Chapter 292: Stabilizing People's Livelihood
When Su Shengsheng received this news, she was still suffering from morning sickness.
She wanted to wake up, but her brain was frozen.
However, there was some infuriating news from my fourth sister.
Emperor Gou sent a message to Jun Yao's father, the head of the Jun family, asking him to stop exchanging gold and silver.
Xie Xuan's intelligence network is targeting the emperor.
However, since he was giving such a secret order to the Jun family in private, he naturally would not do so through the court's communication.
But if not, I'm afraid they are still in the dark.
The Jun family was actually secretly controlling the funds.
After Su Shengsheng learned the news, she could only sneer.
She really didn't know that she should be grateful to them for looking up to her and thinking that she really had the ability to turn stones into gold.
It is still ironic that the dignified Emperor Nanling did not think about saving his own generals and sent diplomatic envoys to intervene in the matter.
But I was thinking about cutting off their retreat.
Since even he reacted like this, it was no wonder that Beirong broke their promise after hearing that he openly provoked Beirong.
But the more troublesome thing now is that the Northern Rong used Nanling's betrayal as an excuse to detain Xie Xuan.
Su Shengsheng naturally didn't worry about their safety.
Beirong offered this exorbitant price and reported it back as quickly as possible just for the radio communication.
But the emperor's attitude was clear: no communication, whether by radio or wired, was allowed to be with foreign countries.
Now, Beirong is demanding the stipulated amount of gold within five months, otherwise the price will be doubled again.
It can be seen that Beirong is extremely angry about the alliance between Nanling and Baishang Kingdom.
Find an excuse to detain Xie Xuan and use it to threaten her.
Each of these things may seem simple, but they are all related to geopolitics.
Nanling joined forces with Baishang Kingdom, and Beirong was angry.
But he was also afraid that Xie Xuan would be completely abandoned by Nanling and would not get any benefits, so he simply detained her to give her time to respond.
Su Shengsheng really wanted to thank him for being so thoughtful.
Ask her to either give up the radio or give money to save people.
After hearing the news, my grandfather was very excited and wanted to go to Emperor Gou to mediate.
But Emperor Gou's sudden decree finally woke my grandfather up.
No matter how I watched him grow up in front of the desk, as soon as he sat on that cold throne, he would become a heartless emperor.
How could he let her go and rescue people?
The money has already entered Beirong's mouth and he can't spit it out no matter what.
As for Xie Xuan, it was too late for him to kill him.
Now that the money has been delivered to the Beirong, he has no way of getting it back. Xie Xuan might even be happy that he has been detained.
How could she risk anything to save him...
Anyway, he had rescued the two saints and had an explanation to the people of Nanling.
It was Beirong who turned against him, it had nothing to do with him.
Even if the Qilin Army is dissatisfied, he has an excuse.
After losing half of his territory in Nanling, he paid a large amount of compensation, and after years of war, there was little left.
Even if she had extraordinary abilities, it would be impossible for her to produce another million gold in such a short time.
Where is Nanling’s production value?
She can't get a second mortgage and create an economic bubble.
They are not allowed to rob the royal mines and dig out real gold and silver.
The wealth is in the hands of 20% of the people.
Among these people, the emperor is the most respected.
His wealth and the national treasury are not allowed to circulate in the market.
Now another decree has been issued, requiring the Jun family, which is one of the best imperial merchants in the whole of Nanling, to hoard currency for trade.
No matter how hard she tried, it would be difficult for her to collect the one million gold in such a short time.
She couldn't possibly give the Su family bonds to Beirong.
People don't recognize this foreign currency.
Even if they acknowledged it, the emperor could stop trade between the two countries with just one decree.
But what made Su Shengsheng angry was that she finally got hold of the emperor's weakness, but she couldn't use it.
Because this will cause widespread panic, making people's livelihood unstable, and knowing that Su's bank is a "hollow shell."
Of course, she did not embezzle other people's property.
But it is a financial product after all. If she, as a credit person, is caught up in public opinion, it will inevitably affect the overall operation.
Therefore, facing Beirong's shameless behavior, she had to express her position that she would not pay Beirong a ransom of one million.
While stabilizing the people's livelihood and economy, we can only secretly find ways to negotiate with the Beirong through diplomatic channels.
Of course, this is the worst option.
Beirong came with a purpose, and Zong Zheng Ruijin had already fallen out with Beirong. It would not be too difficult to get Beirong to give in.
Now, it seems that the only way to deter others is by force...
But...she...
There was already a heated debate outside about this matter. The Qilin Army and the soldiers who had been reduced in number all stood up to attack the Northern Rong.
But by doing this, wouldn't everything Xie Xuan has done be wasted?
Emperor Nanling does not allow it, and any reckless action by the Qilin Army would be considered a rebellion.
Even if the emperor approves, the people's livelihood in Nanling is...
You know, in previous years, military expenditure accounted for 70% of Nanling’s total expenditure, and the rest was used to support officials.
If an army were to mobilize at this moment, regardless of whether Nanling had the strength to do so, Xie Xuan was in the enemy country. If friction occurred, he would definitely be the first to be sacrificed by Beirong.
But at this moment, it will take time to earn these one million gold bars from many small countries overseas.
There are too many variables in this.
At this moment, Emperor Gou had already begun to intend to let Duke Ningguo take over the military power.
Xie Xuan was trapped in Beirong, and the Qilin Army could not be without a commander. He had his reasons and she had no way to intervene.
But no matter whether she can collect the one million gold bars, she is now in a passive position.
The emperor did not send an envoy to intervene, and now he is cutting off her retreat.
Five months...
In fact, at most it only took three months.
When Emperor Gou closed diplomatic channels, closed trade channels, and even joined forces with the Jun family to cut off her financial support.
How could she save him?
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After the news of Beirong raising prices and detaining Xie Xuan spread, the people of Nanling became angry.
They all cursed Beirong's shameless behavior.
Beirong's inconsistency also caused Nanling Baiyin to have serious doubts about whether he could fulfill his promise.
They don't want all the money in Nanling to flow into Beirong.
Actually, this is normal.
If Nanling loses two million gold ingots, it will inevitably enrich the Beirong, which will greatly consume Nanling's national strength.
When they heard that Princess Xuanming would not use funds, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, this method of putting mutton in the tiger's mouth is not reliable.
But the remaining rescue task is even more difficult.
Should communication technology be given to Beirong?
This is the only weapon that can resist the invasion of the Northern Rong.
But no matter how they criticized the emperor for inaction this time, it was not tenable at all.
Because he pointed out the Beirong's wolfish ambitions and fickleness, and did not mention at all that he had broken the agreement and formed another alliance first.
Instead, he claimed that he had made the right decision because only by forming an alliance with Baishang Country could he deter the enemy country.
Every time Su Shengsheng heard something, she wanted to make it public.
But now the military and civilians are in turmoil and instability, and it will explode with just a spark. She cannot provide this fuse.
What's more, even if it was taken out, it would be of no help in rescuing Xie Xuan and his brothers.
Now, is she...
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