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The Rise and Fall of the Copper Sea
During the Qianlong period, Zhao Shian, the general manager of the Yunnan copper mines, shouldered the important task of minting imperial coins. He was walking on thin ice between the turbulent undercurrent of the mine, the heavy pressure of the court, and the life and death of 30,000 miners. When the imperial mandate of five thousand kilograms of special-grade copper is overwhelming, Zhao Shian must squeeze out every ounce of potential of this huge mine and find a way out in the depths of the c
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Tea Pattern Secret
"Secrets of Tea Patterns" centers on Lin Yan, a minor official in the Northern Song Dynasty. He can see the secrets from the patterns of tea cakes and predict that Tubo will encounter a rare snowstorm in the coming year. Facing the border crisis, he proposed the strategy of "cutting off tea and forcing peace", but he was involved in the undercurrent of the court and the whirlpool of interests of the Tea Horse Company. On the way to verify the prophecy, he must use the pattern of a tea leaf to in
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Daoxiang Tongxinlu
"Daoxiang Tongxinlu" tells the story of Chen Daoxiang, an old farmer in the countryside in the late Qing Dynasty. In order to fight against severe drought, he led the villagers to establish a "Farmers' Assistance Association" and used a "Farmers Association Book" to record work and accounts to help each other and save themselves. The government suspected that he was organizing a rebellion and sent troops to round him up. Chen Daoxiang presented the book, which details that a certain household wa
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Qinghe Old Records
"Old Chronicles of Qinghe" tells the story of a century-old battle over waterways. The wealthy Zhao Youcai built a giant waterwheel to cut off the lifeline of the downstream. The farmers were on the verge of extinction and jointly filed a lawsuit. However, the Zhao family used the land deed as a shield and claimed that the river banks were private property. Chen Laogeng, an 80-year-old farmer, came out silently and recited the century-old "Qinghe River Works Chronicles" in court. He used the old
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Asking Shadows at the Shuyuan
During the Jiaqing period, Cheng Wenyun was a military official in Zhangjing, the darkest hub of imperial power. Every day, the secret memorials of the world and the emperor's approval flowed through his desk. He discerned the ambiguity, trade-offs and silent thunder of the highest decision-making, but it was just a shadow of silence on the edge of the ink. Between the latitude and longitude of the document and the will, he tried to save a huge deal with a small stroke, until he was involved in
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Mountain Fire Identification
"Mountain Fire Identification" tells the story of Chen Youtian, an old hunter who burned wasteland according to his ancestral "Burning Calendar". However, he was accused by the government of causing a mountain fire because the new charcoal kiln changed the wind direction. He went to court holding an ancient book that recorded centuries-old mountain rules, trying to prove the truth of a "man-made disaster" in the collision between "ancient laws" and "new policies." This is not only a defense of s
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