Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 719 Die!
After releasing the secret-peeping pupil, the light in Zhou Xu's field of vision suddenly dimmed a lot.

But even so, each of them still contains a touch of fluorescence, which can be seen with the naked eye only if you look closely.

At this moment, all I could see in the treasure chest were some metal fragments, some suspected remains of stone tablets, broken ceramic pieces, etc.

Needless to say, judging from the brightness of the light, each of these probably has mantra characters on it.

In addition to the compatibility between mantra and mantra, there is also a compatibility between mantra and people.

If this mantra doesn't fit with you, you won't be able to absorb it.

Or it may fit, but the fit is not high. Then when you use it, the consumption will be greater than normal.

Before Zhou Xu was summoned, the former leader of their tribe was not very compatible with the 'Eye of Insight', so it was too expensive to use.

These mantras locked in the iron box by Yan Sheng were undoubtedly mantras that did not fit with him and could not be absorbed.

However, Zhou Xu himself didn't feel anything about this problem.

I don't know if the talent of 'Evolutionary Leader' is at work, making him extremely adaptable. So far, no mantra has ever been repulsive to him.

Now Zhou Xu naturally had nothing to be polite about. He directly reached into the treasure box, mobilized the mantras in his body, and guided those mantras to quickly merge into his body.

Listening to the series of system prompts in his mind, Zhou Xu's lips curled up slightly.

The acquisition of more mantra characters means that he has gained more possibilities in the use of mantra.

Close your eyes and feel how the mantra characters in his body stick together after this group of 'new people' join.

As a result, I found that these mantra characters are now like a group of fools, wandering around in their own mental space, and they feel that they have no good relationship with anyone.

Zhou Xu is not disappointed about this. He has made a lot of money by getting the 'Lightning Attack' and 'Eye of Peeping Secrets' this time.

At the same time, these mantra characters don't match anyone now, but it doesn't mean that they will be the same in the future. As the number of mantra characters in his body increases, these mantra characters will come in handy sooner or later.

For example, the 'secret' mantra that was obtained a long time ago, has now become an important puzzle piece that forms the 'Eye of the Secret'?

[When things here are settled, go back and find an opportunity to study these newly acquired mantras. 】

Among the newly obtained mantras, the 'Eye of Peeping Secrets' has been roughly figured out, but he still has some ideas in his mind and has not had time to test them.

"By the way, are you going to move to the palace here or continue to live at my place?"

As a king, Zhou Xu should move directly into the palace after having captured Xianyang City and the palace.

However, because many people from the old dynasty were still in custody in the palace, Zhou Xu moved into Jie Liancheng's mansion for safety reasons.

But now Zhou Xu's order has been issued to dismiss all the concubines, princes, and maids in the palace, completely empty the palace, and garrison it with their soldiers.

In this way, the previous concerns will naturally disappear.

Faced with this problem at this moment, Zhou Xu made a decision after thinking about it for a while.

"I moved into the palace. There is a lot of space here, which is more convenient for me."

He still wanted to research and test the mantra. Xie Liancheng's mansion was not as spacious as this one, and it was inconvenient after all because he also had his five-year-old nephew there.

Xie Liancheng didn't think much about this and nodded directly to express his understanding.

At the same time, Li Bowen, who hurriedly left the General's Mansion, returned to his mansion as quickly as possible.

Entering the lobby of the mansion, the door behind him was immediately closed, and everyone in the hall quickly gathered around him.

"Master Li, how is it? What is the attitude of the great king of Zhou Dynasty?" At this moment, in the lobby of the Li Mansion, all the officials of the third rank and above in the old dynasty, including the six ministers, were Gather here.

Obviously, just as Zhou Xu guessed, these officials from the old dynasty had already formed a group behind their backs and followed Li Bowen's lead.

At this moment, facing repeated questioning from everyone, Li Bowen did not hold back and quickly told his experience this time, which naturally included Zhou Xu's desire to unify the currency.

"I have expressed my position in front of the King of Zhou Dynasty, and I am willing to spend all my wealth to support the implementation of this new policy!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials from the old dynasty present were in an uproar.

"Master Li, why are you doing this?"

"Yes, Mr. Li, can't we just replace the coins with silver taels when the time comes? Even if we want to show our kindness to the king, we can just donate part of it, so why bother spending all our wealth?!"

These words at this time were undoubtedly supported by the vast majority of officials from the old dynasty.

However, not all the officials from the old dynasty present were fools, and someone soon pointed out a key point.

"There is no problem in exchanging silver taels for coins, but the problem is how much is our salary?"

Once this question is asked, it is not much different from stating it directly.

How many of these high-ranking officials only get that little salary?
This exchange is equivalent to showing off all their wealth.

This proves that none of them are clean.

When the time comes, not only will they be targeted, but their future may be ruined.

After all, from the king's point of view, it is estimated that no one would be willing to reuse some guys with dirty hands and feet.

"Then we can take part of it and exchange it for coins, and keep hiding the other silver. At worst, we can mint silver coins ourselves!"

When Li Bowen heard this, he was speechless and wanted to curse. In fact, he couldn't hold it back.

"idiot!"

Although he was the prime minister of the old dynasty, Li Bowen was still very intimidating among the officials of the old dynasty. Now, no one dared to choke when he was scolded.

"The king of Zhou Dynasty has made it clear to me that he wants to fix the price of gold, silver and copper. Do you want to understand what this means? In other words, ten taels of silver will be equal to ten taels of silver coins from now on!"

"Make silver coins by yourself? How much does it cost? At the same time, how much hush money do you have to pay for such illegal things? To get someone to do this for you? After deducting these, the ten taels of silver will eventually become silver coins and fall into your hands. How much is left?"

"Besides, what's more important is that this is illegal! Do you understand? It's illegal! If you are caught, you will confiscate your home and exterminate your clan!"

Li Bowen had already calculated this account in his mind when he was in the General's Mansion.

With the price of gold, silver, and copper being fixed, it can be said that privately minting coins by yourself is not cost-effective, and you will have to pay for the sealing fee alone.

Not to mention that privately minting coins is a capital crime for confiscating a family and exterminating a clan!

From Li Bowen's point of view, instead of taking this risk, it would be better to donate all of his family wealth quickly. At least he can still leave a "sensible" evaluation, and his life will not be too sad in the future.

At this time, Li Bowen was able to persuade each of these colleagues from the old dynasty.

It's not because he has good intentions, but because after surrendering to the Zhou Dynasty, these colleagues from the old dynasty will become capital in his hands, thus establishing his status.

As for those fools who cannot be persuaded...

go to hell!
(End of this chapter)