Novels About Founding a Country Overseas, Set in the Ming, Qing, or Modern Era 求海外建国，明清近代时期的

1. 1 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 37.9kReads7.9Score2.3kShelves

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   Overseas Nanyang nation-building

2. 2 开 A Laborer from the Start: Building a Nation in South Australia 开局劳工：我在南澳建国 The Cowberry Isn't Sweet牛甘果不甜Historical2.0M WordsOngoing [Alternate history set in 1880 · A hard-hitting tale of founding a nation overseas] Zhong Tu, a modern transmigrator, awakens in 1880 on the Australian continent in the body of a Chinese laborer. Using his modern perspective, he spends three years laying plans, gathering Chinese workers and taking control of mines and factories, quietly establishing a foothold. Under colonial oppression, he rallies the people, seizes cities, builds an army, and sweeps away the colonial forces. No futuristic tech 53kReads8.6Score4.7kShelves

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   Australia, America, Southeast Asia

3. 3 1 1650: Restarting the Great Ming, Dragons Rise in the Americas 1650重启大明：龙腾美洲 Watcher in the Wheat Fields麦浪中的守望者Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Farming]+ [War]+ [Revenge]+ [Economics] After an accident puts his flight in danger, Zhu Junluo becomes a descendant of Zhu Yunwen, the Jianwen Emperor, who fled to the Americas, and begins a whole new chapter. Drive back the European colonizers and rescue the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Return to China with cannons and ironclad ships, wipe out the Qing, and restore the Ming. Develop industry, commerce, and trade; advance military technology; and command r 3.8kReads8.1Score260Shelves
4. 4 开 Starting Out with the Guangxi Clique, I’m Heading to Nanyang 开局桂系，我要下南洋 Southeastern Shanxi晋东南Urban2.1M WordsOngoing He woke up to find himself the young master of the Li family of the Guangxi clique. It was late 1948, and the tide of history was impossible to resist. As the red flag swept across the mainland, he had already established a base in the Red River Delta. He chose to forge a new path, leading a million soldiers and civilians south to build a new world. This time, in this fertile land where rice could be harvested three times a year, he would establish a vast domain of his own. 299.1kReads8.9Score27.5kShelves

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   That's definitely him! No doubt about it!

5. 5 1 The 1949 Southern Campaign in Southeast Asia: Founding a Nation Overseas 1949南征东南亚，海外建国 Lord Cat Who Loves Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry爱吃番茄炒蛋的猫爷Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Guangxi Clique] [Transmigration] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Cold War] [Nanyang] [Feudal Enfeoffment] Li Chongwen transmigrates into the body of a Guangxi Clique general. On the eve of crossing the Yangtze, he leads a hundred thousand Guangxi troops south and seizes French Indochina. That is, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Milk the United States for all it is worth, snatch colonies from Britain and France, and found a nation in Nanyang. Redistribute land taken from local landlords, relocate the 98.7kReads8.2Score5.5kShelves

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   They started by occupying Annam, exploiting America's Cold War needs to extract resources and technology. Then, during the Korean War, they acted as actors to trick the Americans. [Smirk]

6. 6 1 1843: My American Sun Never Sets 1843：我的美洲日不落 Scallion-Fried Idiot小葱炒笨蛋Historical1.1M WordsOngoing The rating has only just come out, so it’ll go up later! [Transmigration] [Founding a nation overseas] [North American continent] [System] [Technology tree] [Empire] Transmigrating to California in 1843 as a twelve-year-old, Jiang Ming is fortunate to awaken a System. With its help, he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of the world. 19.9kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves

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   This book is logically sound and has a reasonable plot; it is a novel about overseas nation-building that fits the theme!

7. 7 战 War Thunder: A Guerrilla in Myanmar, I Found My Own Nation 战雷：人在缅甸游击，我独立建国 Potato Hero土豆勇者Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Burma Expeditionary Force]+ [War Thunder System]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Building an Independent Faction]+ [Tank Corps]+ [Fighting Japan Alone] From World War II to the Cold War. After more than 500 chapters of fighting the Japanese, the story has now reached the founding of a nation in the South Seas and will continue into the Cold War. Zhang Chi transmigrates by accident to the Burmese battlefield in 1942 with the War Thunder System, becoming one of the retreating soldiers in the Expeditionar 34.8kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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   The first book features a protagonist who, starting in the Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force, uses his special abilities to establish himself in Southeast Asia, build his own nation, and provide protection for overseas Chinese. The second book follows a protagonist who makes his fortune in the Middle East. With wealth, he recruits soldiers and builds two forces, one overt and one covert, gaining the attention of a major power.

8. 8 中 King of the Middle East 中东之王 Deep Blue Wind深蓝之风Urban1.8M WordsCompleted A niche subject: modern warfare. The hard-hitting life of a war profiteer, Lu Mahdi, who rises from Aleppo by raising troops from the start. He rebuilds the world's rules. 23.6kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
9. 9 十 The Ten Thousand Mountains: 1840 十万大山：1840 I'm 7 Days我是7天Historical1.4M WordsCompleted A logistics park transmigrates as a group to parallel-world Blue Star in the late Qing era, where they lie low and build strength in the mountains. They fight pirates, battle foreign devils, and establish a naval base in Nanyang. Step by step, they grow stronger, taking root like a fierce tiger and emerging with the force of a soaring dragon. 1.1kReads7.6Score142Shelves

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   Without a system, I travel through the Hundred Thousand Mountains of the Qing Dynasty, farming in the deep mountains, developing my strength stealthily, incorporating the Kinh people on the three islands, heading south to Borneo, launching a surprise attack on Sarawak, replicating the military and industrial system of my previous life, gaining a foothold in the chaotic world, accumulating strength and then unleashing it, collecting protection money from your colonies, standing up against European powers, and becoming a force to be reckoned with in Southeast Asia!

10. 10 建 Building Australia: From Kangaroos to Dragons 建国澳大利亚，从袋鼠到巨龙 Zhou Zihua, Who Loves Salami爱吃萨拉米的周子华Urban2.0M WordsCompleted When a financial history student from the twenty-first century wakes after an accident, he discovers that he has become Prince Arthur, grandson of Queen Victoria, in the heart of the British Empire in 1890. He possesses knowledge from the future, but the ancient aristocratic system sees him as a deviant outsider. A carefully engineered gilded exile sends him to a land at the edge of the world: Australia. This forgotten corner of the Empire is a wild continent of immense potential, made up of six 602Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    I think these books are all good.

11. 11 军 Warlord: The Feng Family’s Eldest Son, Feared by Warlords and Foreign Powers Alike 军阀：冯家长子，军阀列强都怕我 Loves Rice Balls爱吃饭团团Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Warlords] [Rise to Power] [Feel-Good] [Republican Era] [Ruthless] [Invincible] He woke up to find he had transmigrated to a parallel world called Longguo, an era of warlord strife, and become a warlord’s son. With national humiliation and family hatred before him, Feng Yong spent ten years carefully laying the groundwork. At last, the day came for him to make his name known. A weak army? Build a powerful one! A chaotic system? Reform it! A lack of infrastructure? Build it! A struggling industry 179.5kReads8.2Score13.3kShelves
12. 12 开 I Head South from the Start and Unite Nanyang 开局南下，我一统南洋 North Wind from the Deep Sea深海北风Urban1.1M WordsCompleted No System, modern era, founding a nation overseas. In a parallel world, it is 1945. After victory in the War of Resistance, the bald warlord is sharpening his knives against his own people. Long Huaian enters Annam with his troops under the pretext of accepting the surrender in the south. Using Annam as his base, he builds a vast empire spanning two oceans. 447Reads7.7Score—Shelves
13. 13 原 So This Is Where Our Fate Ends, Book 15 原来缘尽啊第15本书 So the Ties Have Run Their Course原来缘尽啊Urban642k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 469Reads8.7Score—Shelves
14. 14 大 Great Ming, So You're the Qing? 大明，就你叫满清啊？ The Salted Fish Is Too Cranky咸鱼太暴躁Historical1.6M WordsOngoing In 1690, the twenty-ninth year of the Kangxi reign, the Ming dynasty was already history. A soul from the future possessed Zhu Hechang, a Ming imperial grandson in exile in Luzon. At first, faced with this unfamiliar world, Zhu Hechang was confused and discouraged. Then... “Empire Rising System is now online...” “Congratulations, Host, the System has been fully upgraded!” “Congratulations, Host, you have received 500 soldiers from the Ming Divine Machine Battalion, all equipped with Minié rifles 3.1kReads8.7Score221Shelves

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    The first book is about rebuilding the Ming Dynasty in the Philippines, and the second book is about a group of time travelers who travel to North America 400 years ago and establish an ideal and egalitarian republic.

15. 15 大 Great Ming: I Sent You to Rule Your Fief, So Why Are You Uniting the World? 大明：让你就藩，你统一全球？ Black Sauce Mushroom黑酱菌啊Historical504k WordsOngoing [Agriculture]+ [Power Fantasy]+ [Conquest]+ [Mass Recruitment]+ [Unifying the World] In the twenty-second year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the seas closed. Zhu Gui, a prince of the dynasty who had awakened the wisdom of his past life and the knowledge of a colonial empire, knew that the Ming would miss the Age of Exploration by shutting itself off from the world. He therefore submitted a memorial urging the court to reopen the seas and asked to be granted Qiong 46Reads7.1Score—Shelves
16. 16 龙 The Dragon Rises in America 龙起美洲 Brush-Touching Commandant摸笔校尉Historical441k WordsOngoing [System] [Primitive Era] [War] [Civilization] [Pioneering] [Colonization] [Amazon] Special forces soldier Liu Shuo crashes in an accident and transmigrates to the perilous Amazon rainforest in 1541. He thought this was nothing more than a primitive wilderness where people lived like beasts, a human no-go zone famous to later generations. He never imagined that before Europeans brought the catastrophe of smallpox, this rainforest had already nurtured countless brilliant civilizations. In the popu 4.7kReads—Score520Shelves

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    Please recommend a good book.

17. 17 汉 The End of the Han: Brocade-Sailed Armor Fills the City 汉末之满城尽带锦帆甲 Brush-Touching Commandant摸笔校尉Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [System + Three Kingdoms + Colonization + War + Expansion Abroad] While others fought over provinces and commanderies at the end of the Han dynasty, I, Gan Ning, would turn the whole world upside down. Forced to raise the banner of rebellion after starting out as a pirate of the Brocade Sails, I carved my way through the chaos: I crushed Gongsun Zan, defeated Yuan Shao, captured Lu Bu, destroyed Cao Wei, swallowed Shu Han, and unified Jiangdong. I pacified the Nine Provinces at home and expanded 1.5kReads8.2Score105Shelves
18. 18 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 9.1kReads8.8Score547Shelves
19. 19 北 New Ming in North America 北美新明 Eskimo爱斯基魔人Historical918k WordsOngoing [Group Transmigration] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Farming] [Power Struggles] [Great Ming] A beam of light connects two points in time and space. Five hundred and sixty-eight modern people from all walks of life accidentally transmigrate to North America, four hundred years in the past. Among them... Some are ambitious and unwilling to live ordinary lives, determined to make their names known throughout history. Some care deeply about their homeland and want to stop barbarism from conquer 19.4kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
20. 20 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Historical1.5M 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 2.8kReads—Score355Shelves

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

21. 21 战 The Warring States Pillar Project 战国支柱计划 Lone Loyalist Overseas海外孤忠Historical604k WordsCompleted In the first year of the Wanli era, Shen Chengyao, son of a Ming military family, was captured by Japanese pirates, carried across the sea, and enslaved in the frozen wastes of Hokkaido. At fifteen, his family was ruined, his homeland far away, and he was trapped in a doomed city. Hiyama had no provisions, enemies on every side, and its survival was uncertain from one day to the next. To stay alive, he married into the Lin family. As a son-in-law, he took charge of a desperate situation and, dra 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist, a disciple of Qi Jiguang, unexpectedly sails to Japan, initially intending to develop Japan into a Ming Dynasty overseas province. Later, when the Jurchens rebelled, the protagonist aided the Ming Dynasty.

22. 22 抗 War of Resistance: The Rise of Nanyang Begins with Sign-In Rewards 抗战：南洋崛起从签到开始 Summer Again and Again夏一下再夏一下Urban264k WordsOngoing Transmigrated to 1942, into the Wild Man’s Land, the deathtrap where the retreating expeditionary force met its doom. When Chu Ming opens his eyes, there are starving corpses beside him and pursuers behind him. In this desperate situation, the “Iron-Blooded Revival” System activates: the entire map is revealed, daily sign-ins, and blueprints of his choice. It starts with his first self-designed rifle: A straggler says, “Brother, with a gun, we’ve got a chance to survive!” An overseas Chinese man 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The War of Resistance against Japan and the establishment of overseas nations

23. 23 大 Great Ming: Exiled to North America, I Rebuild the Ming Empire 大明：流亡北美，我再造大明帝国 Charge Into Battle冲锋陷阵Historical152k WordsCompleted Zhu Mingyu transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the great-grandson of Chongzhen, who fled overseas. He is trapped in San Francisco, mining coal. The Qing still practices isolationism, unaware that the Age of Exploration has already begun overseas. After Zhu Mingyu is bound to the Strongest Empire System, he embarks on the grand undertaking of rebuilding the Ming Dynasty. He builds rifle factories, brings Native American tribes under his control, seizes white-owned mines, develops indust 175Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here you go, take your time to read it.

24. 24 穿 I Transmigrated to the Americas in 1840 and Founded the Ming Empire 穿越1840年到美洲建立大明帝 Li Renai Tangerine李仁爱橘子Historical723k WordsCompleted Li Zheng, a Chinese man, is sold by the foreign powers and sent to the Americas to work in the mines. After familiarizing himself with the land, he leads the Chinese people there in a revolt, founds a nation, and expands its territory. Chinese migrants arrive from China, and the Chinese quickly become the Americas’ dominant people. The Ming Empire takes complete control of the Americas. 78Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 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! 6kReads7.2Score314Shelves
26. 26 快 Get on Board! It's Time to Overthrow the Qing and Restore the Ming 快上船，反清复明啦 Fifty Minus One五十缺一Historical585k WordsCompleted Standing before you is Zhu Zaiming, His Majesty the Emperor of the Second Ming Empire: lord of Australia, savior of the Yin people, leader of the Americas, pioneer of the ironclad battleship, nightmare of Europe, dear friend of Napoleon, supreme leader of Eastern civilization, and father of the world… The story of the Second Ming’s rise begins with a group of Han people stranded in Australia… 187Reads8.9Score—Shelves
27. 27 我 I Rebelled Against the Qing Dynasty with a Library in Tow! 我在大清造反，随着带着图书馆！ Chu Bawang楚霸汪Historical1.3M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 114Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Pick one; these all seem pretty good. [Thinking]

28. 28 我 Is It Really So Strange to Build an Aircraft Carrier in a Feudal Dynasty? 我在封建王朝造航母很合理吧？ Miao Yunfeng苗云风Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Otherworld + farming + naval warfare + no System + no harem] Li Yi was flung a hundred years into the past by the power of time and space from the East (author), becoming a disgraced prince exiled overseas. Luckily, he had the knowledge from his previous life and knew weapons development inside out, so he went straight into a shipbuilding frenzy. Battleships sailed in formation across the seas, carrier-based aircraft unleashed overwhelming firepower, radar and missiles struck hard, and deep-sea 267Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Overseas nation-building mainly occurred during World War I and World War II.

29. 29 军 Warlord: King of War 军阀：战争之王 Web Novel Newbie网文小咖Historical555k WordsCompleted War is a form of human interaction. Han Feng unexpectedly transmigrates to another world, the New Empire, where he becomes the son of a military governor who commands three provinces. He also gains World Nuclear Peace, which lets him exchange prestige points for any weapons and resources he wants. See how he leads his men through these chaotic times, saves the Xia Dynasty from collapse, and builds a vast empire. 108Reads9.1Score—Shelves
30. 30 帝 The Rise of an Empire: I Extend the Ming Dynasty by Seven Hundred Years! 帝国崛起：我为大明续命七百年！ Little Shark Living in Antarctica住在南极的小鲨Historical3.7M WordsCompleted [System + alternate-history Ming Dynasty + decisive and ruthless + iron-blooded emperor + farming] The Ming Empire is growing weaker by the day. Shen Yu, whose soul has transmigrated into this world, becomes the ninth prince. Let’s see how he makes the Ming realm shine brighter than ever. 29.5kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
31. 31 听 Hearing My Reborn Son's Thoughts as We Build a Nation in Nanyang 听见重生儿子的心声在南洋建国 Wings in the Sky空中翅膀Urban673k WordsCompleted My son is reborn!!! And I can hear his thoughts??? Uh… uh… First, let’s seize a foothold overseas and establish a country. “Dad, you’ve already done everything. What am I supposed to do now?” … 162Reads8.8Score104Shelves
32. 32 全 The Whole City Transmigrates, Building a China That Never Sets 全市穿越，打造中华日不落 Southern Anhui Chili Pepper皖南朝天椒Historical698k WordsOngoing Overnight, the entire city transmigrated to the tenth year of the Xianfeng Emperor's reign. At the time, Qingting was beset by troubles at home and abroad. The Longhairs swept across Jiangnan, the Anglo-French allied forces threatened the capital, and the great powers' ironclad ships and cannons pounded at the gates of the ancient nation. Yet the city that had arrived from another time faced a grave crisis of survival: food was scarce, energy supplies were failing, and the industrial supply chai 85.2kReads8.5Score7.1kShelves

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    A city-wide time travel adventure to restore China – entertaining, hardcore, and not mindless.

33. 33 K KR: An Empire from the Start KR：开局一个帝国 Loyal Loyal Loyal Loyal, Faithful Faithful Faithful Faithful忠忠忠忠诚诚诚诚Historical412k WordsOngoing [Military] [Naval Warfare] [Struggle for Supremacy] [No System] [Alternate History] [Kaiserreich-like] [War] Liu Zhihuai transmigrates into a world resembling Kaiserreich. Here, the German Empire won the World War, completely rewriting the world’s fate. The Farrensteel International is established, the Moscow Accord is shrouded in darkness, and the world is trapped in an endless cycle of madness and obsession. Liu Zhihuai discovers that he has a wife, a battleship from twenty years in the future 272Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    KR timeline and the founding of the South Seas, put the dog emperor and Uncle Potato on the top.

34. 34 1 1858: I Founded a Nation in Australia 1858我在澳洲建国 Works by the Blind Man瞎子的作品Historical200k WordsCompleted Qing dynasty setting + farming + naval warfare + gold rush history + founding a nation overseas In 2024, Li Chengze, a history student about to graduate, is tearing his hair out over his thesis when a bizarre car accident pulls him into a vortex in time and space, sending him to 1858. Australia is still a British colony, its resources barely developed, yet its potential is immense. With his deep understanding of history, Li Chengze quickly spots the opportunities in Australia’s abundant coal, i 54Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    The first book's protagonist starts by traveling to the Burmese battlefield, where he rampages and begins his path to conquest [smirk][smirk]. There are also a few other books about establishing nations overseas, which are also very good. If you're looking for something to read, give them a try! [OK][OK]

35. 35 穿 Transmigrate to 1945: Good Thing I Have Superpowers 穿越1945，还好我有超能力 Wen Zhi Tianhua雯织天华Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Period setting) (Transmigration) (Superpowers) (Industry) (Aid) (Founding a nation overseas) (Space development) I transmigrated to 1945. Japan surrendered, and I didn't want to get involved in the civil war. But the county magistrate is my great-grandfather. Now it's my older brother. So, under the county magistrate's protection, I develop and build a new countryside. Oh, most importantly, I've got a cheat. That's the real driving force behind development. In 1958, I went to Burma and seized t 3.9kReads8.1Score155Shelves

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36. 36 在 Founding a Nation in Australia, 1796 在澳洲建国1796 Xu An许案Historical240k WordsCompleted [No transmigrators + the protagonist changes with the times + no System + historical fiction + not anti-Qing] “To keep all our efforts from going to waste, I've decided to found a nation!” Li Chen declared. “For our country, for our freedom, for our democracy, take up arms and defend our homeland!” Liao Caifeng cried. People are born free and equal, remain free and equal, and will always be free and equal. All power in the Federation belongs to the people. 23Reads8.6Score—Shelves
37. 37 大 Ming Prince: I’ll Found a Nation Overseas 大明藩王：我要海外建国 These Five Sheep这个五只羊Historical977k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into Zhu Yiliu, Prince Lu during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. Empress Dowager Li has just rebuked the Wanli Emperor and demanded that Prince Lu be made the new ruler. Zhu Yiliu falls from his horse and lapses into a coma. After waking, he can't shake the feeling that the Wanli Emperor wants him dead, so he plans to build a ship and take a group of people to hide in the Nanyang, putting some distance between himself and the Manchu barbarians, who will arrive before long. Bu 1.4kReads8.2Score—Shelves

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    These two are the only ones still alive, and they're the best I've ever read.

38. 38 穿 Transmigrate to Northern Myanmar and Become a Warlord in a Chaotic Age 穿越缅北成乱世枭雄 Hardy Who Loves Homemade Popcorn爱吃自制玉米花的哈代Urban541k WordsCompleted A discharged soldier from the 21st century transmigrates into the remnants of the Kuomintang army in the 1950s. He makes his mark across the Golden Triangle and northern Myanmar, becoming a warlord with the goal of founding a nation. No System, no supernatural abilities. 3.2kReads8.5Score147Shelves

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    After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was established in the Golden Triangle by the remnants of the Kuomintang army.

39. 39 复 The Ottoman Empire Restored! 复辟！奥斯曼帝国 Shi Mo Ji史墨记Historical540k WordsCompleted Chen Cheng, a top student from Tsinghua University, wakes up to find himself the “ghost” descendant of the last Ottoman sultan! The founding father has just died, and Turkey has fallen into chaos. There are no loyal troops, no treasury, only foul-smelling sewers, a handful of followers with nowhere else to turn, and a mind full of modern military-industrial knowledge. Restore the nation? First, stay alive! He makes guns from scrap metal, recruits soldiers through fear, and turns a rabble into “ 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's put on a brave face at the beginning; the foreign language isn't actually unacceptable, and it also shows the author's extensive knowledge. The rest is quite good.

40. 40 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Historical204k 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 729Reads—Score117Shelves

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    If you were to transmigrate into the body of Zhu Qizhen, how could you prevent the Ming Dynasty from declining and being invaded by foreign tribes 200 years later?

41. 41 1 Restarting Persia in 1941 1941重启波斯 Cola Without Ice可乐不加冰块Historical1.0M WordsCompleted In January 1941, at a critical moment in World War II, Britain and the Soviet Union were about to intervene in Iran and depose Reza Shah. Just then, a soul from the 21st century happened to enter the body of a Pahlavi. Facing this entirely new world, would Pahlavi choose America, the Soviet Union, or Persia? 598Reads9.0Score104Shelves

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    ① The protagonist, Sancara, starts from a small North African country, builds a Red Alliance, and initially cooperates with the Russians, selling minerals. ② The protagonist is from the Iranian royal family, who starts by declaring war on Germany and then joins the Allies to restart the Persian revolution.

42. 42 穿EN Transmigrating to a Small Country and Developing Its GDP to Number One 穿越小国，发展GDP到第一 Won a Wisp of Tea Fragrance at Book Gambling赌书赢得缕茶香Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming + Development + War + Ensemble Cast + Ideals] To borrow Sankara's words: What was the Republic of Bujinia like before he took over? Its national GDP was just 7.26 billion dollars. Its land area was a pitiful 274,000 square kilometers. Its entire armed forces numbered fewer than 100,000! The navy? What's a navy? Can a landlocked country even have one? And what was Bujinia like after he took over? Its GDP surpassed that of the United States Federation, accounting for 40% 30.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    I only have this one book.

43. 43 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. 4.7kReads7.6Score278Shelves

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    Modern warfare, overseas nation-building, and indiscriminate killing.

44. 44 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Took Down the Retirement Crew 四合院：开局打服了养老团 Ah Dou Ah Ah Ah阿斗啊啊啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Zhang Dacheng of the 1950s was so overcome with grief after his mother died that he was replaced by a doctor from the future, also named Zhang Dacheng, who was terminally ill and had perished taking a con man down with him. The moment he arrived in this world, he heard someone cursing him. Zhang Dacheng wasn't about to let that slide: he beat Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi with a stick, then hacked at Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu with a blade, first beating the retirement gang into submission... 21.8kReads8.0Score926Shelves

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    These books are great, I recommend them.

45. 45 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 12.5kReads8.4Score621Shelves

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    One is in Siberia and the Far East, the other is in Southeast Asia.

46. 46 东 The Rise of Dongzhou: The World Hegemon Dismembers the World! 东洲崛起：世界霸主肢解世界！ Chu Bawang楚霸汪Historical3.2M WordsOngoing Transmigrating into a parallel world + colonialism versus tributary rule + wars for supremacy + unification + battleships and heavy artillery. The Eastern Continent Empire is founded, and the great powers vie for supremacy! I arrived by accident in this similar parallel world, only to discover that everything was different from the history I remembered. Tributary system versus colonial system! Military, economic, and cultural forces collide. Who will have the last laugh? Soldiers, take up your g 1.7kReads9.1Score102Shelves

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    Some friends [shy][shy][shy]

47. 47 缅 A Modern Empire in the Burmese Jungle 缅甸丛林的现代帝国 Chen Yeluohui陈叶落会Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lu Yuan transmigrates to Burma during World War II and begins his rise from humble beginnings. Drawing on modern knowledge, pragmatism, and a cautious approach, he rallies the Chinese community, builds up a power base, and establishes a nation. At his side are the gentle Qi Yue and the clever Lin Wan. He then drives the development of the military and technology, and his country’s strength continues to grow. By the middle of the story, his nation dominates Southeast Asia, crushing India and the 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 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. 730Reads5.5Score—Shelves
49. 49 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
50. 50 南 South America: I Have a Teleportation Array and Plan to Immigrate 100 Million People 南美：我有传送阵要移民一个亿 Lightly Simmering the Years | Slowly Brewing Tea轻煮岁月丨慢煮茶Historical1.4M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 143Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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