Infrastructure Building, Female Lead, Can Become Emperor 基建，女主，可称帝

1. 201 全 My Whole Clan Is Exiled? I'll Get Rich Through Farming 全族流放？我靠种植发家致富了 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead, golden finger, lighthearted, exile and farming] Ji Changying was a walking encyclopedia of plants. Her remarkable abilities caught the attention of an experimental research base. They spent two years and sent ten skilled fighters to capture her. In the end, she blew up their base, but something went wrong, and she died too. When Ji Changying opened her eyes again, she had become the little fool of the Ji family in Lianhua Village. Her parents were loving, and her family was harmoniou 26kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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   Story Summary: Don't be misled by the names; they all involve construction, development, and expansion.

2. 202 秦 Who's Best at Qin Dynasty Infrastructure? The Food System Is Here to Help 秦朝基建哪家强美食系统来帮忙 Yu Shuo予说Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted Note: The female lead has no romance. The central idea of this story is the proper use of a food System: selling food, no; building infrastructure for the Qin Empire, yes. [In our country, "sir" is a gender-neutral form of address. The System has no gender, so it has been addressed with the neutral term "sir." If you think that because foreign men have been translated as "sir" in modern times, the word means male, and thus the System should not be called "sir," please avoid this story.] [As for 2.6kReads9.2Score321Shelves

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   Food ✘, Infrastructure ✔

3. 203 想 I Want to Lie Flat, but My Strength Won't Let Me 想躺平，怎奈实力不允许啊 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Ancient Romance637k WordsCompleted If you like stories that jump straight into fighting and killing, with life-or-death stakes, this one may not be for you. The heroine isn't naturally inclined to seek power or kill. For a long time at the beginning, she enjoys peaceful days filled with family life and everyday trivialities. They are the easiest, most carefree years of her life, and a crucial period for gathering supplies and building the reputation she will need when she later rises up. When natural disasters and human calamitie 730Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Completed. Farming, becoming emperor, infrastructure construction, technology. Wang Mingwei was a mercenary king in his previous life. He was born with superhuman strength and was decisive in killing. He would not act unless he was sure of success, and when he did, it would be an annihilation. Lots of laughs, no internal strife. The male lead is both gentle and fierce, and devoted.

4. 204 汉 Late Han: Zhang Jiao's Daughter, Bandit Queen of a Chaotic Age 汉末：张角之女，乱世女贼 Qing Qing Qing Qing青青青青Historical947k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Magic + Conquest + Political Intrigue + Not a Power Fantasy] If the Han Dynasty had been restored to prosperity, or replaced by a more enlightened dynasty, would history have turned out differently? She had seen rites and music fall into ruin, and people devour one another. She had seen tens of thousands swept into the river to their deaths, leaving grief and desolation everywhere. She had once led the Yellow Turbans, crying out to the heavens: “The azure heaven is dead; the yellow 7.1kReads8.7Score771Shelves

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   🍒🍒1️⃣Transmigrated into the seventeenth daughter of the First Emperor, 🍒spoiling the First Emperor how I became Qin Er Shi (the Second Emperor of Qin). ☘️☘️ [As everyone knows, Qin Er Shi seized the throne from her younger brother, Hu Hai.] 🍏🍏 [After Qin Er Shi ascended the throne, she captured the rebels from the six states and then had them and their nobles buried alive, claiming: "Keeping these useless people is a waste of food."] ✨️✨️2️⃣The female lead has no romantic partner. The story revolves around the Three Kingdoms period, the struggle for power in the Central Plains, and her current identity is Zhang Ning, the daughter of Zhang Jiao, known as the "General of Heaven."

5. 205 我 Running a Women’s Federation in Ancient Times 我在古代办妇联 Exquisite Delicacies珍馐美馔Ancient Romance734k WordsCompleted [No CP + business and farming + infrastructure building + strong female lead + feel-good story] Zhu Ling spent a happy hundred years lazing around at the Time-Space Bureau... only to end up six hundred million in debt! To pay it off, she was forced to bind herself to a Debt Collection System and begin her grueling repayment journey. Thus, Zixiao Kingdom gave rise to a legendary female tycoon. They say she started out selling tofu, struck it rich with konjac, and then parks, supermarkets, chain h 2.2kReads9.3Score264Shelves

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   Come on, all of them feature infrastructure development, strong female leads, and historical political intrigue.

6. 206 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Conquered the Emperor with My Martial Prowess! 穿越后，我靠武力值征服了皇帝！ Fu Yiling傅衣凌Ancient Romance407k WordsCompleted [Born with Superhuman Strength | Sweet Romance | Hilarious | No Angst | Happy Ending] Shen Shuyao was born incredibly strong. She’d been a lazy nobody in the modern world, until she went to help a friend move and was accidentally crushed to death by falling furniture. That was a pretty unfair way to die, but things got even worse: she caught the reincarnation trend and her soul transmigrated. The original owner was an empress who didn’t want to be one, so she killed herself in the bridal sedan o 1.8kReads9.1Score210Shelves

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   The first book features a female lead with off-the-charts fighting skills, and the male lead is so weak and afraid of his wife that he can't beat her—it's hilarious! I'm currently reading it.

7. 207 大 The Female Emperor of Great Zhao 大昭女帝 Young Cry稚唳Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted She transmigrates from another world and becomes a figure who stirs up the entire realm. “They can sit on the throne as ruler of all under heaven. Why can't I?” “I want you to become my sword.” 1.4kReads9.1Score128Shelves
8. 208 从 A Rebel's Life from Scratch 从零开始的反贼生涯 Ga Re噶热Historical308k WordsOngoing Rebellion + Farming + Hegemony + No System + Empress Protagonist + No CP + Career-Focused Story + Slower Pace The protagonist transmigrates as the daughter of a bandit chieftain. Starting on the Hunan-Jiangxi border, she slowly builds her strength, takes over a county seat, repels government forces, and grows a bandit camp of fewer than fifty people into a unified dynasty. “That’s how the Great Zhou court works. The common people just need to devote themselves wholeheartedly to farming, pay the 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist builds infrastructure, rebels, and fights for supremacy.

9. 209 帝 The Emperor and Empress Fight Every Day to See Who Dies First 帝后每天互殴，看谁先死 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing Feng Xing is the daughter of Chu Xi’s Grand Marshal, who commands an army of four hundred thousand. Shen Feng has been emperor for just two years. Shen Feng is utterly depraved, ruthless, and cruel. To secure his throne, he decides to marry Feng Xing and make her empress. First, he will fake her death to lure her father to the capital for the funeral. Then he will wipe out her entire family and take control of the Chu Xi army. Feng Xing is a fierce, accomplished warrior who takes whatever she wa 35.3kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
10. 210 超 The Mighty Empress: The World Bows to Her 超强女帝，天下臣服 Red Leaves红叶Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Xiao Chan, who possesses qi cultivation skills, transmigrates into the body of a baby girl. Because her father, the emperor, favors her, he raises her from childhood as his successor. One after another, her half-brothers appear in the harem, all vying for the one throne, but each is crushed by her, the legitimate eldest princess. Her talent and reputation become the greatest in the land. As schemes gather around her, men even volunteer to become her secret lovers. Commanding power and rising to 33.9kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves

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    The ranking is not in any particular order.

11. 211 大 Building Infrastructure in the Great Qin! Ying Zheng Discovers I’m a Woman 大秦搞基建！我女儿身被嬴政发现 Chu Jian Ci楚见辞Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted The second part of this book is complete, so you can read with confidence!٩(๑ᵒ̴̶̷͈᷄ᗨᵒ̴̶̷͈᷅)و Transmigrates into a younger body + adored by everyone + no CP + career-focused + System + infrastructure building + cute pets + unifies the Six Kingdoms + changes the fate of dying in the second generation After attending a friend's Hanfu gathering, Zhao Jiuyuan was urged by his father back home in Hanzhong. As he drove through a tunnel, he somehow entered a time tunnel and transmigrated to the Qin Empi 15.7kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
12. 212 做 Being an Empress Is All About Having Fun 做女帝嘛，最重要的是开心咯 Happy Frog乐的蛙Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted [Not a Matriarchal World] [Everyone Regrets It + No Romance + Starts Out Ugly, Fat, and Round, Later Becomes Everyone’s Dream Girl + Focused on Building Her Career + Loves the Empire, Not Handsome Men] She transmigrates into the body of a foolish, tyrannical empress hated by everyone, with three thousand handsome men in her harem: proud, domineering, gentle, scheming, aloof, and sweet-on-the-outside-but-dark-within. She has them all. Yan Zhi was thrilled when she first arrived, but then she real 281Reads9.2Score—Shelves
13. 213 全 The Whole Dorm Was Reborn: The Apocalypse's First Girl Group Goes on a Rampage 全寝重生，末世第一女团杀疯了 He Zhiling赫至灵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the apocalypse + quick transmigration with the whole group + a truly powerful heroine and a thrilling read + no romance, everyone is ruthless + overwhelming combat power + conquering the globe multiple times + stockpiling supplies amid the zombies + passionate action with no rivalry between women + reigning as two emperors at the height of her power Luo Jiu and her roommates fought desperately to survive the apocalypse for half a month, only to die together in an utterly unbelievable 22.8kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
14. 214 离 After the Divorce, My Bodyguard Ex-Husband Became a Tycoon 离婚后，保镖前夫他成了财阀大佬 Pei Ruoyun裴若云Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted [A spoiled heiress with nothing but money and beauty vs. an exceptionally capable bodyguard bent on revenge who gets tangled up in her instead (angsty romance, both leads have no other partners)] “I’m bleeding… Can you see? I’m bleeding.” He spent four years lying low by her side under the guise of her personal bodyguard. On the day his long-awaited revenge was complete, she collapsed, staining the snow white with blood. He hated her. From the very first day he came to work for her, he had wante 15.7kReads8.0Score901Shelves
15. 215 天 The Sky Screen Reveals the Empress, and All of Great Tang Goes into an Uproar 天幕曝光女帝，整个大唐都炸了 Listening to Rain, Knowing Dreams聆雨知梦Ancient Romance345k WordsCompleted Empress + Tang Dynasty + technology + rebellion. Note: The female lead has a background pairing. If that bothers you, proceed with caution. Li Yaohua transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty. Fifteen years later, a sky screen appeared. A moment earlier, Li Yaohua had been ready to sit back and enjoy the show, hoping the sky screen would criticize Li Longji more so the ancestors could have a few more laughs. Then, in the next moment, she realized she was the star of the sky screen! Since the sky screen 5.1kReads8.4Score238Shelves

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    The Empress is awesome! Both completed and unfinished stories are available~

16. 216 复 Reviving Qin: My Motherland Helps Me Become Empress 复秦：祖国助我成女帝 A Bowl of Spicy Wontons, Please来碗红油抄手Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted [No romance! No babies! Passing the throne to an empress!] Qin Yijun had just become a public servant. She went home to attend a funeral, and transmigrated… Luckily, her phone and her farm stay came with her! In a chaotic era, Qin Yijun, a descendant of Qin Shi Huang, worked hard and, with the help of her great motherland, ascended the throne! Qin Yijun: “Leader, our industry is too backward to make machine guns. Could I have a few for self-defense?” Leader: “Sure, sure, sure! Will a few Gatling 564Reads9.1Score101Shelves

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    Empress, princess's ascension to the throne, chaotic struggle for supremacy, a review of the heavens, some with romantic pairings, some without, the plots are all pretty good.

17. 217 开 From the Start, I Fake My Death and Conquer the World by Making Bricks 开局假死，我靠烧砖一统天下 DipsyAncient Romance114k WordsOngoing [Infrastructure-building + political intrigue + female emperor] Since childhood, Su Jue had believed that she made her own fate, not heaven. In her previous life, she had worked her way up from a kiln worker to a business magnate running several companies, with an empire spanning the globe. Then she transmigrated into the body of a “criminal’s daughter,” whose father had been discarded and killed by the emperor once he was no longer useful. Exiled three thousand li from the start, she still had —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story featuring a strong female protagonist, famine relief, infrastructure development, and a satisfying read.

18. 218 第 Fourth Calamity: Transmigrating into a Chaotic Age to Become an Empress 第四天灾，穿越乱世做女帝 Yi Lu Wu易陆伍Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted [Nontraditional fourth-wall-breaking apocalypse + System + strong heroine + no romance + infrastructure building and farming + ensemble cast] Shi Qi’s version: To save her parents, Shi Qi agrees to the System’s offer to transmigrate to a chaotic age and play the role of a “savior.” At first, she thinks going from the apocalypse to a time of turmoil is just surviving somewhere new, and helping others survive, too. Easy! But once she truly sets out on this path, she begins to feel things she never 369Reads7.4Score101Shelves
19. 219 汉 Chronicles of the Han Dynasty’s Last Empress 汉末女帝纪事录 A Reed Knows White一苇知白Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Content warning: If you don’t accept a female lead in a one-on-one romance who has children, please don’t click. [Strong female lead + political intrigue + contest for supremacy + nation-building + one-on-one romance] At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the land is in turmoil. A flash flood sends the soul of Liu Zhen, a modern teacher, a thousand years into the past, where she possesses the frail, sickly Liu Zhen, the Han Emperor Ling’s second daughter, who died young. At the brink of death, 1.4kReads8.2Score223Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended! The plot, writing, and logic are all excellent. The female lead is decisive and ruthless, and the story's setting is consistent with the Eastern Han Dynasty. Fans of female-centric stories about infrastructure development and power struggles shouldn't miss this one! [Admiration]

20. 220 叫 I Told You to Flee the Famine, Not to Rise Up and Become Empress! 叫你去逃荒，没叫你翻身做女皇！ A Ton of Mandarins一吨砂糖橘Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Reborn + Empress System + Spatial Farming + Nation-Building] Amid the chaos of a troubled age, the country is beset by internal and external crises, and the people are living in misery. In her previous life, Lin Xinmiao gave her life to defend her country against foreign invaders and died on the battlefield, only to end up with her family destroyed and thousands condemning her. In this life, she refuses to remain beneath others. After binding herself to the Empress System, she star 99Reads6.2Score—Shelves
21. 221 梦 Tales of Ten Dream Kingdoms 梦十国记 Lost in the Green Wilderness碧野迷生Ancient Romance721k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Powerful Female Lead + Six Male Leads + Alternate-History Political Intrigue + Conquest + Love-Triangle Drama + Spy Warfare + Forced Love + Imprisonment + Everyone Is Scheming] No System, no golden finger, and the heroine has no memories of the original host. She’ll have to rely on her own wits to get out of every predicament. . The first man to imprison her: “Let’s see whether I’m more impressive, or your romantic fantasies are.” The second man to imprison her: “Normal sex is 381Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    In this book, becoming an emperor depends entirely on your brain, and the plot is very interesting.

22. 222 截 I Hijack the Male Lead's Path to the Throne, Kick Fate Aside, and Become Empress 截胡男主登基路，踹翻天命当女帝 Jiang Yao江药Ancient Romance733k WordsCompleted [An unapologetic female-led power fantasy. The heroine is a ruthless, ambition-driven fanatic who says little and will do anything for power. She loves no one but the throne. No equally matched power couple, and no stronger male lead: the woman is strong, and the man is weak!] Li Yuanzhao is the most revered Grand Princess of Great Qi, charged with protecting the nation. Born of imperial blood and devoted to political power, she is so formidable that no court official dares meet her gaze. But on 7.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    I don't know if the first one counts as a setting, but it's definitely good. The empress has no romantic partner, doesn't have children, and there are many female characters. Li Yuanzhao is intelligent and powerful, and in the end, she establishes a special college for women!

23. 223 重 Reborn as the First Empress of Great Qin 重生之我在大秦成为第一女帝 Zong Xiaolv粽小驴Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted [Fictional History]+ [Soul Transmigration]+ [Ancient Times]+ [Warring States]+ [Empress]+ [Scheming]+ [No Male Lead] This isn’t a power fantasy! Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng? No, in this world, I’m Qin Shi Huang! Lü Zhi? Wu Zetian? They’ll all have to call me their founding ancestress! Hey, everyone, the new chapter is here! The first volume focuses on her formative years and may be a little slow. Feel free to skip straight to the second or third volume. Things get more exciting later! 88Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 那 Those Years as Empress 那些年当女帝的日子 Sweetened Fruit Tea果茶加糖Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + court intrigue + mutual devotion + satisfying read] Shen Weiwei transmigrated to the Great Yue Dynasty a thousand years in the past, where she turned out to be the empress. She had planned to be a peaceful ruler and lie flat until old age. But the kingdom she had to govern was impoverished and weak, beset by trouble at home and abroad, and utterly feeble. To enrich the nation, strengthen its military, defend its territory, expand its borders, and create a golden age, Gu Yao 1.9kReads8.7Score275Shelves
25. 225 悟 Wutong 悟桐 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted A refined, dignified young man from a distinguished family and his wild little niece (no blood relation). When Shen Tong was little, a big yellow dog carried her to Old Master Shen. Before he died, Old Master Shen entrusted her to the Tang family. Third Master Tang is aloof, cold, and indifferent to women, yet he finds himself drawn to her again and again. Tang San: The girl in my family is young. Don't scare her! Bang! Shen Tong kicked her romantic rival to the ground. Tang San: Good girl. It's 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A hilarious and satisfying read. The female protagonist, a former mercenary queen, transmigrates and wants to live a carefree life. Everything is ready, but then chaos erupts, leaving her dumbfounded. She ultimately conquers the world through sheer force.

26. 226 身 As Empress, I Love Both My Realm and My Handsome Consorts 身为女帝，江山和美人郎君孤皆爱 Wan Shanyue挽杉月Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted [Female-Dominant World] [Not 1v1] [Strong Female Lead] [Political Intrigue] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [A Full-Blown Palace Drama] [Main Story Complete] As the ruler, living in an era when women contend for supremacy, naturally she wants to unite the world. Who would have thought that on the road to unification, all the beauties under heaven would end up in her arms? [Note: Although the heroine aims to unite the world, this story is actually more focused on romance. Also, all the male leads are p 3.6kReads8.8Score396Shelves
27. 227 我 My Business Simulation Game 我的模拟经营游戏 Fish from Mermaid Island人鱼岛的鱼Sports889k WordsCompleted No romance, female-led, wish fulfillment, farming, business, infrastructure development, troubled times, natural disasters, and conquest. The golden finger is incredibly powerful: a modern technology and infrastructure System. [Main story complete] [Extra chapters complete] If Fang Lan had known that opening this game would send her to another world, she wouldn't have wanted a game System, no matter what! In this world, there's drought, locust plagues, floods, epidemics, snowstorms, and earthqua 102Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    😍Little Money's Book Recommendations: Say Goodbye to Book Drought!😘 😍①: The female protagonist played a game but couldn't get out. She ended up in another world, building infrastructure. Luckily, she was powerful enough to become an empress. 😘②: The female protagonist transmigrated to an ancient world and became a county magistrate. The county was suffering from famine, and her family was destitute. Fortunately, she was powerful enough.

28. 228 女 The Empress Keeps Wanting to Take More Consorts 女帝她又又又想纳妃 Handsome Er You帅气的二油Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal World + Harem + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Wish Fulfillment] As the most honored imperial princess in the Great Liang Empire, Xing Lan has had only one ambition since childhood: to marry the man of her dreams, live in loving harmony, and grow old together. She never expected to be ordered to inherit the throne. Well, ruling an empire that stretches for thousands of miles isn't so bad. But why are all the handsome men keeping their distance? Xing Lan: “What do you thi 2.2kReads9.1Score258Shelves
29. 229 我 Building Infrastructure in Troubled Times, I Become Empress 我在乱世搞基建当女帝 Pepper Salt Qingli椒盐清璃Ancient Romance383k WordsCompleted (Lighthearted kingdom-building wish fulfillment) As the late emperor’s most beloved princess, Chu Xiang is banished by the new emperor to the desolate, freezing lands of Liaodong. She takes it in stride, reclaiming wasteland for farming, planting forests to halt the sand, building roads and canals, opening up trade, and establishing schools. The barren frontier, where smoke from cooking fires could not be seen for a thousand miles, becomes a granary beyond the pass. The new emperor’s tyranny pl 560Reads8.7Score—Shelves
30. 230 我 I Unite the World by Playing Dou Dizhu 我靠斗地主一统天下 A Li Loves Eating Fish阿黎爱吃鱼Ancient Romance321k WordsOngoing [System + infrastructure development + strong female lead + troubled times + feel-good story + ensemble cast] After a car accident, Qin Qiyue woke up to find herself a widowed farm wife. It was a time of chaos. The village had nothing, bones lay exposed in the wilds, and no roosters crowed for a thousand miles. Improving the fields to grow food, building schools and roads: to Qin Qiyue, these were all small matters. So what was the great undertaking she meant to pursue? “From the very beginning, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a female-centric novel. The initial focus is on building up the female protagonist's base and establishing her own territory. She then begins vying for power with other lords and eventually becomes empress. The female lead starts as a widow with a low social status, but her growth is significant. She is surrounded by both men and women, possesses a strong "golden finger" (a powerful advantage/cheat), and has a very imaginative premise. There is a romantic pairing; the male lead reforms, but the romance is relatively minor.

31. 231 全 Global Survival: My Territory Is the Only Pure Land 全民求生：我的领地是唯一净土 Sang Zhi Ming桑枝明Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Global Survival] [Infrastructure Building] [Farming] [Strong Female Lead] [City Lord] The entire world is transported to another realm. From the start, everyone gets a small wooden shack, and they have to earn all their own resources. Some people are on islands, some in deserts, and others in primeval forests. They chop down trees to upgrade their wooden houses and stave off hunger with wild grass and berries. Those who survive for a month can summon their families to join them. While others ar 8.5kReads9.1Score812Shelves

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    The female protagonist, who builds infrastructure, eventually becomes the supreme leader.

32. 232 穿 Transmigrated as a Bandit Wife, I Build Up the Borderlands 穿成土匪婆，我在边关搞基建 Hundred Fingers百指Ancient Romance714k WordsCompleted [Pocket dimension + woman disguises herself as a man + two strong leads + both leads are chaste + sweet romance] Tang Xiaoqiu spends all her savings stockpiling enough supplies to fill a room, only to kick the bucket on the very first day of the zombie horde's arrival. When she opens her eyes again, she has brought that roomful of supplies with her and transmigrated into the body of a bandit chieftain's daughter, in a mountain stronghold with nothing to its name. Looking at her brothers, who nev 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌿①Upon arriving in Liaodong, the female protagonist, Chu Xiang, calmly began construction activities. She reclaimed wasteland for farming, planted trees to control desertification, built roads and dug canals, gradually transforming the desolate frontier, previously devoid of cooking smoke, into a fertile land beyond the Great Wall. 🌿②When Li Yuhe transmigrated, she was on the run, about to reach Yuzhou City. Just as Li Yuhe was contemplating how to survive in this difficult situation, she was bound to a powerful nation-building system.

33. 233 将 The General’s Wife Is a Fierce Woman 将军夫人是悍妇 It's Happiness是幸福呀Ancient Romance484k WordsCompleted Su Li transmigrates into the body of a lowly maid in the Zhang household. Since she’s here, she might as well make the best of it. She assumes her next steps will be to save up money and buy her freedom, but then an outrageous dream drags her back to reality... In the dream, the Zhang household will soon fall apart. Its masters will escape the city under the protection of strong, able-bodied guards, leaving behind only a few maids who are not valued. The day the city falls will also be the day t 263Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    ✌First book🍀 Tang Xiaoqiu died in a zombie horde while hoarding supplies and transmigrated into the body of a bandit leader. She used the supplies to build infrastructure and run a successful business on the border.

34. 234 我 I’m the Fake Princess Among the Real and Fake Princesses. 我是真假公主中的假公主。 Get Rich, Ah Ah Ah暴富啊啊啊Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted I'm the fake princess in a story about a real and a fake princess. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story: Different Princesses, Real and Fake - Both are pitiful children, but the heroine will become an empress later on. Both princesses, real and fake, are pitiful people.

35. 235 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Fleeing Waif Becomes a Nation's Founding Empress 穿书逃荒：小可怜爆改开国新皇 Taoist Feng风道人Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted [Lots of twists] [Everyone has two secret identities] Song Pan'er is struck dead by lightning out of the blue. Taking her mini-market and planar trade System with her, she transmigrates into a lucky-protagonist story she once read and becomes the cannon-fodder contrast character. When she arrives, she and her awful parents have just been struck from the Song family register and are struggling to survive on the road as refugees. But that’s fine. She has her mini-market, a 2.5kReads8.9Score172Shelves

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36. 236 从 From the Apocalypse to Ancient Times, All I Want Is Meat at Every Meal 从末世到古代，只想顿顿吃肉 Commoner from a Poor Family寒门大俗人Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Storage Space Only] [Romance, Both Leads Have No Previous Partners, Appears Late, Few Romantic Scenes, Career-Focused] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Slow Burn] [Light Ensemble Cast] This is a long story... After surviving for ten years in the apocalypse, Lu Xue opened her eyes to find herself transmigrated into a book as the Xie family's daughter-in-law. Looking at the thatched hut with nothing but bare walls, Lu Xue sighed to herself: No matter how poor we are, this is still 12.4kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
37. 237 薄 The Coldhearted Empress: Her Royal Husbands Marry Her, but Don’t Love Her 薄情女帝，皇夫们只娶不爱 Meng Ai Yuqi梦爱宇琦Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Strong female emperor]+ [Ancient-style political intrigue]+ [Palace intrigue with twists]+ [An entire cast of unhinged beauties]+ [Male leads are virgins] She is Xiao Jingli, the female emperor of Great Zhao, with the realm in her hands and the power of life and death at her command. Her harem is a chessboard. The three thousand beautiful men are not the emperor's prisoners, but living pieces on her political game board. The refined and gentle young nobleman; The proud, untamed son of a militar 1.1kReads9.3Score100Shelves

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    Readers who enjoy political intrigue and eccentric plots shouldn't miss this! Empress Xiao Jingli of the Great Yin Dynasty uses the empire as a chessboard and handsome men as pawns. The schemes employed by her male favorites—noble sons, military scions, and other powerful figures—to vie for her favor employ poison, coups, and love potions—far more ruthless than any woman's palace intrigue. The Empress's masterful maneuvering within this complex web of power struggles and passion creates a captivating and compelling narrative.

38. 238 天 The Heaven-Chosen Evil Phoenix Is Reborn: Ruthless Tactics, Secure Throne! 天命恶凰重生，手段狠，帝位稳！ Listening to the Wind in the Wilderness旷野听风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted "A murderous, yandere heroine who cuts down everyone in her path vs. a mad loyal dog of a hero who bows his head to his superior + empress + the heroine puts her own interests above all else" In her previous life, Feng Zhizhuo mastered the art of political scheming. She crushed and killed every rival who stood in her way, becoming a vicious empress dowager whose countless murders and tyrannical rule cowed the realm. Yet the adopted son she had personally raised to the throne rewarded her with a 8.4kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The first two books focus on infrastructure development, while the latter three are mainly about political intrigue and feature strong female protagonists.

39. 239 我 I, the Ultimate Schemer: The Empress Calls Me a Living Yama 我，最强毒士，女帝直呼活阎王 Xing Xing Zi星星子Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re 382.6kReads9.2Score32.3kShelves

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    Looks good, let's go!

40. 240 师EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.3kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
41. 241 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
42. 242 穿 Reborn as the Older Sister of a Tragic Romance Heroine, I Keep My Crazy in Check 穿成虐文女主她姐，姐稳定发疯 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wan knew she was dead. She knew she’d transmigrated, too. But she had no idea where she’d ended up. Still, judging by her current surroundings, this trip had probably gone badly. There was a good chance that wretched poverty would have her in its grip again. “Being a wage slave is miserable, but it doesn’t make me an idiot. Who wants to come to this dump of an ancient world? Not me!” “Ribbit!” “Frog bro, you think this place sucks too, don’t you?” Jiang Wan stared at her bizarre reflection 41.6kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves

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    Just look at these; they're all incredibly good, and you won't hear a thing.

43. 243 女 The Tyrannical Empress and the Chaste Heir Whose Beauty Bewitches All 女帝暴虐，禁欲世子他美色撩人 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Completed ❤️] Transmigration + 1v1 + strong female lead and weaker male lead + coercion + woman disguised as a man + decisive and ruthless heroine vs. restrained, reserved, beautiful but tragic hero [Warning: strong female lead and weaker male lead!!!] Feng Jin, an executive at a publicly listed corporation, suddenly died and transmigrated into the body of a tyrannical, cruel, mentally unstable crown prince who was a woman disguised as a man. From the start, a beautiful man offered himself to h 6.3kReads9.3Score691Shelves

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    The female protagonist is incredibly intelligent, strategic, and resourceful, always thinking ahead and controlling people's hearts. I absolutely love the scenes where she recruits strategists! The strategists are all brilliant and possess unique skills, making the story incredibly captivating!

44. 244 快 Quick Transmigration Livestream: The Empress Is Fierce and Fabulous 快穿直播：女帝强又飒 Whale in the Plate盘中鲸Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted #Female Emperor, Female Pursuer, Doting on Men: Sweet Romance, Thrills, and a Break from the Usual Tropes# System Ningmeng lived by the principle that “old tropes always win hearts.” Armed with a “Trope Livestream Room,” it sought out Tianzhuo. Instead, it ended up crying itself dry... Ningmeng: Host, you’re now the heroine of “The Prince’s Divorced and Cast-Off Wife.” You should... What the hell, how did you become the female emperor?! Ningmeng: Host, you’re now the heroine of “The Overbearing 2.2kReads9.4Score330Shelves
45. 245 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 70kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves
46. 246 甄 Empresses in the Palace: After Yixiu Gets a Childbearing System 甄嬛传：宜修获得生子系统后 The Tabby Who Doesn't Like Going Home狸花不爱回家Female-Channel Fanfiction330k WordsCompleted [Female protagonist, no romance + slight ensemble cast + slow burn + ordinary heroine] After getting drunk, modern-day woman Pei Man accidentally obtains a childbirth System and transmigrates into the body of Empresses in the Palace's Ulanara Yixiu, the empress. Pei Man doesn't want to bear children for the big fat emperor. How can she complete her mission? She doesn't want to give birth? Plenty of people want children! Then she'll help them get what they want, while she sits back and enjoys the 295Reads6.2Score—Shelves
47. 247 穿 Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 15.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
48. 248 我 Me! A Little Orphan! I Rose Up and Crowned Myself Emperor! 我！小小孤女！起义称帝！ Gui Yaoyao圭垚垚Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [No CP romance + orphan girl fleeing famine + mind-reading + political intrigue + empress] (The heroine is ruthless. She kills someone in the very first chapter, so don’t read if that bothers you.) The heroine, Yun Sheng, flees famine in the early part of the story, launches a rebellion in the middle, and becomes emperor in the end. A severe drought strikes Dingzhou, leaving the people homeless and destitute. What should have been an ordinary drought becomes the spark that tears the Great Shuo D 122Reads6.0Score—Shelves
49. 249 女 The Empress Has Unified the World 女帝她一统天下了 Honey Bun Dipped in Mustard蜂蜜小面包蘸芥末吃哦Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted Ying Shi transmigrates into a novel she only got halfway through reading the night before, landing in a completely unfamiliar dynasty amid a lawless era where people are starving. For miles, not a single rooster crows; for a hundred miles, not a wisp of cooking smoke rises. And the first thing she sees is a vile scene of abuse. It really is the worst possible start. Fortunately, she gets a golden finger. The construction-loving spirit in her very bones awakens! In the end, she achieves the great 94Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, a wish-fulfillment novel with a cheat-like protagonist, ensemble cast, infrastructure building, and farming elements. One day, the protagonist transmigrates into a novel he was halfway through reading the night before, into a completely unfamiliar dynasty—a chaotic world where the people suffer. Not a rooster crows for miles, not a wisp of smoke rises from a chimney. He's immediately met with the most disgusting scene of humiliation. A disastrous start, but thankfully, he's bound to a cheat-like protagonist. His innate Chinese talent for infrastructure building awakens! In the end, he achieves the ultimate feat: starting with a single brick, he unifies the world.

50. 250 一 With a Staff in Hand, the World Is Mine 一棍在手，天下我有 Zheng Baiye郑白叶Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted [Disguised as a Man + System + Fleeing Famine + Chaotic Times + Becoming Emperor] From Famine Refugee to Empress At first, after arriving in this chaotic world, Li Yuan only wanted to survive. But little by little, she grew resentful. A bunch of fat, rotten scoundrels who cared only about enjoying themselves looked down on her, wanted to seize the power in her hands, and acted as though they were doing her a favor. So why shouldn't she overthrow them and take charge herself? Little scene: One da 193Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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