In that era, there were governments, chambers of commerce, and the military on the bright side; and there was a set of world order on the dark side, called:
Three religions set the rules, nine streams travel the world, thousands of gates set up bureaus, and eight generals hold swords.
A young man entered the game from a scam in the snowy plains of the Northeast, met all the eight generals through Jinmen Pier, and finally became the "man in charge" in the troubled times of the Southwest.
Very pretty!