Looking for Infrastructure-Building Stories Set in Chaotic Times 想看乱世基建的。。

1. 1 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Conquered the World with a Nation-Building System 穿越后，我靠基建系统称霸天下 Escaped Salted Fish from Hell地狱在逃咸鱼Ancient Romance366k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Transmigration + System + Nation-Building + Empress + Warring States + Cheats + No CP] Zhong Yun transmigrates into a starving refugee in a land torn by war, with a nation-building System thrown in as a bonus. Determined to live well, Zhong Yun gets to work on the path to power and unifying the realm. She crushes bandits, takes cities, controls prefectures, fights for the realm, and wins the people's hearts. Before long, the entire war-torn world is left baffled by Zho 872Reads8.0Score108Shelves

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   This is a great read. It's a complete story about building infrastructure in a chaotic world, with no cheesy descriptions of physical appearances. The female lead has no romantic interests or a love interest; everyone is focused on their careers. There are also many excellent female supporting characters.

2. 2 我 After Reaching Max Level in the Wasteland, I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became Empress 我在废土满级后，穿越荒年当女帝 Zhuye竹野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A satisfying infrastructure-building power fantasy, not a matriarchal-world story. Ruan Xiang, ruler of the largest base in the wasteland, transmigrated into one of the refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Finding water, irrigating fields, building filtration ponds, making bricks and building kilns, teaching people to read, pressing oil… To survive better, Ruan Xiang gathered every worker she could. Until she discovered that the imperial court was growing weak, the ministers were afraid 9.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   These are my two favorites right now. They're really good, no system, no romance. I also don't like stories that overly describe the female lead's inner thoughts; I find them annoying. These two don't have that. They give me a very mysterious and powerful feeling! I don't know how else to express it, but they're just so good!

3. 3 乱 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 Lingering Fragrance and Faded Powder旧香残粉Ancient Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + No CP + Empress + Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + War + Power Struggles in a Chaotic Era + Nation-Building and Farming + No Spatial Storage or System + Slow-Burn Growth + Epic Length] Yun Huaijin suddenly became a "corpse" in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies, with only a child on the verge of starving to death beside her. In this world, nobles lived in drunken indulgence, powerful clans monopolized knowledge, bandits slaughtered withou 24.2kReads8.9Score3kShelves
4. 4 开 From the Start, I Crafted a Golden Crow by Hand, but This Ming Dynasty's All Wrong 开局手搓金乌，这大明画风不对啊 Fu Xizi福爔子Ancient Romance570k WordsOngoing [Apocalyptic Survival + Creating Monsters + No Romance + Self-Interested Female Lead + Infrastructure and Political Scheming + A Touch of Ensemble Cast] (Not a wish-fulfillment novel. Slow-paced, focused on infrastructure, and the spirit beasts do not take human form.) Zhang Xiaoyi opens her grades page, closes and opens her eyes, and finds that she’s been angered to death and landed in the Chongzhen era of the Ming dynasty, where famine, drought, and warfare are all on the way. Zhang Xiaoyi, wi 154Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   I've seen some recommendations already given, so I'm recommending a newly started book. It's about infrastructure development in a chaotic world! The female lead has no romantic relationships or romantic partners, focusing solely on her career, with infrastructure development interwoven with political intrigue. Importantly, there are more female supporting characters than male supporting characters, making it a very well-developed female-centric story, truly respecting the ideal of female characters. It heavily emphasizes infrastructure development, and the timeline isn't currently stretched too far, allowing you to see each of the female lead's reforms and related constructions. There aren't any sudden jumps across years that skip over the process. Everyone is intelligent, the historical research is rigorous, and the logic is consistent. After reading it, I was simply amazed by the author's incredible imagination and portrayal of the complexities of human nature. The only downside is that the author is currently only updating one chapter a day, making the pace slow, and it's not a fast-paced, enjoyable read, which can be frustrating in the early stages. Also, the female lead's character is quite controversial. Some people like it, some don't; it's up to you.

5. 5 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 107.4kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

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   The first book is a female-centric, infrastructure-building novel with a male lead. The writing is excellent; the female lead isn't idiotic at all, possesses independent thinking, and is very intelligent, decisive, and resourceful. The author's writing style is also very good, with a light and humorous tone. The second book has no male lead; it's a fast-paced, enjoyable story where the female lead is reborn into a chaotic world and recruits talent. It's a very satisfying female-centric novel! 💕💕

6. 6 女 The Empress Transmigrates: Conquering the World in a Chaotic Age 女帝穿越，她在乱世逐鹿天下 Autumn Farewell and the Lantern's Song秋辞与灯鸣Ancient Romance645k WordsCompleted No romance + strong female lead + powerful heroine + light ensemble cast + infrastructure building + satisfying read + transmigration Yun Zhi was a princess who grew up in the Cold Palace. In the Cold Palace, you either erupt out of silence or perish in it. To survive, she used every means at her disposal, killed her father and brother, and took the throne everyone wanted. But after only a few years on the throne, she died of illness. When she opened her eyes again, she was Yun Zhi, the newborn 1.8kReads8.9Score183Shelves
7. 7 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves

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   1. *I Issued Official Positions to the Protagonists in the Apocalypse*: A post-apocalyptic emergency where the protagonists use their unique abilities to rebuild order. A sci-fi post-apocalyptic story with past and present lives. 2. *The Tyrant's Mind Reading: The Little Princess Wants to Be the Crown Princess*: A historical fantasy where a princess transmigrates to a dynasty and outwits a tyrant. 3. *Spoiled by the Emperor, Balancing Infrastructure and Child Rearing*: Farming and raising children, pampered by the Emperor, the bright moon enters the Emperor's embrace.

8. 8 小 The Little Princess Saves Her Imperial Father with Her Inner Voice 小公主心声拯救父皇 Research Arbitration研究仲裁Ancient Romance874k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Mind-Reading + Beloved by All + Alternate History + System + Sweet Romance + Adorable Baby + Underdog's Rise + Transmigrate into a Book] (Mind-reading only works when affection for the heroine reaches the required level. The threshold rises as she grows older, and eventually requires maximum affection.) Bei Jingchu transmigrates into a book and gets bound to a governance System. Before she can even start celebrating, she discovers she's been reborn as the princess switched at birth. 14.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
9. 9 基 Infrastructure: Raising Little Ones in the Great Qin Empire 基建：我在大秦养崽崽 Yun Xuan Weijing云玄未璟Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Infrastructure building + sweet romance + System + food + raising a child + devoted 1v1 romance + parallel world] [One-sentence summary] Transmigrating into the Qin dynasty, she builds infrastructure and falls into a sweet romance with Brother Zheng~ [Full synopsis] Chu Yue Ning, a crafting blogger, thought she would live an ordinary, peaceful life. Unexpectedly, a moment of kindness sent her transmigrating to the Qin dynasty two thousand years ago, where she happened to spend a passionate nigh 10.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
10. 10 从 From Toddler Prince to Sovereign of All Under Heaven [Infrastructure] 从奶娃诸侯王到天下共主【基建】 Peach Creek Wilds桃溪野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Original title: From Infant Prince to Ruler of All Under Heaven: Infrastructure Building [Feel-good power fantasy + adorable toddler from the start + gaming cheat + infrastructure building + farming + war + family and country + cute pets + romance?] [Serious Synopsis] If you come from across the sea and travel west, you will eventually find a prosperous city unlike anything in this world. It is the fiefdom of His Highness, the Prince of You: Youzhou. At the end of the dynasty, the land is strew 171.2kReads9.3Score18.8kShelves
11. 11 穿 Transmigrating into a Chaotic Age, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation Through Robbery 穿乱世，疯癫公主她靠抢劫建国了 Turning Ink into Ink点墨成墨Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Struggle for Supremacy + Chaotic Era + Powerful Female Lead + Fleeing Famine + Infrastructure Building + No Romantic Pairing + Portable Space] Original title: Transmigrating Through Chaotic Times, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation by Robbing Others When Jiang Jin awoke, she discovered that she had become a princess of a fallen kingdom and was being sent to Liang City to become a plaything for the barbarian Jiao Liang. She thought about it and decided it would be better for others 148.2kReads9.5Score18.4kShelves

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    They're all stories about infrastructure development in chaotic times and female empresses. I especially love the third one—it's amazing, though the updates are a bit slow. The second one is completed and worth reading.

12. 12 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 95.8kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves
13. 13 我 I Only Want to Be a Military Doctor, So Why Are You Making Me Empress? 我只想当军医，你们让我当女皇？ I'm Starving我超饿Ancient Romance965k WordsCompleted [Feel-good revenge + transmigration + System + medicine + nation-building + conquering a chaotic age + empress + cheat powers] Medical student Liu Yi transmigrates into a war-torn age. The world is in chaos, the imperial court has fallen, and ordinary people can barely survive. But she brought along her all-purpose doctor System. System: “I can give you medical equipment.” System: “I can give you medical books.” System: “I can give you an entire modern hospital.” System: “Your goal is to becom 10kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
14. 14 我 All My Chosen Ones Are Fourth Calamity Players 我的神选者全是第四天灾 Sweet Hot Pot甜口火锅Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Beneath the grand facade of swords and magic lies a world hurtling toward corruption and ruin. After transmigrating to a Western fantasy world for 682 years, Ye Zhi finally got his golden finger: a glowing orb connected to the Blue Star internet! Combined with the divine spark that practically came knocking at his door, it gave birth to a game linking Blue Star with another world. Who says you can’t track someone down through the internet? With nothing more than an exclamation mark and a few gam 28.6kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves

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    Fantasy: Summoning Earthlings to a world where the gods have perished to build infrastructure.

15. 15 在 Surviving the Nightmare World 在恶梦世界惊悚求生 Lu Jianyi路剑一Mystery4.2M WordsCompleted In the Nightmare World, chosen candidates arrive to face a brutal elimination game where the last one standing wins. Here, you'll encounter all kinds of monsters and demons, strange and beautiful scenery, and heartwarming little stories. You'll walk on the edge of life and death. You'll face all sorts of trials and tribulations, but also gain talents, skills, equipment, bloodlines, pets, fortuitous encounters, legacies, and more... You'll even have a little wooden cabin. Develop it carefully, an 29.4kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    This is a novel about competition and construction that takes place in other worlds.

16. 16 天 Fleeing Disaster: Our Whole Family Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Survive 天灾逃荒：全家穿到古代求生存 One Meal a Week一周一饭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romantic pairing + farming + infrastructure development + exile + famine migration, a pure plot-driven novel] Ji Xingran never imagined that simply climbing a mountain would result in their family of three transmigrating. They even transmigrated into a group of exiles headed toward a bitterly cold land. Fortunately, all three family members' backpacks became spatial storage, and Ji Xingran also gained special survival skill points that allowed them to predict the weather, gather wild fruit, 13.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    They're all good; the authors all write well, and they're in my collection.

17. 17 穿 After Transmigrating to Ancient Times and Fleeing Famine, She Thrives with Her Space 穿到古代逃荒后，她带空间躺赢了 Little Deer Doesn't Go Bumping Around小鹿不乱撞Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [Ancient setting + fleeing famine + pocket dimension + farming] Meng Fuyue hadn't had enough of her carefree life when she transmigrated into the body of another Meng Fuyue, a peasant girl fleeing famine in ancient times. The moment she woke up, five wolves were staring at her... No worries. She had superhuman strength and took them down with one punch. Fleeing famine? No need to panic. She came with a pocket dimension full of food, plus a steady stream of pheasants, rabbits, wild boars, and wol 1.2kReads8.9Score129Shelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrating to Escape the Famine: The Little Farm Girl's Pocket Dimension 穿越逃荒：空间小农女 A Road of Blossoming Flowers一路繁花盛开Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted I'm a new writer, so please go easy on me. [Flight from famine + space + frequent natural disasters] In a dream, Wang Yushi learned that she might transmigrate. She immediately began stockpiling supplies with the help of the space she had possessed since birth. 296Reads6.6Score101Shelves
19. 19 灵 Fleeing South from Famine with a Spirit Spring Space Full of Supplies 灵泉空间带着一空间物资南下逃荒 Ruan Xiyue阮夕月Ancient Romance699k WordsCompleted Qiao Qile was a mega homebody in the twenty-first century. After reading a famine-escape novel that gave her a full-blown crisis of values, she couldn’t stop herself from turning into a little keyboard warrior. Then she transmigrated into the book. She became a pitiful minor character who appeared only twice in the entire story before her whole family died. Ha! Fleeing famine? No problem. She had a pocket dimension full of modern supplies and a personal apartment she could live in for the rest o 336Reads6.8Score102Shelves
20. 20 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates, Farms With Pocket Space, Stocks Up on Food, and Flees Famine 全家穿越，带空间种田屯粮又逃荒 Little Red Sack红色的小麻袋Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The whole family transmigrates + Farming and business + Pocket space + Family favorite + Fleeing famine amid war] Qin Xian Ning and her family of three were heading home for Lunar New Year when they were struck by lightning and sent to an ancient borderland where exiles were banished! And now she had two older brothers who doted on their little sister! Sold by her grandmother right from the start? Luckily, her parents had transmigrated along with her! Cut off from the family and left destitute 2.2kReads8.8Score220Shelves
21. 21 空 The Space-Farming Girl Leads Her Family Through Famine 空间农女，带着全家种田逃荒 Orange Fruit果子橙Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted After unexpectedly gaining access to a farm space, Yan Zhizhi began stockpiling food. She never expected to transmigrate to ancient times as a ten-year-old girl. Her father had just died, her beautiful and frail mother needed looking after, and there was another baby on the way, ready to become her little brother or sister. Yan Zhizhi: “...” Damn it, Heaven! Are you trying to work me to death? And that wasn’t even the worst of it. In an age when people depended on the weather for their livelihoo 2.6kReads8.6Score222Shelves
22. 22 穿 Transmigrated and Exiled Three Thousand Miles: With a Pocket Dimension, Who Has Anything to Fear? 穿越流放三千里：空间在手谁怕谁 Afternoon Milk Tea午后奶茶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted All I did was complain a little while reading a novel. Was there really any need to kick me into transmigrating? Well, transmigrate I did! And I ended up as the daughter of a condemned official, sent into exile with my family for three thousand li. Who knows what hardships we'll face along the way? Even if we somehow survive and reach our destination, we'll have no house, no land, and no money to worry about. But I've got a space, so what have I got to fear? Let the storm come harder! 1kReads9.0Score101Shelves
23. 23 我 I'm a Minister's Daughter in Disgrace. So What If I Loot the Imperial Palace? 我一个罪臣之女，反抄皇宫怎么了 Zhou Bei舟北Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Exile + fleeing famine + spiritual spring pocket dimension + supplies + weapons arsenal] Mo Yao, a miracle doctor in the apocalypse, worked herself to death in the lab. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the body of the legitimate daughter of a military family in the Jin Feng Kingdom. Her troubles began when she was falsely accused and sentenced to have her family property confiscated and be exiled. If the old emperor was going to act like a monster, she wouldn’t hold back eit 253Reads8.7Score—Shelves
24. 24 狗 The Dog Emperor Exiled Me, So I Cleaned Out the Imperial Treasury 狗皇帝下旨流放，我反手搬空国库 Cool Breeze, Warm People风凉人暖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Exile + Transmigrate Into a Book + Farming + Sweet Romance + Pocket Dimension + One-on-One Romance] A word of warning: [Mindless wish fulfillment + Don't read if you have high standards for the writing + Don't read if you're obsessed with details and logic + Don't read if you dislike the reborn supporting female character trope] After the apocalypse began, Jiang Ruo failed to awaken an ability and eventually died while fleeing. When she woke again, Jiang Ruo discovered that her soul had transmi 12.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
25. 25 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took My Whole Family to Flee the Famine and Farm 穿书后，我带着全家逃荒种田 I Want to Eat Pomelo我想吃柚子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension] + [Superpowers] + [Fleeing Famine] + [Farming] Reincarnated into a book as a disposable cannon-fodder character, Xie Jingqiu resolves the crisis in front of her and then steers clear of the male lead. Unfortunately, a peaceful life remains out of reach. Natural disasters and military unrest follow one after another. Xie Jingqiu has no choice but to roll up her sleeves and lead her whole family north to flee famine. Who would have guessed that on the way, she'd find an adorable 1.1kReads8.8Score103Shelves
26. 26 重 Reborn in Troubled Times: Fighting My Way to the Throne 重生之乱世奋斗当皇帝 Fish on the Balcony阳台上的鱼Historical315k WordsOngoing Special forces soldier Wu Feng transmigrates into a small mountain village in a parallel world resembling the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Poor, starving, and unable even to dream of a bowl of thick porridge. He never planned to become king. He just didn't want to starve to death again. He gathers refugees and builds a stronghold, growing from a single earthen wall to a realm stretching thousands of miles. The world sees him planning every move when sober and sleeping among 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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    To survive in a chaotic world, they recruit refugees and vie for supremacy.

27. 27 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    The first book begins in a chaotic world where the female protagonist ascends the throne; the second book sees the female protagonist stop the chaos; the third book features the female protagonist conquering the world while the male protagonist focuses on infrastructure development; the fourth book has the female protagonist making money through business and using that money for infrastructure development.

28. 28 开 Exiled from the Start, I Become the Beloved Darling of Evil Valley 开局流放，我在恶人谷当团宠 Yin Man茵漫Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, pairing with Bai Yu] She was a test subject at a secret underground research facility in the twenty-first century, designation Zero. She could retrieve objects from thin air and had no empathy. One day, she was reborn and transmigrated to an ancient farming household. A natural disaster struck right after she was born, and her whole family was exiled when she was barely a month old. Everyone around her said she was a harbinger of disaster. Grandma Su let out a cold laugh, hoist 19kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
29. 29 做 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 Jasmine Milk Tea茉莉牛乳茶Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 17.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    These are all infrastructure-building novels. Synopsis below. Give them a like if you enjoy them! 🍉🍉🍉 First book: Superb! Transmigrating to the Qin Dynasty, contributing to its prosperity, and falling in love with the First Emperor! 🥰🥰🥰 Second book: Superb! A female county magistrate uses a system to build infrastructure, caring for the people; a novel plot. Third book: Super interesting! The female protagonist uses a food system to build infrastructure in the Qin Dynasty; rich plot and educational content. Fourth book: Super unique! The female protagonist transmigrates into the daughter of Gongsun Zan during the Three Kingdoms period, using a trading system to build infrastructure in a chaotic world, fighting alongside Zhao Yun for supremacy; a super exciting plot. Fifth book: Super exciting! An engineering student disguises herself as a man to build infrastructure; single-mindedly focused on the people, incredibly clear-headed, witty, and with memorable supporting characters; a must-read. Sixth book: Superb! The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a villainous adoptive mother and opens a school; heartwarming daily life without a romantic partner, and you can learn something new; highly recommended. Seventh book: Super enjoyable! The story begins with a cute little dumpling building infrastructure and creating a paradise in a chaotic world. It also features adorable pets and a captivating plot. Investing in this game is definitely worthwhile.

30. 30 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
31. 31 穿 Transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms: She Brings Unlimited Supplies to Build a Nation 穿越三国：她携无限物资搞基建 Lotus Pond Kitty藕池猫咪Ancient Romance669k WordsOngoing She transmigrated into the Three Kingdoms era and opened her eyes to find herself Gongsun Yan, daughter of the late Han warlord Gongsun Zan. From the start, she witnessed her father’s defeat, the city’s fall, and the horrific scene of him killing his wife and children before setting himself on fire. She had to flee a burning battlefield just to survive. After barely escaping, how was she supposed to survive in the late Han, where famine and war had left nine out of ten homes empty, while caring 1.4kReads9.2Score173Shelves
32. 32 我 I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建 Chi Mitang池米唐Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be 4.3kReads9.1Score575Shelves
33. 33 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
34. 34 囤 Stockpile Supplies! Raise Zombies! The Delicate Apocalypse Girl Lies Flat 囤物资！养丧尸！末世娇娇躺平了 Candy in My Pocket兜里揣糖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse524k WordsCompleted [Doomsday stockpiling + zombies + golden finger + unlimited space + all-element abilities] The zombie virus swept across the world, and Jiang Run was reborn one month before the apocalypse. She sold her shares and swindled her scumbag ex out of forty billion. Food, clothes, fuel, black-market weapons... She stockpiled it all like crazy! In the apocalypse, everyone else went hungry and was chased around by zombies and mutated plants, while she ate hot pot with a face mask on and wore a pretty new 1.6kReads8.6Score221Shelves

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    A strong female lead with clear likes and dislikes, and a great sense of humor. The female lead expands her base step by step on her own, making it famous all over the world. It's really super satisfying!

35. 35 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: I Lead My Family to Amass Billions in Supplies 末世重生：我带全家狂卷亿万物资 Mo Shu Yu墨书语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + zombies + rebirth + personal space + stockpiling supplies + farming + infrastructure building + powerful heroine + adored by the whole family + teamwork. There is a couple, but the romance comes later.) Wen Qian opens her eyes and finds herself back one month before the apocalypse. Her home has not yet been seized, and her parents and older brother are still alive. She has even gained an invincible preparation space where she can farm and stockpile supplies, and best of all, bind h 30.7kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
36. 36 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 98.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
37. 37 咸 A Laid-Back Life of Nation-Building, with a Powerful Army at My Command 咸鱼基建，我手握重兵 Running Dumpling飞奔的饺子Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted After an unlucky transmigration, there was no internet, no air conditioning, no phones, and barely any material comforts in this ancient world. Xie Xian was so miserable she wanted to die. “Good sir, do you know of a quicker, more painless way to die?” “…” Tu Zhen had been about to interrogate Xie Xian about where she came from, but froze. What was this female ghost thinking? When she saw people eyeing the property of her branch of the Xie family, Xie Xian decided to lie flat and wait for 3.2kReads8.7Score308Shelves

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    The first book – the scenes with her ex-husband are great! The second book – the beginning is good, but later the author and the female lead become like each other. The third book – typing is too much trouble, please help yourselves!

38. 38 带 I Fled While Pregnant, Then Swept Away Eighteen Warlords 带孕出逃后，我横扫十八路诸侯 Qingyu Tangtang青玉唐唐Ancient Romance227k WordsCompleted Gu Ci stayed up all night reading and unexpectedly dropped dead, transmigrating into the body of a concubine despised by a prince. And the son the original owner had abused was none other than the tyrannical villainous despot from the later chapters of the book?! The first thing he’d do after ascending the throne was sentence his own mother to death. Luckily, Gu Ci had arrived when the despot was still a child. Looking at the trembling protagonist before her, the corners of Gu Ci’s mouth curled 65Reads6.5Score—Shelves
39. 39 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
40. 40 开 From the Start, I Reported Everything and Built the World with Summoned Players 开局上交：我靠召唤玩家搞基建 A Life of Poetry and Wine诗酒一生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [No CP] [World-Building] [Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] [Players] [Zombies] [Undead] [Ensemble Cast] [Behind-the-Scenes Boss] #IWantToHandOverAnotherWorld# The moment Yun Lan suddenly gained a small world, she came clean to the state! After that, an unprecedented full-dive game, Zombie Nation, officially launched online! -- Before the game launched -- Netizens: Fake! Fake! Fake! A scam to fleece us! -- After the game launched -- Netizens: Give me an invite! Give me an invite! Hurry up and open th 18.4kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    There's bound to be a type of infrastructure building article that suits your taste.

41. 41 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
42. 42 远 In an Ancient Otherworld, I Became the Tribes' Witch by Gathering Wild Plants 远古异世，我靠采摘混成万族女巫 Wealthy Little Tiger富足的小老虎Ancient Romance682k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Giant Forest + Foraging and Hunting + Farming and Settlement Building + No Romance + Strong Female Lead. Have you ever seen a frog bigger than a pig, a pine nut bigger than an egg, or a walnut bigger than a basketball? After an accident, Bai Bing transmigrated to another continent with her daughter, Xiao Jinli. Here, trees tower into the sky and animals are gigantic. Even a frog is about the size of a person. A spider or a little snake can easily kill a human, and the natives st 3.6kReads9.1Score518Shelves
43. 43 她 She Played at Being a Divine Being in the Late Eastern Han Dynasty 她在东汉末年装神弄鬼 First-Rate Red Chamber一品红楼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Career-minded heroine + domineering, dashing hero] [Please note: This is a novel, not an academic paper. It has flaws and mistakes. If that bothers you, don't read it.] [The heroine is fifteen when she first transmigrates.] She thought transmigrating would let her live an easy, wonderful life. Instead, Heaven hit her with a harsh reality: she had landed in the late Eastern Han dynasty, with chaos about to engulf the land. To stay alive and protect her family, she has no choice but to embark on 9.8kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves

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    Infrastructure building in chaotic times

44. 44 穿 Transmigrated as Cao Cao's Daughter: From Farming to Empress 穿成曹操女儿，从种地到女帝 The Classic of Mountain Journeys山游经Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Cao Sui, a graduate student in agricultural science, has just finished slogging through her thesis when she jolts awake and opens her eyes to a woman gazing at her with tender affection. After spending over half a year recovering in bed, she finally gets up and learns that her father has gone off to fight the Yellow Turbans. The Yellow Turbans? What a historically specific term. Cao Sui is devastated. Why on earth did she have to end up in the Three Kingdoms? With disasters and war stacked aga 12kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
45. 45 南 Farming Amid the Chaos of the Northern and Southern Dynasties 南北乱世我种田 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration, power struggles, war, farming The chaotic Northern and Southern Dynasties era is impossible to survive in! Then let's fight! A mysterious, stunningly beautiful shaman? I'll make her my wife. The Baiyue tribes in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains? They're one of us, so don't panic! A refugee-army general with a mysterious background? A good brother, let's make our way together! The lofty aristocratic clans? I can't kill you all… The Two Jin dynasties and the Northern and Southern D 2kReads8.9Score199Shelves
46. 46 抗 Fighting in the War to Aid Korea: I Have Infinite Resources! 抗战援朝，我有无限资源！ Long Hong长红Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Spatial System + One Heroine + Striking Out on His Own + Supporting the Anti-Japanese United Army + Beating the Japanese Invaders + War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea + War of Liberation + Founding a Nation Overseas Yin Xinjun transmigrates to Northeast China in 1937! From that year on, the situation facing the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army grows increasingly dire! Meanwhile, Yin Xinjun grows stronger with every battle, fighting bravely alongside the various units of the United Army 5.1kReads8.2Score318Shelves
47. 47 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical724k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.6kReads8.8Score183Shelves

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    That would have been fine.

48. 48 乱 Starting Out in a Chaotic Age: I Awakened Innate Divine Strength at the Mass Grave 乱世开局：乱葬岗我觉醒天生神力 Hiding Behind and Firing躲在后面放枪Historical646k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, he lands in a mass grave, kills his enemies with his own hands, saves a frail young woman, and awakens the divine power of a Conqueror. All he wants is to look after his little family and live a peaceful life with his wife and children, a warm home, and rooms piled high with gold and silver. But in these chaotic times, refugees roam everywhere, bandits pillage, warlords clash, and powerful clans plot against one another. There is not a shred of peace left in the land. If th 158Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The great edifice is crumbling, chaos is upon us. The old ways of propriety have vanished; might makes right. Displaced people, powerful factions vying for control, conspiracies simmering in the shadows… Caught in this torrent, he refuses to drift with the tide. He guards his village, protects his people, and fights against the chaotic currents with his meager strength. Every step he takes teeters on the edge of life and death. A high-octane, gripping story that gets more and more captivating with each episode.

49. 49 国 National Fate Survival: The Lucky One Becomes a God on Animal Island 国运求生：欧皇在动物岛封神了 Yi Weichunhe易为春和Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + Survival + A Little Livestreaming + Infrastructure Building + Powerful Heroine with a Golden Finger] [No romance for the heroine in the main story. In the extras, she has a background-character boyfriend. She is not the unlucky captain numbered 009 and won't support anyone financially.] In the 35th century, Blue Star's resources are completely depleted. An extraterrestrial game called “Island Survival Station” descends, randomly selecting one hundred people from each existing 7.7kReads9.2Score823Shelves

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    💥 [A Fallen Princess's Dramatic Reimagining of a Tyrant in a Chaotic World! Jiang Jin Slays Through the Barbarian Tribes, Seizes Money, and Stockpiles Troops] The Infrastructure Queen Slays the White Lotus and Slaughters the Scumbag, Dramatically Reimagining Her Founding Journey on the Road to Founding a Nation—"The horses are mine, the grain is mine, and the world is mine!" #NoCPEmpressRomance# From Plaything to Overlord, She Lies on the Edge of a Blade and Builds Her Own Dynasty🔥

50. 50 开 A Great Famine in Daqian from the Start: I Grow Crops to Build a Rich Nation 开局大乾饥荒，我靠种田富可敌国 October Tenth十月十曰Historical378k WordsOngoing He transmigrates to ancient times and finds himself in the middle of a three-year famine from the start: a thousand miles of scorched earth, with people driven to eat their own children! The powerful hoard goods and treat human lives as worthless. Just when all hope seems lost, Lin Yuan, a top agricultural university graduate, smiles. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, curved plows... While everyone else is gnawing on tree bark, his granaries are already overflowing! “What? The court wants to requisition 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author understands readers so well! Lin Yuan hoards grain through farming during a famine, confronts powerful figures head-on, and becomes incredibly wealthy – it's so satisfying!

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