Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

As Lu Chen told it, a conspiracy against the world's spiritual stone merchants slowly unfolded in front of Jiang Chengwan and others.

After Lu Chen finished speaking, Xiao Yun's eyes were rather subtle and she briefly said:

"What you mean is... to lure them first, use extremely high prices to lure grain merchants to transport spiritual stones to Beijing, first defraud people and goods... uh... to get them, and at the same time let Li Bi, the general of Zhuguo who guards northern Xinjiang, cooperate with the court to act In this scene, news was released that Murong Xianbei and Tuoba Xianbei were teaming up to prepare for a large-scale southern invasion. Then the imperial court suspended the purchase of spirit stones on the grounds that the preparation of military resources and the reorganization of the army would lead to excessive expenditures on the treasury. Xuanji Wei pretended to be a spirit stone merchant in advance. Pretend that you can’t hold on anymore and take the lead in selling the spirit stones at a low price?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Chengwan and others looked at Lu Chen with eyes that refreshed their understanding.

His bright eyes widened.

It seemed that he never expected that Lu Chen, who had always acted upright, could actually come up with such an unspeakable plan.

Even Xiao Yun, who had always been steady, looked at Lu Chen with a slightly strange look.

It has only been a little over a year since Lu Chen rose to prominence and he now holds the power, but his qualities as a person and minister are already astonishing. Both his talents and character are impeccable.

As for the only flaw, it is only in terms of strategy.

After all, some things cannot be accomplished with passion and require some out-of-the-box planning to achieve the goal of benefiting the country.

But even so, Lu Chen can already be called a world-famous minister.

Not to mention anything else, the political achievements he has achieved so far are enough to convince people.

In order to rehabilitate Xia Yan, he cut off the source of the chaos in the three provinces while controlling the floods in Sui and Yu states. The Huangzhou Incident saved Gu Simiao's family who were loyal to the country. The Tiangong Division that he founded is now also involved in all aspects. plays an important role.

In just one year, he accomplished many great achievements that most of his ministers would find difficult to achieve in their lifetime.

However, none of these achievements were achieved through strategy, and Lu Chen had never shown any talent in this area.

Therefore, it is natural for everyone to think that although he has outstanding talents and learning, his character is too upright, so he is not good at planning. This is normal. After all, no one is perfect, and no one in this world can be perfect in all aspects.

But now.

Lu Chen's plan cannot be said to be perfect, but it is definitely not something that an unskilled person can come up with, and even some people who are good at this may not be able to think of it.

At this moment, they once again refreshed their understanding of Lu Chen.

Lu Chen didn't think much about it, just nodded, and continued: "The most critical part of this plan is how to attract a large number of people holding spiritual stones to the capital. Only massive profits can drive them to take risks and keep the spiritual stones flowing. To be transported to the capital, the bait must be large enough.”

“And if you want to make the bait bigger, the best way is to start from the supply and demand side.”

"supply and demand?"

Chai Hongyu tilted her head, looking puzzled.

To be honest, what everyone is talking about now, especially some of the concepts Lu Chen mentioned, is a bit too much for her.

After all, before she returned to the imperial court, she was just a rebel leader and a top-notch warrior. At most, she had some talent in military affairs. She had never been exposed to civil affairs or anything like that, so she really knew nothing about it.

Lu Chen explained patiently: "To put it simply, it is the relationship between commodity supply and demand. This is the essence of doing business."

"The habits of a businessman are: advance when the profit is favorable, retreat when the disadvantage is unfavorable, and are not afraid of traveling far away; when they see an advantage, they chase them away, like birds gathering together; if they damage their roots, they scatter and flee far away."

“The key to doing business lies in the market, and the market is determined by the relationship between supply and demand. Without external interference, when the supply of a certain commodity exceeds demand, its value will decrease, and the merchant’s profits will decrease, or even lose money; on the contrary, , if the supply exceeds the demand, the value will increase, and whoever can seize this opportunity will make a fortune. "

"So, as long as we make the dim sum big enough, provide adequate policies, and create an atmosphere where we can make a lot of money just by sending spiritual stones to the capital, when the spiritual stones continue to gather in the capital, the imperial court will be able to firmly grasp Take the initiative and solve the problem of scarcity of spiritual stones at the lowest cost.”

As he spoke, he suddenly sighed softly.

"Although this plan is a bit clumsy, it is urgent. No matter what, the nearly 10,000 people in Xingping County infected with the blood epidemic must be saved. This time the imperial court owes those merchants. When the blood epidemic is over, the imperial court will After getting through the difficulties, we will find ways to compensate the businessmen who have suffered losses later.”

Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan and Xiao Yun immediately took a deep look at Lu Chen.

At this time, they finally understood why Lu Chen had such a strategy but had never shown it before.

It's not that I can't, but I don't want to.

He knows how to plan, and his level is not low, but as long as he is planning, most of the time it will hurt the interests of one party. However, he has a pure heart and excellent character. When encountering problems, he always tries his best to think of a safe solution. Laws, rather than relying on calculations to quickly solve problems.

If Lu Chen knew what they were thinking at this time, he would probably laugh out loud.

Indeed, he does have a lot of tricks in his mind. After all, he lives in an era of information explosion. He is also an old bookworm. He has never eaten pork and has always seen pigs running away. He still knows a lot about historical allusions. of.

The reason why he didn't use it before was because he was bent on seeking death at that time and there was no need to care about any strategies, and these things were not consistent with his predecessor's character.

But now, with so many people infected by the blood epidemic at risk, he can no longer control so much.

Xiao Yun and the others thought this way, just in time to help him solve the problem of anti-personality.

"About this, Lu Qing, you don't have to worry about it. After all, those merchants who can sell spiritual stones on a large scale are not ordinary merchants."

At this time, Jiang Chengwan suddenly spoke, with a subtle look in his eyes:

"These spirit stone merchants are closely connected with local forces. They are either local dignitaries or descendants of aristocratic families. I am afraid that these people's property does not even have a clean copper plate. Every tael of silver is almost stained with... With the blood of the people, so."

Having said this, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"Even if they lose everything, it's just the retribution they deserve. Why should Lu Qing worry about those moths?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen's face relaxed slightly.

"If that's the case, then things would be much simpler."

Although there are some casual cultivators who sell spiritual stones who go to uncontrollable great secret realms, these casual cultivators will not have too many spiritual stones. At worst, the court will just collect the spiritual stones at the market price, although they will not let them. The other party will make a lot of money, but at least they will not lose money.

A small profit is enough to keep them busy.

"Then, please give your Majesty an order to Duke Yan and other princes and nobles who have almost monopolized the spiritual stone market in the capital. Let them feel aggrieved and go to prison for a while to cooperate with the court in a show."

"They have shared the country's fate with the imperial court for so many years, and it's time to repay Daxia."

As Lu Chen said these words, this far-reaching conspiracy against Lingshi merchants and even the entire Great Xia Lingshi market began.

The meeting lasted for two hours, and Su Liang and others slowly left the tent.

And just when everyone was preparing to say goodbye and go about their own business——

"Report!"

A high-pitched cry suddenly sounded not far away.

Immediately afterwards, a knight wearing the Xuanji Guard's unique Xuanscale uniform walked quickly, walked up to Jiang Chengwan, knelt down on one knee, and performed a standard military salute, then took out an envelope from his arms and handed it over. He handed it to Jiang Chengwan and said breathlessly:

"Your Majesty, urgent news from the capital."

"Um."

Jiang Chengwan nodded slightly, took the envelope, glanced at the paint, and opened it when he saw that there was no trace of opening.

When Xiao Yun and others saw this, they were not in a hurry to leave, and stood quietly waiting.

In case the empress suddenly had something to ask them to do because of this unexpected letter, they would have to come here again.

Jiang Chengwan has extensive experience in handling memorials and can read letters very quickly. He read half of the contents of the letter in less than a minute.

Inexplicably, a murderous sneer gradually appeared on her face, and her sharp eyes were quickly filled with anger.

And the further down she looked, the coldness and smile on her face became more obvious.

"Okay okay"

At the end, she actually laughed in anger and said the word "ok" three times with murderous intent, which made Lu Chen and others beside her feel a little heavy.

Could something serious have happened in the capital?

Jiang Chengwan continued: "As expected of my good uncle, good relatives, and these meritorious families who share the same country, they can even do such a thing. As expected, they are really capable. It really opened my eyes."

She almost said the last sentence through gritted teeth.

Su Liang took a few steps forward and was about to ask, but Jiang Chengwan handed him the secret letter first, and at the same time said quite meaningfully: "Lu Qing, it seems that the court no longer needs to spend time inviting Yan Guogong and others to act, bait. The large amount of resources required can be solved at the same time, which saves a lot of trouble. "

"This is probably their last contribution to Daxia." (End of Chapter)