Caitlin and Marcy helped her get off the carriage, then she carried her six-year-old son out of the carriage and looked around. There were carriages coming and going everywhere.

"Don't look, Clive and Scarlett are waiting for us!" Marcy reminded Caitlin.

Today is the full moon of Clive and Scarlett's daughter. As the most popular people today, some people still came shamelessly even without an invitation.

Duke Kirk stood at the inner door to greet all the guests, and saw that Marcy and Caitlin's family were led to the backyard by their enthusiastic servants.

Seeing Clive sitting leisurely in the rocking chair, Caitlin got angry: "You are so idle that you don't even want to come to us. Are you planning to break up with us?"

"Oh... Captain, don't talk nonsense. The reason why I didn't go to find you is that I don't want you to worry with me. I am a useless man now and I just want to live a peaceful life." Colliver said weakly while lying in the rocking chair.

"I heard that the army has almost assembled. I guess this time it won't be a small-scale fight like the previous two times." Ma Xi sat aside by himself. There happened to be various fruits on the table, so he didn't hesitate.

"Marcy, I'm different from you. You're still unwilling in your heart and want to prove yourself, but I don't! To be honest, if I hadn't met the Lin family, I might have thought about joining the army, but after getting along with them for a few years, I don't want to see them on the battlefield." Colliver said firmly after taking a big bite of the pear.

"I don't want to meet them either, but like you said, I don't want to miss this opportunity." Ma Xi replied in a low voice.

"Marcy has known you for so many years, and what you said today is the most sincere thing in your heart. But I won't be surprised because the choice is in your hands. The most I can do is give you a flower when you go to war and hope you can return safely." It seemed that Colliver was patient enough to say such words.

"Collifer, stop talking nonsense. There's nothing Marcy can do. You know their situation. Marcy wants to prove that she is not wrong." Seeing her old friend in this state, Scarlett quickly interrupted them.

"Don't worry, I'm not crazy yet. I can tell the difference between front, back, left and right. I'm just disappointed. Although Ma Xi didn't like to talk much in the past, once he spoke, it would be a decision that we all agreed on. Maybe this is what Lin said, growing up or maturing always requires losing something.

Ma Xi is not targeting you, I am only targeting myself." Colliver rubbed his face fiercely and said helplessly.

The four of them fell into deep silence. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to start the conversation.

"Collifer, you are the most militarily talented among the four of us. What do you think of the outcome of this battle? How will it end?" Caitlin broke the deadlock.

"I'm sorry that I've thought about this question a long time ago, but I can't give you an answer. We've experienced two attacks by the Empire. Although we didn't intervene, I can see that Maple Leaf Territory is not what it seems.

Of course, this is also Lin's usual style, hiding himself so deeply that once an unsuspecting prey bumps into him, he will definitely be beaten to a bloody pulp."

"I heard that this time both the military force and determination are huge. My father said that this time the empire will either have a full meal or suffer endless troubles." Scarlett said with some sadness.

"Don't worry, the Lin family are all smart people and won't fight to the death. But I think when they withdraw from Maple Leaf Territory, it will be the beginning of the empire's pain. I have told my father not to be too aggressive and not to die in Maple Leaf Territory."

"In fact, my confidence in the Empire is not as high as that of Maple Leaf Lord. Although the Empire has followed Kurma's reforms in recent years, His Majesty has avoided the important issues and suppressed all problems. The consequence is that the country has been temporarily twisted into one, but the consequences are unpredictable. You all know Lin's methods!" Since the topic has been brought to this direction, Colliver had no choice but to express his own views.

"Marcy, I advise you not to rush too far. Don't go when you think there is an opportunity to gain an advantage."

"I understand...don't worry." After all, I still need to remind a friend I've known for more than 20 years.

"Caitlyn, why doesn't she talk to you?" Scarlett looked at the silent captain, afraid that she would be ignored.

"Back in Maple Leaf Territory, we all had different divisions of labor. I was the person responsible for supervising the prices of goods in the entire market!" Caitlin answered the question irrelevantly.

"We know this! Didn't the emperor also establish the Commodity Exchange and the Stock Exchange? We all know that you have been in charge of these two places. Is there any problem?" Although Colliver seems heartless among the four, he is the most sensitive.

"It has been almost two years since I took over these two exchanges. During these two years, I have not been without fear for a single day. Whether it is securities trading or commodities, I have seen the shadow of Maple Leaf Collar."

Seeing the surprised looks in Marcy and Scarlett's eyes, Caitlin used all her strength to speak out the fear in her heart: "Others may not know, but the four of us know it best. The two major exchanges and banks were all created by Lin, and he was the one who taught us how to play. When he was teaching Anna, he said that this thing is like a poison wrapped in candy paper. Whether you can spit out the poison before licking the candy paper requires accurate judgment.

Unfortunately, I am not as good as Anna in this regard, but I have a feeling that we are not far from the poison, but no one is willing to spit it out. They all think it is too early. "

Huh... Colliver let out a long breath: "Your feelings are always very accurate. Since you know, why don't you prepare in advance? I'm not afraid to tell you that when I went shopping a few months ago, I heard many civilians talking about the crazy stock price increase."

"Lin treats his friends well, but his methods of treating his enemies are equally impeccable! Now that nobles and commoners alike have all rushed into these three places, if they can't be contained, I think the empire will be in chaos."

"Cliff, I know but I can't do it. Maybe I'm better than you in magic, but among the four of us, only you have learned some of his methods. Cliff, if possible, I hope you can help those civilians. They are innocent." Caitlin pleaded.

"I'm sorry, Caitlin. It's not that I don't want to help, but I don't know how to help. Do you know why I haven't been going out for the past two months? I'm afraid that no matter where I go, I will hear people discussing how to make money. This is unreasonable. According to what he taught us, when everyone is generally chasing after it, it is the most testing time for the market.

If the prices of daily necessities continue to rise, we need to step in to suppress them so that they do not affect our basic daily lives.

If the surge is in non-basic products, then we need to look at the root cause of the problem. If the increase is not large, we can slowly adjust. If the increase exceeds that line, we need to lock it in force and not let its momentum get out of control. "

"What I've said is Maple Leaf Leader's way of playing. Everything he does can be directly intervened by Maple Leaf Leader when necessary. Although this kind of playing has a great constraint on the market, at least it will not destroy the entire market.

But we are different. Not only do we not set a control node, but we hold it indefinitely without a date.

Just think about how terrible this is. I buy a commodity at the lowest price, but I just don't sell it or take delivery of it. I just wait for the price to go up. Everyone is thinking that as long as the price goes up, I will sell it and make a small profit.

But Lin summarized the human nature very well. If there is a small increase, the holders will not be in a hurry to sell and hope to wait. If there is a big increase, everyone will wait and hope for further increase.

If someone takes action during this period, the market can be adjusted, but you can see that everyone is only buying and not selling, and the market is in chaos. The bills in everyone's hands are becoming more and more valuable. It is human nature to make money. In order to get higher profits, people will be blind.

I asked a friend who runs a plantation, he was so crazy that he mortgaged his plantation and used all the money to buy what he thought were high-quality bills. That’s not all, he used these bills for a second mortgage and then made a third purchase. Hehe... You know what, after listening to his series of operations, I was so scared that my hands and feet were shaking.

If the bills he bought collapsed, he would not only lose everything, but also be in debt. I think he would have no other way to pay off his debts except to commit suicide by drinking poison. And he is not the only one who does this. According to what he told me, two-thirds of the people do this. "Collifer said at this time, just as he said, his hands began to tremble unconsciously.

"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier, Clive?" Caitlin stood up and pointed at Clive and yelled.

"Would it be useful to tell you? Look at the several banks in the empire now. Who owns them? The Imperial Bank founded by your father, our Emperor, the Chaoyang Bank founded by my father in collaboration with other nobles, and the other banks jointly founded by nobles of all sizes. Are they something we can afford to offend?

Let alone telling you that even if he were to be present, there would be no other way to control the current situation in the empire except to overturn the table." Colliver was like an angry lion, staring at Caitlin with bloodshot eyes.

“Perhaps the Great Emperor knew about this trap and used forced liquidation, but don’t forget that the Great Emperor is willing but others are not, and once forced liquidation is implemented, no one knows the consequences.

The emperor's forceful approach over the years has long caused the nobles to lose their trust in him."