Qi Guze is like a child who has made a mistake.
He knew he had worried them, but the situation was urgent, and he couldn't send any messages at all.
"Ah Yue, I'm sorry to have worried you." Qi Guze reached out and ruffled her hair. "Did Maimaiti kidnap you?"
No matter how he looked at it, he didn't think Xu Yuehuai was a prisoner in her current state.
“No…” Xu Yuehuai shook her head, “Right now, I have gained the King of Mingyue Kingdom’s trust by curing the little princess’s illness, which is why I was able to find you.”
"I think if you can get Mingyue to withdraw its troops using your own abilities, you might be able to clear your name in Chang'an." She wanted to take a gamble.
Qi Guze couldn't help but purse his lips.
He didn't think things would go so smoothly: "Ah Yue, Maimaiti is the main side of the war, I'm afraid he won't let us have our way so easily."
"Whether it works or not, we'll know once we try," Xu Yuehuai said, unwilling to give up any hope.
Sure enough, when the two of them arrived at the palace, they found that Maimaiti was also there.
Maimaiti's eyes clearly revealed a hint of murderous intent; he never expected that Qi Guze would actually be alive.
At this moment, Xu Yuehuai bowed slightly and explained his purpose to the king: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Now that the prince has been found, I will keep my promise."
"Your Highness Regent, I never imagined that we would meet again." Maimaiti's words were sarcastic from the start.
Even the King of the Underworld Moon Kingdom looked displeased: "Regent, I have long admired your name."
"Your Majesty, although I come from Chang'an, I have also spent some time in Mingyue and have come up with a way to improve the lives of the people of Mingyue." Qi Guze did not intend to beat around the bush.
Upon hearing this, the king became quite interested and waved his hand lightly: "Tell me your method directly. I want to hear what novel approach you have."
Qi Guze then took a step forward and bowed as well: "Your Majesty, the people of Mingyue are not developing particularly well right now because Mingyue has few products."
"If possible, we can use a barter system with the Central Plains to exchange for more novel things, so that everyone can learn more about the common knowledge, and gradually the lives of ordinary people will improve."
To everyone's surprise, Maimaiti immediately stood up and objected after hearing this: "What kind of idea is this? Bartering? Do you even know what that means?"
"Besides, do you know how long it takes for people to accept something new after it comes out?" His eyes were filled with anger, which he was clearly suppressing as he spoke. At the end, he couldn't help but add, "Not to mention it's something from your Central Plains."
Because of the king, Maimaiti couldn't say anything too harsh, and while speaking, he kept looking up to observe the king's expression.
At this moment, Xu Yuehuai immediately retorted from the side, her eyes cold and sharp: "I think what you just said is wrong. If we keep using this kind of rigid and conventional method, the lives of ordinary people will not be changed. Are we just going to keep relying on war?"
The king listened to their words without intervening, waiting to see what new definition they could come up with through their argument.
Therefore, at this moment, Maimaiti, standing on the opposite side, would not back down an inch: "I will absolutely not agree to the method you just mentioned. The Mingyue Kingdom no longer has that many things to exchange."
However, he was still unable to make a decision on this matter, and ultimately it was up to the king to make the final decision.
At this moment, Qi Guze had no more worries. He chose to stand up today because he was confident of victory.
Moreover, this is the only path he can take.
“The fact that we have nothing to exchange or produce is not an excuse for us to run away. If we want a country to become rich quickly, we must first make the people rich. This is inevitable!” After saying this, he looked at the king and then at Xu Yuehuai.
“Your Majesty, everything I just said is my true feeling, and it is the best decision that can be made in light of the current situation in the Kingdom of Dark Moon.” Maimaiti once again expressed his thoughts to the king.
“Your Majesty, I have a way to gradually make the Dark Moon Kingdom rich. There is no need to take risks. We should think twice before acting on this matter.”
Listening to what they had just said, the king fell into deep thought, his brows furrowed. After much deliberation, he decided to agree to the novel approach proposed by Qi Guze and the others: "I believe that if the Mingyue Kingdom wants to develop, it must try these new things. This is not a bad thing."
He then asked a few simple questions: "I would like to know the specific forms of this barter system."
Immediately afterwards, Qi Guze expressed his thoughts in detail.
“I have seen it before: equal goods can be exchanged for unknown goods, which can then be used for further exchange or trade. These are all good decisions.”
The king was quite interested in trying it out and immediately decided to give this novel approach a go.
After saying this, Maimaiti's face darkened completely, turning ashen: "Since the King has made his decision, then I have no objections."
After Maimaiti finished speaking, he lifted his eyelids again, his eyes filled with hatred as he stared intently at the two of them, clenching his fists, already beginning to formulate a vicious plan in his mind.
He never expected to be threatened, but since the king had already expressed his thoughts, he could not openly disobey the order.
While some were happy, others were not. Xu Yuehuai felt a sense of relief and a knowing smile appeared on her face: "The king has ultimately made a wise decision. The development of the Mingyue Kingdom will definitely get better and better from now on."
In fact, after these few days of communication, the king was very satisfied with Xu Yuehuai and felt that his group was very courageous.
If this continues, he will surely achieve great things and make outstanding contributions to the Mingyue Kingdom.
"I agreed to this request for better development, but I still have some thoughts in my mind. I hope you can stay and help me out before you go back." The King of Mingyue Kingdom was still cautious after all.
Only when Mingyue's crisis is truly resolved can he feel at ease letting Qi Guze go back.
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