After Sima left the army, the family moved to Taipei, primarily so he could give Crown Magazine better service. The royalties from over 60 novels paid for his children ’ s university education, including three who studied abroad.
退役之後，1965 年吳家舉家從鳳山搬到台北，主要原因也是為了司馬中原能替在台北的皇冠雜誌社趕稿，他用六十多部小說的版稅讓 6 個孩子上大學，其中 3 個還一起出國留學。