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| {{Era|Organizations}}
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| {{Spoilerhd|31 January 2024|[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]}}
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| |name = Zhang Wei Union
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| |image = ACFT Zhang Wei Union logo.png
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| |website =
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| |founder = [[Edward Kenway]]
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| |leader =
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| |headquarters = [[Macau]]
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| |locations = [[Asia]]
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| |formed = 1725
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| The '''Zhang Wei Union''' (張爲協組<ref name="FTe24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24|Episode 24]]</ref>; Cantonese: ''Zoeng''<sup>1</sup> ''Wai''<sup>4</sup> ''Hip''<sup>3</sup>''zou''<sup>2</sup>) is a [[merchant]] shipping company based in the city of [[Macau]], [[China]]. It was established by the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his allies in the [[A-Ma Cultural Village]] in 1725. The company vowed to conduct business through ethical means, to bring people together and to protect its own members; as such, its unofficial motto was "We do not abandon our family".<ref name="FTe23">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23|Episode 23]]</ref>
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| By the 21st century, the company had extended its operations beyond Macau and established influence throughout all of [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name="FTe23" />
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| ==History==
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| ===Under Edward Kenway===
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| ====Establishment====
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| In 1725, after inadvertently ending his partnership with [[Madam Lee]], Edward Kenway decided to start his own organization in order to conduct his business in Macau and beyond without raising suspicion.<ref name="FTe21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21|Episode 21]]</ref> Inspired by the the [[Republic of Pirates|Pirate Republic]] he was once part of in the [[Caribbean]], the [[Assassins|Assassin]] vowed that his new organization would be an opportunity to unite people like a family, where they would be free to govern themselves and treat each other as equals.<ref name="FTe23" />
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| Setting up his headquarters in the A-Ma Cultural Village, Edward decided that the organization would operate as a legitimate shipping company, naming it the Zhang Wei Union. He then began building it up by recruiting his various allies, including the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] navigator [[John Young]], [[Zhang (laborer)|Zhang]] and his fellow [[Zhang's village|villagers]], and the former [[Piracy|pirate]] [[captain]] [[Rupiya]] and his crew.<ref name="FTe24" />
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| ====First contract====
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| Once the Zhang Wei Union had been fully established, Edward, John and Zhang traveled to Macau to drum up business from the locals, only to be turned down by everyone. They were eventually approached by a [[merchant]], who revealed that Madam Lee, [[Master Sun]] and the [[Far East Company]] had blacklisted them, making it near impossible to find clients. However, grateful to Edward for having previously defended his ship from pirates,<ref="FTe15">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 15|Episode 15]]</ref> the merchant decided to enlist his company's services to escort the same vessel to [[Manila]] and back for a business endeavor.<ref name="FTe24" />
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| Accepting the job, Edward, John and Zhang used Rupiya's ship to sail to the [[Philippines]]. Upon reaching Manila, John went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[Dutch East India Company]] and the Far East Company had recently begun recruiting people for an expedition in Southeast Asia. Edward believed this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], though he decided against doing the same, choosing to focus on building up their reputation first.<ref name="FTe24" />
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| As they prepared to sail back to Macau to complete their contract, Edward and his crew spotted a pirate ship attacking a Dutch East India Company vessel. Unwilling to let such an opportunity go, Edward ordered Rupiya and his men to attack the pirates, intending to take their ship as a prize.<ref name="FTe24" /> In the ensuing fight, Edward managed to board the pirate vessel and kill its captain, forcing the crew to surrender. However, as the ship had been damaged during the battle, it quickly caught fire and began to sink.<ref name="FTe25">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 25|Episode 25]]</ref>
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| Upon being informed of slaves held in the ship's hull, Edward rescued them and escaped from the sinking vessel before it was destroyed when its [[Gunpowder|powder]] kegs detonated. One of the rescued prisoners, [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]], turned out to be a [[Korea|Korean]] scholar and engineer who had come to the [[Qing dynasty|Qing Empire]] as an aide to a {{Wiki|Joseon dynasty|Joseon}} envoy, and his skills came in handy when Edward decided to escort the damaged Dutch East India Company ship to Macau.<ref name="FTe26">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 26|Episode 26]]</ref>
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| After Yun fixed the ship's broken wheel, Edward and his crew sailed to Macau, where the Assassin offered Yun, alongside every other liberated slave looking for work, a place in the Zhang Wei Union. Yun accepted the offer and, to celebrate the recruitment of their latest member, John suggested they all go drinking.<ref name="FTe26" />
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| ==== Journey to the Paracel Islands ====
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| Shortly after the crew's return to Macau, Edward was hired by [[Jan van Aert]], the Dutch East India Company's chief navigator, to rid the [[Paracel Islands]] of pirates. In exchange, Jan promised to let the Assassin keep any goods looted from the pirates and to secure a five-year partnership between his company and the Zhang Wei Union. Seeing this as an opportunity to expand the organization, Edward met with John and Zhang to inform them of the job and they insisted that they accompany him, unwilling to let Edward endanger himself.<ref name="FTe27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 27|Episode 27]]</ref>
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| Afterwards, Edward went to see Yun at his workshop, where he found the latter working on some weapons he had developed back in Korea. Impressed by Yun's designs and believing the weapons could prove crucial in the upcoming mission's success, Edward provided Yun with the necessary resources and manpower to build them. Once the weapons had been finished and tested, Edward and his crew set sail towards the Paracel Islands to fulfill their contract.<ref name="FTe27" />
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| En route to the islands, Edward devised a plan to destroy the pirates' compound: while he and John would take a rowboat to arrive on the islands undetected and proceed to plant to explosives around the base, Rupiya would distract the pirates by getting them drunk and Zhang would pose as his prisoner. The plan was successful until Edward freed Zhang and the pirates' other prisoners, as the resulting commotion attracted the pirates' attention, initiating a [[Firearm|gunfight]]. As Edward, John and Zhang ran towards Rupiya's ship, the explosives they had planted detonated, destroying the pirates' compound.<ref name="FTe28">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 28|Episode 28]]</ref>
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| ====Edward's departure====
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| Eventually, Edward left Macau, leaving the Zhang Wei Union under the leadership of Zhang. Before his departure, the Assassin met with Zhang at the latter's residence in the A-Ma Cultural Village, where he entrusted him with a book. Zhang then assured Edward that his organization would remain in good hands, and promised that they would find a way to continue helping him wherever he was in the world.<ref name="FTe22">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 22|Episode 22]]</ref>
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| ===Modern times===
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| By the 21st century, the Zhang Wei Union had grown far beyond its humble roots, holding influence throughout all of Southeast Asia. At some point in the 2020s, the company learned of [[Noa Kim]], a descendant of Edward who had been kidnapped by the Templar company [[Abstergo Industries]] to explore Edward's [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]]. Unwilling to abandon its "family," the company sent two of its members to rescue Noa.<ref name="FTe23" />
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| Making use of a distraction in which the Abstergo security were blocked by several thugs, the two company members sought to convince Noa to leave with them. Wishing to uncover his family roots and history, however, Noa refused to leave with them, and was eventually let go after a brief scuffle. After the company members contacted their superior to let him know what had happened, he decided to respect Noa's decision and leave him be until he required their help.<ref name="FTe23" />
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| ==Known members==
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| *[[Edward Kenway]] {{c|founder}}
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| *[[John Young]]
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| *[[Rupiya]]
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| *[[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]]
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| *[[Zhang (laborer)|Zhang]] {{c|acting leader}}
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| ==Appearances==
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{ACFT}}
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| [[Category:Companies]]
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