洛佩慈

这是一个旧中国民族资本在乱世中困顿挣扎、砥砺图存，最终蜕变新生且兼济天下的一代儒商故事。 民国十七年夏，内忧外患的中国，震惊中外的“皇姑屯事件”给镇江“恒昌坊”老东家楚天舒的六十华诞收了一个阴霾密布的结尾。作为占据江浙酿造业半壁江山的民族资本，恒昌四十二坊沉着应战携巨资染指镇江，气势汹汹的日资“京和”公司，你死我活中，楚天舒与长子庆汗诡异殒命，楚府未来亲家，独霸长江水运二十四年的四川酿造大户苏岐山遭乱枪伏击，全家十七口更一夜间肝脑涂地惨遭灭门。扬子江水暗流涌动，已经和将要经历的血雨腥风，远非任何一个洞察时势的精明商家所能逆料，大厦将倾之时，留学归国的楚家三少爷庆平毅然挺身。 不久，“京和”在沿江大肆倾销的白醋赫赫然充斥世面，“恒昌”传统香醋难见踪影，产品大面积污染又来的蹊跷突然。苦撑局面的楚家被迫割臂断腕，余下三十六坊也危在旦夕。“恒昌”暗中追查凶手...。Bandits led by Matt the Mute enter a bar and kill multiple people. Randy Bowers comes to town and is framed by Matt the Mute, who is working with the sheriff, who doesn't know that Matt is really a criminal. Matt the Mute writes out everything he wants to say. Randy escapes with the help of Sally Rogers, the niece of the dead owner of the bar. Bowers runs from the sheriff, and ends up in the cave in which the bandits have their hideout. They kidnap Sally, who escapes with the help of Bowers. Matt the Mute is killed when he enters the bar, which is filled with explosives, and the niece marries Randy.。