Song Dynasty 1100

The year 1100 AD was not only the beginning of a new century, but also the beginning of the countdown to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty. This year, Zhezong suddenly died of illness and forced the Queen Mother to establish King Duan. The words "Prince Duan is frivolous and cannot rule the world" made the "iron-blooded prime minister" Zhang Dun the target of public criticism, and also put the Zhang family on the heavy shackles of "Yuanyou party membership". Zhang Ce, Zhang Dun's grandson, stood at this turning point in history. Career cut off? He turned around and joined the army! Among the dead in the Hehuang battlefield, he exchanged his blood for a life-long friendship with Gao Qiu. Official darkness? He chose to go to sea to do business! Amid the hustle and bustle of the Bianhe River docks, he used gold and silver to build a business empire that was as wealthy as any other country. When Cai Jing was still whitewashing peace, his caravan had already monopolized the Northern Pearl and Liao Horses; when Huizong was still obsessed with Hua Shi Gang, his privateer fleet had controlled thousands of miles of sea territory; when the Jin cavalry crushed Meng Hua Lu, all the civil and military officials in the court fell to their knees. Only the sword and money in his hand supported the last backbone of the Han family! In this era where the backbone is broken: people in the world either bow their knees to the decadent imperial power and are submissive; some bend their backs to the stinky money and lose all conscience; Only Zhang Ce will not kneel to the faint king when he is above, he will not kneel to money when he is below, and he will not kneel to the rapist when he is outside! Save the layman Yi An from exile, save the national treasures and cultural relics from ashes, collect Yue Fei, fight against the Jin soldiers, and accept the princesses of the Three Kingdoms. He was the last real man in the Northern Song Dynasty!