Novels like The Rogue of Republican China
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- 1 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Years I Ruled Shanghai 穿越民国：纵横上海滩的那些年 Only when people reach a certain level are they qualified to talk about the greater good of the nation. In the underworld, it’s not about fighting for power. It’s about brotherhood. The more friends you have, the more your standing in the world changes. When I was just starting out, the slum was a sanctuary in my brothers’ hearts. When countless good brothers followed me, everyone trembled at the sight of me. When I controlled several territories, I only had to stamp my foot, and everyone shook 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Transmigrated to the Beiyang Era and Rose to Become the Strongest Warlord 穿越北洋，晋升最强军阀 A spacetime-travel System + character summoning + weapon exchange + travel between two eras. Wang Qingyun accidentally transmigrates to Shanghai in 1920, during the Republic of China era. With the System’s help, he recruits underlings. At first, all he wants is to survive and become rich, but circumstances force him to build up his power and conquer the land. See how the protagonist takes on the gangs and reclaims the foreign concessions... 2kReads6.4Score10314d adds
- 3 Republican Era: From the Start, I Marry a Beautiful Bride and Conquer the Turbulent Times 民国：开局迎娶美娇娘，纵横乱世 Synopsis: [Warlords + tycoon protagonist + sweet romance + one heroine + treasure maps + treasure chests + Republican-era setting + devoted husband + doting dad + brotherhood + wish fulfillment + high-octane action + ruthless decisiveness] The world is united after long division, and divided after long unity. The martial world isn't about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and social customs. In his previous life, Nie Xiaolong was a special forces soldier stationed at the border 447Reads—Score—14d 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 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
- 6 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
- 7 A Dream of Republican-Era China, Waking in the Bridal Chamber 梦回民国，梦醒洞房中 A modern-day entrepreneur whose business went under transmigrates by accident into the body of a gravely ill young master from a landlord family in 1931. The landlord family is holding a wedding for the young master, hoping the celebration will bring him good fortune and save their only son’s life. But no one knows that although he has come back to life, his soul has been replaced. He is now someone else entirely. Watch the protagonist rise amid the chaos of a troubled era and live a life unlike 11.2kReads7.9Score70114d adds
- 8 Disguised as a Man: The Young Warlord Storms the Green Gang 女扮男装：军阀少帅勇闯青帮 “Strong female lead + dual female leads + angst + ensemble cast” An alternate Republic of China era, a fantastical world A warlord’s young marshal, second in power only to The Outcast, and the famed cross-dressing beauty known as “Young Master” in the bustling foreign concessions, is stripped of her position overnight. Misunderstood and estranged from her father, the president, at odds with her elder brother, drawing guns on her Green Gang comrades, and, at that very moment, abandoned by the per 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China: The Marshal Wants Me to Stop, but I'm Building a Career 穿越民国之大帅求放过我要搞事业 [Transmigration + fictional Republican-era setting + no System + no pocket dimension + no golden finger + career-focused + ensemble cast] One-line blurb: A family's story of resisting the Japanese invasion and saving their country. Full blurb: After a car accident, modern girl Lin Yi transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes the youngest daughter of the second son of the Xiang family, a major Shanghai industrialist. Her uncle and father have seven children between them. The six ahead of he 3kReads9.1Score28114d adds
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 The Warlord's Cherished Bride: Marshal, Come Here! 军阀权宠：大帅，你过来！ [The short drama of the same name, The Marshal, Come Here, is now streaming] In the years of the Republic, war and chaos swept the land, and each warlord ruled his own territory. The day Su City fell, Qiao Wan was treated like a piece of cargo and offered to the new ruler of the three northwestern provinces. They said Ninth Master Ji was cold-blooded and ruthless, and that he had caused the deaths of three wives. He was a man cursed by fate. Ji Shiyan strolled out from beneath the hanging-flower 9kReads9.4Score94714d adds
- 18 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
- 19 After His Wife Divorces Him, the Warlord Goes Gray Overnight 夫人离婚后，军阀大佬一夜白头 The short drama of the same name, “Qi Mi,” is available by searching on Tomato. Ning Zhen is forced to marry the warlord Sheng Changyu. Sheng Changyu has a beloved first love, as well as two concubines, and the Sheng household is rife with danger. Ning Zhen is a young heiress who has returned from studying abroad. She can’t adapt to the infighting in the household, and everyone is waiting to see her make a fool of herself. Less than three years later, just as everyone predicted, Ning Zhen wants 78.3kReads9.5Score9k14d adds
- 20 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
