The drama, which is set at the end of the Qing Dynasty, follows the development of Chinese national industry and commerce in opposition to Western influences.

The Zhang family-run Zhangku Avenue of the Northern Silk Road was extremely prosperous during Guangxu’s reign and extended to the Russian trading route. But one day everything changed.A significant family transition forces Lu Junjie, the Zhang family’s son, to roam the grasslands. The Zhai family, who had stolen his family’s property, persisted in their attempts to harm him despite his desire to start over. They joined forces with bandits and conspired to have him killed for their own gain. The people closest to Lu Junjie died in the battle to defend Zhuangku Avenue.