The Road to Officialdom (Imperial Examinations)

[Premium release notice: This novel will go premium on the 11th. Thank you for your support!] This novel is entered in the Technology Makes the Nation Stronger contest: after transmigrating, the male lead invents new things, and later develops infrastructure to benefit the people. #If you've bought the whole book or have a high purchase rate but still can't see the latest chapter, clear your cache and refresh.# Upcoming novel: "The Supporting Female Lead Has Over a Hundred Million in Property" After an experimental accident, Shen Ling transmigrates to ancient times as the only son in a family of farmers and merchants in Jiankang Prefecture. Society ranks scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants in that order. His family has enough to eat, but his social standing is low. Since all other pursuits are considered inferior to scholarship, Shen Ling has no choice but to abandon science and take up the literary path, pursuing an official title. The road to literary success is long and arduous. His family can just barely support him, so he needs to improve their standard of living first. The road to an official title is as treacherous as the roads of Shu. First, he must make a name for himself! 1. There is a female lead, and the romance is one-on-one. Romance is not the main focus. 2. The plot builds slowly, but it's a satisfying story. The male lead won't achieve much in literature; his main contributions are in development and research. 3. Daily updates, except when I need to take a break. Upcoming novel: "The Supporting Female Lead Has Over a Hundred Million in Property" Blurb: It took Wen Xian years after transmigrating into a book to realize she was in one. She was a female character number who appeared for three minutes, had an unclear fate, and existed only to move the plot along. Wen Xian's father is gravely ill and nearing death, while her mother is all wrapped up in a romance with her first love. The heroine is a friend of the daughter her mother will have in the future. Wen Xian thinks about her family's assets. They seem to own over two hundred houses and dozens of prime storefronts... Why be a supporting female lead when money is so much more fun? Without hesitation, Wen Xian exposes her mother's affair and chooses to live on her own. She studies hard, posts outfit ideas, and spends every day looking beautiful and shopping! When Wen Xian becomes the country's number-one fashion influencer, then sells a house to launch her own brand, people hear the story of how her father died, her mother remarried, and she lived alone for years. They call it a moving story of entrepreneurship, and her fans weep: "Our darling has been through so much!" Wen Xian: "I'm not poor. Really, I'm not poor." No one believes her. A certain movie grosses over a billion at the box office. Rumor has it Wen Xian sold a house to invest in it. A certain tech company goes public and its market value soars. Rumor has it Wen Xian sold a house to invest in it. Everyone gradually realizes something is off. Just how many houses does Wen Xian own??? Theme: The road to success in the imperial examinations, innovation and wealth.