— Fan Translation —

Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Building a Happy Global Village from Scratch

穿越古代从零开始打造幸福地球村

by Yi Yinyang (易阴阳)

A modern man transmigrates to ancient China with nothing but a mysterious system — and sets out to build a utopia from scratch, one village at a time.

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: A Despicable Grain Merchant Comes to Town, Preying Specifically on Young Girls
  2. Chapter 2: A Girl for Just Seven Jin of Rice — A Heartbreaking Decision Made in Desperation
  3. Chapter 3: A New Garment for One Hundred Wen — That's Only Ten Yuan
  4. Chapter 4: Rice costs no more than twenty wen, a hundred wen monthly allowance to win hearts
  5. Chapter 5: From this point on, the home you return to is no longer home — from now on, you are a young lady.
  6. Chapter 6: Ten Taels of Silver to Hire Old Wang, Moving into a New Home Full of Joy
  7. Chapter 7: Girls Should Also Learn to Read and Write — They'll All Be Useful Helpers in the Future
  8. Chapter 8: Dressed in Finery, He Puts on Airs and Lays Down the Rules; Three Households Arrive with Donkeys and Horses
  9. Chapter 9: Chapter 9 A Salary That Rivals the Wealthy — Money Earned Is Money to Be Spent
  10. Chapter 10: Strong Enough to Make Even Immortals Drunk — Getting Rich Through Tech by Grinding Away at the Basics
  11. Chapter 11: The Master and Little Zhang, Both Ravenous for More — Not Even Monks and Nuns Shall Escape!
  12. Chapter 12: Cooking Smoke Curls Over a Tranquil Scene — New Factory, Familiar Faces, and Wages Settled at Last
  13. Chapter 13: Ragged and Destitute, They Come Seeking Shelter — Hard-Luck Little Wang Asks to Join the Fold
  14. Chapter 14: Old Wang's Whole Crew Makes the Grade — Old Wang at the Helm Earns His Reward
  15. Chapter 15: The Master Wants Roasted Sweet Potatoes — Well, What Can I Say, I'm an Immortal
  16. Chapter 16: The Day the Commercial Street Is Completed, Hidden Malice Lurks Beneath Embroidered Robes
  17. Chapter 17: Sweet Potato Harvest Drives People Mad, Village Establishment Draws Near with Joy on the Horizon
  18. Chapter 18: The Bustling and Lively Taoyuan Village — Jinyi Becomes the Village Chief!
  19. Chapter 19: Hidden Secrets in the Monetary System — Spend First When the Tax Collector Comes
  20. Chapter 20: The Village Chief's Daughter Has a Commanding Presence—What's a Little Tax Silver Worth?
  21. Chapter 21: Proof of Identity Matters, Cheap Wine and Simple Dishes, Talking About the Future
  22. Chapter 22: Bustling with Marriages and Matchmaking, Travelers and Scholars Come to Visit
  23. Chapter 23: A Top-Ranked Graduate Comes to Pay a Visit — Could This Fellow Possibly Be Simple-Minded?
  24. Chapter 24: The First-Place Scholar Is a Bit Dumb, But Our Own Master Is Truly Awesome
  25. Chapter 25: My Rank is Equal to the County Magistrate's, and One Village's Income Rivals an Entire Prefecture's
  26. Chapter 26: Tax Issues Provoke Deep Reflection – Mr. Lin, Are You Happy?
  27. Chapter 27: Bidding Farewell to the Old Year and Welcoming the New, the Zhao Orphan Is Granted a Name
  28. Chapter 28: There Are Thousands of Trades in This World, but Women's Money Is the Easiest to Earn
  29. Chapter 29: What Captivates the Heart Most? Nothing Is More Alluring Than Privilege
  30. Chapter 30: Corvée Labor Is Like the Gates of Hell, One Tael of Silver Can Avert Disaster
  31. Chapter 31: Opening Happiness Is Actually Simple, Eating Without Toil Yet Having Dreams
  32. Chapter 32: A Great Earthquake Strikes Taoyuan, Everyone Goes Mad for Learning
  33. Chapter 33: Parasol Trees Planted in Paradise, Unexpectedly Attracting the Phoenix
  34. Chapter 34: Ask Your Heart Why It Smiles with Joy — Only to Find It Is the Spirit of Youth in Full Bloom
  35. Chapter 35: With Iron, Coal, and Capital, the Scholars Hold the Line High
  36. Chapter 36: A Distinguished Guest Arrives in Honeyton, Radiating Dominance and an Overwhelming Aura
  37. Chapter 37: A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire
  38. Chapter 38: Busy with Endeavors in Xinghua Village, Prosperity Blooms as a New House Is Built
  39. Chapter 39: Level Up, Got a Raise
  40. Chapter 40: The Wolf Army and the Imperial Court
  41. Chapter 41: Lin Xuejin Resumes as Prefect – All's Well That Ends Well
  42. Chapter 42: The New Prefect's Boundless Greed, the Little Girl Fierce as a Tiger
  43. Chapter 43: The Corrupt Prefect Who Cannot Be Impeached, and Lin Xuejin the Loyal Patriot
  44. Chapter 44: New Industries Bloom in Happy Peach Garden, the Gap Between Rich and Poor Narrows
  45. Chapter 45: Harvest Season Nears as Refugees Arrive, Wolf Soldiers Swift as Wind Sweep Away the Dust
  46. Chapter 46: The Exiled Emperor Extorts Wealth from the Prince, Lamenting That the World Is Not Worth Enduring
  47. Chapter 47: Good Days Come to Qingjiang, but Disagreements Breed Murderous Intent
  48. Chapter 48: The Debate Between Father and Son, A Method to Resolve the Crisis, The Difficulty of Making Money, The Wonder of Calligraphy
  49. Chapter 49: How to Win the Favor of the Zhao Family
  50. Chapter 50: A Visit to Settle Bad Blood
  51. Chapter 51: Life in Peach Garden Is Wonderful, New Clothes and Delicious Food Amazing at Every Turn
  52. Chapter 52: The Pay Raise Is Astonishingly Large, and a New City Emerges from Paper Currency
  53. Chapter 53: Praise the Lord, Glorify the Lord, What a Worthless Thing!
  54. Chapter 54: The Wild Emperor Runs Amok, Yun Xuan's Schemes Come to Naught
  55. Chapter 55: A Dragon City Rises Above the River's Edge, Tigers and Wolves Beyond the Frontier Press Through the Mighty Pass
  56. Chapter 56: The Whole Town Mourns in Grief to Bid Farewell to the Master, Jinyi Holds Back Tears to Earn Eighty Cents
  57. Chapter 57: Who Shall Claim the Deer When the World Is Divided Three Ways — The Spineless and Brainless Finally Collapse
  58. Chapter 58: The Lonely Emperor Has a Great Awakening, Lord Zhao Enthusiastically Provides Answers
  59. Chapter 59: An Immortal Dynasty Should Not Exist — Living Well in the Present Is What Truly Matters
  60. Chapter 60: The Emperor on Duty Brings Much Merriment, Enforcing the Law in the Street Leads to a Complaint
  61. Chapter 61: The Emperor Has No Money to Buy New Clothes, Casually Asking for Some Cash
  62. Chapter 62: Pretending to Clean the Street While Standing Guard—My Brother Li Is Genuinely Badass
  63. Chapter 63: An Ordinary Person's Path to Reversal of Fortune, the Little Imperial Aunt Boldly Peeks
  64. Chapter 64: Empress Jiang Follows Her Husband's Lead, Emperor Li's Eyes Light Up at the Sight of Money
  65. Chapter 65: System Upgrade Brings Good Tidings, Master Zhao Declares Let There Be Light
  66. Chapter 66: Jiang Huanghou Takes a Job at the Hotel, the Trio Falsely Conveys an Imperial Decree
  67. Chapter 67: The Emperor's Life Grows Ever Better — He's Still Just an Ordinary Man After All
  68. Chapter 68: Li Xuanji's Rapid Promotion, and the Common People's Joyful Autumn Harvest
  69. Chapter 69: Joy Abounds in the Zhao Family Compound, A Prisoner Worth Ten Taels of Silver
  70. Chapter 70: The Big Saber and Big Head, Once Mortal Enemies, Now Fellow Prisoners
  71. Chapter 71: The Pig Slaughterer and the Poor Scholar, Li Xuanji Becomes Prison Warden
  72. Chapter 72: Boli Comes to Longcheng, and Tiezhu and His Wife Are Scared Speechless
  73. Chapter 73: The First Scandal Storm, Two Women's Thoughts Are Easy to Guess
  74. Chapter 74: The Zhao Family Council Begins, the Ming Emperor's Assassin Arrives Under False Pretenses
  75. Chapter 75: This Hitman Is a Bit of a Simpleton — Hauling Bags, Eating Meals, and Collecting Wages
  76. Chapter 76: Great Freedom Inside Prison, Family Visits Bearing Silver
  77. Chapter 77: Sun Dazhu's Wedding Celebrated in Grand Style, Zhao Jinyi Assassinated and Left in a Coma
  78. Chapter 78: Jinyi's Past and Present, and the Attitude of Longcheng's People
  79. Chapter 79: The Consequences of Moving Against the Zhao Family – The Wolf Soldiers' First Battle Against the Barbarians
  80. Chapter 80: Aguda Cannot Accept It; Baihu City Forcibly Abducts the Common People
  81. Chapter 81: Building a New City with Practiced Ease, Mingxin's Clever Scheme to Lure the Barbarian King
  82. Chapter 82: Capturing the Barbarian King Aguda Alive, A Civilized Man Should Serve Tea
  83. Chapter 83: The White Tiger City Development Plan, The Master Has Been Eaten by a Monster!
  84. Chapter 84: Taking Everyone for a Drive, Departing at Dusk and Arriving at Dusk in Taoyuan City
  85. Chapter 85: Everyone Will Have a Car Someday — Stealing a Ride in Jinyuan to Show Off
  86. Chapter 86: Young Master Mingxin Enters the Capital, Tries the Dragon Throne in the Hall of Golden Bells
  87. Chapter 87: Reparations and the University
  88. Chapter 88: Mingxin Picks Flowers and Gathers Pearls, Blending In to Make Iron Brothers Throughout the Court
  89. Chapter 89: A Grand and Turbulent Era? This Time, We Set the Standards!
  90. Chapter 90: Bountiful Harvest Across the Central Plains, the Court and Prince Fu Have a Falling Out
  91. Chapter 91: Spiritual Nourishment Arrives by Sea, and the Consequences of Provoking the Wolf Soldiers
  92. Chapter 92: The Wolf Soldier Cheng Wei, the Bank Established, Two Women's New Positions, All for the Master!
  93. Chapter 93: Wangjing Town's High-Paying Job Recruitment
  94. Chapter 94: Reflexology and Foot Massage
  95. Chapter 95: The Widespread Adoption of Steam Engines and the Mass Promotion of Electrical Equipment
  96. Chapter 96: A Xinjing Native Explores Taoyuan Street, and the Red-Haired Foreign Devil Is Nothing Special
  97. Chapter 97: Scraping the Bottom of the Pot and Sending Invitations
  98. Chapter 98: Cui Yingying and Li Chengqian
  99. Chapter 99: Li Chengqian's Family in Decline, an Ambitious Junior Schoolmate Comes Seeking Guidance
  100. Chapter 100: Orioles and Swallows Gather in Dragon City, Jinxiu Arrives to Outshine All Beauties
  101. Chapter 101: Qingxiu Club Invites a Gathering of Beauties, Does the Young Miss Have a Thing for Foolish Girls?
  102. Chapter 102: A New Era, New Legislation, A Far-Reaching Meeting
  103. Chapter 103: Opium Arrives Outside Guangzhou City, Noble Patrons Come for the New District's Development
  104. Chapter 104: Pangdahai Dismembers Himself, the Only Special Treatment
  105. Chapter 105: News from the Overseas World, Master Zhao Calls Me So Poor
  106. Chapter 106: Wolf Soldiers Charge with the Barbarians — Zhao Mingxin, Do You Have a Heart?
  107. Chapter 107: Chengqian and Yingying's Romance Blooms, the Pretty Boy Gets His Face Scratched
  108. Chapter 108: A Few More Trending Topics in Longcheng, Watches Priced High Yet Still Selling Hot
  109. Chapter 109: The Flower of the Grassland Suffers Morning Sickness, Mingxin's Little Face Turns Deathly Pale
  110. Chapter 110: A Full Set of Jianbing Guozi — What Does the Master Actually Like?
  111. Chapter 111: Zhao Mingcheng's Wedding Approaches, Emperor Li Xuanzong Arrives in Person
  112. Chapter 112: Waiting in Vain for Li Xuanji Who Never Arrives, a Person of Noble Status Is Not Suited for Dragon City
  113. Chapter 113: Joyful Wedding Night Revelry at Jinyuan, The Zhao Family's Little Rules
  114. Chapter 114: The Zhao Family's Miss Across Three Generations, A Life of Wealth and Peace
  115. Chapter 115: Oil Finally Shows Its Traces, The First Step to Making Our Mark Overseas
  116. Chapter 116: The Telegraph Machine Makes Its Debut in Dragon City, A Bicycle Brigade Is About to Appear
  117. Chapter 117: The Newspaper Debuts and Opium Prohibition Is Discussed, Foreign Cannons Bombard the New Guangzhou District
  118. Chapter 118: The First Naval Battle of Dragon City, and the Consequences of Bombarding Dragon City
  119. Chapter 119: James's Reformed Life, a Prison Full of Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers
  120. Chapter 120: The Harvest Season Turns Uneventful, Chaos in the North Brings Joy to Ming Xin
  121. Chapter 121: A Grand Summary of the New Calendar's March 8th, Your Master Wants It All
  122. Chapter 122: Good News Arrives After the New Year, A New City Rises Upon the Desert
  123. Chapter 123: The Master Sings Joyfully into the Night, and the Lovely Miss Takes the Lead
  124. Chapter 124: Qualified Personnel All Get Company Cars, the Major Project Begins to Launch
  125. Chapter 125: Three Years Have Passed and a New Face Emerges, the Rise of Jinyi Has Reached Its Peak
  126. Chapter 126: The Zhao Family Estate is Heavily Guarded, the Young Miss Makes a Mistake and Gets Beaten
  127. Chapter 127: Longcheng University Makes a Great Contribution, the Principal's Identity Changes at Will
  128. Chapter 128: The New Face of Guangxin City — Three Imperial Courts Have Colonized It
  129. Chapter 129: The Evolution of the Continental Landscape — Everyone Gets a Slice of the Pie
  130. Chapter 130: Persuading for a Well-Prepared Expedition, British America Stirs for Independence
  131. Chapter 131: The Eldest Son Becomes One of the Brothers, the Five-Party Meeting is Underway
  132. Chapter 132: The Five-Party Meeting Is Critical — Quickly Pull the Two Emperors Apart
  133. Chapter 133: The Four Great Dynasties Mobilize Their Forces, Everyone Cries Out That the Dogs Are Coming
  134. Chapter 134: The Italy-Ming War Erupts — Can't Beat the Ships, So Beat the People!
  135. Chapter 135: The Consequence of an Itchy Hand – Four Stray Dogs Gang Up on a Sick Lion
  136. Chapter 136: Lovers Reunite Across Ten Thousand Miles, Yet Things Remain While People Have Changed
  137. Chapter 137: French People Are This Open? I Want to Graduate Soon
  138. Chapter 138: The Longcheng Model Goes Overseas, the Small Town Serves as the Vanguard
  139. Chapter 139: The Longcheng Model Goes Overseas, Bringing a Happy Life
  140. Chapter 140: Balancing Combat and Work Without Missing a Beat, Earning Five Million in a Single Year!
  141. Chapter 141: The Soldiers Are Happy Making Money, General Wu Starts to Panic
  142. Chapter 142: Mayor Song's Pattern Is Astonishing — A Comprehensive Promotion of the Grand Reform!
  143. Chapter 143: Why Won't You Apologize? Why Won't You Apologize!
  144. Chapter 144: System Upgrades Again, the Hard-to-Obtain Dragon City ID Card
  145. Chapter 145: Dragon City Identity Is Hard to Obtain, the Master Finally Has an Heir
  146. Chapter 146: Zhao the Master Has Both Son and Daughter, Gradually Stepping Into Modernization
  147. Chapter 147: Bank Intrusion Repelled, Longcheng's Strength Deeply Impressed Upon Hearts
  148. Chapter 148: We Bring Love and Hope, the People of Dragon City Are Strong and Kind
  149. Chapter 149: To Bring Warmth to the French, First Send Food to the German Army
  150. Chapter 150: The German Army Starts Exchanging Dragon Coins, and a Happy Life Arrives Immediately
  151. Chapter 151: Xinguang's Population Surpasses Eighty Million, Representatives from Nations Around the World Arrive
  152. Chapter 152: Ambassadors of Two Nations Meet on the Street, A Hundred People Join the Battle in Broad Daylight
  153. Chapter 153: The UN General Assembly Begins, Everyone Scrambles for the Floor
  154. Chapter 154: The United Nations Sets Up Its New Home in Guangzhou, the World Games Gets Underway
  155. Chapter 155: The Colony Is Rebelling! We'll Help You Suppress It
  156. Chapter 156: A Prison Town in South America, British Descendants and Indigenous People
  157. Chapter 157: Listen Well and Eat Watermelon — When Enemies Arrive, There Are Rifles
  158. Chapter 158: Earning a First-Class Combat Medal, the Consequence of American Provocation
  159. Chapter 159: Collapsing America in Three Months, Terrifying All the Great Powers
  160. Chapter 160: Finding a Way to Control America — World Peace Is Wonderful
  161. Chapter 161: Finale: A World of Great Harmony, World Peace, Long Live!!!
  162. Chapter 162: A New Beginning

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