The Northern Desert Empire was plunged into a three-month-long massacre because of Meng Fan's words.
Everyone associated with the eldest prince was executed, and many of the spies sent out also lost their lives.
You wouldn't believe it until you investigate; the First Prince not only had spies throughout the Northern Empire, but also had influence in other empires.
This greatly alarmed Huangpu Yun. He feared that the tens of millions of taels of silver owed by the First Prince were far from enough to support these people, and that his Northern Empire's silver reserves were probably almost depleted.
Upon investigation, it was indeed the case. Of the more than 100 million taels of silver that had been deposited in the accounts, very little remained. No wonder the eldest prince was in urgent need of filling the deficit and did not hesitate to defy the imperial order to send people to the Longgan Dynasty. It would not be a short time to make up for such a large amount of silver.
Huangpu Yun's hair has turned white overnight. The current Mobei Empire can't even come up with a few million taels of silver, let alone three hundred million taels in reparations.
In a fit of rage, the eight patriarchs and Huangpu Yun unleashed a killing spree, removing the eldest prince from the family genealogy and leaving no one alive in the mansion. Anyone who had a good relationship with the eldest prince, whether they were scholars or warriors, ordinary citizens or wealthy merchants, was sentenced to death!
Huangpu Yun was also quite shrewd, and he obtained a considerable amount of cash from these people through means such as confiscating their property, which gave him hope.
After discussions with the eight patriarchs, the Northern Desert Empire began to turn its attention to Hengtong Bank!
Because so many people were killed this time, and many of them knew they were going to die, they put most of their assets into Hengtong Money Shop for safekeeping before they died.
No one can take it away unless a close relative of theirs comes to claim it.
Hengtong Bank's reputation was built on this; these people were willing to die even if it benefited Hengtong Bank, they wanted to disgust the Northern Desert Empire.
This greatly angered Huangpu Yun, who immediately began plotting to deal with Hengtong Bank. This idea received the support of the eight elders. If they couldn't raise 300 million taels, they would all perish sooner or later. Whoever blocked their path to survival would not live! The same applied to Hengtong Bank!
Two thousand years ago, Hengtong Bank and Jiyuan Empire had a conflict. After the war, Jiyuan Empire did not take a single penny from Hengtong Bank, which brought Hengtong Bank to the peak of its reputation. In the eyes of ordinary people, Hengtong Bank was a behemoth, and its strength was comparable to that of an empire!
However, the Northern Desert Empire was different from the Ji Yuan Empire at that time. The Ji Yuan Empire was not facing a life-or-death crisis; frankly speaking, it only took action against Hengtong Bank for the sake of face.
The Northern Desert Empire is not only far stronger than the Ji Yuan Empire, but it is also facing a life-or-death crisis. If Hengtong Bank dares to oppose Huangpu Yun for the sake of its so-called reputation, he, the emperor of the Northern Desert Empire, would not mind fighting it to the death.
Moreover, he now has the support of eight patriarchs, and when he sees Hengtong Money House, he's like a beautiful woman, his eyes are practically red with envy!
This was also the result Meng Fan wanted. According to his occasional divine sense scans of the entire Qingxuan, those top forces really didn't have many secrets to hide.
Although Hengtong Money Exchange appears to be completely trustworthy, it has a history of committing murder and robbery. And now, the head of Hengtong Money Exchange is actually a demonic cultivator, and the sect leader of Wuxiang Demonic Sect, one of the ten major demonic sects.
This is an extremely evil sect that kills people and takes their heart blood for cultivation. And no one knows that the sect leader of the Wuxiang Demon Sect, who is always elusive, is actually Ding Ruohai, the head of Hengtong Money Shop!
Meng Fan's Junqing Chamber of Commerce has encountered a bottleneck in its development. Although Shen Wanqian's business acumen is undeniable, the Junqing Chamber of Commerce has jeopardized the interests of Hengtong Bank, and therefore quickly faced suppression from Hengtong Bank.
The two sides had engaged in several normal business exchanges, and Shen Wanqian managed to remain undefeated thanks to his outstanding abilities. This naturally displeased Hengtong Money Shop, which was much larger than Junqing Chamber of Commerce, and the exchanges between the two sides became increasingly fierce!
This is a perfect opportunity to remove this obstacle from Meng Fan's Junqing Chamber of Commerce!
As the Northern Empire issued orders from its capital, its army assembled and its experts gathered, surrounding the various strongholds of Hengtong Money Exchange!
Huangpu Yun clearly wanted a quick victory, aiming to take over Hengtong Bank in the shortest possible time, gather enough silver to save his life before considering anything else!
The Northern Desert Empire's move immediately put all the major powers on alert. After all, everyone knew that the Northern Desert Empire had offended a powerful figure, and now it was frequently mobilizing troops and had reportedly killed many people. No one could figure out what the Northern Desert Empire was up to.
However, the documents from the Northern Desert Empire were soon sent to all the major powers: the Northern Desert Empire had quelled the rebellion, and the rebels had transferred the empire's property to Hengtong Bank. The empire negotiated with Hengtong to return the property, but was refused. After several unsuccessful negotiations, the empire announced that the Northern Desert Empire and Hengtong Bank were officially at war.
The concise yet clear document was sent to all parts of Qingxuan, causing a huge uproar!
In the main hall of the Ji Yuan Empire's palace, Li Chaoqing frowned as he looked at the document in his hand.
"What exactly is Huangpu Cloud trying to do? Is it really going to war with Hengtong?"
The ministers below offered their opinions one after another.
Li Chaoqing was annoyed by what he heard, and immediately announced that he would head towards the depths of the palace.
"Fourth Ancestor, what do you think the Northern Desert Empire means by this? Is attacking Hengtong just a pretext, or is there some ulterior motive?"
Li Qing looked at him speechlessly and said, "Why didn't you go after those four old geezers? Why did you come straight for me?"
"Hehe, isn't that because you're so resourceful? You must know a lot!"
"Wait for me a moment."
After saying that, he took out a jade talisman from his bosom, which vanished in a wisp of green smoke in his hand.
A short while later, a ray of blue light returned, and Li Qing was startled. He said, "This means that a powerful figure is going to deal with Hengtong Bank. You don't need to worry about anything."
"So, Ji Yuan is just going to do nothing?"
Li Qing said mysteriously, "Let me tell you another secret. Ding Ruohai, the head of Hengtong Bank, is the sect leader of Wuxiang Demon Sect, with the cultivation level of Tianyi Limit. Don't spread this around."
"What?! How is this possible?"
"Why not? You should secretly gather your experts first, but don't make a fuss. Once the Northern Desert Empire makes its move, then wipe out the Hengtong Bank's influence within our territory."
"Fourth Ancestor, this...this sounds a bit far-fetched!"
"Get lost. Take it or leave it. This is exclusive information. I'm giving you a chance to make a fortune. Don't blame me if you don't seize it!"
"..."
At the headquarters of the Dragon Yuan Empire's World Association, Xiong Ba, who had become the master of the Third Prince, sat upright in the hall.
"What brings you here today?"
Xiong Ba took a sip of tea and asked a richly dressed young man sitting to the left.
This elegantly dressed young man was none other than Murong Hao, the third prince of the Longyuan Empire. Since the last incident, Xiong Ba's reputation had spread far and wide, and his own strength was exceptional. Murong Hao had been traveling around for many years, and came here because of his reputation, and became Xiong Ba's disciple.
"Master, are you aware that the Northern Desert Empire is going to have a decisive battle with Hengtong Bank?"
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