Zhu Wencong took a horse-drawn carriage towards Creek Gorge Street on the south bank of the Zhujiang River, where the Wu's Garden, home of the once richest man in the world, Wu Bingjian, was located.
Wu Yuting detailed her family's circumstances, stating that ever since her grandfather passed away, there was nobody else who could support the great Wu Family.
Now, all the silver has been divided between the Government Office and the Imperial Court; they had to both shoulder the debts of reparations and donate to the construction of Guangzhou Prefecture.
The only valuable thing left was shares, and even though they had lost control of the Yihe Trading House, the Wu Family was still the major shareholder of Qichang Trading Company (American-invested).
If a business prodigy does not emerge in the family soon, the shares they hold will turn into mere paper, and the Wu Family is desperately in need of a strong backer.
