Genshin Impact: I, the Prince of Winter, rule over the world

"You're bragging without drafting! Then let me ask you, if it's true, why don't the people in the Hall of the Past allow us to get close to the souls of our relatives?"

The person who raised this question suddenly saw a pendant on the young man's waist, took a deep breath and said, "Okay, you have the eye of God, then I believe what you say."

Anyone with the Eye of God has strength far beyond that of ordinary people, and the credibility of what they say is naturally very high.

The young man with the Eye of God explained: "I don't understand the principle of Wuwangpo, but everything we see is true."

"It sounds amazing, then I'll try it tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? If you don't go today, it will be too late tomorrow. Didn't you see the notice posted outside of the Palace of Life? In the next few days, the Palace of Heaven will only accept customers from abroad!"

"Thank you brother, I'll go now!"

After saying that, he couldn't wait to leave the teahouse.

The waiter shouted from behind: "Sir, you haven't paid yet!"

"Sorry, I forgot."

The man turned around hurriedly, and after paying the money, he ran directly to the Hall of Rebirth.

……

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

Beiguo Bank, Liyue Branch.

[Rich Man] Pantalone, who was sitting at his desk, lowering his head and fiddling with his abacus, heard the hearty laughter outside the door, hurriedly tidied up his clothes, and went out to greet him respectfully.

"His Royal Highness!"

Entering the office, Su Yu asked directly: "How is the situation?"

"It went more smoothly than expected! As long as I'm here, please go back and rest, Your Highness, waiting for the victory of the business war."

The 1000 billion strategic reserve molas put on the market by Liyue Seven Stars were heavily consumed by the blacksmith shop and Shengshengtang in less than a month.

The blacksmith shop consumes more than 300 billion molas to make weapons, and the business of visiting the souls of relatives in the Rebirth Hall consumes 400 billion molas. These two shops consume [-]% of the molas.

Originally, Mora was a liquid currency, but under Su Yu's layout, it became a disposable consumable and became less and less as time went by.

"Someone's going to break their promise."

Su Yu told him.

Hearing this, [Rich Man] Pantalone asked: "Your Highness is worried that Liyue Qixing will break his promise? Liyue pays attention to the spirit of contract. Qixing should strictly abide by this rule. If they dare to cheat, I will expose this matter and let Qixing Its credibility has been ruined.”

"Of course Qixing wouldn't dare to break his promise."

"Then who is your Highness talking about?"

"Morax."

[Rich Man] Pantalone was surprised and said: "The Rock King is the founder of Liyue's contract spirit. The concept of 'the contract is completed, and those who break their promises should be punished by eating rocks' is well-known throughout the Teyvat continent. He Why should you break your promise?"

Su Yu replied: "He is the maker of the rules, so he has the right to change the rules. The seven gods need to absorb the faith of the people in their respective countries. The power of faith can make up for the gods' consumption and loss of divine power. When I control Liyue's economic lifeline, With Liyue’s public opinion being swayed, Morax cannot sit still no matter what.”

"Oh, I remembered. Her Majesty the Queen once told us that in addition to her own godhead, her power also includes the faith of the people of Winter Solstice. The power of faith is a very important part of her divine power."

[Rich Man] After Su Yu's reminder, Pantalone immediately remembered what Queen Zhi Dong had said before, and at the same time, she began to carefully analyze the situation at hand.

The 1000 billion strategic reserves of molas put on the market by Liyue Seven Stars are about to be exhausted. Liyue is facing a situation where there are no molas available. Molas cannot be circulated normally. Liyue's deflation situation will become more serious. Eventually, the market collapsed, causing a financial crisis and leading to the collapse of Liyue's business system.

In this case, Liyue Qixing will also hand over all its properties to the prince in accordance with the bet, which is equivalent to the prince taking over the entire Liyue!

By then, His Highness the Prince will use the economic power in his hands to vigorously develop the people's livelihood in Liyue, ensure people's lives, and save businessmen and ordinary people from danger. The people of Liyue will naturally regard His Highness the Prince as the savior of the Liyue Kingdom. , and then changed his belief in Emperor Yanwang and fully supported His Highness the Prince, which would greatly weaken Emperor Yanwang's ability to absorb the faith of the people of Liyue.

Emperor Yanwang will lose his economic power and the people's belief in him, so he is very likely to jump out to stop it at a critical moment!

"Your Highness, if Emperor Yanwang breaks his promise, how should we respond?"

[Rich Man] Pantalone knew that His Royal Highness the Prince was thoughtful and must have thought of countermeasures in advance before formulating the business war plan.

"Remember, the purpose of the Shang War is not to destroy Liyue."

"My subordinate understands."

Chapter 218 His name is Zhongli

Another new day.

On the sea in Liyue, there is an endless stream of merchant ships coming and going.

The streets were crowded with people, and everything seemed to be the same as before.

However, a crisis broke out quietly.

Today, as usual, Tian Tiezui set up the tea stall and prepared for the day's business.

He came half an hour earlier than usual because there was really no Mora in his pocket and he couldn't even afford breakfast.

It's not that he has no money. On the contrary, many people still owe him millions of molas. But for some reason recently, no one has any molas in their hands, and all they have is one IOU after another.

None of the guests who came to shop yesterday actually had Mora on them. Instead, they wrote down IOUs first.

Those customers are considered old customers. They usually come to drink tea and listen to music when they have nothing to do. Moreover, each of them has a property in their name. Logically speaking, they should have enough money, but they just don't have cash.

Tian Tiezui didn't pay much attention at first, but all day yesterday, almost all the customers had no cash on them, and he realized something was wrong.

The stall was set up and by noon, there was not a single customer.

If he hadn't seen that several restaurants around him were in similar situations, he would have thought that the storyteller profession had been eliminated.

"Shopkeeper Li, there are no customers at your bun shop this morning."

"Yes, how is the situation there?"

"Forget it, there were three customers here in the morning, and the others didn't have any cash."

"What's going on? It seems like overnight, everyone has no cash in their hands."

"All the molas in my store are deposited in Beiguo Bank, and the deposits are three-month dead deposits. At that time, only a small amount of cash was left for the daily operations of the store. Who knew that we would encounter such a strange thing."

"You are not the only one. Almost everyone has deposited their money in Beiguo Bank. The interest rate there is too high."

Tian Tiezui visited several other shopkeepers and found that they were all in the same situation.

The money was either deposited in Beiguo Bank, or it was someone else's debt. Anyway, there was no cash.

In order to survive, the only way to survive is to exchange things for things.

……

Yuehai Pavilion and Liyue Qixing held an emergency meeting.

The atmosphere at the meeting was extremely solemn.

Tianjixing said distressedly: "Too bad, most of our funds are deposited in the Northland Bank, and the deposits are all due to death. They can only be withdrawn after a month at the earliest. Now there is a shortage of Mora everywhere, and a group of businessmen are blocking At my door, look for me to find a solution. Is there anything I can do?"

Yaoguangxing scratched his head and said: "Yesterday, I thought the immortals had a mola in their hands, so I ran to the immortal cave and asked the immortals for help. But guess what? The immortals are poorer than us."

Tianxuanxing asked: "Didn't Keqing just lend tens of billions of molas to the immortal?"

"Forget it, the immortals consumed a lot of molas in order to practice the alchemy technique among the true immortal arts. The tens of billions of molas have long been used up. Before leaving, Zhenjun Liuyun Jiefeng wanted to borrow some more from me. Maura, what can I say except a forced smile."

Kaiyangxing said: "What on earth is going on? The strategic reserve of 1000 billion molas was released. How come it was suddenly used up in less than a month? Who on earth can release 1000 billion molas so quickly?" Absorb it all."

Yuheng Xingqing smiled and said: "In addition to the Bank of the North, who else can it be? Prince Zhi Dong, through the currency war, is about to win the bet with our Seven Stars. Everyone, be willing to admit defeat and transfer your property to Your Highness the Prince’s preparations.”

"Keqing, you don't seem nervous at all. If we lose the business war, we will be paupers."

"His Royal Highness once said that the Seven Stars of Liyue represent the seven monopoly capitalists in Liyue. Recently, I have been thinking about a question. If we don't have huge property in our name, can we still be qualified for the position of the Seven Stars."

"What is the result of your thinking?"

"Without property as a guarantee, none of us will be able to sit in the seven-star position, and we will be eliminated in the first round of selection. However, once we sit in the seven-star position, even if we give up all our property, it will not affect our performance of our duties. Anyway, I feel that when you sit in the position of Seven Stars, you can’t just think about making money, but more importantly, you have to take responsibility, share the emperor’s worries, and work for the welfare of the people of Liyue.”

Tianquanxing Ningguang said: "What Ke Qing said is exactly what I want to say today. We need to recognize the reality that the business war with His Highness the Prince has completely failed. Although as early as half a month ago, We can see that His Royal Highness the Prince took advantage of the currency rules, but the investment of 1000 billion strategic reserves by Mora failed to save the market."

"Ningguang, is there no chance to turn defeat into victory? We must not give up until the last moment."

Tian Jixing frowned and said.

It took three generations of his family to accumulate their current huge wealth. He couldn't accept that he lost everything because of a hasty bet, and he couldn't understand it.

Ningguang replied: "The longer it is delayed, the greater the damage will be to Liyue's business. It is better to admit defeat as soon as possible."

Tianshu Xing asked: "We lost so miserably, it's really embarrassing. But having said that, His Royal Highness used Beiguo Bank to absorb a large amount of deposits, which seriously affected the normal circulation of Mora. Is this considered a violation of Liyue's laws?"

Tianshuxing wanted to see if he could find any loopholes in the other party from a legal perspective.

Ning Guang looked at Yan Fei and said, "Explain it to everyone."

Yan Fei cleared her throat. She knew that Qixing was mentally fragile at this time, and losing their property would almost kill them, so she explained in a very soft voice: "Before the meeting, Lord Ningguang also asked me about His Highness the Prince's business tactics. , did it violate the laws of Liyue? Now, let me tell you clearly that it is not illegal at all! His Highness the Prince used Liyue's business rules to defeat us."

Ningguang sighed helplessly: "Well, Liyue's laws still need to be improved. His Highness the Prince taught us a lesson and defeated us by using the currency circulation rules. This can be regarded as one of the best in the history of Teyvat. The most classic business war will definitely rewrite the business landscape of the Teyvat continent. But before that, we need to be mentally prepared to lose all our property."

Kaiyangxing said: "Since I agreed to His Highness the Prince's bet, the spirit of the contract must be abided by. I am convinced that Shang Zhan lost. However, we are here to let His Highness the Prince serve as the regent, and for Liyue to have a better future. I took part in this huge gamble not for my own benefit. I lost the bet and everything, and I still feel very sad."

Tianxuanxing said: "Yes, in the final analysis, when everyone agreed to the business war, they were more concerned about Liyue's tomorrow. Ultimately, it was for the public interests. But now you have to bear all the consequences. Don't you feel aggrieved?"

Several other people looked at Tianxuanxing and gave support with their eyes.

Indeed, as Tianxuanxing said, Qixing agreed to the business war not for his own benefit. If he loses the bet, he has to bear the loss personally. No matter how big the situation is and how broad-minded he is, he will inevitably feel depressed and have a rejection mentality. "

The atmosphere of the meeting began to become dull.

Obviously, everyone was unwilling to transfer all their property to Prince Zhidong.

At this moment, Gan Yu, the secretary of Yuehaiting, who had been silently recording the minutes of the meeting, gently raised his head and whispered: "Exchange Qixing's property for an opportunity for the prince to govern Liyue. This transaction is not a loss."

Ke Qing's heart moved and she said: "Sister Gan Yu is right. If the interests of Qixing are sacrificed in exchange for His Highness the Prince to govern Liyue, I don't mind going bankrupt. If you don't have something like Mora, you can still make money again. It's hard to start from scratch. How about it."

Tianquanxing Ningguang said: "His Royal Highness will definitely not want the assets to shrink or be lost when he takes over the property under the names of the seven of us, so he will definitely do his best to help Liyue develop the economy. We sacrificed our personal wealth, but we will also The prince was tied to the big ship Liyue, and from now on we are all on the same ship."

"Everyone, the decision of the seven of us today will affect Liyue's future future and destiny. The voting process will begin now. By the way, I would also like to remind everyone that setting up the position of regent and wooing Prince Zhidong is the emperor's duty. It’s your wish.”

When Ke Qing heard this, she smiled and had to admire Ning Guang's pattern.

Back then, the emperor promoted Ning Guang to Tianquan Star to command the Seven Stars of Liyue against all opinions. At that time, many people did not approve of it. Including the seven stars, they had many private discussions about Ning Guang's ability and whether he could lead Liyue to have a successful life. Better development.

Although Liyue's commercial economy has developed well over the years, it is not all due to Ningguang, but the result of the cooperation of everyone in the Seven Stars of Liyue. As far as Ningguang is concerned, she has no particularly outstanding achievements.

However, today's words made Keqing truly appreciate the courage and wisdom of Tianquan Star.

Even if Prince Zhidong is unwilling to take up the position of regent, once he takes over Qixing's property, he and Liyue will no longer be separated from each other and become a community of interests.

If Liyue is in trouble in the future, the prince will not stand idly by.

Moreover, Ningguang also mentioned the Emperor.

The power and status of Qixing all come from the Emperor Yanwang, and the Emperor wants the Prince to serve as regent and wants His Highness the Prince to assist in governing Liyue. So as a minister, there is no reason not to think about the Emperor and do everything possible to make it possible for him to do so. The prince of winter helps Liyue develop, which is the best choice for himself and Liyue.

"I'm willing to admit defeat. I agree to hand over all my property."

Keqing was the first to stand up and express her position.

After some thought, several others immediately made their final choice.

Four people, Tianshu Star, Yaoguang Star, Kaiyang Star, and Tianji Star, made a promise at this meeting and were willing to hand over all their property and complete their bet with Prince Zhidong.

Only Tianxuanxing didn't speak for a long time, his brows furrowed.

After waiting for a while, Ningguang asked: "How do you think about it? Tell me your answer."

"I don't agree! If we lose all our property, my family of three and the entire family will have to follow the northwest wind."

Ningguang said very patiently: "Well, I respect your choice. However, you must withdraw from Liyue Qixing. Between Qixing's position and wealth, you can only choose one."

Tianxuanxing was suddenly sweating profusely.

Sitting in the position of Qixing, you can use your monopoly privileges to bring great convenience to the business. Once you lose the position of Qixing, the business will plummet. This is the case with the predecessor Qixing. After he retires, the family business will decline. Soon it began to decline.

How to choose will test your determination and wisdom.

"Ningguang, do we really have no chance of winning?"

"Look downstairs, during the time we were having the meeting, thousands of people came in. Everyone didn't have Mora to use, so they came to us Qixing to find a way. Maybe give me enough time to ask the emperor Only by applying to reopen the Gold House and casting a large number of new molas and putting them on the market can we possibly defeat Prince Solstice. But time waits for no one and the situation is forcing us to admit defeat to avoid greater losses."

Hearing this, Tianxuanxing said: "I will never give up the position of Seven Stars... The Seven Stars are one body. Since the six of you agree, I can't be an exception."

Eventually, Tianxuanxing changed his mind.

If you stay in the position of Seven Stars, you still have the possibility of making a comeback, but if you lose the power of Seven Stars, the losses will be even greater.

What's more, if the Prince of Zhidong can govern Liyue, he believes that Liyue's economy will definitely take off, just like the economic miracle created by Zhidong Kingdom, so everything lost now can be regarded as an investment in the future.