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- 1 Transmigrating to Ancient Babylon to Found a Nation 穿越到古巴比伦建国 [Farming and development, feel-good power fantasy, multiple heroines, conquest] He transmigrates unexpectedly to ancient Babylon. Fortunately, the System provides modern technology, and with this knowledge and these innovations, he builds a powerful nation. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Ottoman Empire Restored! 复辟！奥斯曼帝国 Chen Cheng, a top student from Tsinghua University, wakes up to find himself the “ghost” descendant of the last Ottoman sultan! The founding father has just died, and Turkey has fallen into chaos. There are no loyal troops, no treasury, only foul-smelling sewers, a handful of followers with nowhere else to turn, and a mind full of modern military-industrial knowledge. Restore the nation? First, stay alive! He makes guns from scrap metal, recruits soldiers through fear, and turns a rabble into “ 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I'm a Bandit, and I'm Proud of It 我是悍匪，我骄傲 He transmigrates to the mainland in the 1980s and becomes Wang Jianjun, a notorious bandit of his era. See how this bandit, armed with an education from the future, finds an unconventional way to contribute to his country's development. (Don't get hung up on the timeline.) 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A New Family Line Begins: Carving Out a Domain in Myanmar 族谱单开，从缅甸开始拓土开疆 No System + Not Reborn + Satisfying Power Fantasy + No Female Lead After leaving the army, I had no practical skills, so my only option was to travel long distances as a truck driver. On a trip to Yunnan to deliver cargo, I was kidnapped and taken to Myanmar, and my life veered onto a completely different path. Packages hidden in sugarcane fields, great deeds arising from little ditches: see how an ordinary person, backed by a wealthy benefactor, can set the world in turmoil. 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Great Ming: Founding a Nation in Australia at the End of the Chongzhen Era 大明：崇祯末年，澳洲建国 No System + No Golden Finger + Light Historical Research + Traditional Style + Power Fantasy In 1651, the Shunzhi Emperor finally got his wish: Dorgon was dead. With the Eight Banners of Manchu, Mongol, and Han troops at his command, he looked down on the world, convinced the Qing had no rivals. Then a group of tanks charged straight north from the south, and Zhao Tianfu personally shoved a gun barrel into Shunzhi's mouth. “You dug up Dorgon's grave, but what about that bastard Hong Taiji? Dig h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Transmigrate to 1852: Red Flags Sweep Across North America as I Found a Nation 穿越1852红旗漫卷北美建国 This is a thunderclap for the working class. If you enjoy the hard-core pioneering in "New Gaoqiao", appreciate the strategic depth of "The Chief Minister Rules the World", are inspired by the ideals in "How the Steel Was Tempered", and want to see Chinese civilization bloom in unexpected ways on foreign soil, this book was written for you. Highlights: Hard-core transmigration: No outrageous golden fingers, only technological advances suited to the era and profound ideological struggles. The ble 2kReads—Score33014d adds
- 7 Rebuilding the Ming Empire and Becoming Emperor, Starting in Central Africa 重建大明国当皇帝，从中非开始 [System + War + Military + Conquest + Nation-Building + Intelligent Protagonist] (PS: This novel includes some fantasy elements and genetic technology beyond current capabilities. Please don't compare it entirely to reality.) In 2017, Chen Mo, the 24th-generation descendant of Zhu Yunwen, was tricked into going to Africa. From the moment he set foot on African soil and activated the System, to the moment he inherited Zhu Yunwen's imperial destiny, he was fated to go further and further down the 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Building a Half-Human Empire from Scratch 从零开始建立半人帝国 [Furry + animal ears + nonhumans, little girls + mature women + cute and alluring women, all your fantasies about another world are here. A slow-paced farming story without the trouble of a System, giving your busy mind a moment's rest.] Good news: I've transmigrated to another world. Bad news: I've become a slave, and a half-human slave despised by the moral order, no less. I was a wage slave in my previous life. Now that I've finally transmigrated, how could I meekly accept being a slave? Of c 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Dragon Rises in Southeast Asia 龙起东南亚 Can you fight a war of resistance overseas? Can the Chinese communities in Southeast Asia rise up? Follow a humble noncommissioned officer as he transmigrates to a very different Southeast Asian battlefield. Our Southeast Asia, our story, is not the same. 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 10 Heading South in 1945 to Found a Nation on the Peninsula 1945年南下，于半岛建国 1945. Fuso was defeated, and the Central Plains began to flourish anew. At this turbulent turning point, Bai Mengqiao led the last remnants of the Gui Clique south, maneuvering between the United States and France before founding an independent nation on the Indochinese Peninsula. To promote development and ensure his own security, Bai Mengqiao repeatedly shifted between the United States and Europe, carved up Indonesia, built a Chinese civilizational sphere, and helped ethnic Chinese rise to pr 1Reads—Score214d adds
- 11 Transmigrate to 1919: Xu Shuzheng 穿越1919徐树铮 Special forces soldier Xu Cheng transmigrates to a parallel world of the Great Zhou in 1919. He builds a powerful army using modern methods. He acts with overwhelming force. And he builds a mighty empire amid the chaos. 132Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 12 Founding a Nation in Nanyang: Starting as a Yunnan Army Brigade Commander 南洋建国：从滇军旅长开始 In 2026, seafarer Qin Su is caught in a once-in-a-century storm in the Indian Ocean. His cargo ship, the Wan Qin, sinks, and he closes his eyes in the freezing water, unwilling to accept his fate. · Reborn: He wakes up as Qin Su, a brigade commander in the Yunnan Army in 1941. Because he isn't a Whampoa Academy insider and has a blunt personality, he's ostracized. His soldiers are gaunt, and their equipment is obsolete. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 With the Expeditionary Force: An Army of Millions 人在远征军，雄兵百万 [Expeditionary Force + Steel Torrent + All action, all thrills + Build an army with resources] In the Expeditionary Force, Yang Xinghua joins the 200th Division in fighting overseas against the Japanese. Destroy resources, and he can raise troops at a furious pace. From then on, his steel torrent becomes unstoppable. When the enemy cries out in despair, “Why do his troops keep growing the more we fight, with no end in sight? Why does he have every weapon we have? Who betrayed the Empire?” Yang X 2.2kReads6.1Score11014d adds
- 14 Southeast Asian Memories 往事东南亚 Xu Guojun is a retired special forces king. His seventeen-year-old daughter is tricked into going to northern Myanmar. After the demons running a telecom fraud company have squeezed every last bit of value from her, they demand money from him. In the end, his daughter’s fate remains unknown. 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Transmigrate and Build an Empire in the South Seas 穿越之建立南洋帝国 Su Dao makes his move, and the world is his. He was just a master thief, so how did one little theft send him back several hundred years? All this for some lousy book, and it sends me to an age of war and chaos? You might as well have sent me to a brothel. At least then I wouldn't have to worry about who to visit tomorrow night. “A lousy book? I'm a cheat that can materialize weapons. If you don't want me, I'm leaving,” the book said smugly. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 1760: I Take Over Ryukyu Island from the Start 1760：开局占据琉球岛 Wang Qi was an ordinary internet cafe manager in the 21st century. After a baby stroller rear-ended him in the shop, he somehow ended up on Ryukyu Island in 1760 AD, the 25th year of the Qianlong Emperor’s reign. He also received a sign-in System. “With the mood set like this, it’d be hard to justify not starting a rebellion.” Wang Qi looked helplessly at his million-strong army and thousand warships. 157Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Building the Ming Empire, Starting with the North American Powers 打造大明帝国，从北美列强开始 Special forces king Zhu Zhixin accidentally transmigrates to 1657 and becomes the Ming dynasty crown prince, exiled to North America. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in an Indigenous tribe, where he has become the chief's son-in-law. He helps his father-in-law repel the Spanish, acquires a piece of land, builds his own city, and develops his own empire. He rises to power across North America and swiftly becomes a world power. The Spanish: Please, have mercy! Stop attacking us! You can h 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Qing Dynasty: The Great Power Rise System Sweeps Away the Great Powers 大清：大国崛起系统，横扫列强 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 From the Start in 1949, I Choose to Fight Across Southeast Asia 开局1949，我选择征战东南亚 [No System + modern era + founding a country overseas] In 1949, the Nationalist government’s fortunes began to take a sharp turn for the worse. Li Zewen, a modern university student, accidentally transmigrated into the body of a senior Guangxi Clique general. Knowing defeat was inevitable, he chose to lead his troops south to Annam, using it as a base before eventually unifying Southeast Asia. 137Reads—Score414d adds
- 20 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
- 21 I’m Apprenticed to Rabbit Nation, So Why Are You Panicking, Eagle Sauce? 我拜师兔国，鹰酱你慌什么？ Yang Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the tyrannical president of an African region, on the verge of being overthrown. With only one day left before the coup, the System suddenly awakens. [National Policy One]: Become a student of the Rabbit Country and build the African region's strongest army. [National Policy Two]: Sell out to the Eagle Sauce, surrender national sovereignty, and become the lackey of the Eagle Sauce's lackeys. [National Policy Three]: Follow in Great Marshal 6Reads—Score214d adds
- 22 The Rise of Nanyang 南洋崛起 They were caught in a conspiracy and nearly wiped out to the last man. They conquered new lands and built a world power. They endured countless battles, living only for war. They saw through everything and built an ideal home. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 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
- 24 The Judgment of Southeast Asia 东南亚之裁决 My abilities are limited, so I can only write a novel to deal with scammers. Zhou Rui, a young man from Huaxia, binds himself to the Judgment System after stepping in to help someone in danger. After witnessing the atrocities committed by scammers in Southeast Asia online, he heads there to form an advance team and embark on a passionate adventure in the name of justice. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Nanyang Warlord: Starting with My Transmigration to 1945 南洋军阀：从穿越1945年开始 No System, a true warlord, geopolitical power games, and a nation built on industry. In 1945, as World War II came to an end, a power vacuum opened up across the world. Chen Feng, a transmigrator with an elite force of the Chinese Expeditionary Army under his command, saw through the fate awaiting him if he returned home: becoming cannon fodder. With the immense wealth left behind by the withdrawing Japanese army and the British Empire, eager to return, he set his sights on the crossroads of the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Nanyang Warlord: From Rubber Plantations to the Siamese Throne 南洋枭雄：从橡胶园到暹罗王座 Lin Yuan’s soul travels back to late Qing-era Nanyang, where he becomes a young Chinese boy at a bankrupt rubber plantation. Armed with modern technology, he refines high-grade rubber, manufactures guns and cannons, and builds an ironclad army! From a plantation defense militia to an invincible army, he sweeps aside Siam’s powerful elite and claims the heights of Bangkok! When Japanese invaders come storming in, he forges a steel bulwark across Central and South Asia: “Anyone who threatens my en 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Founding a Nation in the South Pacific 立国南太平洋 The world's financial tycoons treated him like a lab rat and used him for their experiments, never guessing that he was the direct disciple of a reclusive master! Starting from a deserted island, he founded a nation with his own hands and went on to dominate the world, stirring up the global order! For the woman he loved, he studied hard and entered Daxia's top university. For loyalty, he led the national soccer team to the World Cup. To avenge his country's humiliation, he marched on Japan! Any —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Have a Time-Space Shopping System 我有超时空购物系统 My name is Li Mubai. In the seventh year of the Republic, when I was exiled to the Mongolian frontier to guard the border, I unexpectedly became bound to a spacetime shopping System. When General Xu Shuzheng's cavalry rode north to reclaim Outer Mongolia, I offered him not military provisions, but a satellite map marking the Russian Empire's secret supply depots. In Kulun, the princes and nobles laughed at my "toy airplane models" until my drone swarm burned their cavalry charge to ashes. Later, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Winds Rise in Central South 风起中南 An ordinary man returns from a peaceful era to a turbulent time in the history of Huaxia. How will he grow from an utterly ordinary person into someone capable of building a great nation? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Our Huaxia Expeditionary Army: What's Wrong with Founding a Nation Overseas? 我华夏远征军，海外建国怎么了？ This is a military alternate-history novel set in a parallel world. The story is entirely fictional. Please do not draw parallels with real-world countries or history! Any resemblance to actual countries or historical events is purely coincidental! After a blocking mission in northern Shanguo, Tang Fan, chief of staff of the 8th Company, 2nd Regiment of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force, must choose between crossing the Savage Mountains or waging guerrilla warfare where he is. Knowing the Savage Mo 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Third Song Empire 大宋第三帝国 At the Battle of Yashan, 200,000 Han Chinese died for their country. For the first time, a Central Plains dynasty fell to foreign invaders, leaving a wound that Han Chinese have never forgotten. By a twist of fate, Wang Huayang takes over the body of Zhao Bing, the last emperor of the Song Dynasty. He leads 200,000 Han Chinese in a breakout from Yashan and reestablishes the nation on Luzon Island. He subdues the natives, crushes rebellions, curbs the power of the aristocratic clans, boosts the p 59Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 32 I Became a Warlord in a Small Country 我在小国当军阀 At eighteen, I met that person while trying to earn money. He dealt with the people who had insulted my younger sister. I thought he was my hope, but later I discovered that he had led me into an even deeper abyss. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Expeditionary Force: After Winning the War, You Want Me to Go Back to Farming? 远征军，抗战胜利你让我回去种地 His soul transmigrates into the Burmese battlefield in 1942, where he becomes Qin Shou, a useless regiment commander despised by his own men. No System! No golden finger! From the start, it’s hell mode. Everyone thinks the protagonist bought his commission and is a good-for-nothing, but in reality, he’s a modern-day engineer with a wickedly devious mind! The expeditionary force is routed right from the start. Watch him use physics to lay traps and turn the tables on the Japanese; watch him make 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The South Asian Empire 南亚帝国 Reborn at the end of World War II, he uses his golden finger to found a country in Southeast Asia. He keeps a low profile and steadily builds strength amid the rival powers, step by step making his way onto the world stage. Once his nation has risen, he helps China rise as well, and the two support each other. 1.2kReads5.5Score10914d adds
- 35 1929: I Became the Overlord of Southeast Asia 1929：我成东南亚霸主 Zhang Qining, a genius special forces soldier, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel timeline in 1929 and becomes the only son of Zhang Zushan, a fictional former officer in the Northeast Army. War is raging everywhere, and his father, Zhang Zushan, heads north to Siberia with the relatives, close comrades, and their families under his care, seeking refuge and nothing more than a quiet life. Drawing on his modern military knowledge and exceptional organizational skills, Zhang Qining helps tho —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 1942: The Southeast Asian Tycoon's Nation-Building Saga 1942：东南亚财阀立国传 [Founding a nation overseas] [Southeast Asia] [Conglomerates] [Multiple heroines] [Agricultural development] [War] [World powers] This is an era of turmoil, and an era in which national consciousness is awakening. With the help of the System, Li Sihua, who transmigrated from the future, is determined to write his own legendary story in this age full of opportunity. 178Reads—Score16414d adds
- 37 A Combined-Arms Brigade from the Start: I Build the Ming Federation 开局合成旅，我建立大明联邦 Given the subject matter, a low rating is normal. Please read without worry. [Modern era + founding a nation + war + Chinese diaspora + power struggle + diplomacy] Zhu Yun, a top student at Yanjing University’s School of International Relations, transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the only son of a wealthy Chinese merchant family on Sumatra, in the country of Java. As soon as he arrives, anti-Chinese riots break out in Java. Countless Javanese take to the streets and attack Chinese peo 15Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 38 1945: I Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder, So I Head South to Found a Nation 1945：拒绝炮灰，我南下建国 [Warlord power struggles] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No System] + [Geopolitical wish fulfillment] August 1945. The Japanese invaders surrender, and the shadow of civil war looms. An order forces 60,000 Guangxi wolf soldiers north to Shandong, to fill a death trap called Laiwu. Given a second life, Li Yici looks at the appointment letter on his desk and draws his Browning instead. “Going to Shandong means cannon fodder. Going to the South Seas means being treated like an ancestor!” “Who agrees? 726Reads5.6Score10214d adds
- 39 Red Alert 1935: The Rise of Nanyang 红警1935：南洋崛起 What kind of waves will a future office drone stir up after arriving in 1935? “What? You’re just an ordinary Chinese student studying abroad! ...Think about how to protect your family and friends.” “And you’ve got a Red Alert golden finger?” “When dragon banners fly over the whole world, we’ll ride our horses into Tokyo to admire the cherry blossoms!” 414Reads6.3Score10314d adds
- 40 1945: Reborn, I Build a Nation in Nanyang! 1945，重生之我在南洋建国！ No System Founding a nation overseas, with strategy, political intrigue, and a passionate struggle for dominance. In August 1945, on the eve of Japan's surrender, Wang Lin is reborn as the young master of a prominent family in the South Seas. He knows how history will unfold over the next century, but for now, the natives are in revolt, their blades closing in. To save his family, he rallies his old followers and seizes the Japanese army's abandoned weapons. Deep in Borneo's jungles, he builds a 506Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Long Winter Nights 凛冬长夜 A modern office drone dies and transmigrates into the body of an ordinary man in the late Ming dynasty. Will he accept his fate, become a compliant subject under the Manchus, and live out his days in peace? Or will he raise the banner, drive out the barbarians, restore Chinese civilization, and perhaps even make it stand once more at the pinnacle of the world? 889Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 42 1928: Listen, That’s the Sound of Gunfire 1928：听，那是枪声 It all began one morning in April 1928... 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 43 1874: The Rise of the New Chinese Empire 1874，新中华帝国的崛起 The plot of the novel offers clues to what the synopsis might be. A different space-time, a different timeline, different characters, and different historical events. 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A Commoner's Soul Transmigrates, and the System Traps Me into Rising to Power 草根魂穿之系统挖坑逼我崛起 A common man transmigrates into the passionate era, hoping only to keep his head down and make money, with no ambition to win fame among the lords. The System doesn’t look down on his humble origins, supporting him all the way while setting one trap after another. Conquering the world is easy, rivers of blood are nothing, and becoming a demon-slayer and a saint is just a modest goal. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Nanyang 1398: The Malacca Maritime Empire 南洋1398：马六甲航海帝国 In the late fourteenth century, the currents of the Age of Exploration are stirring beneath the surface. The Majapahit Empire is weakened by internal strife, while Siamese armies steadily close in. In the power vacuum left by the collapse of the old hegemon in the South Seas, Parameswara, the future founder of a kingdom, is fleeing through the dense forests with more than a thousand exiles. More than a century later, the cannons of Western colonizers will soon shatter the peace of these waters 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Late Qing: I’ll Make the Great Powers Kneel and Sing ‘We Conquer’! 晚清：我让列强跪着唱征服！ No harem, no clichés, no invincibility, no System. Enter at your own risk. After transmigrating to a parallel world in the late Qing Dynasty, Liu Haoran had hoped to live quietly as a landlord’s young master. Instead, he was forced to become the face of an industrial powerhouse! After overcoming one obstacle after another, he looked back on the road he had traveled and couldn’t help but marvel: “Turns out I’m the foreign power!” Empress Dowager Cixi (trembling): “This Liu Haoran... Is he plannin 12Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 47 I Transmigrate and Rise to Power, Starting in Nanyang 穿越从南洋开始崛起 [Mass Transmigration] [Founding a Nation in the Postwar Indochinese Peninsula] [Expansion Across the Southern Seas] [Building from the Ground Up] [Establishing a Chinese Nation in the South] A flash of white light carried Li Shang, his four factories, and their workers to 1945. The world stood on the eve of the Cold War, but the covert clashes had already begun. As the red flag swept across the mainland, Li Shang was also stirring up events on the Indochinese Peninsula. The world’s tides are our 70.4kReads7.7Score5.5k14d adds
- 48 War of Resistance: From the Start, I Commanded a Security Regiment and Held a Survival System 抗战：开局保安团，手握生存系统 [Transmigrated from the start, into My Chief, My Regiment. Build an independent force, join the expeditionary army, and begin expanding by taking over the kidney-trading country.] The road from a local defense corps to a world power. Li Weiguo has a survival shop at his disposal. The System refreshes its stock of weapons and supplies, and he can exchange top-ups for equipment. [Build a tank corps, an invincible army.] The perfect counter to every Japanese soldier. 3.7kReads6.7Score14414d adds
- 49 After the Battle of Shanghai, We Head South to Build a New Nation 淞沪战后下南洋建新邦 Core theme: A battered troop refuses to kneel to the Japanese invaders and sails far across the seas to Southeast Asia. In a world plunged into chaos, they establish the Dragon Kingdom, shake the world, and shape its destiny. Unite overseas Chinese, resist the great powers, build a hegemony, and secure the Chinese nation. After the defeat in the Battle of Shanghai, a lone unit breaks through the encirclement and heads south to Southeast Asia. Led by regimental commander Ye Qiuzhen, they contend 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 A New Huaxia in Latin America 拉美新华夏 In 1836, four years before the Opium War. As the Industrial Revolution gathered pace, Britain was about to enter the most glorious era of the Victorian age. Meanwhile, the United States was eyeing the lands of the West with greed. At this crossroads in humanity’s fate, would the old empire cast its last rays of sunset, or be blasted to pieces by ironclad warships? An aircraft from the twenty-first century accidentally strays into this world... [A group-transmigration story, with a nation as the 8Reads8.7Score314d adds
