At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, things were changing. The legend of "Golden Phoenix and Silver Dragon" is circulated in the world, but few people know that this is not a reference to an object, but a representative name for two top forces.
The Jinfeng Gang started out in the southern silk industry. On the surface, it is the home of merchants, but in fact it controls the Jiangnan water and land intelligence network. It acts like a phoenix spreading its wings, with hidden secrets in the light. The leader of the gang, Feng Jiuniang, took power at the age of twenty-five and used the silk reeling factory as a cover to weave an invisible network.
Silver Dragon Gate, located in the north, controls the water transportation from outside the customs to Beijing and Tianjin, acting loomingly like a dragon lurking in the abyss. The owner of the door, Long Xiaotian, inherited the ancestral business at the age of 28 and secretly organized the world's freight channels in the name of railway freight.
On the surface, the two families are in harmony with each other, but in fact they have been fighting in secret for decades. It was not until the autumn of 1911 that the gunshots of the Wuchang Uprising awakened the sleeping dynasty, and a transaction that changed the fate of the two families quietly took place - the fragments of the legendary "Nine Dragons Map" reappeared in the world. It was rumored that the map contained secrets and wealth that could overturn the current situation.
In order to protect the stability of Jiangnan, Feng Jiuniang was determined to find a plan; Long Xiaotian was determined to expand his territory and vowed to succeed. The two met for the first time in Liulichang, the capital. One was a businesswoman who had returned from overseas, pretending to be a painting buyer, and the other was a wealthy Nanyang businessman who was pretending to be a treasure hunter. They tested each other and hid their secrets.
While the two sides were fighting openly and secretly, the shadow of the Japanese Black Dragon Society quietly penetrated, and Beiyang warlords, revolutionaries, and foreign forces appeared one after another. Feng Jiuniang and Long Xiaotian gradually discovered that what they were fighting for was not just a picture, but also the lifeline of the country and the future of the nation.
From the Forbidden City to Shanghai Beach, from the Qinhuai River to the Songhua River, business wars, espionage wars, Jianghu grievances and national justice are intertwined...