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After consulting the historical materials, the author found that Zhao Baishi, as the Jingyang county magistrate in the TV series, should be regarded as a fictional character, blending many people's stories. Among them, the most important character support, which can also be confirmed by historical data, is Tu, who served as the magistrate of Jingyang County twice. Tu (1838— 1894) was born in Dongxiang, Jiangxi. The draft of Qing history was circulated. Guangxu two years, sent to Shaanxi, successively in Fuping, Jingyang, Chang 'an three counties as magistrate. Where there are two Jingyang, it is especially successful.
? So, how did such a good official get involved with the heroine Zhou Ying in the TV series? According to historical records, Zhou Ying's great-grandfather Zhou Zhankui was a wealthy businessman in Mengdian Village, Luqiao Town, Sanyuan County during Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty. From the first year of Jiaqing (1796) to the twenty-fifth year of Jiaqing (1820), a mansion was built in Mengdian Village, with a courtyard of 17. Such a large family underwent drastic changes in the first year of Tongzhi (1862), and the Zhou family declined from then on. The house was burned to 16 courtyard, leaving only 1 courtyard. Zhou Ying was born in Tongzhi for seven years (1868). According to the analysis of local chronicles, she should be the adopted daughter of the Zhou family. Her fate can't be decided by herself. In the 11th year of Guangxu (1885), under the arrangement of her brother and sister-in-law, she married Wu 'an Town, Jingyang County, just as written in the TV series, in order to "celebrate" the dying Wu family. Jingyang County and Sanyuan County are two adjacent counties, and the Wu family in Wu An Zhen 'an Wubao is on the rise. Wu Weiwen, Wu's father, is not only an important official in the imperial court, but also a famous salt merchant. He has been engaged in salt monopoly in Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and other places for a long time, and he is a "red-topped businessman" of the same generation as Hu Xueyan. Wu Weiwen is closely related to Left. Wu Weiwen provided him with food and grass during the Western Expedition, so there is a saying that "the salary depends entirely on Hu Xueyan, and the food depends entirely on Wu Weiwen".
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? According to local records, Zhou and Wu have long been engaged. When Wu was dying, according to the traditional custom, the Wu family wanted to break up the "white tiger fierce star" through the wedding ceremony to save their son's life. But on the wedding day, Wu's condition became more serious, and he died 10 days later. Zhou Ying suddenly changed from a bride to a widow in Wu An. The only heir of the Wu family is gone, and the one who just passed the door took over the Wu family's industry. She divided the Wu family's property into five parts and put the commercial capital outside Shaanxi in her own name. She boldly distributed the land she operated to the tenant farmers, allowing them to farm for free, freeing up her hands to run enterprises. Soon, her commercial talent appeared, and she became the representative figure of Qin merchants and the richest woman in Shaanxi in the late Qing Dynasty. Of course, the records of local chronicles are not comprehensive, and we don't know how this girl who is less than 20 years old created a commercial miracle. But one thing, Zhou Ying, he became rich and played a great role in charity.