Lin Mu, a modern financial tycoon, accidentally transferred his soul to a young restaurant owner who was on the verge of bankruptcy in the Northern Song Dynasty. He took over the family's shaky ancestral business. He faced the eager eyes of his peers and empty pockets.
The capital methods that turned everything upside down in the past are still sharp after thousands of years. He repositioned the restaurant and used an unprecedented "opening storm" to get the first pot of gold with nothing; he improved the brewing technology and brewed "qiongjiangyuye", which attracted the rich and powerful to cross the threshold; he created "glazed glass" (glass) that was more expensive than gold and "xiangzao" (soap) that was popular among boudoirs, monopolizing the luxury goods market in Bianjing in one fell swoop.
But his ambitions don't stop there. When he saw the many masts on the pier, he realized that the real wealth lay in the sea of stars. When the commercial empire reached the north and collided with the iron cavalry of the Liao Kingdom, he knew better than anyone else that no matter how much money there was, without the power to protect it, it would eventually be a lamb to be slaughtered. He secretly funded technological innovation and established his own logistics and security system. When the iron heel of foreign enemies moved southward, his wealth was overwhelming and became the pillar supporting the empire's last line of defense. From saving a restaurant to controlling half of the country's business lifeline, he single-handedly built a business empire across the land and used money to influence the destiny of an era.
