Any Books Like <i>Qing Gaoqi Ming</i> That Combine Hard Science and a Good Plot? 有类似《临高启明》兼具硬核和剧情的书吗？

1. 51 北 Northern Song: What a Coincidence, I'm a Spoiled Noble Too 北宋：好巧我也是纨绔 Natives and Local Pigs土著与土猪Historical3.8M WordsOngoing The first story's pacing is a little slow and it's hard to revise, so just take your time reading! The Great Song: This is a subtle power fantasy, not an obvious one. It might leave you itching for more! You can learn history while reading the novel, as the Yang clan's descendants rise to prominence again. Women: Li Qingzhao, Li Shishi, Pan Jinlian, Chen Miaochang, and Meng Chan. Men: Su Shi, Fan Chunren, Zhe Keshi, Zhong Shidao, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, and Yu Yunwen. This is the brilliant splend 1.9kReads8.0Score23414d adds

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   A classic novel by Bai Juyi, a descendant of the Yang family generals, set in the late Song Dynasty! Over 3 million words! Featuring Li Qingzhao, Li Shishi, Pan Jinlian, Chen Miaochang, Meng Chan, Hu Sanniang, and many more—the characters are brilliantly portrayed! Give it a try!! Highly recommended.

2. 52 藏 The Tibetan Army’s Last Words: I’ll March to the Coast and Slay the Foreign Devils! 藏军绝笔：我远征到海边杀洋夷！ Hercules海格力斯Historical252k WordsOngoing “I never imagined that I, born in the rainforests beneath the Himalayas, would die in the cold, fishy waters of Beilun, Ningbo!” A buried chapter of history, a legend of the Chinese people uniting to fight foreign invaders. This is the tragic epic of Tibetan warriors resisting British invaders at Dabaoshan in Ningbo, as well as the extraordinary account of an ordinary young Tibetan traveling across China. 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is excellent, with extremely strong logic! Each plot point corresponds to historical truth, based on real history, presented in a thrilling and dramatic way. It's the only book online that reveals the story of Tibetan troops rushing to the coast during the Opium War.

3. 53 1 In 1742, I Topple the Qianlong Dynasty 1742干翻乾隆王朝 Yan Junyuan燕竣渊Historical764k WordsCompleted Yang Dong, a modern-day hotshot, unexpectedly dies of sudden cardiac arrest. When he opens his eyes, he has become Yang Guidong, the six-year-old youngest son of the Yang family in Yangjia Village during the Qianlong era. He’s beaten half to death by a local bully as soon as he transmigrates, but luckily, he awakens the All-Things Mall! Food, medicine, divine weapons, martial arts, modern knowledge... Anything can be exchanged! His grandfather is a reclusive miracle-working doctor, his nine uncl 666Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   This book is worth reading; it's written in great detail.

4. 54 退 Retired Leaders, Hard-Core Reformers of the Ming Dynasty 退休领导们，硬核改大明 Too Many Excuses借口多多Historical370k WordsCompleted We woke up to find that the eight of us, a group of retired old friends, had all grown young again aboard a ship on the seas of the Ming Dynasty. The dermatology department chief touched his firm, youthful face. The retired detective clenched a twenty-year-old fist. The former tax bureau chief calculated our dwindling supplies... And the six women who had been aboard with us last night had vanished without a trace. Even more absurdly, a ragtag outfit calling itself a “transmigration company” s 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The second installment of the hardcore time-travel series! When the "retired dream team" moves to the Guangzhou business world, a devastating attack using contracts, lies, and human nature as weapons unfolds. Witness how modern business thinking silently strangles a wealthy Ming Dynasty merchant; the depth of their schemes and the foresight of their calculations are chilling.

5. 55 退 Retired Leaders, Hard-Core Infiltrators of the Ming Dynasty 退休领导们，硬核渗大明 Too Many Excuses借口多多Historical154k WordsOngoing We once thought that superior firepower would be enough to keep us alive in the Ming Dynasty. Until pirate blood stained the beach, and we realized that weapons could win battles, but they couldn’t guarantee survival. True survival meant hunting in a game without rules, beneath Guangzhou’s glittering surface, among a web of entrenched interest groups. We brought glass, liquor, and carefully crafted lies. We sold hope, and we manufactured despair. The old accountant’s ledger became the sharpest b —Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 56 铁 Iron-Blooded War of Resistance: The Spoiled Quartermaster Awakens a Divine Machine 铁血抗战：纨绔军需官觉醒神机 The Colors of Songcheng Fireworks宋城烟火色Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [“War of Resistance, 1937” + “Divine Machine System” + “Hardcore War Against Japan” + “Burma-Yunnan Front”] Every inch of land is soaked in blood! Antique shop owner Chu Yun transmigrates into Chen Jiaju, a quartermaster in the 69th Provisional Division. Though born a spoiled rich boy, he raises a force and joins the main battlefield of the war against Japan. Fighting alongside troops from all walks of life, they pit their flesh and blood against the Japanese army to the bitter end, turning ever 4.4kReads6.4Score31414d adds

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   Are low-rated novels unreadable? These few seem pretty good, has anyone read them? [Shy][what][laugh][smirk][smile][awkward laugh][smirk][awkward laugh][smirk]

7. 57 战 War God Possessed: I Transmigrated to 1937 to Fight the Japanese 战神附体：穿越到1937打鬼子 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.4M WordsOngoing “As long as Hunanese remain, China will never fall!” During the eight years of resistance against Japan, the Nationalist government conscripted about 14 million people nationwide. Hunan contributed nearly 2.1 million, or 15% of the total. More than 600,000 Hunanese soldiers on the front lines were killed, wounded, or went missing. About 300,000 were killed, accounting for one-quarter of all Nationalist soldiers killed on the front lines, the highest death toll of any province. Over the eight yea 3.4kReads5.9Score22514d adds
8. 58 抗 War of Resistance: Sending a Japanese Major to Meet Amaterasu from the Start 抗战：开局送鬼子少佐见天照大神 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lao Ma, an armored corps veteran, is caught in a temporal mishap and transmigrates to 1941, a year engulfed in war, landing right in the middle of a Japanese encirclement. Gunfire erupts all around him as the enemy’s footsteps and battle cries close in. Stranded in an unfamiliar era without the modern armored equipment he knows, he has only his past combat experience and a soldier’s iron will. In this desperate fight for survival, Lao Ma begins an unknown journey of resistance. 7.3kReads8.7Score64114d adds
9. 59 开 From the Start, I Drew a Barren Field: I Rise by Slaying Insects 开局抽到废田：我靠杀虫逆袭宗门 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cautious cultivation + farming + earning spirit stones + no System + no harem]. Important things bear repeating: this is a cautious cultivation story, a farming story, and the protagonist is the sort who will keep hiding and playing it safe until the end of time. If that's not your thing, please don't click in. The heavens collapse, countless realms sink into ruin, and all living beings are but ants swept along by the tides. Even the Supreme Immortal Emperor cannot escape the fate of being cons 2.7kReads—Score22514d adds
10. 60 宗 My Sect Ordered Me to Marry, So I Activated an Infinite Exchange System 宗门强令娶妻，激活无限兑换系统 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [“Good-for-nothing’s comeback” + “System exchange” + “Marriage and growth” + “Play the pig to eat the tiger”] The sect orders an old man in his seventies to take a wife, and he activates the Marriage and Longevity System! A different kind of System, a different kind of thrill! While everyone else has to grovel to survive and grow, the protagonist insists on fighting back, soaring through the skies on his sword. Immortality is no longer a dream. 3.6kReads6.4Score34114d adds
11. 61 明 Late Ming: Reshaping China's Future 明末：重塑华夏未来 Teapot Dumplings茶壶饺子Historical1.6M WordsOngoing The Ming dynasty was an era that left people sighing with regret. If someone possessed vision and power beyond their time, could they turn the tide when all seemed lost? Chen Shenghua, a modern young man, is reborn as the son of a landlord in South Zhili at the end of the Ming dynasty. Faced with a catastrophe that seems inevitable, he chooses the hardest path: starting from nothing and laying the foundations of a new world with his own hands. He opens a school at ten, takes in refugees at thirt 120Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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    Imagine traveling back to the late Ming Dynasty, to an ordinary person like you or me. With modern knowledge and perspective, we can develop agriculture, gather refugees and orphans, develop industry, recruit artisans, advance technology, build an army, develop weaponry, research and develop bolt-action rifles, breech-loading rifles, cannons, steam engines, manufacture glass, sugar, four-wheeled carriages, and so on. Step by step, we can grow stronger and see what China will eventually look like.

12. 62 文 The Tipping Point of Civilization 文明的临界点 Jichao Mao机超猫Urban210k WordsCompleted A debate essay combining seven themes: manual laborers, pulses, repression, space ants, and more. The Seven Madmen Theory sets off an update across the universe. Humanity becomes a co-creator, writing the code of reality alongside interstellar microorganisms and opening the door to endless questions. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    1. A must-read for science fiction enthusiasts: From microbial quantum networks to cosmic version numbers, the hardcore settings are full of twists and turns, making physical constants play a role in the plot and subverting your imagination of the limits of hard science fiction.

13. 63 我 My Stand Ability Is Staircase Manipulation 我的替身能力是操控楼梯 Heart of Zeal热忱之心Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Complete] [No Permission Requested from Marujie] [The first few chapters explain the setting for readers who have never read JoJo. Once the fighting starts, the story picks up the pace, with every event tightly connected.] [This work may contain disturbing content] [If you cannot handle dark and cruel stories, proceed with extreme caution!] While reading the comments, I came across someone saying, "I get it. Dio's Stand ability is controlling stairs!" It cracked me up, and gave me an idea. A Ch 652Reads8.3Score10114d adds

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    It boasts a rigorous world-building framework and solid literary quality, showcasing the author's masterful command of poetry; the characters are able to write their own poems instead of plagiarizing ancient works.

14. 64 人 The People's He Liu Hun: This Time, I Won't Become Prince Gao 人民的贺六浑：这一次我不做高王 CyanedgeHistorical738k WordsOngoing With a soul from a later age, he plunged into a world of chaos that devoured all who entered. In 2023, on the rainy night his thesis defense failed, history doctoral student Chen Zhiqing opened his eyes to find himself in the Northern Wei's Zhengguang era, year four, as Gao Huan, a courier in a frontier garrison. No System, no golden finger. His only asset was the unfinished manuscript in his mind, A Study of the Six Garrisons Rebellion. From the start, it was hellishly difficult: Poliuhan Bali 218Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Careful research reveals that Gao Huan, without any cheat codes or system, transmigrated to before the Six Garrisons Rebellion.

15. 65 龙 The Dragon Rises in Jinling: Reviving the Tang Dynasty for Five Hundred Years 龙起金陵，再续大唐五百年 Guest at the Deer’s Call鹿鸣客Historical163k WordsOngoing “The emperor in Chang’an, the army of the Wei residence.” The Wei residence’s household troops had become a thing of the past beneath the executioner’s blade, while the emperor in Chang’an lived in constant fear amid troubles both within and without. Does an emperor have some special birthright? Whoever commands the strongest troops and finest horses becomes emperor! Flames raged everywhere. Looking across the land, the Tang was now divided among rival regional warlords: Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Yang 57Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period is a slow-burn story (you can only watch from the sidelines in the early stages). There is no system, no technology, no halo, no melodrama, no mindless plots, no showing off, no cultivation, but there is history, characters, war, and scheming. It emphasizes strategy, with an adopted son usurping power and controlling the regional warlords, eventually unifying the world and continuing the five-hundred-year-old Tang Dynasty!

16. 66 中 Reviving the Great Ming: A Lone Minister Founds Constitutional Rule 中兴大明，我以孤臣开宪政 Starry Words星星语话Historical731k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Su Ran, transmigrates into another world when the Tianqi Great Explosion occurs. Through a stroke of fortune, he takes over the original owner’s body and enters the chaotic final years of the Ming Dynasty. See: A modern transmigrator versus the chosen one of the age. Heaven itself seems determined to help the Qing, the chosen ones of this world, sending one disaster after another: droughts, locust plagues, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis... A whole new game of political intrigue, 55Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is a rare example of a self-consistent historical novel; its logic is closed-loop, making it well worth reading.

17. 67 李 Li Xiaomian's Cultivation Chronicles 李小面修仙记 Blue Tooth's Sky蓝牙的天空Eastern Fantasy158k WordsOngoing Li Xiaomian, a former “996” programmer in his previous life, finds his soul transported to a cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak. Unable to get the hang of offensive spells, he simply starts developing explosives, making grenades and bombs powerful enough to threaten Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators. While others cultivate to rule the world, he only wants to live in peace, eat well, sleep soundly, and enjoy a carefree life. Yet fate insists on making him the sole heir to 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A novel with a gluttonous spiritual root, a wildly imaginative plot, and rigorous logic—a truly divine work. A gem I finally found after a year-long reading slump, the pinnacle of cultivation novels, a hidden gem among hidden masters! The title may be old-fashioned, but the content is captivating, getting better and better after chapter 18. This book is destined to be a hit!

18. 68 天 The Immortal Path of Heavenly Craft: The Shattered Jue 天工仙途：玦断天下 Cloudhidden Starshine云隐星耀Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing Li Jue, an engineering student, and Ning Ning, the younger sister of his high school friend, fall into an unfamiliar cultivation world during an ordinary summer camp trip. There is no System, no old master to guide him, only an unsharpened eight-sided Han sword and a thirty-yuan titanium steel ring. The Hu people invade from the north, the court retreats south, and aristocratic clans monopolize the government while sect cultivators look down from on high. Refugees devour one another, human life —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Mortal cultivation historical novel

19. 69 弦 String! Dark Matter Universe: Supernatural 弦！暗物质宇宙：超凡 Jin Ge Yi Jie金戈一杰Eastern Fantasy986k WordsCompleted This is the second book in the Strings! series. The first is Strings! The Positive-Matter Universe: Crossing Over. Kong Fangjia's flagship research vessel is ambushed by a higher-dimensional force and accidentally enters a dark matter universe, where he discovers an extraordinary realm. A group of people who crossed over from the positive-matter universe use the technology they already have, combining it with the extraordinary properties of the dark matter universe to pursue new research and app 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is my own writing, the second volume in the *String!* Series. The first volume is called *String! The Positive Matter Universe: Crossing*, and it's purely sci-fi. This one is about the protagonist being ambushed by higher-dimensional forces and transported to the dark matter universe, a fantastical and extraordinary universe where new battles and developments unfold. This volume's unique feature is the fusion of technology and cultivation. This series consistently focuses on character development, dialogue, emotions, battle scenes, various civilizations and philosophies, research and applications, etc. [Laughs]

20. 70 明 The Chronicle of Ming Chong 明崇记 The Historian Has Gone Mad史官已疯Historical551k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + transmigration + ordinary protagonist + historical realism + hardship + mechanics + chemistry + business...] Transmigrating as Chongzhen, he starts with nothing but a dilapidated post station. Hu Zheng, an engineer, transmigrates into the late Ming with no System or cheat, only a head full of knowledge about physics, chemistry, and mechanics, along with a set of measuring tools he brought with him. On his very first day, a corrupt official has him beaten and makes things diff 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Hardcore historical facts, a crafting manual for these items. Follow this method, and even if you travel back to the Ming Dynasty, you can create them using the existing technology of that era.

21. 71 蓝 Blue River’s Dawn 蓝江启明 Building a World Within an Inch方寸筑天地Historical287k WordsCompleted Six million modern people arrive in the late Ming dynasty along with their city, struggling to survive amid the chaos. Xiao Jie rallies the entire city to stabilize order, develop industry, and strengthen the military. He will not submit to the Ming dynasty or fear the chaos. He will carve out a path to survival for all six million of his compatriots! In this age of great upheaval, the world must be remade and a new order established! 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I've been following this book recently. Blue River seems to be set in Zhanjiang. It has steel mills, chemical plants, CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation), a fleet, and a population of several million. The writing is good, the historical facts are well-researched, and the military industry descriptions are very professional. Highly recommended!

22. 72 琼 Qiongzhou’s Dawn 琼州启明 Meng'ertai 1993梦尔斯泰1993Historical1.1M WordsCompleted A group-transmigration story! Starting in the forty-fifth year of the Qianlong reign, should Chen Ke launch a northern expedition or head south first, now that he has gained the ability to transmigrate to 1780? Will the transmigrator bombard Dagu Fort? Can a five-hundred-member council of elders, together with two secondhand destroyers, carry out endless construction and conquest? The group transmigrates, but only the protagonist can transmigrate at will, so there won’t be much infighting. Start 30Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    This book is a sister work to "Lingao Qiming," and while it's not currently popular, you can tell the author is working very hard! Many readers in the chapter comments have also read "Lingao Qiming," and I think it's quite good so far! Highly recommended!!

23. 73 太 The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: A Lone Army Against the Tide 太平天国之逆流孤军 Wild Crow狂野乌鸦Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Think he's staging a rebellion? No, he's reshaping the world's order. When the supernatural meets physics, when cold weapons collide with rifling, when folk songs give way to The Internationale... History has never been a script set in stone. It was rebooted by a fisherman who got struck by lightning at just the wrong moment. A friendly reminder: Don't fish during thunderstorms, unless you want to rewrite modern history. Note: This book has no System, no harem, and no hidden agenda. It's simply 414Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    This is worth a try.

24. 74 天 The World Is Falling Apart: Escape from Tumu Fortress and Flee for My Life! 天崩：逃出土木堡，亡命狼居胥！ Book Silkworm书蚕虫Historical450k WordsOngoing [Survival of the Fittest] [No System] [Political Intrigue] He transmigrates into Zhu Qizhen. He is emperor for just one day, before being forced to flee into the snowy north. The Battle of Tumu is riddled with unanswered questions. First, he has to stay alive. Only then can he think about anything else... 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The Tumu Crisis is shrouded in mystery. No system, dual narrative. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of Zhu Qizhen, executes Wang Zhen, and only reigns as emperor for a day. His cheat-like abilities are restrained. After the Tumu Crisis, he flees north, leaving no time to develop industry. At chapter 100, aside from strong liquor and refined salt, there's been no time or opportunity to develop anything else. How can the advantages of a transmigrator be utilized? How will Zhu Qizhen break this deadlock? A different perspective on the Tumu Crisis!

25. 75 明 Chronicles of the Ming-Era Sky Patrol, 1628 明末巡天录1628 Catch a Duck捉一只鸭Historical182k WordsOngoing [Historical setting]+ [Single heroine]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [No System]+ [Civilization] I will never abandon this story, so read with confidence! When I opened my eyes, I had become a junior constable in the first year of the Chongzhen reign, only to discover that demons existed in this world. As a medical student who transmigrated here, I believe firmly in science, yet I’m forced to inherit the “Demon-Suppressing Arts.” I heal the common people, but get dragged into an age of chaos that devours civiliz —Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    Freshly baked, cultivation changes the Ming Dynasty [smirk]

26. 76 复 The Revival of the Chinese American Democratic Republic 复兴之华夏美洲民主共和国 Clear Wind Over the Cold River清风啸寒江Historical385k WordsOngoing With the strength of an entire nation behind it, a political group disguised as a corporation arrived at the mouth of the Amazon River in South America in 1615. What changes would this South American butterfly's fluttering wings bring to the world? 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A group of travelers through South America – enjoy reading!

27. 77 重 Reborn at the Pinnacle of Power 重生官场之权力巅峰 Xue Er学二Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Jiang Zhenbang spent thirty years rising and falling in the political arena. Just as he was about to take charge of a region and reach the peak of his career, he died saving someone and returned to 1995, to the summer just after graduating from university. With his foreknowledge of the future, he used a county-level economic research report far ahead of its time as his calling card. He boldly put himself forward and won the favor of his leaders, entering government service at the rank of section 3.5kReads9.2Score24014d adds

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    I'm not recommending this one; I'm recommending *The Ming Dynasty 1627*. However, that book is on Qidian, not Tomato, so I'll just recommend one randomly. That *Ming Dynasty* is written in a completely different way than many other books about the Ming Dynasty, and I believe it will give you a fresh perspective.

28. 78 辽 The Mad Dragon of Liaodong 辽东狂龙 Cooking Green Plums in a Dream梦煮青梅Historical607k WordsCompleted On that rainy night on Shuangdao, Mao Wenlong, a wronged soul who had lingered for fifteen years, was reborn. When he used the imperial sword in his hand to cut off Yuan Chonghuan's head, he knew that nothing would ever be the same again... 144Reads9.4Score10514d adds

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    Take a look at this book.

29. 79 开 Nuclear Peace from the Start: Reborn in 1945 to Build a Nation in the East 开局核平：重生1945东洋建国 Hermit of the Pine and Crane松鹤居士Urban838k WordsOngoing Ji Hanchang, determined to make up for the regrets of his homeland. With a series of clever moves, he gets his revenge. Reborn in 1945, he becomes the commander of an advance force, leading 1,500 elite soldiers on a march to the East. He outmaneuvers the United States and intercepts aid from the Marshall Plan, then gathers overseas Chinese from across the world to build a paradise abroad. From the East to the South Seas, millions of overseas Chinese pledge their loyalty. Using the East as his ba 268Reads—Score34814d adds

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    I recommend a novel that begins with the conquest of Japan and later establishes a nation in the Pacific. It's over 700,000 words long and is a good read for casual reading.

30. 80 穿 Transmigrating to the Peaceful Years: Qian Jiulang Uses Technology to Unite the Five Dynasties 穿越太平年间钱九郎科技一统五代 Failed Exam, Young General落榜少将Historical235k WordsCompleted [Transmigrating to the Five Dynasties + historical what-if + advanced technology + no System + no romance] He kills someone from the start. The male protagonist is an arms expert from the year 2100 who transmigrates to the deadly era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, becoming the young Qian Hongchu, also known as Qian Jiulang. Using the scientific knowledge in his head and an AI quantum chip implanted in his brain, he establishes a secret weapons development center and builds an iron army 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Let's try this one. A military expert travels back in time to the Five Dynasties period and uses technology to unify the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Then he initiates the Age of Exploration: subjugating Japan, Southeast Asia, and colonizing the Americas, Australia, and Africa...

31. 81 尘 Dusty Dreams of Southern Ming 尘梦南明 A Dusty Dream Beyond Mending尘梦难圆Historical953k WordsOngoing In 1645, the first year of the Hongguang reign. The realm lies in ruins, Qing troops advance south, and war and displacement engulf the Central Plains. Wang Mochen, an ordinary man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates into this age of chaos. At first, he is overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, helpless and in constant danger of losing his life. He awakens a System that seems capable of helping him survive in this troubled world, but its conditions are harsh and its price steep. It wil 33Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story begins in 1645 with the defeat at Wuhu. The protagonist, a guerrilla general, retreats to southern Anhui to gather the remaining rebel forces to resist the Qing dynasty. The system is highly restrictive, only triggering in dire situations, and doesn't rely on mindless cheating. It draws heavily on authentic historical materials from the Southern Ming dynasty, taking into account warfare, logistics, and the power struggles between various factions. The characters are far from stereotypical; both allies and enemies possess consistent intelligence throughout, providing a complete portrayal of the diverse lives of people in a chaotic era. There are no simplistic plot points. Those who enjoy hardcore historical fiction should definitely read this.

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