wept bitterly. During the Hongwu era, Zhu Yuanzhang was asked how many years after Qin Sh 33.7kReads8.2Score89214d adds

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    **Nanyang 1933** tells the story of a protagonist who travels back in time to northern Burma in 1932, using a modern handbook to develop his influence overseas. The book features both the protagonist's strategic thinking in establishing a base amidst chaos and passionate scenes interwoven with the main theme of the War of Resistance against Japan, perfectly matching the "overseas nation-building and aid to China" setting you're looking for.

46. 96 全 Global Lord: From the Start, I Awakened the Steel Division IV Console 全民领主：开局觉醒钢四控制台 Wounded Guest of Chang'an长安殇客Urban178k WordsCompleted This is a niche story aimed at fans of alternate history. Readers unfamiliar with TNO can still enjoy it. The System and the all-people-as-lords premise are only a transitional setup, so please keep that in mind. [Military] + [Power Struggle] + [Mass Recruitment] [The New Order (TNO)] + [Indian Ambition] + [War Fever] + [West Russian War I & II] All of humanity is gone. Blue Star gives humanity one final chance: everyone must immediately enter a parallel world for shelter. But who could have kno 93Reads—Score—14d adds

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    So... Could he be considered the protagonist who founded the country...?

47. 97 穿 Transmigrating to the Warring States: Two Rice Balls in the Second Year of Eiroku 穿越战国：永禄二年的两个饭团 Deep Dive Premonition深潜预知Historical1.6M WordsOngoing Sengoku Japan, in the second year of Eiroku. Two rice balls save a life. No System, no golden finger. Only increasingly hazy knowledge of the future, a bold yet cautious way of handling affairs, and a man from a later age who rises from humble beginnings. Starting with nothing, he survives the chaos, stands tall, and fights his way to prominence, eventually vying for supremacy in the Sengoku era. He studies medicine and builds castles, trains in swordsmanship and spearmanship, and learns the p 2.9kReads—Score37414d adds

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    Could Japan's Sengoku period be a good fit? The Ming Dynasty is too much of a stretch. Imagine Japan secretly developing and technologically advancing, starting from humble beginnings, waging war in chaotic times, cultivating land, building ships and cannons, vying for supremacy, the protagonist fighting the Jurchens in the mid-game, establishing the Liaodong Army, building treasure ships, fighting the Dutch and Portuguese in Southeast Asia, conquering India, discovering Australia, seizing the Middle East, entering the Americas, and confronting Western powers.

48. 98 召 Summoning System: I Rule the World with the Han Iron Cavalry 召唤系统：我以大汉铁骑霸天下 Brush-Touching Commandant摸笔校尉Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Total War: Three Kingdoms System + Conquest + Another World + Summoning + National Destiny] Starting with a tiny mountain stronghold, he possesses the Total War: Three Kingdoms System. Every time he plunders silver, he can summon an army of legendary heroes from the Three Kingdoms. From then on, Liu Wei establishes the Han dynasty, pacifies foreign tribes, conquers the Central Plains, gathers the Nine Tripods, and unites the fortune of the Human Emperor. He follows the martial path to immortali 8.9kReads8.8Score54114d adds

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    The protagonist transmigrates to a chaotic world, gains the courage of a hegemon, summons generals and soldiers from the Three Kingdoms period, pacifies foreign tribes, conquers the world, and gathers national fortune to fight on the journey again!

49. 99 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 17.1kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds

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    The protagonist is definitely destined for national founding, much like Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty. There are no unrealistic power-ups; the story feels realistic. The protagonist continuously grows and becomes a master of understanding human nature. I am just a commoner from Shaanxi; what does the world matter to me?

50. 100 韦 Wei Xiaobao Conquers the World 韦小宝争霸天下 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMMale-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Funny, lighthearted, a little System, transmigration, souls returning... Nong di ge dong, xian ren ban ban, Xiao Xuanzi, I didn't rebel, but somehow I became a wanted criminal! What a load of nonsense! For the sake of a thousand generations, Xiao Xuanzi, I'll take your throne, and you can have Tongchi Island back! 10.8kReads8.7Score98914d adds

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    A very exciting and hilarious read.

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