[Farming Article] Cheng Rushan, the Shang King of the late Qing Dynasty, single-handedly established a tea empire that spread across the north and south. He was as wealthy as any other country, but he was treading on thin ice at the end of the dynasty. There are officials from outside who are pressing hard, and there is a robe brother from inside who will come to claim his life. He fights wits with the warlords just to protect his century-old foundation.
However, when the flames of revolution ignited, he resolutely chose a path of narrow escape!
During the day, he is a business tycoon who travels among the powerful; at night, he is the biggest secret funder of the Revolutionary Party. He used the tea empire as a cover to transport arms, pass on information, and spend all his wealth just to bury an old era with his own hands.
When the "Golden Melon Tribute Tea" symbolizing glory was reduced to ashes in the flames of war, the empire he built also fell. Facing the devastated new republic, he lost everything, but seemed to... Win a future for 40 million compatriots.
