Chiang began studying Japanese in order to be able to read the masses of documents dating from the Japanese era. The rich data he obtained from Japanese organizations and Taiwan University gave him a new perspective on the mill.
為了閱讀日據時期的大量日文資料，蔣耀賢特地去學日文，藉由日本本地機構和台大的豐富資料，重新認識這座糖廠。