Novels like The Great Merchants of the World
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Great Merchants of the World, best match first.
- 1 I Transmigrated as Emperor Xian of Han: Chancellor, I Really Can't Do Magic 穿越汉献帝：丞相，朕真不会法术 Veterinarian Liu Yifu transmigrated to the end of the Han dynasty and became Emperor Xian of Han. Facing Cao Cao, who was leading his troops to Luoyang; the dying Han dynasty; and a realm falling apart, he voiced his heartfelt thoughts: Chancellor Cao, I truly don’t know magic! I merely received three volumes of a heavenly book from the Gao Emperor in a dream! Chancellor Cao, I told you to stay away from widows, but you simply wouldn’t listen… Chancellor Cao, Zhang Ji, Guo Si, Li Jue, Liu Yao, 0Votes56.5kRecs97.9kFans
- 2 Bringing Glory to the Ming Dynasty 光宗耀明 In the twenty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, the emperor neglected state affairs, the Jurchen advanced, Bozhou rebelled, tax officials wreaked havoc, the heir to the throne remained undecided, and factional strife had begun. The Ming dynasty was nearing its end. For Zhu Changluo, he couldn't let his slacker of a father drag the Ming down for another twenty years. He'd better take the throne sooner rather than later! Root out traitors at home and eliminate threats abroad. March east and venture 0Votes32.5kRecs110.9kFans
- 3 Han Tiles 汉瓦 The once-mighty Han Empire has reached the end of its road, and the Han people, who once forged a glorious civilization, are about to sink into a dark abyss. The curtain rises on a chaotic age, an age of blood and fire, an age of heroes, and an age of sorrow… With my blood, I honor the soul of Xuanyuan and protect the countless people of Great Han! With my body, I’ll become the bricks and tiles of Qin and Han, building a Great Wall across the length of China! I am Liu Ze. I have arrived, and th 0Votes10.9kRecs19.8kFans
- 4 The Elegant Prime Minister 权臣风流 Cheng Mo, a business tycoon, dies from overwork and transmigrates to the Wu Dynasty as a down-and-out Imperial Guard. All he wants is to get by without lifting a finger. But with an empty house and powerful nobles all around him, how can he protect himself without showing what he's capable of? Caught in a vortex of power, how can he enjoy life without planning several moves ahead? With foreign enemies stirring up trouble, how can he uphold the nation's prestige without conquering the Qilian Moun 0Votes17.1kRecs9.7kFans
- 5 A Villainous Hero Rules the World 奸雄天下 "Craftiness" means wicked cunning, while "hero" means a bold and formidable man. In an age of peace, he is a powerful schemer; in an age of chaos, he is a ruthless warlord. In the world's final days, he becomes the object of all under Heaven's hopes. Such is a crafty hero. Because of an accident, Chen Guodong, the second mate of a large ocean-going ship, abandons his bright future and transmigrates across a thousand years, arriving in the final years of the Southern Song, when the empire is on t 0Votes159.4kRecs67.3kFans
- 6 The Anglo-Saxon Rose 盎格鲁玫瑰 A young Navy ensign who graduated from the United States Naval Academy is swept by a devastating tornado into the Kingdom of England in the mid-sixteenth century, where she begins an unknown medieval adventure... 0Votes14.9kRecs8kFans
- 7 A Han Dynasty Imperial Kinsman 汉末皇戚 Without warning, he transmigrates into the cousin of Empress Fu. To keep his family from being wiped out, where should Fu Quan turn... Book club: 486161946 0Votes19.5kRecs30.5kFans
- 8 The Godslayer Chronicles 灭神记 Can a god really rule over everything? Can a god really do whatever they want? If you're a god, am I supposed to be afraid of you? No! If you mess with me, I'll wipe you out! If gods stand in my way, I'll kill gods. If Buddhas stand in my way, I'll kill Buddhas. Demons and monsters, get out of my way. The beauties and divine weapons are all mine! A Wuhen work is always a masterpiece. Updates are steady, and the story is guaranteed to be completed! The print edition of Record of the Gods' Demise 0Votes114.8kRecs52.3kFans
- 9 A Rogue in the Great Ming 痞极大明 He inherited the rank of a thousand-household commander and guarded the imperial tombs, earning the streetwise nickname Graveyard Soldier. He held the six ministries in his grasp and wielded immense power south of the Yangtze, earning the court's scorn as a royal favorite. Lu Zhun, a tomb guard and unruly rogue, was branded a rebel and mocked by his colleagues for having his brains lodged in his military governor's backside. When he inherited the Xiaoling Guard's secret art from the old comman 0Votes3.4kRecs3.1kFans
- 10 My Father, Emperor Wu of Han 家父汉武帝 Liu Jia kicked the bucket. A sheep killed him. He swore that in his next life he would never study animal husbandry, never research sheep breeding, and absolutely never chase an escaped breeding ram in the middle of the night, only to fail to catch it and tumble headfirst into a ravine, bringing his miserable life to an end. He never imagined things could get even worse. He opened his eyes in some godforsaken ancient era. He had become a son of Emperor Wu of Han who didn't exist in the history b 561Votes17kRecs119.6kFans
- 11 Transmigrating in the Roman Empire 穿越在古罗马帝国 This is an ancient and weighty history, a tale steeped in glory and blood. Appius, a transmigrator with no System, no golden finger, and no supernatural abilities, will struggle to survive in the most brutal era of ancient Rome. He will fight alongside Caesar, contend with the great nobles of the Senate, plot politics with Octavian, and battle the Germanic tribes in rivers of blood… This is a journey of iron and intrigue. The mighty Roman legions will rise once more, magnificent ancient battlefi 0Votes20.3kRecs23.8kFans
- 12 The Agricultural Mogul, Starting in 1983 农业巨头从1983开始 In 1983, Liu Yonghao and his brothers opened a farm in Sichuan. Wang Shi searched for opportunities to make a fortune in the special economic zone. Outside the Haiyan Shirt Factory, Lu Guanqiu waited for a chance to hear Bu Xinsheng’s lecture. Meanwhile, Li Lei, who had transmigrated from another world, pondered how to set out on the path to becoming an agricultural tycoon. 0Votes33.4kRecs66.9kFans
- 13 The Sinister Hero of the Late Sui Dynasty 隋末阴雄 The son of a Sui dynasty merchant wore his legs out traveling to buy stock and shouted himself hoarse selling goods. He ran into officials and bandits while doing business, and after losing money gambling, got beaten until he regretted it. He tried the honest path and walked the crooked one. Since this damned world wouldn’t let him get ahead, he would conquer it and usher in an age of chaos. From then on, he was calculating and dark-hearted, a master of schemes who killed without hesitation: a s 0Votes123.8kRecs150.3kFans
- 14 The Ideal Son-in-Law of the Late Ming 明末好女婿 “Chongzhen, don't rush to hang yourself. Just give me your daughter, and I'll fight my way out of Beijing with you!” “Li Zicheng, I'll leave this city of Beijing to you. Take care of yourself!” “Dorgon, one day I'll, Chen Yue, march into the Northeast and drive you Manchus all the way to the Arctic Ocean, where you'll live beside the Eskimos!” He transmigrates to the final years of the Chongzhen reign and meets Chongzhen's daughter, Princess Kunxing. He falls for a girl, but ends up shouldering 0Votes155.1kRecs130.6kFans
- 15 Reborn in 1993 重生从1993开始 Having returned to 1993, Li Dongling is ready to start a new life. This time around, he’s determined to live well and do what he wants. I’m Li Dongling, and this is my 1993! 461Votes260.7kRecs492.4kFans
- 16 Strange Ming, 1561 异明1561 In the autumn of the 40th year of the Jiajing reign, strange changes quietly began… 0Votes102.7kRecs46.7kFans
- 17 The Song Dynasty's Top Scholar 宋朝探花郎 Liu An transmigrates. He may be history's luckiest transmigrator: the most handsome scholar in Bianliang, and perhaps the whole realm, with an engagement to the daughter of a distinguished family. But before long, Liu An discovers that he is unhappy. The weak Song bows and scrapes every day, to the Dangxiang and the Khitan, until all it has left is money. And when it comes to money, Liu An is even more unhappy. He has heard that in the Song dynasty, salaries are paid directly to one's wife. The 0Votes83.4kRecs92.7kFans
- 18 The Inhuman Life of a Northern Song Scholar 北宋士大夫的非人生活 This was the era most beloved by scholars. The literati of this dynasty led an unconventional life: they didn’t have to live in constant fear of losing their heads. They could challenge the emperor and shower him with spittle, or show up at court in disheveled clothes without a care. They didn’t have to call themselves slaves and their ruler master, or sob that “if the ruler wants his subject dead, the subject has no choice but to die.” Instead, they could answer the emperor with righteous convi 0Votes133.4kRecs89.1kFans
- 19 Conquering Heaven at the Dawn of an Era 征服天国之曙光时代 That year, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa had yet to reveal her captivating smile. That year, Michelangelo's David had yet to stand before Florence's town hall. That year, Martin Luther's earthshaking Ninety-Five Theses had yet to shock the papacy. That year, the Ottoman sultan who had conquered Constantinople was eyeing all of Europe. That year, the distant New World had only just begun to unveil its mysterious face. It was the moment when the lon 2Votes239.7kRecs53.2kFans
- 20 Striving in the Late Ming Dynasty 奋斗在晚明 Peace reigns at home and abroad, the realm is prosperous, and the laws, institutions, and systems of governance have all been brought into order. The Ming dynasty of the sixth year of Wanli is flourishing, repelling Japanese pirates, reforming officialdom, and implementing the Single Whip Law. Yet according to the course of history, the Ming Empire will inevitably advance toward its setting sun… But Heaven will not abandon the Ming. Ning Xiu, who does not belong to this world, arrives in th 0Votes252.3kRecs70kFans
- 21 The Ming Dynasty's Chief Grand Secretary 明王首辅 In the winter of the twelfth year of the Zhengde era, Xu Jin transmigrates into the body of an impoverished Confucian student in Shangrao County, Jiangxi. That year, the Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao is touring the border garrison at Xuanfu. That year, Zhu Chenhao, Prince of Ning in Jiangxi, is secretly plotting a rebellion. That year, Xu Jin, with nothing but bare walls at home, searches for a way forward and ultimately decides to pursue an official career through the imperial examinations. He conqu 13Votes297.2kRecs241.8kFans
- 22 A Common Soldier of the Northern Army of Eastern Jin 东晋北府一丘八 The wheels of history rolled past the magnificent era of the Three Kingdoms, and the Central Plains entered a peace unseen in a century. Everyone thought a golden age was about to arrive, but no one could have imagined that what awaited them would be a thousand-year nightmare the Han people would never wish to face. The Yongjia Disaster plunged the Central Plains into chaos, with tigers and wolves running rampant! The children of Huaxia wailed in pools of blood. Unwilling to live as slaves, the 0Votes1.1MRecs1.9MFans
- 23 Setting Sail Across the Seas in 1640 1640四海扬帆 History is more exciting than fiction. That’s why I gathered a mountain of source material and wrote a military history of the Southern Ming. 0Votes104.4kRecs31.2kFans
- 24 The Revival of Shu Han 蜀汉的复兴 He transmigrates as Guan Yi, the grandson of Guan Yu, and transforms Shu Han into the Han Dynasty. 0Votes90.7kRecs55.6kFans
- 25 Saving the Ming Dynasty 抢救大明朝 Zhu Cilang is more treacherous than a traitor to the Han, and even better at winning people’s hearts than Li Zicheng!, Li Zicheng, the Chuang King, halted at Huyashan and gazed toward the southeast, filled with emotion. This boy Cilang is rebellious, unfilial, treacherous, and vicious. He is practically Cao Cao reborn and Sima Yi returned from the dead. If he becomes emperor, every rebel, treacherous minister, and unruly subject in the world will surely miss me!, The Chongzhen Emperor of the Min 17Votes1.3MRecs536.2kFans
- 26 The Wheel of Time, the Wheel of Fate 时轮，命轮 Want to save people? I can barely take care of myself! Besides, you're at one end of time and I'm at the other. How am I supposed to save you? Better to save yourself! You're on your own. But I can offer a little help. 0Votes176.1kRecs29.9kFans
- 27 Three Kingdoms: Summoning the Water Margin Heroes 三国之召唤水浒 Water Margin: East: the 108 Liangshan Stars. South: the Four Great Marshals, Eight Great Heavenly Kings, and Twelve Divine Generals. West: one supreme general, two fierce champions, and the Five Tiger Generals. North: the Thirteen Guardians. The Liao Dynasty: the Eleven Luminaries Generals and the Twenty-Eight Constellation Generals. The Song Dynasty: the Ten Military Governors, the Eight Regional Inspectors, and the Four Great Villains. The Thirty-Six Generals of the Thunder Department and eigh 0Votes19.4kRecs32.9kFans
- 28 The Great French Literary Master 法国大文豪 Paris, 1860: the heart of Europe's literary and artistic world. This was the best of times. Hugo, Alexandre Dumas fils, Maupassant, and Flaubert were among the literary giants who appeared one after another, transforming Paris into a flourishing center of the arts. An impulsive transmigrator arrives in this age. With no other talents to his name, he puts his youthful literary enthusiasm to use by copying books. His fellow writers resent him for taking work away from them, publishers compete to s 0Votes47.4kRecs40kFans
- 29 An Official of the Tang Dynasty 大唐官 For the mighty Tang dynasty, the An Lushan Rebellion was not the shameful end, but the beginning of its transformation. The middle and late Tang period ushered in a new era for China that would last five hundred years, yet it is also one of the most rigidly misunderstood periods in history. A corrupt court? Powerful regional governors carving up the realm? Foreign enemies bullying the empire? Bitter factional strife? Is that really all there was? No. Suzong returned, and Consort Yang died; Thoug 0Votes395.7kRecs71.5kFans
- 30 The Hu Horse 勒胡马 The Battle of Ningping City marked the final chapter of the Western Jin regime. According to the history books, from princes and ministers down to officers and soldiers, all were slaughtered by the Hu army, and “not a single person escaped death”… No. Amid the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a young man still managed to rise to his feet. Gripping a ruyi scepter, he smashed it hard against the Hu commander's forehead! As the Central Plains fell and the people fled south, in this hellscape 0Votes333.6kRecs115.3kFans
- 31 The Northern Song's Big Cousin 北宋大表哥 Early in the fifth year of the Tianxi era, a divine bird appeared. Its body was silver-white, and its wings belched smoke and fire as it flew across the sky, crashing down west of the capital., The Northern Song Records of Strange Celestial Signs “A divine bird? Why does this thing sound more like the plane I was on when it crashed?” the protagonist, Li Zhang, said in confusion. “Also, whose older cousin am I?” 0Votes116.9kRecs115.9kFans
- 32 Summoning the Heaven's Chosen 召唤天骄 Your family has been wiped out, and you are trapped in a desperate situation? Escape expert Jiang Xiaoyu reveals his unique methods of survival! Searching for doctors and medicines, testing your knowledge of poisons? The deadly poison master Cheng Lingsu teaches ever-changing techniques for administering toxins! A net cast across the heavens, with endless pursuit? The Thousand-Faced Young Master Wang Lianhua unveils the warlord's journey of stealing faces! A noble-born beauty who turns out to be 0Votes52.4kRecs22.2kFans
- 33 Reviving the Southern Ming 振南明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the rebel bandits broke through the capital, and the Son of Heaven hanged himself for his country. Within, rebel chieftains and roving bandits stole the imperial seal; without, the Tartars and barbarians raised a clamor. The realm had fallen, but its mountains and rivers remained... As the whole nation mourned, a modern soul took possession of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang. At this critical moment, Zhu Cilang thundered out a call that shook the heavens: 0Votes157.6kRecs144.5kFans
- 34 My America 我的美利坚 “A capitalist country, right? It means I have capital and you do not, so this country belongs to me! Contact the police and have them suppress it. If Rockefeller can do it, why can't I, William Sheffield?” William Sheffield wiped the smile from his face and said coldly, “Happy America, a gunfight every day.” The Gilded Age, 1895. 0Votes208.9kRecs141.4kFans
- 35 The Young Eagle’s Glory 雏鹰的荣耀 On the day disaster struck at Waterloo, a transmigrator arrived in this world and became its unfortunate heir. He will change the course of fate and history, break free of his cage and overcome every obstacle, ultimately ascending the throne as Napoleon II. What drives him is not his father's name, but a glory that belongs to him alone! 0Votes289.2kRecs243.3kFans
- 36 The Ming Emperor’s Favorite Uncle 大明好国舅 New book: I Became a Historian in the Tang Dynasty! Being the emperor's brother-in-law is a promising career. Being the brother-in-law of the notorious Zhu Chongba, however, seems rather less enjoyable. Just think of the bloodshed and long years of the Hongwu era. The protagonist is feeling the pressure. 0Votes158.3kRecs105.5kFans
- 37 Dreams of Tosa 土佐之梦 It was an age of civilization, with flourishing commerce, thriving culture, and the collision of technology and ideas; It was an age of barbarism, with powerful lords rising everywhere, wars raging without end, and betrayal and slaughter running rampant. It was paradise for the strong, but hell for the weak. The strong could not always be relied upon, and might collapse with a roar in an instant; the weak need not despair, for they might ultimately carve up the world. What kind of path will a mo 0Votes160kRecs46.4kFans
- 38 Horses Trample the World 马踏天下 Advertisement: The new book, "Bandit Tamer", is now officially available on Qidian Chinese Webnovel. New and longtime readers alike, please check it out and show your support. 0Votes133.1kRecs322.5kFans
- 39 The Commoner Chancellor 寒门首辅 (This book was shortlisted for the 2016 Xingchuang Award in the Historical Fiction category!) In the fifth year of Hongzhi, Xu Pu was riding high as chief grand secretary, while Li Dongyang had just begun his career as an examiner for the metropolitan examination. Liu Jian had risen to become a Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion, while Xie Qian had yet to join the cabinet and earn a reputation as a worthy minister. Yang Tinghe was ordered to help compile the Veritable Records of Emperor Xia 0Votes229kRecs98.1kFans
- 40 Doomsday Steel God 末日钢铁战神 Nanorobots surge through his veins. A body of steel stands firm in the wind. Death dances in his gaze. Several mutants with rotting skin roar and snarl, too afraid to approach. “My name is Zhou Yan. Let me put you trash out of your misery!” This is the story of a mechanical war god wandering alone through the apocalypse. 0Votes57.3kRecs33.5kFans
- 41 Traitors and Rebels at the End of the Song Dynasty 宋末之乱臣贼子 The story is just as the title says. It's already signed with a publisher, so jump in! The style is the same as before. 0Votes162.4kRecs92.4kFans
- 42 Reforming the Song Dynasty 革宋 The realm belongs not to the Zhao clan, but to all of Huaxia. I raise an army not to reclaim the Zhao clan’s throne, but to restore Huaxia’s realm. 2Votes701.4kRecs178.3kFans
- 43 The Bright Moon over Song 大宋明月 New book, The Jin Campaign Conquers the World, coming soon. Stay tuned! [Runner-up in the New Historical Era Writing Contest] “Had the world not been blessed with a young lord, all ages would have been shrouded in endless night.”, Yue Fei. With fine horses and costly furs, Zhao Hao, a prince of the Northern Song dynasty, possesses a Merit System. He could have lived a life of carefree luxury, yet he is willing to make the whole world his enemy and vows to contend with Heaven itself. He seeks to 0Votes61.6kRecs49.6kFans
- 44 The Fourth Year of Yongli 永历四年 In the ninth month of the fourth year of the Yongli reign, the Qing army launched an advance campaign against the anti-Qing forces in the Siming Mountains, which stood in mutual support with the Ming forces of Prince Lu entrenched in the Zhoushan Archipelago. After defeating the main local Ming forces, the Qing army carried out a bloody campaign to purge the mountains. From then on, the Siming Mountain region, whose population had once surged because of the ethnic oppression imposed by the Manc 0Votes147.9kRecs67kFans
- 45 The Song Dynasty Is Poisonous 大宋有毒 It is still the same old Hong the Bloodsucker, continuing his career as an alien test subject in one transmigration after another. Since he cannot fight back against the aliens, he might as well wreak havoc among the people of Earth. This time, he has landed in the Northern Song during Emperor Shenzong’s reign, but his starting point is even lower than in the Southern Song: he has become Wang Shen, the emperor’s brother-in-law and a famed playboy. The problem is that in the Song Dynasty, nobody 0Votes440.6kRecs76.2kFans
- 46 Dad, This Seems to Be the Northern Song 爸这好像是北宋 Where did Dad go? The Northern Song dynasty. When other people transmigrate, they bring a warehouse or a System. Why did I have to bring my dad? Follow our protagonist as he returns to the early Northern Song and paints a different Along the River During the Qingming Festival. 0Votes45.1kRecs42kFans
- 47 The Last Three Kingdoms 最后的三国 The flashes of blades have dimmed, the clang of drums and horns has faded into the distance, and the wheels of history have rolled into the year 263 AD. An age of heroes has quietly drawn to a close. Historians have long argued over the year the Three Kingdoms truly ended: was it 265, when Sima seized the throne of Wei, or 280, when the Western Jin conquered Wu? Yet no one can deny that the tripartite balance ended the moment Shu Han fell in 263. A modern special forces officer dies in the line 0Votes111.1kRecs112.8kFans
- 48 Ming Dynasty 1630 大明1630 Heroes rise from humble beginnings, turn the tide when all seems lost, shore up a tottering realm, and save the people from disaster. 0Votes155.2kRecs56.4kFans
- 49 Restarting the Soaring Years 重启飞扬年代 Now in middle age, Wu Tao often wondered: if he could stand once more at the crossroads where fate was decided, he would choose a different path and begin a brilliant new life. Then one day, it really happened. Overnight, he was reborn in 1995, just as he was filling out his choices for high school. Faced with that lovely, smiling face, he eagerly made the choice he had dreamed of. Would the road ahead be smooth or strewn with brambles? There was only one way to find out. Come along with Wu Tao 0Votes99.9kRecs176.8kFans
- 50 Reborn as a Billionaire Dad 重生神豪奶爸 Reborn in a parallel world, Ye Xuan became a tycoon wealthy enough to rival a nation. But there were also three ridiculously adorable daughters at home, and they gave him no end of trouble. Qianqian: “Daddy, the Great Wall is so long, so magnificent, and so... long! Can we buy it?” Xiaoxin: “Daddy, I want to get a little crocodile as a pet, and a big cockatoo, a red-crowned crane, and a big lazy cat.” Youzi: “Hmph, Dad, I hate you. You don’t love me at all. You said you’d take me to the moon to 0Votes45kRecs127.9kFans
