After dinner, Zhu Wencong took his ladies to his study, as some matters still required detailed arrangement.
The main theme for the coming years was the reconstruction of the South, and Zhu Wencong had already devoured the spoils of war, now moving on to the main course.
Before the war, the overwhelming power of farm owners prevented any capital from interfering in the South. After the war, the power of the Southern Faction plummeted, and their former glory was no longer.
Compared to the heavily internalized North, the South now was a brand new vast expanse of land, all obstacles having been swept clean.
Zhu Wencong, with the foundation he had built up during the Civil War, was fully capable of dominating the economic development of the entire South. To say he was the Emperor of the South was not an exaggeration.
"Our work in the South revolves around two major sectors: banking and insurance," he said. "Banking leads the charge, while insurance provides peace of mind.
