Pillars of the Nation: A Century of Chinese Business Rivalries, Parts One and Two
国之重器：百年中国商战传奇（上下部）
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The business war in the late Qing Dynasty was turbulent! Tang Tingshu and other pioneers used wisdom and courage to ignite the industrial fire in desperate situations. The backbone of the nation was seen where blood and tears were intertwined, and foreign companies were forced to reverse course. This background of putting national interests first can still make people feel the profound spirit of patriotism even today.
The author has great ambitions. The theme of the novel is the story of the national capitalists' efforts to catch up and resist the bureaucracy and foreign conglomerates at the time during the ten-year climax of the Westernization Movement. However, the three most significant military operations at the time were integrated into it, giving this work a more substantial feel. The three major military operations are: Zuo Zongtang's recovery of Xinjiang, the war between China and France in Vietnam, and the game between China and Japan on the Korean Peninsula. It is truly an atmospheric work. Compared with Tang Haoming's "Zeng Guofan", Xiong Zhaozheng's "Zhang Juzheng" does not give in to too much.
The most important weapon of a country: The most important weapon of a great country is the confidence of a great country. During the Westernization Movement, both military industries and civilian enterprises continued to develop under the slogan of "self-improvement, seeking wealth." The fire of industrial salvation had been ignited - from the shipping industry to the textile industry, telegraph industry, and financial industry, the wave of competition swept across the land. Tang Tingshu, Zheng Guanying and many other pioneers built the Great Economic Wall with their own flesh and blood, tearing off a ray of dawn in the gloomy late Qing Dynasty.
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