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- 1 The Jianghu Emperor of the Republic of China Era 民国之江湖皇帝 The underworld isn't about fighting and killing. It's about human relationships and the ways of the world. But Lin Zhiyuan doesn't see it that way. He believes that fists are power! With his fists, what are the three tycoons Du Yuesheng, Huang Jinrong, and Zhang Xiaolin to him? With iron fists and a fish-killing knife, he carves out a fearsome reputation as the Emperor of the Underworld! It's just a fish-killing knife, yet it holds the underworld of Republican-era Shanghai in its grip for decade 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Black Flag Army of the Republican Era 民国黑旗军 September 1912, Qinzhou, Guangxi. Tian Mengxue says to Liu Yongfu, “Mr. Di hopes to build an army and recover the lands the Qing lost in the north: Outer Northeast, Outer Northwest, and Taiwan. Its banner will be a black flag. He wants the world to know that the Black Flag Army has not perished and will once again reclaim its former glory!” Di Xiong, a modern man, transmigrates to Beijing in 1912. Using modern knowledge, he goes into business, builds factories, and organizes an armed force. His 3Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 3 Transmigrating to the Republican Era to Save the Nation Through Industry 穿越民国实业救国 Zhang Yunming, a modern man, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel version of Republican-era China. Using his modern knowledge, he builds industry to save and strengthen the nation and its military, paving the way for the great rejuvenation of his people! At a time when national confidence has sunk to its lowest point, he joins forces with like-minded people to fight comprador interests and resist imperialist aggression! 192Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Qing Shaoran's Beacon Fires: The Rise of the Great Revolution 清少燃烽火：大革命之崛起 Set during the Great Revolution, this is the story of a young master from the Qing dynasty whose fate is utterly transformed by the tides of the times. Foreign powers covet his family’s mines, bringing the family to ruin. Sent to a landlord’s home, the young master is bullied at every turn, with only the kind-hearted eldest daughter there to protect him. After an accident sends him tumbling into a well, he somehow finds himself in a secret anti-Qing army, setting out on a turbulent and extraordi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Warlord: County Magistrate? No, Call Me a Great Power 军阀：县长？不，请叫我列强 [Warlords + Republic of China-inspired setting + sign-in System + power fantasy + focus on building and development] After transmigrating, Jiang Xinghua finds himself in a warlord era much like the Republic of China, where he awakens a sign-in System and becomes the county magistrate of a remote border county in northern China. It is a chaotic age of warlords, rampant bandits, and foreign powers watching hungrily from all sides, but for him it is also an age of great opportunity. Using the sign- 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The New Jiazi Chronicle 新编甲子 Zhang Xingguang goes from being a history student to returning to 1852, where he becomes the top scholar in the imperial examinations. He then takes a different path from the Xiang Army, defeats countless domestic and foreign rivals, and ultimately sets right one historical regret after another before embarking on a journey to the stars and seas. —Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 7 A Nationwide Call to Arms: The Young Marshal Leads a Million Soldiers Through the Pass 通电全国，少帅引兵百万入关 September 18, Year 303 of the Yan Calendar. Zhang Muzhi, the young marshal of Yan, issued a radio message calling for peace. A million newly recruited troops crossed the pass to mediate! Ten armored divisions were ready to deploy at a moment's notice! Aircraft carrier fleets sailed into the harbor! Dragon bombers circled overhead. The warlords collectively wet themselves in terror. The ambassador of Sakura Country called on him to apologize: “Your Excellency, Young Marshal! Our warships were jus 6Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn as a Private in the Hunan Army in Late Qing 重生晚清湘军一小兵 A newly risen military commander from humble beginnings dreams of making his country prosperous and its army powerful. He sets off a sweeping wave of reform across Jiangnan. He builds factories, trains a new army, and establishes schools, smashing the shackles of the old world with an iron fist. But his actions also threaten deeply entrenched vested interests. From Empress Dowager Cixi in the capital to powerful local clans, from Russian troops waiting like tigers to Manchu nobles plotting in se 33Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 9 A Qing-Dynasty Crossover: Divine Weapons Descend! I Fight the Foreigners and Overthrow the Qing 综清穿：神兵天降！我灭洋反清 Lin Wen unexpectedly transmigrates to the late Qing Dynasty, and activates an invincible System from the start. At a time when the country is growing ever weaker, he has only one thing on his mind: kill! Kill the invaders, and kill every rotten soul! From that day on, he becomes a terrifying God of War. One astonishing machine and piece of equipment after another makes its debut, leaving the world stunned... 9.7kReads7.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 10 Dreaming Back to 1895 梦回一八九五 During a mission, special forces soldier Lin Feng unexpectedly returns to 1895 in a parallel universe. This world shares the same history as the one he came from, but with his arrival, a whole new chapter begins. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 I Transmigrated to the Late Qing and Became a Boxer 穿越清末我是义和团 Wang Ersha, a modern entrepreneur, transmigrates into the world of a late-Qing novel. Ersha becomes Shier, and under the name of Shier's Divine Whip, he begins his journey in another world. The Eight-Nation Alliance is about to invade! Dagu Port is in danger! Tianjin is in danger! Beijing is in danger! The Chinese people are in danger! Everyone, roll up your sleeves and get to work! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Period: Reborn in South Korea, Rising from an Orphanage 年代：重生南韩，从孤儿院崛起 I entered Huaxia, stormed Nanyang, slaughtered my way through the Amazon, forced the Sakura Kingdom to heel, unified the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and set my sights on the whole world. I rose to power in the 1960s and founded a nation in the 1970s. I am the orphan who disrupted the world order... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Traveling Between Two Worlds: From the Start, I Rule the Golden Triangle as a Tusi 两界互穿开局金三角当土司 At the end of the Shuiqing era, when you can transmigrate back and forth between parallel worlds, what would you do? Support the Qing and drive out the foreigners? Give me a break. I don’t want to wear a long queue braid. Raise an army against the Qing? What a hassle. People die in wars, you know. The right way to get started is to become an imperialist power yourself and join the great wave of colonization. First, take the Great Qing Empire for a spin, then wipe out the Japanese, and finally 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Come with Me Before Sunset 在日落之前跟我走 [Devoted love + love and hate + beautiful women + handsome men + war + love and hate] The land lies shattered, ten years of life and death, Family vengeance unavenged, the nation in peril, Li Xiaoxiao, how can I find it in me to love you? The sons and daughters of Huaxia stand strong, The clouds will part, and dawn will come at last. Zhou Heming, come with me before sunset. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Rise: Starting in 1890 崛起：从1890开始 (Transmigration + political intrigue + mighty warships and guns + naval battles + fighting the great powers + reclaiming lost territory) A butterfly sets off a storm. A single soybean sinks a warship. After an unexpected mishap, Ye Fei somehow transmigrates to the late Qing dynasty. A bank clerk, armed with modern knowledge and skills, plunges headfirst into the maelstrom of this chaotic era. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Republican Era: I Beat Everyone to the Punch and Became the Military Academy's New Headmaster! 民国：提前截胡，上任军校校长！ Transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of China, transmigrate to the Republic of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Republican Era: With Heaven-Defying Comprehension, I Take the Young Marshal's Place 民国：悟性逆天，从截胡少帅开始 Transmigrate to Republican-era China and beat up a young Marshal of the Fengtian Army right from the start. After graduating from the Military Academy, he makes a name for himself across the land and becomes a key figure at the heart of the Fengtian Army! Revive the Northeast Army and sweep away the Beiyang warlords! Defy fate, and keep foreign invaders beyond the borders! 4Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 18 Warlord Rivalry: From Militia Commander to Emperor 军阀争霸：从民团团长到帝国皇帝 After unexpectedly transmigrating to another world, Zhu Jilong discovers that he has become the commander of a local militia in a small county town. After awakening a sign-in System, he can obtain all kinds of weapons and equipment from it through one sign-in each day. Thanks to the System's early rewards, the protagonist's forces expand step by step: from a single regiment from the start to a division, then from a division to an army of hundreds of thousands! As his army grows, the protagonist' 225Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 19 Reborn in 1937: A Great Burden Has Fallen to Me 重生1937：天降大任于我 Everyone has a wuxia dream in their heart. Every Chinese person has a dream of fighting the Japanese invaders! Today, I, Chu Tianhe, am willing to sacrifice 100 million Dong Sang people to bless every person in Huaxia with the strength of a dragon! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 How to Lose a Fortune, Starting in the Republic of China 亏成首富从民国开始 “He was called the backbone of the nation. During the turbulent Republican era, he entered the education sector and founded countless primary and secondary schools, as well as top universities. Through his efforts alone, countless young people in the Dragon Kingdom received a good education, bringing the country's scientific research to the forefront of the world.” “He entered the industrial sector and hired countless displaced people. His many light-industry factories gave work to countless peo 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 From the Start, I'm a Young Marshal: Build Big, Grow Strong, and Make Glory Again 开局就当少帅，做大做强再创辉煌 Xu Le transmigrated to a Tang Dynasty much like the era of World War II. Unfortunately, his father died from the start, leaving him no choice but to become a young marshal and inherit a warlord force of fewer than ten thousand men. A System appeared: by supplying resources or killing enemies, he could earn Merit Points to exchange for all kinds of weapons and ammunition in the System Shop. From then on, Xu Le led his small warlord force into battle, fighting on all fronts, growing stronger and m 2Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 22 Warlord: The Road to a Strong Army 军阀：强军之路 Zhou He, born in 2000, transmigrates to a parallel world in the early twentieth century. What should he do? Faced with a world and history so similar to his own, will he help bring about the founding of the nation, or… 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 1906: I Have a Portable Hospital 1906：我有一间随身医院 Zhao Feihong transmigrates to the Hualan Kingdom of 1906 with a space hospital. In this age of ceaseless warfare, just how much can a hospital, rather than a weapon, accomplish? Let us wait and see... 233Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 24 Warlord: A Division as a Mission Reward from the Start 军阀：开局任务奖励一个师 College student Liu Lin accidentally transmigrates to the alternate world of the Great Zhou Empire. The empire is mired in warlord conflict, but with help from the System, Liu Lin completes missions and eventually unites the Great Zhou, crushing the foreign powers! [Congratulations, Host! You completed the mission “A New Arrival.” Reward: a division’s worth of German equipment!] [Congratulations, Host! You completed the mission “A Little Fame.” Reward: a large munitions factory!] [Congratulation 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Republican-Era Warlord: With a Poverty-Alleviation System, I Became a Great Power 民国，军阀扶贫系统，我成了列强 [Colonial Powers] + [System-Fueled Free Shopping] + [Land, Sea, and Air] + [Worldwide Delivery] + [Infrastructure Mania] Jiang Lan accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a minor warlord under siege. Just as he is about to meet his end, he bonds with a poverty-relief System! Domestic semi-automatic rifles, light and heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, light and heavy tanks, main battle tanks, armored vehicles, rocket launchers, all kinds of daily necessities, and basic in 1Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 26 A Prince's Son from the Start: Become Emperor and Rule the World 开局王爷儿子，做皇帝，称霸世界 Ye Fei transmigrates to a parallel world with a Qing Dynasty just like the one in history, becoming the son of Prince Li. An orphan in his previous life, Ye Fei is cherished by everyone in this one. He had planned to coast through life, but after hearing of the Qing Dynasty’s crushing defeat in the Opium War, he finally decides to do what he can for his country and change the tragic fate of its people. Just then, the System activates. It’s a sign-in system: sign in every day, and once enough 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Back to the Republic of China as a General 回到民国做将军 A delivery guy is in a traffic accident while making a delivery and transmigrates from the modern world to the chaotic Republic of China era, a time of raging wars, warring warlords, and bandits everywhere. From then on, he begins a life with cheat-like advantages! 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Republican Era Warlord Marshal: Starting Out as a Fengtian Bandit 民国大帅军阀从奉天土匪开始 [System] + [High-Energy Action] + [A Little Comedy] + [Northeastern Bandits] + [Imperial Conquest] Zhu Chuanwu, a shut-in, suddenly opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into a bandits' hideout. The beautiful leader of the stronghold, Wanshanhong, is determined to marry him. Just as they are about to enjoy a lovely life together, Xu Damabang from Naitoushan attacks the mountain, planning to seize Wanshanhong and take her back as his bandit bride. At this perilous moment, Zhu Chu 130Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 29 Starting from Scratch: The Navy and the Road to Revival 从零开始的海军和复兴之路 (Development) + (Naval warfare) + (A partial golden finger, no resources) + (Shipbuilding) + (Slow burn) My name is Wang Yu. I transmigrated to a parallel world, into a country called Zhonghua. Everything it is going through now resembles the modern history of my homeland that I studied on Earth. Can I use what I learned on Earth to help Zhonghua break free of the Great Powers' oppression and forge its own path to revival? 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Republican Era: You Were Supposed to Defend the Coast, but You Took Down the Great Powers 民国：让你沿海布防，你干翻列强 Chu Yao transmigrates into the service of the powerful warlord known as the King of the Southeast. Tasked with commanding Tongcheng and defending the coast, he unexpectedly activates a sign-in System. Knowing how history will unfold, Chu Yao keeps a low profile in Tongcheng, developing industry and military defenses while driving the economy forward at breakneck speed. A sign-in reward of Siemens energy behemoths helps him build an industrial hub. A sign-in reward of vortex spinning machines r 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 1926: The Tenant Farmer Who Became a Landowner in Ning County 1926生万物：成宁财主家佃户 (Crossover drama + Republican era + Supernatural + Period setting + Transmigration + System) After waking up, I transmigrated into the TV drama The World Reborn, where I became a tenant farmer on the Big-Eyed's estate. … The story will also incorporate The Young Marshal, Mr. Vampire, and Rattan… I don't want to be a warlord. I just want to live in peace. Golden finger: I have a pocket dimension and can see favorability levels. 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Puyi's New Beginning 溥仪的新生 Fate, time and space, and the Fermi paradox are the main themes of this book. The keys to every clue in the ending can be found in the early chapters! The mystery of the Moonlight Mirror is solved only after Emperor Xian invites Professor Fermi! No one in this book can hold the sun and moon in their hands or pluck stars from the sky. All they have is “a killing technique where the leg never rises above the knee”! This is not a struggle for power between child emperors! Nor is it about founding 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Reborn as a Warlord in the Late Ming 重生明末当军阀 The chaotic final years of the Ming dynasty. Chen Ke emerges out of nowhere, recruiting troops and reclaiming farmland, developing industry and commerce, building ships and casting cannons. He wages war across the north and south, ruling the seas in every direction. Is he a saint? He kills without batting an eye. Is he a demon? He also loves the people like his own children... Hong Taiji: Chen Ke, you villain! You slaughter my people and ruin my plans! Chen Ke: Huang Taiji, right back at you. Th 1kReads7.3Score10014d adds
- 34 The Central Empire of Mountains and Seas 山海中央帝国 Elite soldier Lin Hao transmigrates into the Shan Hai Empire and becomes its ninth prince. After being granted Jiangchuan Province, he sets about reforming the empire and governing it with diligence, leading it step by step to become the world’s foremost power. He transforms it into the Central Shan Hai Empire, the world’s center of power and politics. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The New Empire: Rising from the Southwest 新帝国：从西南崛起 The passionate young Lin Hansheng transmigrates to a Shenzhou much like the early twentieth century. Faced with a war-torn land in an age of warlords and chaos, he vows to transform this backward era: to secure the nation’s interests and serve its people. He will take inspiration from the West, build a modern army, develop modern industry, advance scientific research, and improve agriculture and people’s livelihoods. All he hopes is to restore Shenzhou to the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties! 117Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 36 North America: Making the Great Ming Great Again 北美：让大明再次伟大 The last emperor of the Ming finally reached the Americas, loyal to him, and a vast empire that shocked the entire world was born. The Iron Curtain stretching across Europe and America was about to rise. The new scourge of God, the mighty and illustrious Supreme Emperor, said this to the anti-Ming alliance that had formed many years later: “I’m in a hurry. Come at me all at once!” Meanwhile, the Great Qing, still lost in its dream of being the Celestial Empire, would soon receive a greeting from 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A First-Rate Man in Republican-Era China 民国高质量男性 Li Yuanbao, who has always dreamed of becoming a martial hero, transmigrates after an accident. With his ambitions still unfulfilled, he had hoped to make his mark in this world as a wandering hero. Instead, fate gives him the identity of a wealthy young man who wants for nothing. In an age when the martial world is in decline, will he persist in being a Chinese Don Quixote, or become a rich landowner? 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Transmigrated to the Republic of China: I'm a Little Demon 穿越之我在民国当魔丸 Duan Chengwang transmigrated. Good news: From the start, he transmigrated as the legitimate grandson of the warlord Duan family. His grandfather is a powerful Beiyang faction heavyweight, with troops, territory, and veteran followers. Bad news: The golden finger he's bound to is called the "Emotion-Powered Treasure Chest System." Treasure chests only drop when he makes someone else's emotions fluctuate wildly. Duan Chengwang: ... There are no useless Systems, only grandfathers whose blood pressu 10.4kReads6.2Score55814d adds
- 39 Buried in the Pear Garden 梨园葬 I went back to 1935 and became the Zhou family's new bride, brought in to bring good fortune. The nuptial wine was poisoned, thirty skeletons lay buried beneath the pear tree at the old house, and my husband was none other than the Gu King, refined from generations of stillborn babies. With a fragment of the Mirror of Reincarnation in hand, I smiled and bit my fingertip. In this life, everyone who ever harmed the women of my Su family will pay in blood. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 T1000 Sign-In from the Start 开局签到T1000 A history PhD transmigrates to a parallel world! Ding! [Universal Sign-In System] activated! Sign in from the start to get a T-1000 liquid-metal robot. Next come a penicillin production line, cutting-edge equipment, a complete heavy industry system... 134Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 41 Reborn: The Rise of the Northeast 重生之东北崛起 Zhang Xueyi, a graduate student in the History Department at Jilin University, was reborn in Northeast China in 1925. After completing his studies in Germany, he returned home and championed reform amid internal strife and foreign threats. In the Northeast, he strengthened the army, developed the economy, and fought bravely against the Japanese, forging an inspiring legend of resurgence. 29Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 42 Rise in Another World: The Fifth Empire 异世崛起之第五帝国 Look! The wings of the Empire’s warplanes blot out the skies above the Kingdom of Windsor! Listen! The Empire’s torrent of steel crushes the supposedly impregnable fortresses of the Roman Alliance! And now, even the distant continent of Fusang has become the Empire’s garden! As the little people of Neon and the leaders of nations wail and beg for mercy, Chen Qingzhi smiles and says, “No, this is only the beginning of the nightmare. My sights are set on the stars and the universe!!!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Rise of Nanhua: From Emptying Shantang Port to Restoring Lanfang 南华崛起：从汕港搬空到复国兰芳 [No System + Farming + Founding a Nation Overseas + Struggle for Supremacy + War of Resistance Against Japan] After transmigrating to the fourteenth year of the Republic of China, Zhou Huaijin is a battalion commander in Shantang. The Huangpu Army is closing in, his former superior has fled, and everyone is waiting to be absorbed into the new forces. Only he quietly takes stock of the Guangdong Army’s arsenal: three thousand rifles, two mountain guns, and four Maxim guns. He takes them all. The 476Reads—Score11214d adds
- 44 1889: I’m the Boss of the Far East 一八八九：我在远东当大哥 The year is 1889. A dark chapter is about to unfold, and Wang Qiwen, who has only just transmigrated, suddenly clenches his fists. (Everything takes place in another timeline and has no connection to the real world.) 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 From Lowly Bandit to Founding Emperor 从破土匪到开国皇帝 “Reborn as a bandit's adopted son, he ate wild greens and lived in a dilapidated temple, mocked as ‘the temple's pauper.’ One line at the county school, ‘If you have the strength but don't seize the chance, even Heaven won't hand it to you,’ left the great scholars stunned. A poem presented at the Xie residence, ‘As long as I draw breath, I will repay the land of the Nine Provinces,’ shook the richest man to his core. When the secret of the broken jade at his waist was revealed, the world finall —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn in 1926: A Legendary Age of War 重生1926烽火岁月传奇 Reborn in 1926, Fang Yi is the young master of a wealthy landowning family, shouldering a heavy responsibility. He forms a loyal, steadfast army to guard his territory and works hard to develop industry. In the wars at home, he successfully unifies the warlord factions, showing outstanding leadership and unwavering resolve. When the Japanese invaders attack, he stands his ground without fear and resolutely defends his homeland. Amid years of relentless warfare, Fang Yi and his troops write a leg 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 An Alternate Republican Era: From Company Commander to Marshal 架空民国：我从连长到大帅 Who says you need a System when you transmigrate? I’ll carve my way to glory with real military expertise, one blade and one bullet at a time! Liu Zilong, born into a military family and a top graduate of a military academy, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Republican era of the fictional Shenlong Kingdom. The country is beset by warlords at home and surrounded by foreign powers abroad. Drawing on his modern military knowledge, he starts as a junior officer and rises through real battlefield co —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Reborn in 1946: The Indian Subcontinent 重生1946年，南亚次大陆 Reborn on Water Blue Star. The story is fictional. Reborn in 1946. From then on, he begins a military career trampling White Elephants underfoot... and punching little columnists into the ground. The protagonist is a young master, so there’s still hope for him... His father is an officer in the Jinling garrison. Ahhh... there’s still hope for him... In mid-August, he hears from his hospital bed that his father is heading to southeastern Shanxi... System, send me back. I like being a wage slave. 269Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Late Qing: Deceiving the Emperor and Rebelling to Save China 晚清：欺君造反救华夏 Set in the second year of Xianfeng, during the Taiping Rebellion. The protagonist, born a bandit, impersonates a county magistrate and takes up the post, planning to make a quick buck and run. But life is a drama, and somehow he just keeps climbing the official ranks… I eat the Qing’s food and wear the Qing’s clothes, yet I’m also going to rebel against the Qing. Watch me drive out the Tartars and rebuild China! 268Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 50 A Man in the Republic of China: From the Start, I Became a County Magistrate 人在民国：开局当县长 (System + Satisfying Power Fantasy) He was the son of a wealthy family, but his own clan betrayed and abandoned him. With the help of a System, he rises from a castoff to become the youngest supreme commander of a warlord army. Years later, Liu Changqing stands on the rostrum as soldiers and civilians below him chant in unison, “Long live the head of state!” 14Reads6.9Score—14d adds
