Republican Era: From Rickshaw Puller Xiangzi to Behind-the-Scenes Tycoon

After transmigrating to the capital in the Republic of China era, Zhao Yuxiang discovers that he has become Xiangzi, the protagonist of Rickshaw Boy.

Just after marrying Huniu, Zhao Yuxiang uses the customary visit to her parents' home to improve his relationship with his father-in-law, Liu Siye.

Leveraging Liu Siye's connections in the rickshaw business, Zhao Yuxiang launches a venture restoring and reselling rickshaws.

A few months later, during a massive revolt by the capital's rickshaw pullers, Zhao Yuxiang establishes the capital's rickshaw pullers' union and brings them all under his control.

Using the rickshaw pullers spread throughout the capital as his tentacles, Zhao Yuxiang expands his influence across the entire city.

By the time the Japanese launch their full-scale invasion of Daxia, Zhao Yuxiang has become the power behind the throne in the capital.

And from that moment on, Zhao Yuxiang engages the Japanese in a battle of wits that lasts for years...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.