Others dreamed of winning glory on the battlefield, but he saw through the brutality of a chaotic age: without money, provisions, and industry, even the hottest blood could accomplish little.
A cigarette workshop earned him his first fortune, and when an eastern expedition ran into trouble, he solved the army's food-supply crisis. Through an international power struggle, he swindled a vast sum of money from the financial magnates.
He stayed away from the front lines and devoted himself to establishing a military-industrial enterprise, pursuing advances in firearms and chemical technology.
Later, he even stole Toyota's opportunity. But the tragedies of the era could never be avoided: he was a titan of his age, yet the person he loved most died in the chaos of war. This is a tragedy of an era and an entertaining story, a comedy with a tragic ending at its heart.
