Novels like Strange Corpses of the Republic Era
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- 1 Republican Era: I, Maiqi Tusi, Order the Yanks to Die 民国：我！麦琪土司，请鹰酱赴死 571Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Great Tycoon of the Republican Era 民国大财阀 [Alternate History + Tycoon + Military + Political Intrigue + Factions + Beauties + No System + This novel is entirely fictional. Please don't read into it!] Behind vermilion gates, wine and meat rot; by the roadside, the frozen poor die. This is a dark age, where countless people struggle just to survive. This is no longer a land of brilliant civilization, but a hell rife with crime and twisted humanity. Some call it an age when man devours man! Others say it is a world abandoned by God! Here, 901Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Alternate Republic of China: Fleeing Famine With a Pocket Dimension 架空民国：带着空间去逃荒 [Transmigration] [Flight from Famine] [Republican Era] Su Bailu transmigrated to a famine-stricken era in the Republican Era and became a girl abandoned by her parents. To stay alive, she headed north with the masses. An unexpected encounter changed the course of her life completely. [Golden finger: A 20-cubic-meter space.] The real troublemakers: The elder brother and sister-in-law were never meant to cross paths, but their little sister insisted on meddling. 987Reads7.9Score10514d adds
- 4 I Became the Strongest Warlord in Republican-Era China 我在民国当最强军阀 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads5.8Score—14d adds
- 5 A Mashup of Film and TV Worlds: Starting in the Republic of China 影视综合：从民国开始 Lin Feng’s story begins in the Republic of China, in a vast cinematic world that spans multiple films and series. He lives from the Republic of China era into modern times, continually discovering the plots of movies and TV dramas, and becomes the head of the world’s wealthiest behind-the-scenes family. The Republic of China era is now complete, as is the 1960s arc and the Hong Kong film era. The modern TV crossover begins after Chapter 100. The stories featured include Let the Bullets Fly, Th 2.5kReads6.6Score10214d adds
- 6 Republican Era: The Peking Opera Master Who Sings to Slay Invaders 民国：京剧老六，唱戏杀寇 “This letter has arrived just in time. Heaven is helping Huang Zhong win his glory!” [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You've won the crowd's acclaim. Reward: Expert Archery, Holy Silver Crossbow (100 bolts, automatically retrieved).] “I watch the mountain scenery from atop the city tower, and hear the chaos outside the walls…” [Ding! Congratulations, Host. The opera fans have hailed you as a “living Zhuge.” Reward: Stealth (turn invisible and gain a 50% movement speed boost for 10 minutes; 1-hour c 540Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 7 A Century-Old Clan: Pursuing Immortality Since the Republic of China 家族百年：从民国开启永生 Zhao Guang was reborn in the Republic of China era and obtained a Family Sign-In System. All he had to do was raise the System's level, and sign-ins would reward him with good things. From industry to martial arts, from literature to business, and even heavy industry and finance, as well as low-, mid-, and high-level martial arts and cultivation to immortality, he could obtain it all through sign-ins as his Family System leveled up. You are the owner of Huaxia's first factory producing canned 2.3kReads5.4Score16214d adds
- 8 Republican Era: The Shanghai Tycoon 民国：上海滩枭雄 1. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, with a sharp mind. 2. He starts out in the martial world, builds a business, establishes a base of operations, and saves the country and its people. Han Kaijia's soul travels back to old Shanghai in 1915. When others scheme against him, he seizes the opportunity and strikes back with razor-sharp precision. From then on, he understands one thing: When you're out in the world, you make your own name and status. The powerful figu 1.2kReads6.5Score—14d adds
- 9 A Republican-Era Family: Starting by Selling the Ancestral Home to Move to Fengtian 民国家族：从卖掉祖宅去奉天开始 1912, the first year of the Republic of China. The old era came to an end that year, and a new one began. The land was in turmoil, beset by internal troubles and foreign threats. That year, Lin Yi transmigrated into the body of a young master from a fallen family. To protect himself, he sold off the family's ancestral estates and headed north to Fengtian. And so, a family that would stand for a century took root in Fengtian. Build factories! Develop industry! Make Fengtian the largest industrial 4.4kReads8.2Score15214d adds
- 10 Republican-Era Playboy in the Military Intelligence Bureau 民国之纨绔大少在军统 Synopsis: [Fanfic transmigration + tycoon + alternate setting + comedy + big shots + Shanghai Bund + island lord] The story of a young master from the Republic of China era who becomes an island lord, and an ordinary man who grows into a ruthless power player. Chen Qing transmigrates into the body of the eldest young master of the Chen family during the Republic of China era and awakens a Treasure Chest System. He becomes the head of the Special Affairs Office, forms the Netherworld Special Forc 5.3kReads7.8Score26414d adds
- 11 Turn Left at the Street Corner, Find a Republic-Era College Girl 街头左转，捡到民国女大学生 (One heroine + sweet romance + everyday love story) Don't go outside on snowy days! Don't go outside on snowy days! Don't go outside on snowy days! They say important things three times! Otherwise, you'll find a college girl from the Republican era on the street... 1.1kReads8.6Score10814d adds
- 12 A Strange Man of the Republic 民国奇人 The Republic of China was an era of upheaval, teeming with extraordinary people. In those chaotic times, the martial world was vast. As the saying goes, “The heroes of our age emerge amid the world's turmoil; the seven extraordinary figures of the Republic are here.” But who were these seven? There was a Daoist priest who cried, “In prosperous times, Buddhist temples thrive on incense while Daoists hide away in mountain retreats. In troubled times, the Bodhisattvas turn a blind eye, so the Old L 15kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 13 I Won't Wear Patched Trousers After Transmigrating; I'll Become the Richest Person in the Republic of China 穿越不穿补丁裤，我在民国当首富 Republican era + no despicable characters + building wealth + light espionage and resistance-war elements + no romance + ensemble cast + slow and steady development First: Let me repeat something important three times: this is still not an over-the-top wish-fulfillment novel X3! Second: There is no rebirth, no revenge, and no face-slapping. The original owner’s wishes and quests may come up from time to time. If you don’t like the premise, feel free to leave. We’ll meet again somewhere down the 12.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 14 Young Marshal Yue's Beloved Miss 岳少帅的卿卿小姐 (The animated series is now available) A love story between a military governor's son and a general's daughter~ He dotes on his wife without restraint in this sweet romance. In the turbulent Republican era, when warlords battled for power, Qin Qing only wanted a peaceful life: to protect her family and hold on to the family fortune. Young Marshal Yue lived for pleasure. He was a notorious playboy who treated women like clothes, always seeking someone new and never returning to an old flame. At t 12.4kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 15 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 23.5kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
- 16 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 46.6kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds
- 17 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8k14d adds
