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During the late Qing Dynasty, a scholar who was unjustly persecuted and exiled resorted to making a living through death. He relied on his wisdom to navigate the narrow spaces, using his wits to leverage situations and plan strategies. He entered the business world through trade, established himself with a ticket office, became wealthy through tea, built his career with salt, and helped the common people with grain. He competed and clashed with various merchant groups, including the Shanxi merchants, Anhui merchants, Beijing merchants, salt merchants, grain merchants, and foreign merchants. With his unique approach, he created a new commercial empire. In the end, he joined forces with several major Chinese merchant groups to jointly resist foreign merchants and save the national economic lifeline.