Great Historical Derivative Works and Infrastructure-Building Stories 历史衍生或基建类好文

1. 1 我 I Became the First Emperor of Qin's National Preceptor with a Favorable Consort System 我靠宠妃系统当了秦始皇的国师 White Wood白色的木Romance1.8M WordsCompleted My new novel, Everyone at Court Can Hear My Inner Thoughts, is currently being serialized. Interested readers can visit my author page to check it out. (The synopsis of this novel is below.) She was the person dearest to Qin Shi Huang. She was Emperor Wu of Han's one true love. She was the one Tang Taizong could never bear to hurt, not even a finger's breadth. She was… Qin Shi Huang: That's right. Emperor Wu of Han: The empire means less to me than she does. Tang Taizong: I would gladly sha 276.5kFavorites596.4kClicks/ch1.3MGifts

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   They have very creative ideas, and some of them are quite good.

2. 2 买 Buying Life 买活 Yu Jing Peng Xiang御井烹香Romance6.6M WordsCompleted Food is paramount to the people, and Heaven is indifferent, treating all things like straw dogs. Yet there are always those with hearts devoted to the people, working day and night and overcoming every obstacle to secure their livelihood. *1+ Basic setup, updated every day at noon 2+ Infrastructure development + food + ensemble cast Theme: Strive tirelessly and reach for the heights. Human determination can overcome fate. 206.4kFavorites246.1kClicks/ch2.6MGifts

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   I would call it the Eternal God. The entire story focuses on infrastructure, ensemble cast, and food. Unlike other infrastructure stories that are dry and repetitive, this one shows the earth-shattering changes that occur to the indigenous people after they are influenced by the female protagonist's ideas, new policies, and new technologies. From baby girls who are not allowed to live, to runaway girls with bound feet, to mediocre scholars, from top to bottom, it truly shows that "they dare to change the world."

3. 3 早 Good Morning! Three Kingdoms Wage Earner 早安！三国打工人 Vastness of the Underworld蒿里茫茫Romance2.7M WordsCompleted “The land is in turmoil, and the people are suffering.” Lu Xuanyu doesn't really understand what those words mean. Ever since she landed face-first in the earth in the sixth year of Zhongping, the brief dream she'd once had has long since vanished. She has an unremarkable face, poor social skills, no family background, and a strange debuff that makes everyone hate her. Not becoming some warlord's unattainable dream girl isn't a big deal. She has two good hands and two good feet. She can do a 195.9kFavorites205.7kClicks/ch993.3kGifts

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   I've heard it's really good, I'm watching it now!

4. 4 清 Everyday Life in the Qing Dynasty (TV Adaptation: New Life Begins) 清穿日常（剧名：卿卿日常） Duo Mu Mu Duo多木木多Romance2.5M WordsCompleted 1. A few stories about eating and drinking. The Qing dynasty has already been transmigrated into a sieve, so adding my little one to the mix won't make much difference. 2. The Fourth Prince Is Very Busy series. The heroine could have had a personal space (but I can't write one. Whenever I try, I get obsessed with the worldbuilding and the story veers a hundred thousand miles off course). She could have had a System, too (I even played an MMO for her, but still couldn't write it. Once my worldbu 194.5kFavorites568.8kClicks/ch113.8kGifts

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   Good Qing Dynasty time-travel novels

5. 5 谋 [Three Kingdoms] Can Strategists Not Ascend the Throne? [三国]谋士不可以登基吗？ River Wind a Thousand Miles Away千里江风No CP2.9M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms power struggle. The heroine isn't a strategist, she's a ruler.] [Complete. Anti-piracy measures cover 50% of the text. The full story is being polished and proofread. I take no responsibility for pirated versions.] The seventh year of Guanghe. The Yellow Turban Rebellion. Qiao Yan is bound to Strategist System No. 068 and awakens in the body of a dying little girl amid the starving dead. The System tells her that her goal is to become the greatest strategist under heaven. Sitting 189.2kFavorites328.2kClicks/ch829.9kGifts

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   The infrastructure descriptions are quite good.

6. 6 我 I Became Qin Shi Huang's Second Qin Emperor 我给始皇当秦二世 Gold and Jade Fill the Courtyard金玉满庭No CP1.1M WordsCompleted A biological father-daughter relationship with the First Emperor Zhao Buxi, a remnant of the Six Kingdoms living in the Qin dynasty and the daughter of a beauty from the fallen state of Zhao, looks at her golden finger, then at the talented man she has just recruited. She falls into deep thought. You need talent to make use of a golden finger. Xiang Yu could do it, Liu Bang could do it, so why couldn’t she, Zhao Buxi? “Great talent, the Qin dynasty is tyrannical and the people are suffering. 184.4kFavorites320.7kClicks/ch676.4kGifts

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   The female lead is witty and has a very interesting personality. The infrastructure development is a bit weak, but it's fine as a lighthearted read. The highlight of the story is the depiction of the father-daughter relationship; I enjoyed it.

7. 7 东 The Eastern Palace's Blessed Concubine (Qing Dynasty) 东宫福妾（清穿） The Southern Wind Never Ends南风不尽Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on presale at 7:00 p.m. on March 28, with a limited number of copies featuring special author signatures! The print edition also includes several exclusive bonus chapters. If you love A Wan and the Crown Prince, go check it out!] After working herself to the bone for 996 years, Cheng Wanyun finally dropped dead from exhaustion. She transmigrated, but before she could enjoy the good life for more than a few days, she was assigned the lowly title of a palace maid in the Yu 177.4kFavorites427.7kClicks/ch410.6kGifts

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   It's considered a good time-travel novel from the Qing Dynasty; I even shed a tear at one point. The relationship between the male and female leads is portrayed quite delicately. However, its biggest drawback is the unappealing title, and it's quite obvious that the male lead's storyline is far stronger than the female lead's.

8. 8 无 Regardless of the Wei and Jin Dynasties 无论魏晋 Moon Beneath the Nine Provinces九州月下Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wei Jin has spent sixteen years in ancient times after transmigrating there when chaos suddenly breaks out. Entrusted by the head of the household to take the young master and flee to Lingnan, she is living from day to day when, by chance, her cheat ability awakens. She can summon people from the modern world a thousand years in the future to develop a base, as long as they agree and don’t ask to be paid. Today’s headline: The real-world game No Matter Wei or Jin launches, taking you on a t 148.9kFavorites327.4kClicks/ch554.8kGifts

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   I like this kind of infrastructure-building story, especially those featuring ensemble casts.

9. 9 阿 Will A Jiao Be Reborn Today? 阿娇今天投胎了吗 Huai Su怀愫Romance576k WordsCompleted [Modern romance, sweet, not quick transmigration, not horror] A Jiao had been a ghost in Fengdu for many years. She watched familiar faces come and go, while she alone could never be reborn as a human. Meng Po told her the key: she had an unfulfilled wish. A Jiao suddenly understood. Liu Che still owed her a golden house. Repay me with a golden house, and I’ll be reborn! The journey of Chen A Jiao, a stubborn ghost who refuses to leave the underworld, as she earns merit and golden light in the 137kFavorites279.7kClicks/ch184.4kGifts

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   The female lead is very cute

10. 10 跟 Falling in Love with the Tech Tree [Three Kingdoms] 跟科技树谈恋爱[三国] Rock Candy Squirrel冰糖松鼠No CP729k WordsCompleted (For the author’s Weibo account, search “Bingtang Songshu on Jinjiang.”) New story: Childhood Friend Wants to Compete in Esports. Please save and follow! This story is exclusively licensed to Jinjiang Literature City. The top student A Sheng was very unhappy with the transmigration story she’d been given: Her father was a liberal arts scholar. Her father’s three wives and concubines were practically illiterate. Ninety-nine percent of the servants in her hou 106.6kFavorites262kClicks/ch151.7kGifts

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    The female lead is Cao Cao's sister; a good story about infrastructure development.

11. 11 后 [Qing Transmigration] An Expert’s Guide to Rising Through the Harem Ranks [清穿]后宫升职专家 Gu Simu顾四木Romance790k WordsCompleted Jiang Heng read a Qing transmigration novel set in the Yongzheng era. The heroine came from a distinguished family and was exceptionally beautiful. But because she was shy and guileless, she suffered greatly in the harem, where she kept to herself and avoided competing with others. Only in the end did the emperor discover the goodness and sincerity in her heart, and she finally settled into a quiet life as one of his consorts. The next day, Jiang Heng found herself in the heroine’s body, newly 98kFavorites213.8kClicks/ch281.6kGifts

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    Well enough

12. 12 清 Transmigrated into the Qing Dynasty: The Empress’s Leisurely Daily Life 清穿之娘娘悠闲日常 Yingzhou Jade Feather瀛洲玉羽Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Han transmigrates into the body of a lowly palace maid in Emperor Kangxi's harem, where life is incredibly difficult. Lying flat won't turn you into a salted fish. It'll only turn you into a dead fish. Shen Han has no choice but to pull herself together. She has to stay alive! A Handbook for Surviving the Harem Core principle: The truly effective way to win favor has never been to fixate on the women and fight them for power. The emperor is the only target worth pursuing. Overall strategy: 70.5kFavorites144.4kClicks/ch101.2kGifts

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    This is a fairly well-researched article, and some parts were quite touching, but the initial emotional shift wasn't entirely convincing to me.

13. 13 大 The Chancellor's Wife of Great Qin 大秦相国夫人 Red Ginger Lily红姜花Romance644k WordsCompleted Zhao Weizhen transmigrates back to the pre-Qin era and becomes a young widow in the State of Zhao at the end of the Warring States period. At this time, Ying Yiren, the father of Qin Shi Huang, is still being held hostage in Zhao. Zhao Weizhen's elderly father: Don't be sad, daughter. I've found you another match. The Lü family may be merchants, but I think their younger son, Lü Buwei, will grow into an extraordinary man. Zhao Weizhen: Fine, I'll marry him. Production is so primitive in the pre- 54.7kFavorites107.3kClicks/ch72.3kGifts

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    The male protagonist, Lü Buwei, is an unexpected character, but the story is quite plausible and well-researched. The female lead has a career storyline, and the male lead also has quite a few scenes, making it a pretty good work among Qin-related works.

14. 14 每 I Transmigrate Every Day at Work 每天上班都在穿越 Hui Sheng茴笙Romance633k WordsCompleted After three months of unemployment, Shi Nian finally receives a very special job offer. From listening to Emperor Wu of Han’s heartfelt confessions, to hearing Wu Zetian complain about her male favorites. Taking on eight-pack-sporting Ming dynasty imperial guards, causing trouble for all the princes fighting over the throne in the Qing dynasty. The job pays 100,000 a month, with an annual bonus, a home and a car, and even a Beijing household registration. Shi Nian: “I have no regrets in life. 54.1kFavorites139kClicks/ch44.2kGifts

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    Traveling through different dynasties, not bad.

15. 15 战 The War Begins in 1938 战起1938 Crazy Diuzi疯丢子Romance482k WordsCompleted He woke from a dream in 1938, where the dark years began. War. Survival. Who to seek out, whom to meet, whom to leave, whom to lose. I want to go home, but smoke rises from the fires of war in every direction. I want to stay, but this land is torn apart by war. After years of drifting from place to place, I suddenly realized: In this era, the safest place isn’t the North Pole. It’s by your side. Father, I remember that I am an ordinary soldier in a great army of a great country. The world will h 51.9kFavorites55kClicks/ch8.9kGifts

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    I still remember the scenes from back then: the male and female leads recognizing each other at the train station, and the second male lead's kiss—I would call it an eternal masterpiece.

16. 16 穿 How to Survive After Reincarnating as Pan Jinlian~ 穿成潘金莲怎么破~ Southern Red Fire南方赤火Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Currently serializing: Reborn Before the Prince Consort Usurps the Throne, a princess's revenge story Coming soon: Set Sail!, the rise of a female merchant in ancient times ` Pan Xiaoyuan, a struggling little writer on Jinjiang, spends her days dreaming of transmigrating into the body of a great beauty from ancient times. Heaven finally hears her wish, and her dream comes true. When she wakes and sees her lovely face in the mirror, Pan Xiaoyuan is overjoyed. A deep male voice calls from downstai 49.7kFavorites267.2kClicks/ch79.2kGifts

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    This is a fan fiction based on the classic novel *Water Margin*. It can also be read as a time-travel story set in the Song Dynasty; it's very well-researched.

17. 17 论 How to Win the First Emperor's Favor by Losing Points 论如何刷负秦始皇的好感度 Forgettingli遗忘liRomance572k WordsCompleted The bonus chapter is finished and can be found at the end. Please check out my new story, The Road to Reviving Magical Civilization. In 249 BC, Lü Buwei, the Chancellor of Qin and Marquis Wenxin, led an army to attack Eastern Zhou and took all its territory. Thus, the Zhou dynasty officially came to an end. Other people transmigrate and become Qin Shi Huang's important subordinate, close friend, or lover. Ji Mingyi transmigrates and makes Qin Shi Huang swear to bury her alive. A little scen 44.7kFavorites66.4kClicks/ch25.3kGifts

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    I'm totally hooked! It's a really good book; I finished it in two days.

18. 18 非 An Unconventional Qing Dynasty Transmigration 非主流清穿 I Want to Eat Meat我想吃肉Romance2.1M WordsCompleted She is the eldest legitimate daughter of an earl, with her own mother and older brother backing her up. She has absolutely no need to worry about anyone in her family making trouble for her. With a family of their standing, they say her wedding crown is sure to be adorned with Eastern Pearls. She doesn't need to scheme just to marry a respectable husband. Once married, as the principal wife and the daughter-in-law who stood out among countless candidates after her father-in-law's careful selecti 39.8kFavorites150.4kClicks/ch32.6kGifts

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    Good Qing Dynasty time-travel novels

19. 19 和 The Right Way to Date Qin Shi Huang 和秦始皇恋爱的正确姿势 Ke Ran柯染Romance605k WordsCompleted My new story, Everyone in the Court Wants to Rekindle Things with Me, is in my column. Come check it out! As the personal secretary to an emperor for the ages, Dong Ci has two tasks: First, manage His Majesty's academy. Second, manage His Majesty's harem. An irreverent blurb from a reader: Suppose Zhao Xiaozheng finally marries Dong Xiaoci. After the wedding: Dong Xiaoci, with the world on her mind: study, memorize, establish a sect Zhao Xiaozheng, left alone at home: attend court, leave court, 27.7kFavorites97.3kClicks/ch12.9kGifts

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    It's alright, you can watch it.

20. 20 周 Zhou Lang, Zhou Lang (Three Kingdoms) 周郎周郎(三国) A Crescent Moon圆月一弯Romance509k WordsCompleted A children’s rhyme is on everyone’s lips in Jiangdong: "One note goes wrong, and Zhou Lang looks over." Li Mu [opens the window]: What? The wind’s too strong. I didn’t hear you... Zhou Yu [closes the window]: Nothing. I only slept wrong last night and hurt my neck, so everyone is laughing at me. Theme: 10.3kFavorites49.8kClicks/ch2.3kGifts

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    An old novel about the Three Kingdoms period, I have a pretty good impression of it.

21. 21 碧 The Azure-Blooded Silver Spear (Three Kingdoms) 碧血银枪（三国） A Crescent Moon圆月一弯Romance431k WordsCompleted Wang Wu [Yearning]: My beloved is a peerless hero, clad in golden armor and riding a rainbow-colored cloud. Zhao Yun [Embarrassed]: Golden armor? Well... military supplies are scarce... Would silver armor do? Wang Wu [Snickering]: Then... what about the rainbow-colored cloud? Zhao Yun [Leading a horse]: Well, my warhorse is named Auspicious Cloud! The warhorse whinnied sharply: I won't have it! My name is clearly Jade Lion! Theme: 7.8kFavorites42.3kClicks/ch2.1kGifts

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    The male lead seems to be Zhao Zilong; it's a decent story from what I remember.

22. 22 桃 Lady Taohua 桃花夫人 Qing Muyuan青木源Romance672k WordsCompleted You transmigrate to the Spring and Autumn period, become a noblewoman of a state, and live in luxury without a care in the world. So happy~ When you get married, you discover that your brother-in-law is a thug. You angrily tell your husband, and he stands up for you. So happy~ Then your husband does something stupid and invites a male homewrecker into your house... Um... Can you ask for a do-over? P.S. This is a fantasy. No historical nitpicking, please. If you want to nitpick, take it elsewher 5.4kFavorites30kClicks/ch1.1kGifts

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    An old novel from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods; the female protagonist, Lady Peach Blossom, is based on a real

23. 23 鹿 The Deer and the Cauldron Survival Guide 鹿鼎生存法则 August Weini八月薇妮Romance342k WordsCompleted What should you do if you transmigrate as Princess Jianning? Have a little unsuitable-for-children fun with that fake eunuch, then compete with six women for the same husband? Forget that! I'm not going to be a doormat or a tragic heroine! Jianning: Talk less, act cute more, and cling to Imperial Brother's leg for all you're worth. Fourth Master: Talk less, get more done, and hover between taking the throne and not taking it. Xiao Xuanzi (with ten thousand mud horses galloping through his mind) 3.3kFavorites25.6kClicks/ch777Gifts

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    The Fourth Prince transmigrates into Wei Xiaobao, the male protagonist of The Deer and the Cauldron, while the female protagonist transmigrates into Princess Jianning.

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