"We must find a way." said the goddess of wealth, Mannis.
"Yes, we must find a way." Sui Xiong also said.
Then they stared at each other.
If they can think of a way, do they still need to be in such a daze
That rumor hits the crux of the problem: for nobles, the inheritance of the family, the continuation of power and glory, is one of their fundamental goals in life. Therefore, once the issue of "impeding family inheritance" is involved, even the originally enlightened nobles will often become rigid and conservative.
Of course, it’s not that there are people who don’t take family inheritance seriously. There are even progressive people who think the aristocratic inheritance system is very unreasonable and believe that aristocrats should not have privileges passed down from generation to generation. However, as the saying goes, “There are those who betray the class.” "Individuals, no betrayal of the class", as a whole, the nobility is extremely sensitive and opposed to things that may hinder inheritance.
Although it is said that "rumors stop only among the wise", but... what if it is not actually a rumor
The reason why Sui Xiong suggested that the Goddess of Wealth set up a big council was mainly to divide the aristocratic group and separate the big aristocrats from the powerful aristocrats and small aristocrats. In addition, the clergy and civilian representatives were also included to weaken the power of the aristocratic group and destroy their power. Solidarity.
As for businessmen... Can businessmen unite? Sui Xiong didn’t believe it! When he was in school, no matter which teacher said it, businessmen lacked long-term vision and unity spirit. One or two teachers may have limited knowledge, or they may be talking nonsense, but it cannot be that every teacher has no vision. You know, it’s all nonsense!
And what was mentioned in the rumor, "If there is a big council, the cost of aristocratic inheritance will increase in the future, and the aristocratic group will be continuously weakened", at least as far as Sui Xiong's prediction is concerned, it is indeed true.
So it's really hard to refute this rumor - this world is not the earth, and lies cannot become the truth no matter how many times they are repeated. The truth can be easily judged using prophecy. Especially for matters that involve the evolution of the country's general situation and take a long time, basically most mid-level mages who have certain attainments in prophetic spells can make accurate judgments as long as they have clear reference.
After the rumor spread, at least twenty mid- to high-level mages tried to verify it in various ways. And every mage who successfully casts the spell has proven that it is correct.
Because of this, the reaction of the nobles was so violent.
A soft knife can cut someone without even realizing it, but what if the other party already knows it
It would be better to throw away the soft knife, pick up the steel knife, and kill everyone with real swords!
Therefore, Sui Xiong is now considering this issue very seriously.
It seems that it can't be fooled. Since it can't be fooled, it's better to just forget about it.
If you take action first, you will at least have the upper hand!
So he told the goddess of wealth his advice.
"Let the businessmen take action first?" The goddess of wealth was stunned. "Doesn't this mean betraying the nobles who have believed in me for many years? No, no, no!"
You really can't blame him for being indecisive. You must know that even in his kingdom of God, there are a large number of believers from noble backgrounds. If he really fell out with the noble group, he would definitely suffer heavy losses, and he might even fall from strong divine power back to medium divine power.
"But other than that, do you have any other good ideas?" Sui Xiong asked.
The goddess of wealth had a sad face and had nothing to say.
If there was any good way, He would have used it long ago!
"But we can't fight this battle!" But he was still very stubborn. "If we fight, no matter who wins or loses, the Gold Coin Federation will definitely be over."
"If we don't break it, we won't establish it. Only by winning this battle can we truly build a merchant country."
"But... what if we lose?"
Sui Xiong was speechless. He was silent for a while, and then said angrily: "Why do you have the illusion that you may lose?"
"Although the merchant faction has money and can recruit a large number of mercenaries, the mercenaries always lack cooperation and lack the determination to fight to the end at critical moments. Only with such an army can they win against the private army accumulated by the noble faction for many years. There is a ghost!" The goddess of wealth said without curiosity, "Don't think that I don't know how to fight, I still have basic common sense!"
"Not only that, the wealth of merchants comes from transactions. Once a war breaks out, trade routes will be cut off and transactions will stop. No matter how much wealth you have, you will only be left with nothing. Before long, even the remuneration of mercenaries will be lost. They can't even pay for it. In contrast, the nobles' army only needs military rations, and they will never be short of food, and they can fight for three to five years without any problem." The goddess of wealth sighed and said, "At least from my perspective Look, the merchant faction will definitely not be able to win. Alas! If they really could win, how could they retreat twice in a row?"
Sui Xiong was silent. He hesitated a little, considering whether to use those big killer weapons that once set off a red wave on the earth.
But after much consideration, he gave up that plan.
Once the tiger is out of the cage, it will be difficult to lock it up again. He does want to promote progress in the world, but he definitely doesn't want to do it in a cruel way.
There is a king on the earth who once said, "After I die, let the floods come to the sky." Sui Xiong is not very opposed to this open-minded attitude, but he can't die...
I am alive, and I see myself igniting a spark of fire and turning it into a prairie fire, sweeping across the vast land, using blood and life as fuel to burn the sky red.
Damn it, thinking about this makes me feel a little bit chilly, I absolutely can’t do it!
So in the end, he had no choice but to say: "If necessary, the Northwest Republic can send troops to help the merchants fight."
The goddess of wealth was stunned, hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded.
"Maybe... this is good." He said, "Just let the merchants move to the north and establish a republic adjacent to the Northwest Republic... Or there is nothing wrong with simply merging into the Northwest Republic. As long as the gold coin federation is torn apart, Divide it into two, so at least the noble faction will not be so desperate... "
"...Is it really okay for you to simply divide the country that believes in you?" Sui Xiong was stunned for a moment and asked.
"What's the problem?" the goddess of wealth asked, "For us, the country is nothing more than a passing cloud. As long as the various forces that believe in me can not hurt their muscles and bones, they can even develop further, and gold coins If the Federation is divided, what does it matter?”
Sui Xiong was speechless. He felt that he couldn't keep up with the goddess of wealth's thoughts.
After a while, they put this suggestion to the meeting of the gods for discussion.
"This method is not bad." Lord of War Wenner nodded and said, "Now the situation in the Gold Coin Federation is very clear. The merchant faction and the aristocratic faction really can no longer tolerate each other. Either they will fight to the death, or we will separate. , each going his own way. If we separate our families, we can at least avoid a civil war."
"Can civil war really be avoided?" Sui Xiong asked doubtfully.
"Of course it is impossible to completely avoid it, but the scale and intensity of the war will definitely be much smaller than the two sides fighting for the entire country." The Lord of War said, "Since war cannot be avoided, at least it can be made smaller."
"Or do you have a better way?"
Gods, you look at me, I look at you, they can't think of any better way.
So, the matter was settled.