“He knew that his father was right- it wasn’t money that was important. Because you interfere with the will of the gods, you must be prepared to assume their responsibility.” “Save a man from dying, then you yourself are responsible for him for the rest of the man’s life. “He long ago had learned a basic law of survival: Bring your enemy to battle only on your terms, never on his.” “’Joss’ was a Chinese word that meant Luck and Fate and God and the devil combined.” The story follows Struan’s attempts to solidify his power, the importance of Hong Kong, and perpetuate his family’s hold on the Noble House and its place as the largest and most powerful trading house in the continent. The book covers the first year or so after the British seizure of Hong Kong and how the island changed and grew. Long and sweeping, covering the lives of many characters, the book focuses on Dirk Struan, the Tai-Pan, the most powerful trader in Asia and head of the Noble House. The novel opens with the British seizure of Hong Kong after the first Opium War.
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