"Li Zhen, Emperor Jiang of Xinyuan Kingdom wants to see you. His envoy has come to Mount Laoshan."
Qi Lengzi walked into the office and said hurriedly.
Li Zhen was writing something at his desk and asked without raising his head: "How many days has it been?"
"How many days has it been? The messenger just arrived."
Li Zhen said: "I said, I have allowed Dongzhou to open trade to the Xinyuan Kingdom for a few days."
Only then did Qi Lengzi remember that Li Zhen once said that the Xinyuan Kingdom would suffer the disaster of national subjugation in seven days. He calculated it and said, "Today is the sixth day."
Li Zhen chuckled: "Are you in a hurry? The subsequent methods haven't been revealed yet. It seems that there are many smart people in Xinyuan Kingdom."
"Now the messenger is clamoring to see you, can you see me? I see that the messenger is in ragged clothes, his face is dirty, and his hair is disheveled. He probably came here at a high speed and is in a hurry."
Li Zhen said with a smile: "Let him have a cup of tea in the reception room. He is a guest from afar, so let him have a good rest. By the way, call Ding Zhenzhen over."
"knew."
“…”
In the reception room of the Kyushu Academy of Sciences, the unkempt envoy of the Xinyuan Kingdom was restless. He had been invited in for tea for an hour. It's like sitting on pins and needles.
"Excuse me, where are you, Dean Li? I'm really in a hurry."
The passing students shrugged: "I don't know."
"Hey, don't go. I'm really in a hurry. Please help me find your Dean Li."
"I can't find it. Let me go."
"No, you have to take me to your Dean Li. This matter is of great importance and no one can afford to delay it."
"Hey, are you playing tricks on me here?"
The student's face darkened and he shouted: "Security!"
As soon as he finished speaking, four or five wolf-like security guards rushed out from nowhere, holding rubber rollers in their hands and staring at the envoy fiercely.
The Xinyuan Kingdom envoy waved his hand quickly: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to hurt him."
At this time, a smiling voice came: "I've been waiting for a long time."
The envoy turned around and saw a tall, good-looking woman walking in and sitting in the reception room.
The envoy said solemnly: "Who are you? I'm looking for you, Dean Li."
Ding Zhenzhen said with a smile: "Our Dean Li is busy with other things now. By the way, you have come all the way and you haven't rested, okay? I see you have dark circles under your eyes, I will arrange a place for you to rest for a while. Bar?"
The envoy was going crazy. How could God have such a big heart? Still resting? I traveled all the way under starry night, racing against time to reach Laoshan, and killed nine horses. My crotch was so painful that I dared not walk. Still need some sleep
The envoy said frantically: "I am an envoy sent by the Xinyuan Kingdom. I really have urgent matters that I want to discuss with you, President Li. There is no time to delay."
Ding Zhenzhen sighed: "I can't help it. Why don't you talk to me first."
The envoy was completely shocked: "Who do you think you are? Are you worthy of talking to me? Call you, Dean Li, to come. Only you, Dean Li, can decide this matter."
A sly look flashed in Ding Zhenzhen's eyes, and he said: "Okay. Then forget it if you don't talk to me."
After saying that, he stopped talking to him and walked out.
As soon as Ding Zhenzhen left, the envoy was completely left in the cold. During this period, no one even came to talk to him again.
For three hours, no one came to pay attention to the envoy of the New Yuan Kingdom. He completely collapsed and shouted to the sky: "Li Zhen! Li Zhen! Li Zhen! I am the envoy of the Xinyuan Kingdom, and I want to talk to you about something."
Going crazy. Fighting emergencies is like putting out fires. The Xinyuan Kingdom is about to be in catastrophe, and we can't waste even a second. If we miss something important, I'm afraid Li Zhen's seven-day country subjugation will really happen.
Counting the days, it is now the sixth day of price collapse in Xinyuan Kingdom, right? I have no idea what is going on in the country right now.
He only knew that when he left, Xinyuan Kingdom adjusted taxes. The goods are sold at extremely low prices, but the commercial tax collected has doubled. If a product costs 10 coins, the tax will be 5 coins.
In this way, merchants are forced to increase prices.
But this is simply killing the goose to lay eggs. Just after the commercial tax reform was introduced, the national market of Xinyuan Kingdom was completely chaotic. Suddenly, the people were filled with resentment, and all the businessmen were also extremely resentful.
The common people did not understand the meaning of this at all. They only knew that the Xinyuan Kingdom had no way for people to survive, and the taxes collected were simply unprecedentedly high. It's a rhythm that pushes people to death. What they all think is that it seems that the Xinyuan Kingdom is basically a bandit. It imposed exorbitant taxes when it was founded, and it doesn't treat the common people as human beings.
The government of Xinyuan Kingdom is also miserable. While forcing merchants to raise prices, state-owned enterprises buy back low-priced goods and then sell them at high prices. Isn't this killing the goose to lay eggs
It seems that Xinyuan Kingdom's finances have suddenly become rich. But in fact, it is the country's money that is gouged out.
Besides, the repurchases feel like they’ll never end. The more repurchases are made, the more merchants will purchase goods. The speed of repurchase can never keep up with the speed of Dongzhou Industrial's mass production.
What a mess. All is chaos.
The envoy's top priority now is to find Li Zhen and see if there is any way to mediate. This economic war really made them see the power of soft knives. It almost brought down a country without spending a single soldier.
It was not until nightfall that the envoy was desperate, and then Li Zhen appeared.
"Haha, hello. I heard you were looking for me?"
The envoy looked at Li Zhen with red eyes, but he could only force a smile and said: "Dean Li is really busy. Ten thousand urgent matters have delayed me for more than five hours."
Li Zhen was stunned: "Didn't I just send someone to talk to you? What? No deal was reached?"
The envoy was suddenly shocked and saw Ding Zhenzhen standing behind Li Zhen: "She?"
Li Zhen nodded: "Yes. Ding Zhenzhen is the person in charge of Dongzhou Capital Market. Does the matter you want to talk to me about have something to do with money?"
Ding Zhenzhen said aggrievedly: "He won't talk to me."
"I… "
The envoy said: "How do I know who she is?"
Ding Zhenzhen retorted: "You didn't ask."
"I… "
The envoy sighed, that's all, don't care.
He looked at Li Zhen seriously and said, "Dean Li, I'm here to invite you."
"What are you inviting me to?"
"Ahem."
The envoy cleared his throat and took out an imperial edict from his arms: "The Emperor said: I have something important to discuss with Li Zhen, and since the edict is true, I would like to ask Mr. Li Zhen to come to our Xinyuan Kingdom in person. There are some things , I want to have an interview with Mr. Li Zhen."
Li Zhen was stunned.
Ding Zhenzhen was stunned.
Everyone around was stunned.
Li Zhen asked with some uncertainty: "So, you are here to deliver an order to me?"
The envoy nodded: "That's right. But Emperor Jiang is looking for Dean Li because he really has urgent matters to talk about. When will Dean Li sort things out and come with me quickly?"
"hehe."
Li Zhen sneered and wanted to walk away, but after thinking about it, he said to the envoy: "Get your attitude straight and let's talk about things. The emperor's addiction can only be lived in your three-thirds of an acre." , took it to Dongzhou to show off its prestige? And you gave me a decree? I'm not exaggerating. If this matter gets out today, you won't even be able to leave Dongzhou. You go, go back and tell your emperor a five-character mantra. If you get beaten, you will not be able to leave. stand at attention."
(End of chapter)