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- 1 Starting Out as a County Magistrate 开局从县令开始 [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] After an accident, Di Wuwei, a college student serving as a village official, transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a county magistrate. Faced with a dilapidated county town, he proceeds cautiously, building a paradise of his own... 19Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 2 I Became a County Magistrate in Ancient Times and Won Over the Proud Empress 回到古代当县令，折服傲娇女帝 The poor little border county complains about its poverty month after month. When the empress comes to inspect it, she discovers that this supposedly impoverished place is blessed with outstanding people and a remarkable spirit of place! Empress: “How dare you deceive your sovereign?” Jiang Yang: “Who’s deceiving you?” 229Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 3 A Lowly County Magistrate Recruits a Million Soldiers. Are You Planning a Rebellion? 小小县令招兵百万，你是要谋反吗 [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Cunning]+ [System]+ [Three Kingdoms]+ [Alternate History] You’re a lowly ninth-rank official, yet you dare to recruit a million soldiers. Are you planning a rebellion? Xu Zifeng: “Huh, how did you know?” After transmigrating to another world, Xu Zifeng becomes a county magistrate in a remote corner of the Chu Kingdom and is bound to a System called Recruit Soldiers and Buy Horses. From this moment on, Xu Zifeng will set his grand vision in motion. All 16Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 4 The Carefree County Magistrate 逍遥小县令 After a long day’s work, a mechanical engineer went to sleep and woke up in the early days of the second year of Longxing in the Southern Song. It was a troubled age: the people lived in misery, corrupt officials ruled the capital, and the retired emperor held all the power. The famous general Yue Fei was long dead, and the Jin army’s iron hooves trampled deep into the south. The protagonist woke to find himself a muddleheaded county magistrate. To change his own fate and determine the rise and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 High Martial: A Seventh-Rank County Magistrate's Rise 高武：七品县令的崛起之路 In this fantastical high-martial world, can a seventh-rank county magistrate rely on his wisdom and courage to set out on a journey to unite the world? Follow the protagonist as he explores the secrets of this high-martial world and witnesses how an ordinary man rises to unite the world and become a legendary figure! 21Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 6 Great Ming: I'm Just a County Magistrate, So Why Am I Being Asked to Rule the Country?! 大明：我一个县令，你让我监国？！ Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang goes incognito on an inspection tour and unexpectedly discovers that the little county of Zhending has more to it than meets the eye! Civil servants and government job quotas? Never heard of them! A whole street of bars? It all points to the little county magistrate! 71Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 7 The County Magistrate Is a Real Catch 极品县太爷 After transmigrating into the body of a low-ranking county magistrate, Chu Ci dreamed of living in luxury, with wine ponds and meat forests. Instead, he was so poor he nearly starved to death, so he introduced advanced business models. The whole county's vibe changed overnight: visitors had to register their mounts at the city gate, influencers hawked goods all over the streets, and the brothels brought out new tea every day... Chu Ci: "Your Majesty, don't listen to those troublemakers. 'New tea 310Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 8 The Strongest County Magistrate 最强县令 A satisfying plot with no romance, and major infrastructure projects from beginning to end! Lin Feng transmigrates and becomes the most hopeless county magistrate in the Great Qing Kingdom, a post everyone else avoids. The county under his rule has barren land, scattered refugees, and rampant bandits. It ranks last in the annual evaluations and is a laughingstock at court. No one knows he has brought with him all the knowledge of the modern world! He launches a full-scale infrastructure drive: b 33Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 9 The Mad Little County Magistrate 疯狂小县令 Lin Kai transmigrates to the ancient Great Yan Kingdom and turns Lanling into a paradise on earth in just five years. Despite being fabulously wealthy, Lin Kai claims Lanling is so poor it can't afford a thing, and pays no taxes to the court year after year. Suspecting him of falsely reporting disaster conditions, the empress makes a discreet visit to Lanling. The empress asks, “What is this colorful place?” Lin Kai replies, “It's a commercial street with gambling, saunas, bathhouses, restaurant 227Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 From the Start, Demoted to a Ninth-Rank County Magistrate, I Became a Pillar of the Nation 开局被贬九品县令，我成了国之栋梁 Lu Jiuzhou transmigrates to the Great Hua Dynasty and is demoted from the start to become a ninth-rank county magistrate in Ping'an County, the poorest county in the entire nation. After activating the Great Nation Pillar System, he leads Ping'an County from a starving backwater town to a model community that grows prosperous and lifts its people out of poverty. When fleets from Western nations sail around the globe and land at Great Hua’s ports, they intend to learn about the dynasty before lau 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Great Ming: Nine to Five, and I Drove Zhu Di Crazy 大明：朝九晚五，朱棣被我气麻了 Zhong Nian transmigrated to ancient times and became a county magistrate. As luck would have it, he was bound to a System called “Nine to Five.” It required him to work from nine to five every day and clock in and out on time. Once he completed his shifts, he even got rewards. Oh, and he had to get weekends off too. No days off, no rewards! That sounds great, right? So why was he so unlucky? Because he'd transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, during the Yongle era... Forget nine to five, he might ha —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Great Xia Empire's Number One County Magistrate 大夏第一县令 [Alternate history + transmigration + war + political intrigue + history + historical fantasy + farming] I transmigrated into the body of a minor county magistrate in a remote region of the Great Xia dynasty? With wars raging everywhere, refugees flooding the roads, and the land strewn with the dead from starvation, Lin Ce decides he has to do something... He will turn Taohua County into a true paradise on earth! Years later, officials impeach the magistrate of Taohua County, accusing him of cru 378Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Great Ming: The Poorest County Magistrate, and the Hongwu Emperor Is Livid! 大明：最穷县令，老朱气炸了！ In the tenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang received a secret report that the Fengyang county magistrate was embezzling public funds, persecuting loyal subjects, taking bribes, and exploiting the locals! Furious, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to travel to Fengyang with Empress Ma and investigate incognito. To his surprise, the people of Pei County lived in peace and prosperity, with plenty to eat and warm clothes to wear. But the next scene left him dumbfounded. The county magistrate had invested in gamb 587Reads6.2Score101Shelves
- 14 From the Start, I Impersonate a County Magistrate 开局从冒名顶替县令开始 Li Moyan transmigrated to an alternate ancient world. Through a twist of fate, he impersonated someone else and became the county magistrate of Anning County. Bandits wreaked havoc, leaving the people in dire straits. With no other choice, Li Moyan led the locals in a massive infrastructure boom, and all sorts of strange buildings sprang up in Anning County: Anning County Disneyland, Fantawild Adventure, the Bird's Nest Stadium... He led the entire county down an unconventional path to revitaliz 354Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Served as a County Magistrate for Three Years and Shocked the Empress 我当县令三年，震惊了女帝 After transmigrating into the position of a seventh-rank county magistrate in the Great Kang Dynasty, Zhang Yuan endured countless hardships and finally turned Pingyang County into a paradise on earth. He had planned to live out his days as a local king, carefree and at ease. He never expected to end up kidnapping the Great Kang emperor and bringing him to Pingyang County. “Welcome to Pingyang County, Your Majesty! I’ve arranged everything for you, including the best entertainment under heaven a 444Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 16 Rogue County Magistrate: I’m Bringing Home an Empress for the New Year 流氓县令：抢个女帝回家过年 Xiao Buyu, a loser from 2023, transmigrates into the body of a bandit who's supposedly one of the five great outlaws. Disguised as the county magistrate of Ping'an, he robs the acting ruler of the kingdom while she is traveling incognito, right from the start. Li Yingluo, the female regent, originally intends to kill him, but then she sees a different world: modern streets, modern administration... She suspects all of this is a message from the late emperor, delivered through Xiao Buyu. So she d 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Your Majesty, I Really Just Want to Be a Lowly County Magistrate 陛下，我真的只想当个小县令 Fang Heng transmigrates to Daping County and becomes a low-ranking ninth-grade official. Over six years, he transforms the local establishment into an earthly paradise, where every wealthy merchant passing through becomes a lamb led to slaughter. In year XX, the Empress happens to be traveling incognito and stumbles upon Daping County, which has ranked as the poorest county for six years running. On her first visit to the earthly paradise, she is wide-eyed with shock. Its array of unusual attrac 171Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Eight Years Guarding the Frontier, I Taught the Empress to Be a Corrupt Official 戍边八年，我教女帝做贪官 Bai Yu transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty. The son of the General Who Guards the North, he thinks he can live a carefree, happy life, only for his father to suddenly die in battle... At just thirteen, Bai Yu becomes the most coveted figure at court. Everyone wants to pull him into their schemes and seize military power. Sensing danger, Bai Yu turns around and flees to the desolate Northern Frontier, determined to turn it into a paradise on earth. By chance, the empress makes a tour of the No 215Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 19 Assisting the Empress as County Magistrate, I Rule for All Eternity 女帝辅佐当县令，老子称霸千秋 In an age of war and chaos, Zhao Kang transmigrates as a low-ranking county magistrate in the Qian kingdom. He has no grand ambitions and no desire to conquer the realm. All he wants is to live off the land, do as he pleases, and be a petty king in his own corner. Before long, Yuanjiang County is full of all sorts of bizarre establishments: Lao Ba's Bathhouse, Ergou's Emotional Support Center, Zhang San's Health and Wellness Shop... Then one day, the empress herself visits Yuanjiang County in di 1.2kReads8.7Score106Shelves
- 20 First-Rank County Magistrate: Starting Out Invincible 一品县令：开局从无敌开始 When Qin Feng woke up, he had become a lowly county magistrate… With the knowledge in his head and his invincible System, he could revel with beauties by night and wield the power of the realm by day! “Your Honor, the princess wants to make you her consort!” “Your Honor, the neighboring queen has fallen for you and wants to give you the whole world!” Qin Feng: “…” 1.3kReads7.7Score102Shelves
- 21 Great Ming: I’m the Poorest County Magistrate, and Old Zhu Teaches Me to Embezzle 大明：我！最穷县令，老朱教我贪污 As someone from the modern world who has transmigrated here, how could Zhang Cheng settle for being a lowly county magistrate? He decides to accomplish something great, starting by transforming Fengyang County... Who knew that cracking down on corruption and financial misconduct would get him impeached by Hu Weiyong? And now Old Zhu is making a secret inspection? So Zhang Cheng pretends not to recognize Old Zhu and puts on a show. “Making money is easy! If you have connections, just get the loca 89Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 22 County Magistrate from the Start, I Teach the Empress to Be a Corrupt Official 县令开局，我教女帝做贪官 In the first year of Zhou Wu, the newly enthroned Empress Wu Hongyan toured the land, disguising herself as she traveled to Nanyang County. There, she was surprised to find that Nanyang's people lived in peace and prosperity. There were also roads, coal mines, brickworks, and other astonishing inventions she'd never heard of. Wu Hongyan was delighted. She believed that the county magistrate, Fu Yu, was a gifted administrator sent by Heaven as an auspicious blessing for Zhou. But the next scene l 241Reads5.4Score101Shelves
- 23 Great Tang: The Poorest County Magistrate, Invited to Court by the Emperor 大唐：最穷县令，皇上请我入朝 In the third year of the Zhenguan era, the Tang Empire is drawn into war, and resources are scarce across the land. Yet Pingyao County alone… is full of singing and dancing, with food and clothing in abundance. It even bears more than a passing resemblance to a modern metropolis! As Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji investigate further, they discover that everything here is extraordinary… The common people are prosperous, and commerce is thriving… More astonishing still, the local magistrate, Liu Shao 4.4kReads7.2Score448Shelves
- 24 Great Ming: Five Years as a County Magistrate, Leaving Zhu the Butcher Stunned 大明：五年狗县令，震惊朱屠夫 [Ancient-Era Farming + Behind-the-Scenes Scheming + Conquest + Public Exposure + Hilarious Power Fantasy] Five years as an honest magistrate, and you’ll have a hundred thousand taels of silver. After returning to the Ming Dynasty as a county magistrate, Song Yin never had to worry about money again. Every year, his reports to the imperial court said: “The official roads have fallen into disrepair, the people are starving to death, and bandits are running rampant…” Then, one day, Zhu Yuanzhang ar —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Your Majesty, My County Magistrate Is a Little Crazy 女帝，我家县令有点疯 [On a Rampage]+ [Always Gets Even]+ [A Different Tang Dynasty]+ [No Cheap Drama]+ [For All Ages] The empress stared in disbelief at the oddly shaped county town before her. A sign that looked as if a dog had crawled across it hung on the city gate, its edges even outlined in gold leaf. She couldn't help cursing inwardly: “I've never seen anyone so shameless. How could anyone put such ugly writing on a county sign?” But when she learned that entering the town required signing up for various membe 949Reads8.9Score118Shelves
- 26 Great Ming: The Corrupt County Magistrate Who Shocked Old Zhu 大明：巨贪县令，震惊老朱 After transmigrating to the Great Ming as a county magistrate, Zhao Xing has suffered through poverty and knows what it means to go hungry. After three years of vigorous development, silver keeps pouring in. “If you don’t bribe me and I don’t take bribes, how can the Great Ming develop?” A memorial reads: “Your Majesty, the people of Fengyang have barely enough clothes to wear and not enough to eat. Bandits run rampant, and the people are fleeing...” Then one day, Zhu Yuanzhang personally arrive 315Reads7.2Score129Shelves
- 27 Great Tang: The Nine-Year-Old County Magistrate 大唐：九岁县太爷 In the seventh year of the Zhenguan era, nine-year-old Chu Jie came first in the imperial examinations. Li Er appointed him magistrate of Chang'an County. He also awakened an invincible Upright Magistrate System. And so, history's youngest county magistrate was born! Li Shimin: "With Minister Chu on the job, Chang'an's officialdom is in good hands!" Fang Xuanling: "In solving grievances and cases and serving the people, I can't compare to Chu Jie!" Li Lizhi: "Father, I want to marry Chu Jie!" .. 14Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 28 The Ming Dynasty's Greatest County Magistrate 大明第一县令 After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, Xia Ren spent five years turning impoverished Pei County into the greatest county in the empire, all so he could enjoy a life of nightly music and entertainment in the pleasure quarters. Yet in his annual memorials to Zhu Yuanzhang, he complained of poverty every year, claiming that the people had no food and bandits ran rampant... Then one day, Zhu Yuanzhang came to Pei County to pay respects to his ancestors, and decided to have the rotten official’s h 719Reads7.8Score104Shelves
- 29 Everyone Is a County Magistrate: Building a Supreme Divine Dynasty from Scratch! 全民县令：从零开始打造无上神朝！ The people of Blue Star arrived on the Boundless Continent and became county magistrates, in a land where countless races vied for supremacy. When they first arrived, each magistrate was randomly given a county town and a barracks. Recruit troops, seize resources, establish a dynasty, and vie for supremacy among the myriad races! Bai Yuan discovered that he could roll traits for barracks, buildings, civil and military officials, and even himself! Gold traits: [True Dragon Emperor] [Virtuous Mini 1.7kReads7.0Score135Shelves
- 30 The Great Ming's Number One Divine Constable: Pay Extra If You Want Me to Catch Thieves 大明第一神捕，请我抓贼得加钱 Shen Mo awakens the Ultimate Divine Constable System and gains the Eye of Sin, leaving criminals nowhere to hide. He reports to the county yamen and casually takes down a wanted criminal. He goes for a stroll and catches a tomb robber. He catches a human trafficker in the east and pins down a sexual predator in the west. He catches river pirates on the river and subdues bandits in the mountains. Shen Mo's record is so impressive that local governments everywhere want to hire him. Shen Mo says, “ 695Reads8.9Score114Shelves
- 31 The Rogue County Magistrate 流氓县令 With a crash from the heavens, a humble county magistrate makes his dazzling entrance. Zhang Yuan had planned to keep a low profile and build up his strength, refusing to go out and cause trouble until he had mastered an unrivaled martial art. But, alas... He set about improving infrastructure, relieving disaster victims, and putting down rebellions, among other things. Before he knew it, he had reached the pinnacle of power. His salary went up, and his power grew. But that peerless martial art 7.5kReads8.5Score525Shelves
- 32 Mastering the Art of Seduction: Starting by Winning Over the Alluring Empress 翻云覆雨：从攻略尤物女帝开始 [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration + empress] Chen Yan transmigrates to Great Zhou, intending to live a carefree life as a county magistrate. But one day, the empress walks into his county town, and everything changes... “What? Sugar as fine as sand, white as snow, and even tastier than malt candy?” “What? A city wall built of concrete?” “Right, what’s this called? An elevator?” From that day on, Chen Yan’s dream is shattered. But when he thinks about it, becoming the man who wins the 13.6kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
- 33 Three Kingdoms: A Million Troops, and You Call This an Ordinary County Magistrate? 三国：屯兵百万，你管这叫普通县令？ Lu Chuan transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms era. With the help of a System, he turns a small village into a massive county town. He only wants to keep farming and develop agriculture, the economy, culture, and the military, but the warlords keep coming to find him. Cao Cao: If I can persuade Lu Chuan to enter public life, who in all the land could stop me? Yuan Shao: Get the gifts ready at once. I’m going to visit Mr. Lu Chuan in person. One cart of gifts isn’t enough? Make it ten! Liu Bei: Sec 5.3kReads7.5Score437Shelves
- 34 The Strongest Prince 最强王爷 (The short drama adaptation is now online: In the Years of Famine, I Rose to Become a King Through Military Merit) Also known as (I Joined the Army and Was Forced to Marry 36 Wives) A college student from Blue Star is caught in an unexpected traffic accident and transmigrates to ancient China during the Rebellion of the Eight Princes in the Western Jin dynasty, in a parallel timeline. War rages year-round, the people are destitute, and foreign enemies threaten from all sides. Corruption festers 9.6kReads7.9Score841Shelves
- 35 Three Kingdoms: From County Magistrate of Xuzhou to Conquering the Realm 三国：从徐州县令开始争霸天下 After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms period, he becomes a low-ranking county magistrate in Pengcheng, Xuzhou, but gains the Ultimate Promotion and Domination System! Starting as a county magistrate, he will conquer the world step by step! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received a beginner's gift pack.] [Congratulations, Host, you have received the peerless God of War Li Jing, the renowned statesman Liu Bowen, and the supreme empress Wu Meier!] [Congratulations, Host, you have recei 1.7kReads8.5Score103Shelves
- 36 County Magistrate from the Start: Sign In for the Northern Darkness Divine Skill 开局县令，签到北冥神功 Su Ying transmigrates and becomes a low-ranking county magistrate who has only just passed the imperial examination. He plans to be an upright official who cares for his people like a loving father. But demons wreak havoc beyond his domain, while heretical cults stir up trouble within it. Fortunately, Su Ying has a System to rely on. Ding! Congratulations, Host. Sign in on the first day of the lunar month to receive the Northern Darkness Divine Art! Ding! Congratulations, Host. Sign in on the fi 114Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 37 The Golden Badge Magistrate 金牌县令 By a stroke of bad luck, I transmigrated to ancient times and became a low-ranking, ninth-grade official. Watch me use the System to stand up for the people, wield absolute power, leave my name in the history books, and hold the world in the palm of my hand! 3.1kReads8.3Score254Shelves
- 38 The County Magistrate Who Taught the Emperor 帝师县令 In a world torn apart by war, Zhao Kang transmigrates into the body of a ninth-rank county magistrate in the Qian Kingdom. With no grand ambitions, he has no desire to vie for supremacy. He just wants to live off the land, do as he pleases, and rule his patch as a local tyrant. 477Reads9.1Score184Shelves
- 39 The Tang Autonomous Region 大唐自治区 Yang Xu, a young man from the 21st century, transmigrates to the Tang dynasty after an accident, bringing a System with him. Watch as he uses the System to build a modern city in the Tang dynasty and, with his help, leads it step by step to become the true center of the world. 6.4kReads8.5Score368Shelves
- 40 A County Magistrate Fell from the Sky 天上掉县令 “Your Majesty! The last six magistrates appointed to Nantang County have all been murdered. Now no one dares accept the post. Please decide what to do!” “How were they killed?” “It's said to be connected to a poisoning case at a tavern.” “Who owns the tavern?” “A young scholar.” “If no one else will take the post, then make the scholar the magistrate!” “But...” And so the young man, a doctoral student from Huaxia who had transmigrated here, found himself a county magistrate... A year later, Nant 66.8kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
- 41 The Great Zhou Order: I Became Famous Across the Land by Copying Poems from the Start 大周令：开局抄诗就名扬天下 After his soul transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking county magistrate in the Great Zhou, he copies a poem famous throughout the ages from the start, triggering a celestial phenomenon and slaying the invading enemies. The ancient greats of Earth are terrifyingly powerful. The Great Zhou Dynasty spans a vast territory, and its foreign tribes are powerful. This world is home to Confucianism, Buddhism, martial arts, Daoism, immortal sects, demons, and the supernatural. Confucian cultivators 18.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 42 My Lord, It's Cold. Put on a Yellow Robe! 大人，天冷了加件黄袍吧！ Zhou Yi transmigrated to an ancient dynasty. As a transmigrator, he didn’t do anything particularly momentous. He simply made sure the laborers conscripted to repair the city walls got steaming bowls of rice porridge with pickled mustard greens every day, and that the border troops could enjoy braised beef noodles and pickled cabbage noodles. He also expanded the territory by a thousand li and captured the invading Xiongnu Chanyu along the way. Zhou Yi never imagined that his subordinates would 34.8kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves
- 43 My Wife Is Actually a Female Demon Lord 娘子竟是女魔头 After transmigrating, Wang You found himself married on the spot. Not only did he become a county magistrate, he also got to marry a beautiful bride... But on their wedding night, he was poisoned and carried away. His wife's family are a band of local tyrants, every one of them a peerless martial artist. In a tiny county yamen, there are more than ten people scheming against one another. The maid who is always smiling can take down more than a dozen burly men. His wife practices martial arts eve 35.7kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
- 44 I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建 [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
- 45 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 226.6kReads9.5Score27.3kShelves
