Nāgata: Infernal Night, Qinghan and I are True Love

Chapter 175 The Crown Prince's Economic Warfare

Xu Tianyi thought that after he talked about improving the status of women, some people would question him or not understand him.

Surprisingly, no one questioned him.

He was even prepared to explain things to them before discussing the expulsion of the opponents.

Without a doubt, he is a dictator and will not tolerate any questioning.

After nodding silently, Xu Tianyi tapped the table: "Alright, if you have any other questions, please ask."

Soon after, reports began to be submitted one after another.

This group of people are mostly from the lower rungs of society, but they are not stupid.

They understand better than those in higher positions that one should respect superiors, because they have been subjected to oppression themselves.

Liu Qingfeng, the city lord of Chongsheng City, immediately stood up.

"Master, although the eleven counties surrounding my Chongsheng City are now stable, the 810,000 taels of silver owed from before still need to be redeemed. At the same time, under the influence of the Crown Prince, some bank merchants no longer trust my sect's banks, so they want to withdraw large amounts of silver."

"If we were to repay the loan in full, we would still need at least one million taels to make up the difference."

Upon hearing this, intelligent people immediately understood what was going on.

The crown prince wants to wage an economic war.

With the assistance of the Ji family of Yanzhou and the vast jade mines of Twilight Valley, he naturally wanted to use economic warfare to force him to surrender.

"Master, my Shen family is willing to provide funds to help our sect overcome this crisis!"

Shen Haisheng made a decisive move.

In addition, several prominent families in Leizhou also spoke up.

"My Feng family is willing to offer 100,000 taels of silver!"

"My An family is willing to offer 80,000 taels of silver!"

"My Li family is also willing to offer 100,000 taels!"

"My Taira family..."

"My Qing family..."

...

Immediately, everyone raised their hands to vote.

Xu Tianyi smiled.

"Gentlemen, since I, Xu Tianyi, dared to take over Leizhou and confront the imperial court, I naturally have the ability to solve the problem."

How could a mere million taels of silver cause you all such worry?

Hearing Xu Tianyi's words, Old Master Shen felt relieved.

The other companies had many concerns.

"Master, now that my Feng family has joined the Valley God Sect, we must share its joys and sorrows. Now that the sect is in trouble, my Feng family has an unshirkable duty to donate 200,000 taels of silver to support the sect's affairs!"

"Yes, Master, my An family is also willing to contribute two hundred thousand taels!"

"My Li family will also donate 200,000!"

...

The heads of the families shouted repeatedly, fearing that Xu Tianyi would not accept their offer.

Their enthusiasm stems solely from Xu Tianyi's current resounding victory.

Moreover, Xu Tianyi is a Grandmaster with high cultivation, so there's no reason for the Shen family not to follow them in their pledge of allegiance.

Xu Tianyi will even appoint officials next, and no one from any of the major families would not want to be an official.

Both of these are advantages, and you can get them just by paying money, which is wonderful.

But if you don't pay, you're doomed.

Who knows what Xu Tianyi might do?

It was clear that Xu Tianyi intended to support the lower and middle-class merchants and common people. His own family were all landlords, and many people had already cast contemptuous and disgusted glances at them.

Even the officials in Chongsheng City seemed to be watching the show with amusement, as if they were fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.

Now that Xu Tianyi refused to accept it, they felt uneasy.

Everyone was looking at Xu Tianyi.

He simply smiled faintly: "The Crown Prince's move is not about taking our money."

He's going to ruin my reputation!

Therefore, if I agree to repay the money, he will definitely have a backup plan.

They even incited merchants to cause trouble, claiming that my silver was fake.

In short, I will never follow other people's ideas.

Liu Qingfeng!

"Your subordinate is here!" He quickly bowed, looking at Xu Tianyi with expectant eyes.

Xu Tianyi smiled slightly: "Go and mobilize the propaganda department to inform all the merchants that our sect has won a great victory and that I, the sect leader, will soon take office as the prefect of Leizhou. From now on, all affairs in Leizhou will be under my control. This will put their minds at ease."

At the same time, inform them that if they really want to take out money, they can, but their descendants will be barred from holding official positions in Leizhou for three generations. Also, revoke their guard privileges and prohibit any escort agency from providing protection for their caravans.

Most importantly, if they ever enter Leizhou again, we must thoroughly interrogate and investigate them to prevent them from becoming spies for the imperial court.

However, if someone can share hardships with my sect, then my sect will certainly not treat any merchant who is loyal to my sect unfairly.

The nine counties in the east, the ten counties in the south, the eleven counties in the northwest, and even the seven counties of Muhua City all have a large number of businesses that need the support of merchants. At that time, they will be given priority and assigned to these areas.

Whether it's opening shops, setting up factories, transportation, food, or salt and grain, priority will be given to them based on their commercial contributions.

After hearing this, Liu Qingfeng and the others suddenly understood and felt a sense of enlightenment.

"Brilliant! Brilliant indeed! The leader is truly a genius!"

"Yes, that way, we can quickly identify merchants with ulterior motives."

"That's right. Once these merchants are appeased, they definitely won't cause any more trouble, and they might even feel more attached to Leizhou."

Everyone was excited and thrilled.

Especially the new officials.

They gained a new understanding of Xu Tianyi.

Who doesn't hope their lord is a wise ruler?

The venue was instantly filled with excitement.

Xu Tianyi silently pressed down on the button, and the entire room fell silent again.

"Heads of various prominent families, including the head of the Shen family. I know what you are thinking."

I can tell you that you are also ordinary people, and you have the same rights as everyone else.

Regarding the aristocratic families, my approach is as follows; please listen attentively.

The heads of the various powerful families below tensed up, and even Shen Haisheng was somewhat on guard.

The Wuji Empire is extremely tolerant of aristocratic families.

However, Xu Tianyi's management of affairs in the eleven counties of the Northwest, and even the selection of officials in the entire Leizhou, are not biased towards aristocratic families.

It gives the impression of abolishing aristocratic families.

Shen Haisheng of the Shen family has mentioned this before.

He didn't know where the Shen family's way out lay. After all, the Shen family was a large clan involved in the military industry, and if they grew bigger and stronger in the future, they would inevitably arouse the emperor's suspicion.

The Shen family has been trapped in Muhua City for many years.

Many family heads have come and gone, and a full thousand years have passed, yet the family has never regained its former glory.

Even back then, Emperor Jiling demanded that Shen Mengqi be buried with him.

Therefore, they also wanted to know how Xu Tianyi would deal with the powerful families.

Xu Tianyi simply said, "..."