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After traversing to the end of the Yuan dynasty but just before the start of the Ming dynasty, Lin Yuan originally prepared to follow in the footsteps of his time travelling seniors. Invent tanks, cannons, and steam engines while gaining underlings and dominating the world.

However, before he realized it, Lin Yuan’s followed by a crowd of impoverished and destitute people——

“Follow after Boss! There will be food to eat!”

“Follow after Boss! No more starvation!”

The goal is to dominate the world, the tragic reality however is more about building and farming.

This is a story about a straight(?) Gary Stue protagonist ‘forced’ into becoming a male living Buddha.

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WallEyeKnee
WallEyeKnee rated it
July 8, 2022
Status: Completed
This is the first time I read the genre of farming type of novel. I was really fascinated and learn many things in this novel. Especially the suffering of the people during those dynasties. Life was so difficult, hunger, living standards, sexism, corrupt officials. You get so many people's POV and you experience many people's life in one chapter. So many of them lost their parents and siblings and still struggling to live on, it makes it really heart wrenching collections of stories, but more gratifying when they reach the... more>> light at the end of the tunnel

Lin Yuan watching his growth was really satisfying, you watch him step by step to reach where he was by the end. How his whole person changed but his goal and ideals never waivers, I would like to work by his side too. Watching him bring salvation to every where he steps. God really made him go back in time to do all these things and save some people who should've better endings.

I do have to say it does get repetitive later the down the road, that I felt the ending should be sooner, after reaching where he was then there wasn't anything that was that new to see. Ah! How could I forget there's a ML lol. This novel didn't really need a ML, but maybe they pity the MC being alone for two life times, let him have a bed warmer, and damn the first time how fierce was ML they did more than can be counted by one hand!! ML is more like a loyal dog next to MC, it was fine but I support MC with Mister Song ahh only if Mister Song have youth potion sigh.

Overall this is a great read, I learned alot of history. The growth of our MC Ling Yuan and his methods are very satisfying to read. I recommend people to read this to see how MC who had nothing in the beginning and build his world step by step, and also learn some history along the way. <<less
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earlgreyt
earlgreyt rated it
May 10, 2022
Status: Completed
A really excellent story!

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this base/nation-building, army-building, politics & war was a delicious surprise!

MC is surprisingly believable - a normal white-collar worker, except he fought from the ground up, promoted from the most basic coffee-carrying intern to a big manager in his previous company.

... more>> What he excels at is being resourceful and alert/aware of how to gather and use people's strengths to their fullest. Seriously impressive.

His only other skillset is only having some knowledge of historical events and figures from his history major in college.

Spoiler

No genius MC trying to invent gunpowder all by himself.

This MC is able to leverage groups of people to get them to do the research for him. Great leadership skills!

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I'm super impressed at his modern thinking/ethics; he has a ruthless side, but it's not wanton slaughter. Rather, he cherishes the common people and is only ruthless towards the officials in power.

The character development was done very well. MC had to really toughen up for the times. Normally I wouldn't condone some of the actions but... the author foreshadowed and set up stuff well enought that they became more understandable and sympathetic.

A little later on, the text got quite dry. Not sure if it was an author or a translation issue. But overall the translation was an enjoyable read, just a bit simple.

Do not read this if you are obsessed with romance, the romance parts are VERY VERY subplot. VERY subplot. Read this if you enjoy nation-building! <<less
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Fullname
Fullname rated it
May 5, 2022
Status: Completed
I just finished the story so I want to write this review while it is fresh on my mind.

When I started this book, I was looking for a funny somehow intense bl story... this is not it. The BL parts is more like an after though and starts at almost the end of the story. No romance, no funny part and no innuendo but still I was hooked! It starts with the usual transmigration story where MC, who know history very well, just wants to find a place where he... more>> can pass the difficult times (famine, civil war,...) and who ends up changing his goal over time to help people around him then upgrade his goal to not only be emperor but to use his past life knowledge to put a solid foundation for a prosperous country.

the different POV of unrelated and unnamed people, soldiers from both sides and even villains just added more depth to the story. There are some chapters though where I had to stop reading to forget them (war and famine horrible consequences) , the translator put at the beginning some warnings if you want to skip <<less
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Cham
Cham
May 2, 2022
Status: Completed
Started really well and ended well. When it ended, I thought there was more so I was a little disappointed. However, I do think it ended at the right moment. I love all the characterizations. It was also beautiful to see their growth and specifically, how LY and CBS evolved over time. LY is a righteous ruler and I love that
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NetherCostallion
NetherCostallion
April 20, 2022
Status: Completed
I loved it. This novel is more than what I expected. For someone like me who's a sucker for kingdom/nation-building novel it's really a treasure.
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wolflord1307
wolflord1307 rated it
April 11, 2022
Status: Completed
I like this novel but I understand some of the low ratings. It is a narration of how the MC slowly ... more>>
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becomes emperor

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So it can get dry and like the others said, it's really a political novel/guide on what to do to build a kingdom. MC has quite a bit of historic knowledge of the era and uses it to his advantage. As mentioned often in the novel, he is kind to the common people but cruel to the corrupt officials. I do like all the world building and stuff but it can get dry because there's nothing that really goes wrong or much character drama. No one is really good or evil, they are just showing human nature mostly, they can be greedy, selfish, motivated by a better life or sometimes just kind. The MC also tries and manages to improve women rights and advancement technology by encouraging invention rather than him miraculously inventing stuff. Overall, I did enjoy the novel a lot.

About Romance.

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So the ML is Chen Baisong who was the MC's nanny's son and childhood bodyguard basically. Who becomes a general under the MC and they only get together in the chapter 180s. The romance is meh? Its more of slow slow burn romance that came about because MC and ML realised how much they would hate the other getting married. ML doesn't get a title or is noted in history like other novels though its sorta known by the court. Some reviews said that this was bad but I think it was realistic for the time. They loved each other yes but ML was a general being named any sorta male empress or what not like in other novels would have been unrealistic and a downgrade. The romance was cute but really more like an afterthought by the author tho they did drop hints in the novel

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Hitexh
Hitexh rated it
August 18, 2021
Status: c86
This is insanely a hidden gem. The character development is very good! All the culture immerse reader more into the story..
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus rated it
June 7, 2021
Status: --
I like to read this kind of story. Even tho this is just a fiction, but still there are a lot of things that I can learn about. Especially, this story had roused my interest in farming LOL

Ah, I don't really take importance in romance part, so for me, I don't mind the slow pace.

someone like the MC is truly likeable, I think. What did they say about him, a living Buddha? Truly admireable!

... more>> I haven't read the ML part, so no comment about him for now.

So far, it's very enjoyable to read this story. Especially the comedy part. You won't regret wasting your times reading it! <<less
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Tang Ning777
Tang Ning777 rated it
March 29, 2024
Status: Completed
One of the best historical Yaoi novels I've read!

I am done with those bl novels where if you just change the 'he' of the doormat prontagonist with 'she', it turns into another average dogblooded romance bg novel.

Here, finally, we see a seme who had his own dominance over the gong. And it did not even imbalance the power dynamics between them in this context.

Many reviewers were kinda disappointed with the amount of romance in this novel. I do get where they're coming from as there is barely any fluff compared... more>> to other bls. At the same time, I think it is just the right amount considering the background of the MC and the ML.

Our MC, Lin Yuan, transmigrates into the warring years of the actual Yuan dynasty in Chinese history. He doesn't have any type of golden fingers except the knowledge and upbringing he retained from modern times. He is even a pure humanitarian student, so forget about inventing stuff on his own. He just wanted to carve out a small unknown place in the countryside so that he and his family will be safe. Well, at first anyway.

The most noticeable and intriguing element in the novel is Lin Yuan's character development over the storyline. Step by step, his ambition grew and he turned into a hegemony ruler. There were times when he doubted himself, but at the end, he got back up on his own and even stronger than before.

There were also many side characters that I loved like Song Shizhao, Zhu Yangzheng (the actual founding emperor of Ming dynasty🤭🤭), Lady An, Hong Xiu, Tian Xiang. There were so many badass female characters I fell in love with especially Hong Xiu. I also thought that there was a potential GL couple in Qiu Niang and Yan Niu. Though couple of BL and GLs were there but that didn't mean BG was non-existent. There was the perfect balance in everything.

We got many daily lives od throwaway characters to show how the actions taken by Lin Yuan affected others negatively or positively. Though, this novel cannot be considered 50-50 black and white, morally grey and it also had plenty of idealistic elements here and there, I still enjoyed the heck out of this novel.

If you want a historical and political novel where the MC steps into the path to the imperial throne then this is for you. It is NOT brain-dead, there is reason behind each and every action of Lin Yuan. This is one of those novels where I would give it more than 5 ⭐ only if I could!

"The motive and the era was different, therefore you could not use the same ethics and values to treat the same issue." (I don't know why authors forget to teach this essential lesson to their transmigrating protagonists😩😩😩) <<less
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thecrud
thecrud
February 11, 2024
Status: --
Overall, a good story with so much detail to the point people like me who only want to read about the protagonist skipped over few chapters because it tells too much about the development of the country rather than the story about the MC himself. But it's not a bad way.

Although I must say, it's a very well written story but the flaw is, it's too red for me who is not a PRC (lol) but it's good read if you take it from general view of it. It teaches... more>> you the importance of nation and patriotism. The MC is considered a saint/prophet (Buddha here in the story) but all due to his transmigration. It's silly to see the reverence and adoration from the folks.

I can't write much without spoiling the story but all I can say, this story is a very well written empire building story, although to me the MC is a but OP but not the point he's without flaw. The timeline is a bit blurry since it's not told in detail, only mentioned in passing and suddenly so many years has passed already.

In term of realistic-ness, the timeline make sense, because there's no way you can easily conquer a place that easily in few years. The value of the ancients and how it clashes with the MC moderness but somehow he tried to make it work (and it worked, bc he hold the protagonist halo) but the author emphasize it and not simply dismissing the old and only taking the modern. <<less
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SalamiSammich
SalamiSammich rated it
March 19, 2023
Status: --
A good story that starts off incredibly well but the impact lessens towards the end. My interest was peaked when I saw a low status, but modern MC who was looking to make the world a better place for all people.

It's rare to see a MC that is able to stick to his values and morals, while still undergoing a change in the way he interacts with his people as he grows more powerful. Most authors completely change the MC's personality and just make them a tyrant, but not this... more>> one.

The love story also does not develop until more than halfway through the story, so if you want love with a side of transmigration, don't, because this is transmigration with a side of love. The ML and MC love story is also very abrupt. We are informed that they have some sort of feelings for each other, but we are never given any timelines for confessions, dates, or literally anything else. It's all very vague that it ends up feeling like a surprise, even though we knew it was coming.

The translation, however, is amazing. Thank you very much to the translators for making this novel possible to read! <<less
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Sumer Sun
Sumer Sun rated it
March 10, 2023
Status: Completed
Small explanation: loved it

First, I will say a few things which may make my review biased so: I don't know any chinese history. So, while some characters were "real people" for me, they were just characters. This is my first time reading a historical rebirth, ancient china setting, and also a rags to emperor story. So I am not aware of the cliches. This novel also included some of the obscure stuff I like to read (ex, sufferings of the daily people or the poor)

Now, the pros:

1. True character... more>> balance and development. MC, Lin Yuan, on his road to conquering cities and governing them, never loses his goal and prevents himself from becoming a tyrant, a dictator and losing himself to power.

Other side characters also go through many things and they also develop maturely

2. Since the setting is this dark, civil wars, poverty, famines, chaos type, there are no "generic" cliche personality characters. Every one of them are unique, with their own stories and just these... small... things that make them differ.

3. I really liked the one/half chapter stories of different people inserted inbetween. They are not repeatative, sometimes sad, sometimes fulfilling, funny, basically all kinds. It reminds you that Lin Yuan is doing all this for the benefit of all these people.

4. The progress is true. LY's growth feels real as he grows older, and the pride that surges inside is awesome too. It really makes you think, "where we started and now we are here"

Hm some Cons:

1. So many... so damn many characters omg even I couldnt remember them all (〒﹏〒)

2. Tbh this type of story fits better if they have like a thousand chapters.. but since this has 200, a lot of things are resolved in a few lines. So don't expect detailed visual and fight or mind games descriptions.

3. There was a lack of drive in the story...i felt like that. If not for the novelty I experienced, I think if I had read a few other similar novels I probably would have dropped this.

4. The romance... it's more like a few chapters then they seal their relationship. It's just there... somehow. But it's also an important thing for LY. It's just that the author did a truly terrible job at this one important chapter. LY's feelings were all basically "told". There were no hints at all throughout the novel.

One plot hole:

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I think it was forgotten...? It's mentioned that in the beginning refugees fled from the north bcs of a plague. Then... well god knows what happened to the plague bruh

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rorowingaway
rorowingaway rated it
February 27, 2023
Status: c106
  • story: 7/10
  • characters: 7/10
  • setting: 7/10
  • overall: 7/10
  • very political focused novel even if its a bl the romance at the very end only and its very tiny bit kind
  • MC = transmigrated frm modern times & was a humanity major, smart, cunning
  • his protagonist halo really sumn else like he made lots of people worship him like god and stuff and became a leader that he was not able to in his pervious life
  • (-) : very draggy especially frm ch90 it became very boring and its like toooo step by step kind of novel likee some parts be unnecessary but they are focused on and so many chpts spent on it
  • (+) : a passable political novel
das all
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