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- 51 Late Ming Dynasty: Your Majesty, Why the Rebellion? 明末，皇爷何故谋反 Dawn, March 19, 1644. Zhu Wang, an amateur history buff with a doctorate in engineering, transmigrated into the body of an emperor at the end of his reign. The moment he opened his eyes, he faced an unwinnable situation: Li Zicheng had breached the capital, and the Manchus were at the passes. Two abdication edicts sent Li Zicheng into a frenzy while laying a trap for Dorgon. He launched a surprise attack deep into Manchu territory and turned the strategic tables. He won Wu Sangui over, destroyed —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 The Tang Clan 唐阀 After transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, I became the son of Huang Chao, a failed exam candidate. This is seriously nerve-racking!! 85Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 53 Exiled, I Built a City 被流放后我建了一座城 Song Yuandao transmigrates to the Great Yan Dynasty as an editor at the Hanlin Academy. Before he can even settle into his chair, he's caught up in an imperial examination fraud case and exiled to the barbaric southern wilderness. He starts with twenty-five convicts, three dilapidated huts, and no food at all. While everyone else waits to die in exile, he gets to work building infrastructure. He smelts iron, makes salt, builds rammed-earth houses, constructs waterwheels and digs canals, then 454Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 54 At the End of the Yuan Dynasty: My Father Is Chen Youliang, Emperor of Great Han 元末：我爹大汉皇帝陈友谅 [No System, no golden finger, just fighting it out!] I bet the Yongle Emperor out of existence A hero of Jianghan, a mighty figure of the Three Chu regions A modern young man wrecked his health through excessive abuse. He transmigrated to the seventeenth year of the Zhizheng era of the Yuan Dynasty, becoming Chen Youliang’s eldest son, Chen Shan. The Battle of Lake Poyang “Haha, we’ve won this battle!” Zhu Yuanzhang watched the fireships charge toward Chen Youliang’s linked fleet, feeling triump 150Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Late Ming Dynasty 明末爲 There is plenty of debate about the history of the late Ming dynasty, but whatever the disagreements, the dynasty ultimately fell. Seen through the eyes of a modern person, with no golden finger, this is a story of the struggle at the end of the Ming dynasty. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Great Ming 1644 大明1644 At the end of the Ming dynasty, natural disasters sweep the land and man-made calamities never cease. The Ming is beset by troubles at home and abroad, and the rebel king Li Zicheng cries out, “Alas, Ming dynasty, your fate has run its course!” Li Zicheng’s forces reach the city walls, with a vast army at the gates. Dorgon lays siege to Shanhai Pass, his forces bearing down with terrifying momentum. Will the Ming meet the same end as the history books say: the emperor hangs himself, and all the 131Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Chongzhen: From the Start, Armed with Just a Rope 崇祯开局一根绳 [Fighting the Qing at the end of the Ming, no System, no overpowered golden finger, rising step by step, Chongzhen's comeback] I transmigrate into Chongzhen as he hangs himself on Coal Hill. Watch how I return as a king from the depths of despair! I'll kick the Shun rebels into submission, tear the Qing apart, and while I'm at it, deal with those useless cowards of the Southern Ming. 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 58 Late Ming: From the Start, I Have a Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier 明末：开局一艘核动力航母 In 2050, an accident sends Zhao Zhengkun, a man from an age of smart technology, back to the end of the Ming dynasty. The technological gap makes him the undisputed ruler of the Bohai Sea in no time. He brings the Shun rebels and the Xi rebels over to his side. One army attacks the Persian Empire, while the other trounces Nanyue. He enjoys the company of beautiful women, fights Japanese pirates, and conquers the Persian and British Empires. He develops the economy, builds up the country, and con 190Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Prince Su of the Great Ming 大明肃王爷 The first 100 chapters mainly introduce the historical background, customs, and the protagonist's circumstances. If you're looking for a power fantasy, skip ahead to Chapter 103, "Moving the Fief to Ganzhou." Zhu Yang, a modern doctoral student with degrees in both physics and chemistry, accidentally transmigrates more than 600 years into the past when his soul replaces Zhu Yuanzhang's fourteenth son, Zhu Yang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Having once casually come across informat 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 In the Ming Dynasty, I Hide Mountains and Rivers in a Land of Decay 人在大明：我在秽土里藏山河 [Everyone mocks me for hoarding filth, never guessing I am hoarding the realm itself] Transmigrated into the grandson of the Ming dynasty's Grand Secretary, Zhang Yi happily becomes the greatest wastrel in the realm. He collects “obscene novelties and ingenious inventions,” hangs around pleasure houses, and spends fortunes on beautiful women, becoming the laughingstock of the entire capital. Only when factional strife tears the court apart, eunuchs bring the nation to ruin, and foreign cavalry 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Something’s Definitely Wrong With This Star 这个明星指定有点毛病 Whether you're a guy or a girl, you've probably played video games. Have you ever known a guy who played as a girl? That's exactly what our protagonist does. One ordinary day, a game called I'm a Superstar suddenly appears on Liu Fei's computer, so he decides to give it a try. While playing, he creates a female character, customizing her face and background. Liu Fei is a guy, but he makes a female character with the proportions of a female celebrity. Who could have guessed that this would crash —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Great Ming: I Was About to Be Executed, but the People Sent a Petition to Save Me from Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：刚要处斩，万民血书告老朱 Di Yun transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes a county magistrate in a border town. If Zhu Yuanzhang names him for execution, he can return to the modern world and reach the pinnacle of success! Three years later, Zhu Yuanzhang finally has him thrown into death row. He is just about to go home when a commoner comes forward to lodge a complaint: “This humble citizen brings a blood petition signed by ten thousand people, accusing His Majesty of condemning an upright offici 7Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 63 The Lost History of Northern Wei 北魏遗史 Yang Zhongju, a modern company boss accustomed to a life of luxury, finds himself in the chaotic world of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties. What greets him is bloodshed everywhere, a living hell, deceit and treachery, and a world where people devour one another. Ritual, benevolence, honor, shame, ethics, and morality: none of it matters. There is only one thing that matters: staying alive… 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty as Zhu Yunwen 穿越大明之我是朱允文 My grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang. I am the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty! My father is Zhu Biao, the strongest crown prince in history, and my grandfather personally chose me as his successor. Reborn in the Ming Dynasty, I had barely transmigrated when my fourth uncle, Zhu Di, launched a rebellion to put down the Jingnan Campaign. Let’s see how I resolve this crisis and lead the Ming Dynasty to prosperity. I’m not good at writing introductions, so please head straight to the story! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Changing the Ming Dynasty Without Transmigration 不穿越也能改变大明 You don't have to transmigrate to change the fate of the Ming Dynasty's fall! A tiny gust of wind stirred by a fluttering moth accidentally lets an insignificant person survive, bringing about the tiniest, most imperceptible change in history. As the years pass, the historical divergence grows, and the clash of civilizations between the great maritime powers of the West and the Ming Dynasty finally rewrites history. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Return to the Ming Dynasty as Emperor 回到大明当皇帝 [Feel-Good Story] [System] [Overwhelming Dominance] Transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, he leads civil officials and military commanders like Qin Liangyu, Zheng Chenggong, Li Dingguo, Yan Yingyuan, Xia Wanchun, and Song Yingxing to build warships and great cannons, and train elite troops and a powerful navy. They sweep all before them. Qin Liangyu: Her White-Pole Soldiers are invincible beneath heaven. Li Dingguo: His iron cavalry strikes and vanishes like the wind. Xia Wanchun: The Ming navy ru 119Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 67 The Mighty Great Ming 巍巍大明 The sun, moon, mountains, and rivers endure. Farewell, everyone... I am the Ming Dynasty. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, all is Han land... At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the political situation is unstable and refugees are everywhere. The glorious Ming faces peasant uprisings within and the Manchu invaders at its borders. The court is filled with officials who do nothing to earn their positions, and the great edifice is on the verge of collapse. The dark three centuries 131Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 68 Red Alert at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末红警 Zhao Song transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty with a bulldozer. The bulldozer can build military camps from the 1960s and summon that era's troops and technology. As the areas he has subjected to land reform grow to a certain size, the military camps advance to later eras, eventually allowing him to summon cutting-edge weapons such as the Type 99A tank, J-20 fighter, Type 055 destroyer, Fujian aircraft carrier, DF-41 missile, drone swarms, and laser weapons. Just as he is brimming with —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 The Ming Chronicles: Emperor Hongzhi 大明录之弘治大帝 [Transmigration] [Decisive and ruthless] [Expanding the realm] [Wuxia] [Uncovering historical secrets] Protagonist: Zhu Youji He transmigrates into the grandson of the Ming dynasty's God of War. The Crown Prince of the Chenghua era is the eldest son of the Chenghua Emperor and the son of Consort Wan. This story sets history's regrets right, features brain-teasing political intrigue, and is a contest for supremacy. If you can figure out who the final villain is, the author concedes defeat. The Gr 138Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 70 The Martial Emperor of Great Ming: Conquering Langjuxu Mountain 大明武帝：封狼居胥 After drowning, Zhu Houzhao is reborn in the days when he was still crown prince. This time, he is determined not to be a mere figurehead at court. He plans to reclaim his power step by step and breathe new life into the Ming Dynasty, which has gradually grown corrupt. 184Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Shining Across the Globe: The Imperial Legend of Zhu Youxiao 明耀全球：朱由校的帝国传奇 “I am the Son of Heaven. It is only right that I lay the unshakable foundations of the Ming for all eternity!” Zhu Youxiao stood in the great hall of the Forbidden City, his gaze steadfast and profound. The Ming dynasty, an empire on which the sun would never set, was rising. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 The Great Ming Crown Prince Reborn: A Battle for Power 大明太孙重生之权谋天下 Special forces soldier Lin Yi transmigrates into the body of Zhu Xiongying, the Ming dynasty’s eldest legitimate grandson. With the Dragon Soul Cauldron at his side, he can see into people’s hearts at a glance. He only wants to keep a low profile and stay alive, but his imperial grandfather is nearing the end of his life, and undercurrents are stirring in the court. Zhu Xiongying quietly pulls out penicillin, flintlock rifles, a world map… Zhu Yuanzhang slams the table on the spot. “Why wait to 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 The Light of Shenwu 神武之明 In the seventh year of the Tianqi era, the Great Ming dynasty, after 260 years, is beset by crises on every side. With great upheaval on the horizon, Guo Keyang, an artillery company commander in a field army, is caught in a training accident and transmigrates into the body of Prince Xin, Zhu Youjian. Watch him find a way through the crisis and rewrite a history that left countless people aching with regret. No System, no wish-fulfillment. Political intrigue, training troops, migration, war, his 33Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 74 The English Prince and the Ming Empire: A History of Colonial Expansion 英皇子与明帝国：殖民开拓史 [Global colonization + changing history] [Political intrigue] [Passionate] [Struggle for supremacy] [Blood and iron] [No System] A modern man with a background in science and engineering transmigrates and opens his eyes to find himself a British prince, in control of two major colonial estates in North America, yet his heart aches for the declining Ming Dynasty! In the waning years of the Wanli Emperor's reign, factional strife plagues the court, the Later Jin watches from the shadows, and Japan 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 You Were Only Asked to Fill In, Not to Revive the Great Ming 让你代班，没让你中兴大明 [No transmigration], [No System]. In a dream of the original timeline, the Jingtai Emperor appoints people based on merit and ushers in a golden age for the Ming. A new writer with a new book, thanks for your support!!! The story starts with the Tumu Crisis, and the Empress Dowager is about to order him to take charge of the state? After dreaming of several centuries, Zhu Qiyu laughs as he gets his hands on a script of the future. He starts by winning the defense of the capital. Then he resettle 390Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 76 Great Ming's Prince of Another Surname: Hu Weiyong's Rebellion from the Start 大明异姓王：开局胡惟庸造反 [No System] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [No Rebellion] + [Ming Dynasty Infrastructure] + [Everyone Is Clever] After transmigrating to the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Lin Feng becomes Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son. He grows up alongside Zhu Biao and becomes the Ming Dynasty's only prince with a different surname. At first, all he wants is to lie flat as an idle prince, listening to music at the pleasure quarters and enjoying a life of luxury. But seeing the corruption in the bureaucracy and 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Forced to Reveal I Transmigrated, I Broke Zhu Yuanzhang 被迫自爆穿越后，朱元璋破防了 Yang Qu transmigrates to the Ming dynasty, only to find himself about to be taken away for execution. In desperation, he has no choice but to reveal his transmigrator identity to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang: “You’re really a transmigrator? How can you prove it?” Yang Qu: “Your wife will die this year!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “!!!” Yang Qu: “Your son will die of illness ten years from now, before he can ascend the throne!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “!!!” Yang Qu: “Your grandson will inherit the throne and launch a 158Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 78 Transmigrating to the End of the Yuan Dynasty, I Vie with Chongba for the Realm 穿越元末，我与重八争天下 I transmigrated to the end of the Yuan dynasty, when war blazed across the land! My father is Guo Zixing, known to later generations as one of the founders of the Ming dynasty. My sworn younger brother is Zhu Chongba, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty! To protect myself, Zhu Chongba and I go from working together to competing against each other, and in the end I seize the Ming realm for myself! The Ming dynasty I establish is far greater than Zhu Chongba’s. Zhu Chongba, if I don’t die, yo 8.9kReads8.0Score687Shelves
- 79 I, Zhu Youxiao, Transmigrate to the Late Ming and Become Emperor 我朱由校，穿越明末做皇帝 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty, he becomes Zhu Youxiao, who is on the verge of death. Like hell he’s going to die a pathetic death. Armed with memories of a future life, Zhu Youxiao begins defying fate and rewriting history. End the factional strife. Anyone who won’t shut up gets executed. Purge the corrupt officials. Anyone who wants money more than life gets executed. Reform the land, build guns and cannons. Anyone who stands in my way gets executed. Build an army of a million, crush the S 1.5kReads7.3Score104Shelves
- 80 A Man in the Great Ming: Seizing the World's Largest Silver Mine 人在大明：抢占全球最大银矿 Title: [The Great Ming’s Vast Realm], also known as [In the Ming Dynasty: Claiming the World’s Largest Silver Mine] No System, no golden finger. Armed with a modern mindset, he transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and is reborn as an emperor. The story is tightly reasoned, with plenty of strategy. A young man from the future unexpectedly transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes one of history’s most tragic emperors. A coup to seize the throne breaks out from the start. How will he respond…? In 131Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 81 Great Ming: I, Zhu Qiyu, Am No Stand-In Emperor! 大明：我朱祁钰不是代班皇帝！ [No System] + [No Harem] + [No Extremes] + [No Dumbing Down] + [Farming] + [Tumu Crisis from the start] The crown prince's death was suspicious, and the coup that put him on the throne went all too smoothly. In the end, it went so smoothly that his good-for-nothing elder brother, Zhu Qizhen, who did nothing but call for the gates to be opened, the so-called War God of the Ming, seized the throne and restored his rule. Such an absurd turn of events is one of a kind in all of history. Kindness is 67Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 82 Old Zhu's 500,000 Steamed Buns: Raising an Army to Destroy the Ming 老朱的馒头五十万，起兵灭大明 “Do you know how badly prices have soared because Zhu Chongba keeps printing Great Ming paper money? Do you know how much a single steamed bun costs now?” “Five hundred thousand! You couldn't fit all that money in a single cart! I don't care if you're the Hongwu Emperor! I don't care about your so-called Hongwu Prosperity. All I know is that one steamed bun costs five hundred thousand! I'm going to overthrow the monarchy. The people don't need an emperor lording it over them! Long live the No-Sh 85Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 83 Great Ming: From the Start, I'm the Imperial Grandson, and My Grandpa Is Zhu Yuanzhang 大明：我开局皇太孙，爷爷朱元璋 Zhu Yu crawled out of a grave and discovered that he had transmigrated to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty. Using his modern-day knowledge, he made a comfortable life for himself in ancient times. One day, an old man passed by his house. Seeing that the man had lost both his son and grandson and had no one to rely on, Zhu Yu offered to care for him in his old age. But this adoptive grandpa kept asking him about matters of state. “Good grandson, do you think our Great Ming laws are too harsh?” 4Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 84 Great Ming: The Extraordinary Life of Duke Cao Li Jinglong 大明：曹国公李景隆的妖孽人生 [Ming Dynasty] [One Female Lead] [Li Jinglong] [Not a Brainless Story] A modern special forces soldier was reborn as Li Jinglong, the Ming Dynasty’s great general! What? I’ve been reborn in the third month of the seventeenth year of Hongwu. Doesn’t that mean my father, Li Wenzhong, is about to die? When I helped the Crown Prince, Zhu Biao, amass wealth with soap and sugar, Zhu Yuanzhang thought I was a loyal and worthy minister of the Ming. When I blasted open the Japanese pirates’ gates with ca 2.9kReads6.0Score127Shelves
- 85 Great Ming: I Revealed I Was a Transmigrator, and Zhu Yuanzhang Lost It 大明：自爆穿越，朱元璋心态崩了 In the fourth year of Hongwu, Ming Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing for his second northern campaign against the Northern Yuan. Liu Bowen, who had retired to his hometown, unexpectedly discovered Han Xu, a man who had transmigrated from the future. After weighing his options, Liu Bowen decided that taking Han Xu to the capital to meet Zhu Yuanzhang was his best chance of survival. Zhu Yuanzhang: Since you claim to be from the future, what becomes of my Great Ming? Han Xu: The Ming Dynas 32Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 86 Reborn as the Jing Tai Emperor 重生之景泰大帝 A modern soul takes over the body of the most tragic emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu. He has neither the domineering presence to tower over the masses nor the wisdom to outshine all his ministers. But he knows how to plan ahead and govern through the power of circumstance, which is the true way to rule the world. A logic-driven story, with no dumbing down and no golden finger. This is my first book, so it contains quite a few mistakes. Feel free to point them out. 502Reads6.2Score101Shelves
- 87 The Ming Traitor 明贼 "In the eleventh year of the Chongzhen era, the Manchus breach the passes and the rebels rise again. The Han realm is on the verge of collapse. A horse thief emerges from nowhere, pacifies the four corners, enlightens the people, promotes industry and commerce, expands overseas, saves China from catastrophe, and helps the Chinese nation rise. We cannot change history, but we can write it." 650Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 88 Transmigrated to the Great Ming, I’ll Defy Fate and Change My Life 穿越大明，我要逆天改命 Build the Great Ming into an empire where the sun never sets, crush the rebel bands, fight the Manchus, and preserve the Ming dynasty. 111Reads6.7Score127Shelves
- 89 Southern Ming: From Fleeing South for My Life to Reviving the Ming 南明：从亡命南逃到明光中兴 On the bloody night of 1644, he buries his father with his own hands and flees south with an imperial edict, with Li Zicheng's pursuing army and a crumbling empire at his back. From hiding in a cellar to sitting high upon the throne, from joining rebels to resist the invaders to sending iron cavalry beyond the passes... When he shatters the Eight Banners' cavalry with firearms, the court officials finally realize: The boy who once wept at Coal Hill has long since been forged into a cold flame of 4kReads8.2Score286Shelves
- 90 The Enlightened Emperor 天启明君 A plane returning from North Africa crashes midway, and a stranger’s soul finds itself back three hundred years in the past! In the first year of the Tianqi era, Liaodong has fallen, the Donglin faction holds power, and the eunuch faction is ascendant. Decades of accumulated ills in the Great Ming have nearly all become terminal diseases. That same year, a soul that knows the pleasures of political power struggles takes the place of the young emperor Zhu Youxiao. From that moment on, the carriag 262Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 91 The Great Ming's First Companion Reader 大明第一伴读 I am Liu Hanwen, the third grandson of Liu Bowen, the Earl of Sincerity of the Ming dynasty. In my previous life, I was a university student who had only just graduated when I spent two and a half years struggling through illness in a hospital bed. I thought that, reborn, I could use my scattered memories from my past life to live out this one in carefree style. But in my first month of life, Emperor Taizu of the Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, appointed me as the future Crown Prince’s study companion. I f 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 The Great Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 [Late Ming] [Chongzhen] [Sun Chengzong] [Wei Zhongxian] [court intrigue] [alternate history] I, Chongzhen, am the Ming dynasty’s weightlifting champion. The two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming are all resting on my shoulders. Eighth month of the seventh year of Tianqi. The candlelight in the Qianqing Palace had just gone out when the carpenter emperor, Zhu Youxiao, breathed his last. Prince Xin Zhu Youjian, who had just been escorted into the Forbidden City, clutched the dry rations 348Reads6.1Score310Shelves
- 93 Great Ming: Execute First, Report Later, and Steal Xu Miaoyun Away 大明：先斩后奏，截胡徐妙云 After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, he becomes Zhu Zhen, the fifth son of Zhu Yuanzhang. Xu Miaoyun traps him into marriage, insisting that she'll marry no one but him. Zhu Zhen says, “I only want to develop technology.” Zhu Yuanzhang says, “Son, with a rice harvest of five thousand jin per mu, even Confucius doesn't have as high a standing in the eyes of the people as you do.” Xu Da says, “The King of Chu took a thousand men and that hunting thing of his, what's it called, a Gatling gun, 261Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Great Ming: Zhu Xiongying Fights for His Life to Live Longer 大明：为了长命，朱雄英拼了 After transmigrating into the body of Zhu Yingying, the eldest legitimate grandson of the Ming emperor, he is so frail he cannot even get out of bed. He hopes to change his short-lived fate, but there is nothing he can do. If he cannot change things, he might as well give up and enjoy every day he has. Then a System appears. He thinks he can finally live carefree, but every morning the first thing he hears is the System counting down the time he has left to live. Fed up with the System’s irritat 572Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Great Ming: Livestreaming the Fight for the Throne 大明：直播夺嫡 Who hasn't dreamed of becoming emperor? I woke up to find myself in the iron-willed Ming dynasty! My soul had transmigrated into Zhu Yuntong, the third generation of the Ming imperial family. And the strongest crown prince in history was gravely ill in bed. “Ding! Livestream System activated!” A mechanical voice rang out. At last, my golden finger had arrived. Save Zhu Biao and begin the real Ming life! “See? That's what the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty really looked like. Stop making thin 45Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 96 Great Ming: I'm a Construction Worker, So Why Are You Forcing Me to Rule the World? 大明：老子农民工非逼老子掌天下 In the spring of the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, I became the most miserable transmigrator in the Ming dynasty. I opened my eyes to find my wife conspiring with someone to set me on fire. As the flames rose, the Construction Worker System activated. Starting out as an ordinary laborer in Chencang City, I showed the Ming dynasty what the “art of infrastructure mania” could do. I built Little Red Tower in ten days. My seepage irrigation system saved countless lives and made the Little I 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Scheming for the Ming 谋明 Transmigrating to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, he farms diligently, follows the righteous path, trains a powerful army, and saves the collapsing empire. 6Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 98 I’m a Scholar in the Ming Dynasty 我在明朝当院士 Lin Wanrong, a postdoctoral researcher in physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, transmigrates into the Tianqi era and becomes a condemned prisoner. His crime? Offending Wei Zhongxian's nephew. His execution is in three days. Anyone else would lie flat and await death, but Lin Wanrong says: I won't die. He makes poison gas from vinegar and saltpeter and escapes prison. He extracts penicillin from moldy oranges and saves his friend's younger sister. He uses statistics to expose the Donglin f 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Go and Lamplight Blossoms 棋语灯花 Go, Words, and Lamplight by Lin Che “An appointment went unmet; past midnight, I idly tap the pieces, and sparks fall from the lamp.” This is the story of Jiang Jinyue, the Go sage of the Great Ming, and his disciples, including Li Minglong. It follows how Jiang Jinyue leads the world of Ming Go into a new era of opening strategies, and how Li Minglong and the next generation of Ming Go players rise from child apprentices to national champions capable of standing on their own. It also tells of t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 The Fatuous Ming Emperor: From the Start, I Stage a Coup and Kill Zhu Yunwen 大明昏君：开局政变干掉朱允炆 As a wage slave working 996 every day, his biggest dream is to be his own boss, spending his days fishing, drinking, and chasing women... After being reborn in the Ming Dynasty, he discovers that he's a prince. Life can be even sweeter than being a boss, and it's pretty relaxing! But then he learns that because of his identity, he'll eventually be sent away to guard the imperial tombs, and later be sentenced to death. Just thinking about it is bleak... So he starts looking for a way out and soon 990Reads8.0Score—Shelves
