Glossary
Chinese Terms
临高启明 (Línggāo Qǐmíng) - "Illumine Lingao" or "Enlightening Lingao"
穿越 (chuānyuè) - Time travel; transmigration
种田流 (zhòngtián liú) - "Farming/nation-building flow" - a genre focused on development
澳宋 (Ào Sòng) - "Australian Song" - what locals call the transmigrators
Historical Terms
Ming Dynasty (明朝) - Chinese dynasty ruling 1368-1644. See Ming Dynasty
Qing Dynasty (清朝) - Manchu dynasty that replaced the Ming (1644-1912)
Manchu (满族) - Ethnic group from northeast China who founded the Qing
Junk (船) - Traditional Chinese sailing vessel
Tael (两) - Traditional Chinese unit of weight and currency (~37.5g silver)
Li (里) - Chinese unit of distance (~500 meters)
Mu (亩) - Chinese unit of land area (~667 square meters)
Government & Administration
County (县) - Basic administrative division. Lingao County is the transmigrator base
Prefecture (府) - Administrative level above county
Province (省) - Largest administrative division
Magistrate (知县) - County-level official
Governor (总督) - Provincial-level official
Novel-Specific Terms
Transmigrators - The 500 modern people who traveled to 1628
Australians - What locals call the transmigrators (they claim to be from "Australia")
Senate - Governing body of the transmigrator community
Executive Committee - Leadership council
Elders - Senior transmigrators with authority
Military Terms
Fubo Army - Transmigrator military force
Matchlock - Early firearm technology common in Ming Dynasty
Arquebus - Type of early firearm
Cannon - Artillery piece; transmigrators introduce modern designs
Technology & Industry
Blast Furnace - Industrial furnace for smelting iron
Coke - Processed coal used in metallurgy
Crucible Steel - High-quality steel production method
Steam Engine - Power source the transmigrators work to develop