The Five Dynasties were a time of chaos, with constant wars and wars. When Suzhou grain merchant Shen Zhou inherited his father's business, he only had half a shop and three bags of old grain left.
He borrowed grain to open a market and used profit as a profit. He did not want to be a powerful person, but just a businessman - in troubled times, grain is a knife, salt is a sword, and cloth is a shield.
When the heroes from all sides compete for the throne, Shen Zhou is already rich enough to rival his country. He used money to buy passes, used food to mobilize troops, and used trade routes to weave an intelligence network.
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The more I read, the more I understand. In the troubled years when wars were raging and mountains and rivers were in turmoil, everyone thought that the only way to conquer the country again was to fight for the government to survive and gain a place to live. Winning half a lifetime of prosperity and prosperity for the whole world, but the rise of wealthy merchants in troubled times, breaks out of the traditional routine of fighting for hegemony in troubled times. It did not follow the battlefield, the road of fighting, or the intrigues and struggles in the court. It used business to establish affairs, restore power, and the rise of a sexual giant. Later, it completely subverted all my inherent understanding of novels about troubled times. The novel does not have a chance from heaven that brings its own aura at the beginning, nor does it have a mindless golden finger that cheats all the way. The protagonist has witnessed with his own eyes the decline of reputation and the displacement of people under the raging war, and has witnessed the dark calculations of collusion between government and businessmen. The highlight is the hard-core and realistic business war game, which is high-energy and non-inflated throughout. There are no easy shortcuts for revenge. Every business expansion is a step-by-step and precise plan. Every business battle is the ultimate pull between people's hearts and strategies. Internally, it is necessary to balance the suspicions and conflicts of interests within the company and stabilize the foundation of the core team. Externally, we have to deal with the separatist forces of all parties and the greedy officialdom and powerful people. Because of the malicious suppression and malicious monopoly among many rivals on the surface, we also have to hide the conspiracy and calculation behind the scenes.
The more I read, the more I understand. In the troubled years when wars were raging and mountains and rivers were in turmoil, everyone thought that the only way to conquer the country again was to fight for the government to survive and gain a place to live. Winning half a lifetime of prosperity and prosperity for the whole world, but the rise of wealthy merchants in troubled times, breaks out of the traditional routine of fighting for hegemony in troubled times. It did not follow the battlefield, the road of fighting, or the intrigues and struggles in the court. It used business to establish affairs, restore power, and the rise of a sexual giant. Later, it completely subverted all my inherent understanding of novels about troubled times. The novel does not have a chance from heaven that brings its own aura at the beginning, nor does it have a mindless golden finger that cheats all the way. The protagonist has witnessed with his own eyes the decline of reputation and the displacement of people under the raging war, and has witnessed the dark calculations of collusion between government and businessmen. The highlight is the hard-core and realistic business war game, which is high-energy and non-inflated throughout. There are no easy shortcuts for revenge. Every business expansion is a step-by-step and precise plan. Every business battle is the ultimate pull between people's hearts and strategies. Internally, it is necessary to balance the suspicions and conflicts of interests within the company and stabilize the foundation of the core team. Externally, we have to deal with the separatist forces of all parties and the greedy officialdom and powerful people. Because of the malicious suppression and malicious monopoly among many rivals on the surface, we also have to hide the conspiracy and calculation behind the scenes.