On the Saber side, Er Sha's ability is indeed no joke. He eliminated the bandits here in just a few seconds. The people in the village were very grateful to him. Er Sha also made a lot of money from the bandits.
Rich, with thousands of taels of silver. When this guy brought the people and the money to his village, they were surprised to find that there were actually some people who were more bandits than bandits in the village, that is
The local army of the Southern Empire.
The army of the Southern Empire is divided into the local army and the imperial army. The imperial army is rarely seen in a place like theirs. The most common ones are the local army. None of these people are usually like this.
They came from a small village. My cousin took a look at these troops. They were still on the mountain at this time and had not returned to the village. The last time people from the local army came here was several years ago. It was really...
They are too poor, and it is impossible for anyone with power to take a fancy to this place. Their coming here can only mean one thing, and that is that they have caused trouble in the city.
"You idiot, you can't go back. They have already arrived. Take these people to the place where the bandits were just now. You guys clean up there. I'll go back and have a look to see if I can get rid of everyone in the family."
Come out, bring this money with me. I can make it through some money. Isn't that guy also giving money to the local army? I don't believe they don't love the money." My cousin glanced at the people below.
Said, this is probably the way to do such a thing. There is no other way except this. Fortunately, they got a lot of money just now. If they didn't have this money, they might not even be able to do anything.
, you don’t need hundreds of local troops just to catch one person? Although my cousin was confused, he also knew that he might not be able to come back if he went down, but there was no way he could live in the mountains with these people.
, Er Sha is different. He has his own abilities and a kind heart. They can live in the mountains. He glanced at his fiancée and saw that it was really a lot of hardships.
"Cousin, this won't work. They may not be here because of money. If you go down, you may not be able to come back. You see, some of them are in the village but they have started to search. We should just take a look on the mountain.
Anyway, if they can't find us, they won't do anything to the other people." Er Si took a look and said. He thought it would be better to wait for a while when it gets dark and go down to take a look. One of the killers back then.
If Wang were here, the hundreds of local troops below would really be no match for them. He could make all the people below lose their heads without knowing it. This is his skill, but now he can
He doesn't have such ability, but he can't let his cousin die just like that, right? Now Saber has begun to slowly awaken, and he always feels a little bit of pleasure when he encounters killing people, so
The incident made him feel very helpless. On the one hand, he felt that he was a good person, but on the other hand, he felt that he did not seem to be so bloodthirsty, which was really a bit contradictory.
"Okay, why are you acting like a girl? We don't have a choice now. Don't look at what time it is now. If they can't find a few people in the village, we
Even in the mountains, we don’t have many good days. Besides, we have relatives in the village. I have to go back. It’s not of much use if I stay here. At any rate, I have some connections over the years, plus yours.
No matter what, this money can save your life. Remember, no matter what situation you encounter, you can only go back if I come to you personally. Otherwise..." When the cousin wanted to say something else,
, he was knocked unconscious by Er Sha. My cousin still wanted to be a hero for once, but this time he didn’t become a hero. Instead, he was killed by Er Sha. This guy was really not light-hearted.
Yes, the eldest sister on the side just rolled her eyes at Er Sha. Although she hadn't met her yet, these girls are outgoing. Er Sha patted her head sillyly.
"You idiot, is there something wrong with your brain? Why did you hit him?" There were people nearby who were not very smart and kept looking at this side, not knowing what was going on.
"If I don't knock this guy out, he will have to go down and be killed by those people later. Okay, just like my cousin said just now, you all go to the mountains behind and don't come back. I'll go down and take a look.
Look, even if something happens, it's useless to have more people. I can still do it to some extent. I killed all those bandits. Just go over there honestly. I will tell you the news.
Yes, when you go back, don't come here to inquire about the news here. If they really find out, our life will not be so easy. Maybe these guys will search the mountain one by one, and then this life will be terrible.
It's not that easy, okay, I'll go over first." After the guy finished speaking, he glanced at his cousin lying on the ground. The eldest sister shook her head at him and said it was okay, and he opened his mouth again and exposed
A piece of white teeth went down.
In fact, they guessed wrong this time. They did cause a lot of trouble in the county, but that incident was basically nothing. Even if that person was rich, the most he would dispatch would be the government officials.
He definitely cannot dispatch the people in this army. Each of these people in the army is very precious. Unless there is a war, or your backstage is very tough, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to appear in the army.
People are here to help you with your private work. If this is found out, it will be a matter of losing your head. No one can bear this responsibility. They are here because they are related to the people from the Cao Family Trading Company, which means they will be drafted.
The Southern Empire has decided to engage in an all-out war with the Cao Family Trading Company, which will definitely require conscription. The current number of soldiers seems to be a bit insufficient. Large-scale conscription is needed. This matter is
What they didn't expect was that he was going to join them. They all thought it was their own business. In normal times, the recruitment would be based on personal preferences. You may or may not go, but now the national crisis is at the forefront.
, if you don’t go, the people here will have a lot of things to say to you, and you must go, otherwise it will be unpatriotic. Those people may not be able to fight against the Cao Family Trading Company, but they will
It’s no problem if you put on a hat or something like that, that’s what they’re best at.
This small mountain village used to be very quiet, let alone the people in the army. Even the government officials in the county didn't come much. It's really because this place is not the object of people's attention at all.
I have never been out with anything useful, but now the imperial court has issued an order that anyone of this age group and not disabled must join the army. The imperial court has stipulated that the army should be expanded by 2 billion.
This means that one out of 100 people in the Southern Empire will serve as a soldier. This ratio is not very high. It is only one percent, but this is no longer the same as before. They do things the same way.
When it reaches this level, of course many people are unwilling to go, so there will be polysaccharides everywhere. It is okay for you to run around, but your family members will not be so lucky. As long as you are caught,
This life is not easy. Either you will be beaten or you will be killed. The soldiers don't want to do this. But if they don't, they may be killed. This is also a task pressed down by the superiors, isn't it? They
It was also forced into helplessness.
Now the more than 200 people in the village started calling people according to the names on the roster. How come they found ten people? Normally, there should be more than 30 people in this village of more than 300 people. Now there are only three
One, they will definitely not leave. They have caused great harm to the entire village, but they have not found the person they are looking for. The guy who brought them here also said that most of the people in this village may be there.
Those who hunt in the mountains usually take a long time to come back, so the commander of the army decided that it would be a waste of time if they went back, so why not just stay here at Takeshita and see what the people here are like
They have gone somewhere. It would be best if they could come back. Then they could just take them with them. But if they can't come back, the old, weak, sick and disabled people in this village will see them. They have to be called.
All of them are beautiful.
This is just one aspect. In fact, large-scale conscription has already begun within the Southern Empire, but it is more intense in the frontline areas. Now they also know that soldiers are their lives, and everyone wants to hurry up.
To strengthen their own army, the imperial court directly gave a lot of rights to some of the warlords below. This allowed them to instantly strengthen their own strength to resist the attack of the Hell Cao Family Trading Company, but there was also a disadvantage.
, that may expand the power of these generals, but it will not be easy to watch them in the end. The big tail will not be lost by then, which is not a good thing for the Southern Empire. They may eventually
Those who raise an army to resist will then...
At the Eastern Empire, the special envoys from the Western Empire and the Northern Empire were already here. They all began to discuss this matter. They needed to discuss an effective plan. This time they saw the power of the Cao Family Trading Company.
, I also saw the decay of the feudal dynasty. If they can't make progress, in the next hundred years, each of them may be eaten by the people of the Cao family business. This is absolutely possible, Cao
The people of the Cao Family Commercial Bank can do it. It can be seen from the performance of the Cao Family Commercial Bank this time. They are no longer satisfied with one place. What they want is to occupy the land. What does this mean? It means that they want to
After the establishment of the country, if I am not wrong, a fifth empire will appear on this continent, and there may be four empires. That means one empire will have to be destroyed. People from the Southern Empire will also come to participate in this matter.
Yes, but the people from the three empires discussed this matter behind closed doors. They had other plans, and they might sacrifice the Southern Empire in exchange for a certain amount of time. In short, this meeting was very secret.
"Everyone, I won't say any more. Everyone knows the current situation. According to the latest news, the Cao Family Trading Company has prepared an offensive army of about 6 million to 10 million people. The Southern Empire has
The second line of defense that we put together was said to be able to defend for three months. Now it seems impossible. Most people already feel that they will fail. What we need to discuss is how to deal with it.
We can't sit still and wait for death on this matter. Cao's Trading Company has grown to a point that surprised us. We should have killed them when they were transferring things before. Now the best time has passed.
I don’t know how we should deal with this matter." The Prime Minister of the Eastern Empire said that this matter now is related to the survival of the three empires, so the participants in this meeting sent by the imperial court are all engaged in specifications, although they may not necessarily be able to
He expressed his position immediately, but ordinary things can be solved. It can also be said that they are all plenipotentiary ambassadors. Each of them is very reliable in doing things. We did not ask some related parties to come in, because they all understood very well.
A related account is a related account, and it will be of no use after you come in. Now is not the time to waste time.
"Is the Southern Empire really going to die this time? I don't think it's possible. Our four empires have existed on this continent for such a long time. It is said that although those people have disappeared, but we here
The news is still known. It seems that they all went to a world of strong people. That place should be on this planet. As for where, we don’t know. If we can contact our ancestors, the Cao Family Trading Company
It’s really nothing, but what should we do now?” The Prime Minister of the Western Empire also said that the Western Empire has a good relationship with the Cao Family Trading Company because of Prince Zheng’s relationship, but when it is related to his own life and death, some things are
It can be closed, just like it is now. In fact, the relationship between the Western Empire and Li Cong was not very good very early on, but both parties are deliberately maintaining it. Basically, the relationship is not as good as before.
That place? Everyone showed some respect on their faces when they heard this name. That place is a holy place in their four empires. It is said that anyone in their empire who has reached the tenth level warrior can go to that place.
, some very powerful people who appeared in their history seem to have gone to that place, but there is basically no news about that place. Generally, when the empire is at stake, some very powerful people will appear in that place.
, I just don’t know if it will appear this time. The devil who appeared last time should be from that place, but there was no such person in that place last time, which means that the people there will not care about the devil.
As for the matter, the devil is not yet at that level. Indeed, if he really does it, the devil should not be very visible. But this devil is not enough. The Cao Family Trading Company should be enough. Should we kill the Cao Family?
What about people in commercial firms? What standards do people there have? No one knows what their formal standards are.
"Let's not talk about the things in that place. What about us? We have no way to determine what the people there are like. We must use some of our skills to contain the Cao Family Trading Company. Should we
All the industries related to the Cao Family Trading Company in the empire have been closed. If this is the case, I think the people in the Cao Family Trading Company will feel that there are restrictions. However, our losses will also be great. If the entire
I wonder if we will survive the financial crisis in the empire?" said the Prime Minister of the Northern Empire. Speaking of the economies of the four empires, the Northern Empire has the closest connection with the Cao Family Trading Company. Of course, they also owe the Cao Family
This is the country with the most money in commercial banks. It would be good if they could completely get rid of all these debts. Of course, they have to get over this economic crisis. If they can't get over it, this matter will be a big deal.
"I don't agree with this matter. Although our Eastern Empire's economic strength is relatively strong, our officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have conducted a drill. If we really do that, one result is the most important.
Yes, that means that the credibility of our court has simply disappeared. Just look at the Southern Empire now. Because the Southern Empire has canceled all debts with the Cao Family Trading Company, no one is asking about some of the bonds of the Southern Empire.
It's just like garbage. Those things are of no use at all. We will also need to borrow money in the future. Don't we have to use them? For us, the gain outweighs the loss. The most important thing is Cao's Trading Company
People who can retreat quickly, who knows how many space rings they have, those things can allow their assets to be transferred quickly. In recent years, the people of the Cao Family Trading Company have gained a lot of money, and they are richer than us.
If we close our trade with them, the most powerful one is food. In recent years, more than 50% of the food on the mainland has been supplied by people from the Cao Family Trading Company. Many of our people are no longer
Farming, I don’t know what the situation is like over there. If the grain trade between our Eastern Empire and the Cao Family Trading Company stops, we will starve to death at least tens of billions of people this year. In this way, we will really..." The Eastern Empire
The prime minister said helplessly, in fact, it is useless to talk about economic sanctions now. In the end, the people of the Cao Family Trading Company did not do much harm, but they were all depressed. In the end, they
There would be huge losses. This proposal was stillborn due to the words of the Prime Minister of the Eastern Empire.
"We have all been deceived by Cao's Trading Company over the years. When we encountered such cheap food, we began to import it. Our domestic production has dropped a lot. If only we had not been tempted by this at the beginning.
If so, now we don’t need to be controlled by others at all. If this doesn’t work, we will consider the next method. In short, we cannot let the Southern Empire break through the next line of defense again. If that happens, in the hearts of our people, they will think that the Cao family
The trading house is invincible. When the time comes, whatever we want to build will be in vain. The failed Southern Empire may become ours. All these are possible. We have to guard against it. We don’t know if we send troops.
Is that possible?" said the prime minister of the Northern Empire. It used to be financial assistance, but over the years, the tax revenue of their three empires has been controlled by the Cao Family Trading Company's economic invasion.
There is no problem if you borrow money to do other things, but if you borrow money to support the Southern Empire, how can the people of the Cao Family Trading Company agree? At that time, not only will you not be able to help the people of the Southern Empire, but you will also fall into a financial crisis.
When the time comes, whether you can survive here is a big deal.
"We have told the Cao Family Trading Company and the Southern Empire now that we are all neutral. If we rush to support the Southern Empire rashly, it must not be that simple. The people of the Southern Empire naturally hope that this is the case.
, but if we are caught by the people of the Cao Family Trading Company, their navy will be idle, and they will attack our coast for a while, and then they will fully retreat. What can we do to them?
?After all, we don’t have a navy that can match theirs. On the vast sea, we will definitely suffer. We have to provide covert assistance. At this time, we see that the Southern Empire must be quite large in number. What they lack
It is estimated that it is something like weapons. The consumption of this thing on the battlefield is very huge. We can also send some slaves in our country to them and let them go to the front line to take on some unimportant tasks."
The prime minister of the empire thought for a while and said, "Others think this method is good. It can help the people of the Southern Empire and prevent the people of the Cao Family Trading Company from becoming very hostile to them. After all, we are not directly involved."
In this war, you can't catch us anyway.
"There is another thing we can do, and that is to use some obstacles to the Cao family business within the territory of our empire. Although we cannot close some of their places, we can raise the prices of some strategic materials. That way
If so, the Cao Family Trading Company will spend more money to do this, which can be regarded as indirectly supporting the battlefield of the Southern Empire. Although it may not have much effect, we have worked hard, and more or less people on the battlefield will.
It has shown some effects, especially the horses of the Western Empire and the Eastern Empire. They all need to adopt horses from your two empires. The number must be a lot. You can build two cavalry regiments on a large scale. Just say
Just go ahead with this slogan. I think the price of these horses will increase by at least 15%. This number may not seem like a lot, but the Cao Family Trading Company purchases between 2 million and 3 million every month.
Yes, based on the price of a horse of 1,000 taels of silver, they will spend billions of more silver every month. This method can also be used in other aspects, so that the Cao Family Commercial Bank will spend more than 1,000 taels of silver every month.
Tens of billions of silver, although it is nothing to the people of the Cao Family Trading Company, it is still a solution we can do." A staff officer from the Eastern Empire said that their only solution is to give the people of the Cao Family Trading Company a hard time.
It's itchy, there are basically no big solutions, because that's all they can come up with. Spending tens of billions more money is really nothing to the Cao Family Commercial Bank. Their money is worth more than a stone.
There are many.
"Another issue is road transportation. Their bulk goods travel everywhere, and it is impossible to transport them all by airship. We can cultivate some more powerful bandits. Their former
At that time, they naturally didn’t dare to mess with the goods of the Cao Family Trading Company, but now they are supported by the imperial court? Then they may have the courage. If they still don’t dare, we will take their heads. What will happen then?
We have the courage. Of course, the guards of the Cao Family Trading Company are very powerful. We don’t expect them to be able to do much. As long as they can be disgusted with it for a while, it’s good. After all, these people are just a mob.
Yes, when necessary, we can let our soldiers dress up as bandits to do this. If the soldiers and bandits are a family, the Cao Family Trading Company will not be able to do anything about it. At most, we will lose some soldiers. One place
If it's delayed for a while, or destroyed a little, it adds up to a lot. The people in the Cao Family Trading Company will feel some trouble." A guy from the Western Empire didn't know where he came up with such a thing.
Bad idea. In the past, a big empire like theirs would definitely not do such a thing. In their view, this was a low-level thing. But now, as long as they can deal with the people of the Cao Family Trading Company, they will use any method.
"In addition, we can also borrow a large amount of money from Cao's Trading Company to repair some of our projects, so that we can attract a large number of young people across the country, so that people from Cao's Trading Company cannot find help to work.
coolies, this can be considered as dragging them back. At that time, we can give some untouchables the qualifications of ordinary residents. For those people, the qualifications of an ordinary commoner are much better than thousands of taels of silver. Cao Cao
In addition to making money, the people in the commercial bank can do nothing else. We have this advantage because we represent a country. If we want you to be good, you can be good, and if we want you to be bad, you can be bad.
, especially for those untouchables, this is what they dream of. For those slaves, what they want is to let their children become ordinary people. Only a thousand of them have such an opportunity. As long as we are
It is enough to increase this opportunity appropriately, and there is no need to turn so many slaves into ordinary people. This is also a pressure on society. It is enough to let them see some hope, so that they will choose
The affairs of the imperial court, not the business of the Cao family, what will happen even if they have more money?" The Prime Minister of the Eastern Empire also proposed a method. From the beginning to the present, the method he proposed can be said to be a blow to the Cao family.
Suppression is the one with the greatest combat potential of trading houses. Although other methods are also effective, they are definitely not as good as the one in front of you. It can be said that the effect in front of you is immediate.
"Actually, after the war started, some favorable conditions appeared for us. According to what we know, the turnover of Cao's trading house and bank has dropped a lot. Many of their people have seen that the Southern Empire directly
The cancellation of the business of the Cao Family Trading Company made many people start to wait and see. They all felt that the banknotes in their hands were of no use. Although they could exchange for silver within our three empires, who would travel such a long distance?
They are also afraid that the three empires will also cancel the qualifications of the Cao Family Trading Company, but we will not do that. If we do that, the Cao Family Trading Company will make a lot of money. Over the years, they have been circulating banknotes.
Those hard currencies are all in their hands, and they will not admit it when the time comes. In fact, this matter is considered a failure of the Southern Empire, and he himself suffered a lot of losses. We can do it this way, for example
We can limit the amount that one person can exchange, which can also have the effect of curbing the popularity of banknotes. Of course, we can't just target the banknotes of Cao's Trading Company. If we do this, it will be too obvious, and it will cause damage to Cao's Trading Company.
People find excuses to talk to us about this matter. As for us, we can set such limits on banknotes across the country. Just have a daily limit. Although it will temporarily have a certain impact on economic circulation, it will also have a certain impact on Cao Cao's banknotes.
The banknotes of the Cao Family Trading Company have made a big impact." These people still have a lot of ideas if they want to stumbling upon the people of the Cao Family Trading Company, and just like now, all of them speak freely.
"But there is one business that we can't get going no matter what, and that is the elixir business and alcoholic beverages of the Cao Family Trading Company. Those luxury goods are just like coral in the sea. In the past, only an empire could
A few appeared, but now the Cao Family Trading Company sells those things in large quantities, as well as the Wujin thing. It’s all because the Southern Empire wanted to occupy it privately in the first place. If he communicates with us all, that Cao may not be able to get so much.
Wu Jin, there is nothing we can do to stop these things. If heavy taxes are levied, the Cao Family Trading Company will immediately pass on the cost to the people. At that time, they will also say that the reason for the price increase is actually the empire's increase in tax revenue.
The reason has nothing to do with them. In this way, people's hatred will definitely increase against the imperial government. The Cao Family Trading Company can still earn a lot of sympathy points. This is not beneficial to us.
...." A group of conspirators were discussing how to deal with the Cao Family Trading Company in the main hall, but what they didn't expect was that the Cao Family Trading Company had already started to deal with them. And they were beaten directly, leaving no room for them to fight back.
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The Cao Family Commercial Bank also has its own methods for dealing with the other three empires. When the war started, the decision-making leadership of the Cao Family Commercial Bank had already thought of these issues. They knew that the people of the three major empires would not just be so honest.
Yes, these people will definitely want to make some small moves behind their backs. Therefore, they must not be idle, so that the actions of the Cao Family Trading Company in the Southern Empire will not be affected. This is right to think about, if it is blindly
If we defend, the matter may not be resolved. Only attacking first will disrupt the enemy's deployment. This is the best defense method. Before they even walked out of the Eastern Empire's main hall, the Cao Family Trading Company's counterattack had already begun.
It's time. Didn't you say that food is your biggest shortcoming? Now I will make some noise for you.
This morning is the same as other mornings. The sun still rises at the same position. People still get up at the same time and go out to do their own things. Few people will notice Cao's Trading Company.
The sign hanging outside the grain store, because they basically buy a month's worth of grain at the beginning or the end of the month. After all, no one buys this thing every day, unless they are those who do it.
Small-time workers receive money once a day. It is impossible for them to have enough money to buy a month's worth of goods at once, so they go there every three or two days. Others, like my cousin, go to the county town to do business.
When they are in the countryside, they buy whatever they come to, and they don’t pick any special days. In their opinion, all days are the same. This is because the Cao family’s food supply has never changed for them.
The price is the official price of 15 cents every day. No matter what happens, there is no increase or decrease in price. This is also one of the reasons why other grain stores cannot continue to operate. When there is a good harvest, the price can be reduced.
Yes, but they can only check the price with Cao's Trading Company. If it is any lower, they will have no profit. When encountering a not so good year, they still need to increase the price, but if you exceed
When the price was 15 cents per pound, basically no one came to buy food from you. Over the years, countless food stores in the four empires have closed down. The food in the Southern Empire this year is still acceptable.
, Mainly because the Cao Family Trading Company has branches all over the country, and they are not very valuable. They did not take them with them when they retreated. They did get a lot of food, but it only took half a year.
What will they do if the food is used up in half a year? In fact, the Cao Family Trading Company wants to maintain its current posture. The Southern Empire will also take the initiative to sue for peace in half a year, and they cannot allow themselves to lose tens of billions.
The people will all starve to death. In that case, the Southern Empire will become a hell.
An old man who was walking on the street was about to go to the most lively place in the city to listen to storytelling. It was said over there that the war between the Southern Empire and the Cao Family Trading Company had begun, and those storytellers had obtained information from others.
After receiving a little bit of news, he started to show off. Although most of what he said was not true, it was already very good for people of this era. They also like to use this method to get some news. Some
At that time, many people stayed there for a long time. What they wanted there was to discuss something together. This seemed to show that they, scholars, cared about national affairs, so that the illiterate people could
If you think highly of yourself, what's wrong with having money? But you are uneducated.
The old man glanced at the notice board of Cao's Trading Company inadvertently. If there were usually many people, he would go there and read it. The feeling of talking to a dozen people without talking is definitely good, but today he almost didn't.
Show your eyes, mother, what? Price increase? Food price has increased. Food has been at this price for several years, and everyone is familiar with it. What? Because of the tense war with the Southern Empire, food prices have increased.
Transportation cannot come in, so the sales quantity is limited every day, and the price is raised to 20 cents per catty, and each person is limited to purchasing ten catties a day. As for when the price will return to the original price, it must wait until the war with the Southern Empire is resolved.
In order to solve this price problem, not only the grain trading companies, but other goods related to the Cao Family Trading Company have begun to increase in price. As for those luxury goods, the prices have increased even more, and some have doubled directly.
, but those are nothing to the common people. Rich people have money anyway. There is no difference between spending 1 million taels of silver and 2 million taels of silver for them, but it is different for the common people, although it is just a price increase.
5 cents can allow many families who used to eat white flour every month to change their main occupations. At least one person in a family of four will have to eat some mixed flour. Otherwise, they may not be able to survive this month.
The old man saw the limited sale above. This is no joke. He won't go there for a walk now. The things the storyteller said don't seem to have much to do with him. The food thing does have something to do with him.
, it doesn’t matter to you what kind of fight the Cao Family Trading Company has with the Southern Empire, but if you can’t buy food, you will starve. This is an urgent matter, and you must do it quickly. If
If he didn't do it well, he would have seen the matter. The old man hurried home to get the bag twice as fast as when he came. At this time, there were many people who saw the news like him.