In the tenth year of Zhenguan, King Li Kuan of Chu fled to the East China Sea due to a dispute over the throne.
On the surface, he was relegated to being a maritime merchant, but in reality he was trying to avoid disaster and seek survival.
After leaving Dengzhou, there is no way back.
On the bank of Hakata Bay, I rented three houses and made a living selling iron pot corn.
The refugees came to seek refuge, the craftsmen returned, but the Japanese were suspicious but did not notice.
He did not raise a flag, did not call himself king, and only used the name of "Farm Tool Merchant".
Selling transformable iron tools to all parties in troubled times——
An iron shovel can be used to dig trenches, a scythe can be used to cut a horse's legs, a thick pot can be used as a shield, and ship planks can be used as side armor.
War broke out in Kyushu, and wealthy families from all over the world were fighting.
And Li Kuan's net has quietly closed——
Eagle Island is the eye, Kuai Kuai is the pulse, pricing is the blade, and the refugees are the roots.
He does not participate in the war or take sides, but he controls the four branches of iron, grain, ships, and trust.
The destination of every shovel, the route of every ship, the length of every conch whistle,
All are changing the weight of the battlefield.
Still water flows deep, and benefit comes from chaos.
When the court still regarded it as an ordinary maritime trading company,
An overseas Tang society has taken root in a foreign land——
There are workshops, farmland, private schools, craftsmanship, and refugees who are loyal to him.
They patch up patch after patch, but carve their own names in a foreign land.
Standing without fighting is what we call it.
This is a historical novel about the establishment of a country through commerce and silent layout.
There is no iron horse, only the transformation of materials;
There is no overt and covert struggle, only an undercurrent.
Outside the smoke of war, a Tang prince is using another method,
In a foreign country, continue to write the blood and glory of China.
