Salt Road Dark Chess: Shang Xue Game

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the salt administration in Huaihe and Huaihe became corrupt, and the salt industry became a money-printing machine that various forces competed for. Cheng Yanqiu is the son of a down-and-out salt merchant in Yangzhou. His father, Cheng Yuanshan, died mysteriously while transporting 100,000 yuan of salt. His family business was taken away and his fiancée broke off the engagement. Three years later, Cheng Yanqiu returned to Yangzhou with half of the jade pendant left by his father, and discovered that his father's death involved salt government officials, Huizhou merchant tycoons, and even royal family members. He must deal with the major salt merchant families, the government, and Jianghu forces, and use business wisdom and extraordinary courage to find the truth in the battle for salt. However, as he gradually approached the truth, he discovered that his father had hidden a secret that could subvert the entire salt administration. Between intrigue and betrayal, revenge and redemption, can Cheng Yanqiu revive his family business and avenge his father? Or will he be drawn into a larger whirlpool and become another victim in the power game?