Infinite blood

Author: Jian Zhaolin
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: The work depicts the unpredictable twists and turns of revolutionary turmoil in the early years of the Republic of China, outlines the rise and fall of the survival and development of China's national industry, narrates the behind-the-scenes deals of regime changes in the 20th century, and vividly portrays the trendsetters who saved the day in that era, showcasing the humanistic landscape of China's history at the turn of the century. The novel begins with the situation in the early Republic of China stabilizing, using heavy brushstrokes to portray foreign powers' attempts to seize China's cotton and flax spinning market, controlling the main marketing institutions for cotton and flax spinning products in inland areas—the "Four Bureaus"—through various baseless means, gradually infiltrating to achieve their goal of using only foreign goods within China; it severely criticizes the servile faces of some of China's then few bureaucratic capitalists who kowtowed to foreign powers, surrendering their power and authority; it realistically and vividly depicts the indomitable struggles of most revolutionaries and patriotic merchants against foreign powers and local bureaucratic compradors. Sharp conflicts, timely openings and closings, and distinct character portrayals present readers with a historical scroll of the unfortunate development of China's national industry.