In the late Qing Dynasty, the government was corrupt and the officials forced the people to rebel. A revolted Nian army family team was defeated and became a coal mine worker incognito. In order to survive, Xiao Taiping, the general manager of the Second Regiment, resolutely gave up the old rules of sharing poverty and hardship and not hoarding private money, and began to make new choices in a difficult life. In order to survive, he faced the provocations of local gangsters and the frame-up of the kiln owner. He endured the humiliation and perseverance. After hard struggle and miserable management, he gradually became the richest man in the local area.
Times are still developing, and Xiao Taiping continues to encounter new troubles. Concealing the identity of the rebels was always like a sharp sword hanging over his head, always posing a threat to him. The government took advantage of the situation and extorted him in every possible way. The conflicts between the brothers surnamed Xiao and Cao are also increasing due to the inequality between rich and poor. Even his wife's uncle, Cao Ershun, turned against him and challenged him, taking the lead in shutting down the kiln.
In the whirlpool of emotions, Xiao Taiping could hardly extricate himself. He met Yu Qian'er, a prostitute on a flower boat, and fell into an inextricable emotional entanglement. What made him even more embarrassed was that he pinned his dream of raising the flag of justice on his children, but God gave him a daughter.
Several times again in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qing government established official kilns. The British also erected foreign wells. Xiao Taiping updates...
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