Ding Yi was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the crown prince. What did the crown prince want to do? Did he want to restore imperial power? Or did he have some other purpose?

This Xiao Rui may be different from the previous Xiao family. Maybe he is a careerist, which Ding Yi instinctively rejects.

The influence of the imperial power on the entire empire is very small, and the influence of the royal family on the people is minimal. Although Ding Yi does not care about politics, he also knows that if the royal family wants to change the political situation and expand the influence of the imperial power, this is very important to the people of the empire.

, it is completely unattractive. It is even conceivable how many cultivation sects will come out to oppose the imperial power. This is simply a dead end.

Ding Yi was a little strange. With Lu Yuan's knowledge and foresight, he would not be able to see this reality clearly. He made friends with His Highness Xiao Rui, and even risked his own life to go to jail for him. What happened between them?

Ding Yi was confused, as if falling into a fog.

Crown Prince Xiao Rui asked: "You don't seem to understand, right?"

Ding Yi nodded.

Xiao Rui said: "It's actually very simple. Only the royal family can really make puppetry popular in the world. The parliament will not agree, and the cabinet will not agree. As long as you get the authorization from the royal family, this problem can be solved immediately."

Seeing that Ding Yi was still a little confused, Xiao Rui said: "Are you wondering whether the royal family wants to expand imperial power and restore feudalism? I want to tell you that we don't have such thoughts. The world will not support the restoration of the royal family.

We won’t do this kind of thankless thing, and even if it doesn’t happen, people across the country will oppose it, and we will be deposed in the end. We are not that stupid!”

Ding Yi couldn't help but secretly let out a sigh. If the royal family doesn't want power, then all that's left is profit and money. If that's all, Ding Yi feels that Lu Yuan's cooperation with the royal family this time will be a good opportunity.

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However, Ding Yi doesn't know much about the royal family. He has no way of knowing whether the Industrial Law can really be fully lifted if the royal family comes forward, allowing the puppet system to clear away all obstacles and truly appear in front of the world.

And Ding Yi didn't know the specific content of Lu Yuan's cooperation with the royal family. However, this was obviously a path he had never thought of. If it was really feasible... Ding Yi felt hot in his heart.

This is the best news I've heard in a while.

However, how could Lu Yuan end up in jail by cooperating with the royal family? Ding Yi is still very curious.

Xiao Rui said: "The Xiao family of the royal family should be regarded as the most miserable family in the world. Unlike any royal family in history, before the first emperor became popular, he made sixteen various regulations to limit imperial power.

It restricts the emperor's various behaviors and rights, and at the same time, there are many restrictions and regulations for the royal family."

"In fact, the Xiao family is in a very embarrassing situation. On the one hand, it is the recognized first family in the empire. Its pomp and dignity make the Xiao family, no matter how tight their money is, still have to maintain a certain level of daily expenses. The laws of the empire

It also restricted the development of the Xiao family. The Xiao family, like all aristocratic families, had to pay taxes and had no privileges. It also stipulated that the royal family was not allowed to engage in transportation, restaurants, hotels and other service industries, because these were so-called despicable occupations.

At the same time, you are also not allowed to engage in value-added industries that generate interest-bearing loans, such as opening banks and lending...

Up to now, the Xiao family only has a few imperial farms on the four continents, and then rents out the palace for business, and has no other source of income at all..."

Xiao Rui, as the crown prince, said a little embarrassedly.

"The royal family attaches great importance to cooperation with the puppet family. If it is true as Lu Yuan said, I think this is a win-win situation."

Ding Yi pretended to be stupid and said: "Your Highness, I am just a little kid who doesn't understand anything. You are telling me this. I don't understand it very well. I just have an appointment with Senior Brother Lu Yuan and want to meet Senior Brother Lu in Tianjing City."

Just a meeting."

Xiao Rui laughed and said: "If you are just a little kid who doesn't understand anything, why would Qiu Shaoqing say that you led this "Industrial Law"? And Lu Yuan introduced you to me, do you think I didn't find it?

Man, have you been investigated?"

Ding Yi was a little embarrassed. It wasn't that he didn't believe Lu Yuan's judgment, but to be honest, this was an idea he had never thought of and it was very feasible.

It’s just that he has no regard for the royal family

He doesn't understand it at all. He needs to get more familiar with the royal family before he can make a judgment.

Xiao Rui's investigation of Ding Yi was very thorough, especially regarding Ding Yi's assets. Xiao Rui's investigation was very detailed.

Although Ding Yi is happy to see that the Industrial Law can be fully implemented in the entire empire, bypassing parliament and the cabinet, he also needs to know clearly what the royal family, represented by Xiao Rui, is planning.

At the same time, he still hasn't figured out why Lu Yuan beat the son of the lord of Yankai City, destroyed cultural relics... and was arrested and imprisoned for Xiao Rui.

It turned out that in the Giant Rock Continent, Lu Yuan met the crown prince by chance. It must be said that the crown prince was in a somewhat embarrassing situation. At that time, he was being forced by Yankai City, the son of the city lord, to pay off his debts.

After Lu Yuan learned about the situation of His Highness the Crown Prince, he took the initiative to contact him. He said that as long as Xiao Rui could agree to the conditions he proposed, he would help repay the debts owed by the Xiao family to others...

It was at that time that Xiao Rui heard the name Ding Yi for the first time and knew that Ding Yi and the others were vigorously promoting the "Industrial Law"...

However, Xiao Rui did not believe Lu Yuan, because Lu Yuan did not have a few gold coins in his body. In order to show his sincerity, Lu Yuan took the initiative to attack Yankai City, the son of the city lord, who was collecting debts.

It was precisely because of Lu Yuan's madness that Xiao Rui's temporary financial crisis was temporarily relieved. Then Xiao Rui found out many stories about Ding Yi, which made him enthusiastic about cooperating with Ding Yi.

Xiao Rui looked at the young man in front of him and knew that this man was an out-and-out money-splitting boy, someone who dared to spend one billion gold dollars to buy a human head. According to preliminary estimates, Ding Yi had as much as tens of billions of funds at his disposal. And

This man has a very strong appeal and influence in Liuhua Continent. Many families and sects are willing to follow the footsteps of Little Brother Yi from Liuhua Continent...

In fact, this Little Brother B does have the Midas touch to turn stone into gold. In less than two years, he completely revitalized two declining cities in Liuhua Continent...

Brother Xiaoyi, these three words are the guarantee of making money and confidence.

Ding Yi listened doubtfully to what Xiao Rui said about Lu Yuan. Being able to do such a sentimental thing is indeed in line with Ding Yi's understanding of Lu Yuan. As for whether Lu Yuan has other considerations when it comes to going to jail,

Ding Yi had no way of knowing. But introducing the royal family to him was indeed a great move.

Ding Yi was thinking quickly in his mind, and he even saw a look of urgency in Xiao Rui's eyes.

This Shenwu Empire is also an anomaly. The Xiao family, a dignified royal family, is actually suffering from high debts and living in such embarrassment.

Ding Yi thought for a while and finally made up his mind.

"Your Highness, since you have an agreement with me, Senior Brother Lu, in advance, this is the best thing. Senior Brother Lu Yuan is right. We are willing to cooperate with the royal family. This is of great significance to our puppet family and the puppet family.

I am willing to serve under His Highness at the Royal Family’s disposal, and it is an honor for us to be able to serve the Xiao Royal Family..."

Seeing that Ding Yi agreed, Xiao Rui was in a good mood. He, a cowardly and poor prince, finally found a real financial backer this time.

The puppet lineage can be affiliated with the Xiao royal family. Although this Xiao family has no real power, its symbolic significance is greater than its practical significance. It is not a dispensable existence in the political ecology.

Because after all, he represents the dignity of the empire.

Parliament and the cabinet can impose restrictions on ordinary people's business and transactions, but the cabinet and parliament cannot arbitrarily rule on the business of the royal family. You must know that the production of puppets is not illegal. The reason why car puppets and household puppets are subject to various restrictions is that

It's because the National Master and the others are worried that after this puppet system becomes popular on the mainland, it will change the current form of cultivation in the Shenwu Empire...

Usually, the parliament and cabinet suppress the imperial power. Many production activities of the Xiao family are not allowed, and the funds allocated to the royal family every year are insufficient. It is very rare for the Xiao family of the royal family to be able to survive until now.

You must know that the emperor holds the jade seal, and the cabinet and parliament are usually very cooperative. However, the emperor also has the final discretion. If the emperor delays using the seal, even the legal documents passed by the parliament and cabinet will have no legal effect.

The Cabinet and Congress cannot completely ignore the existence of His Majesty the Emperor. Ding Yi can completely

It is imaginable. If the royal family cooperates with Ding Yi and the others, the parliament, congress, and cabinet will really not be able to stop them. Senior Brother Lu Yuan's move is really a high one.

The Xiao royal family has no followers. Any cultivator with any brains knows that following the royal family has many disadvantages. You will not be able to get promoted or make a fortune. So after more than four hundred years, the number of followers of the Xiao royal family has now decreased.

Ran away completely.

But now, a powerful and very wealthy follower has finally appeared.

Ding Yi agreed to Xiao Rui, but Ding Yi would not sign an alliance with the royal family so quickly. Because he still had many things that he had not considered clearly. At the same time, the puppets were tied to Tianjing City and there were Li Yu, Zhang Kejiang, these great masters.

At this level of cooperation and exchange, the opinions of these great masters are very important.

This meeting was just a preliminary contact to see if there was any possibility of cooperation between the two parties. It seemed that both parties were very satisfied this time.

Ding Yi personally sent the crown prince off to heaven. Looking at the chariot that the crown prince relied on, Ding Yi curled his lips. No wonder the crown prince and the others were crying about poverty. The golden dragon pulling the cart alone cost a hundred gold yuan a day. There were also

Others, such as the wages of the coachman and the maintenance costs of the chariot, the cost of travel alone costs five to six thousand gold yuan a month. It is really amazing that we can survive until now with just that amount of rent and land rent.

After Xiao Rui left, Xue Ren and Kang Rengui discussed this strange matter with Ding Yi.

Ding Yi did not hide it from them, he told everything about his analysis together with their conversations.

Although Xue Ren came from Zong Xiao's side, after experiencing so many stories, all he thinks about now is Ding Yi's interests.

Kang Rengui now wants to atone for his sins, and naturally puts Ding Yi's interests first.

Zhou Wenhai has no role. He is responsible for various chores for Ding Yi and the others. Kang Rengui goes out to collect various information about the royal family. Ding Yi agrees in principle to cooperate with the royal family, but he always needs to know the specific situation of his partners.

, it’s easy to cooperate, isn’t it?

The Xiao family should have a lot of debts here. What is the specific amount and who are the main creditors? We need to understand this information clearly, right? Another crown prince is the crown prince and the emperor is the emperor. Ding Yi and the others also need to figure it out.

, is it Xiao Rui who is cooperating with them, or is Xiao Rui representing the thoughts of every member of the royal family, from the emperor down to the next.

Although Yuan Zhen had some disagreements with him, Ding Yi still found him and told his friends that the royal family wanted to cooperate with him.

"Of course cooperation is good, but dominance is very important. Otherwise, as long as the royal family survives the current economic crisis, they will not be as strong as we are in terms of principles and positions." Almost everyone is worried that if they lift the royal family's debts

Later, the royal family will turn their backs and deny their credit.

But if they don't help the royal family bear these debts, why should the royal family cooperate with Ding Yi?

Xue Ren said: "Sir, why don't you break down all these debts into specific tasks and use the tasks to stimulate the royal family. Otherwise, they can go back on their word at any time. They are the royal family and there is nothing we can do against them."

Everyone spoke enthusiastically, and it was obvious that cultivators generally had little affection for the royal family. It seemed that the imperial power of the Shenwu Empire had little influence.

The news brought back by Kang Rengui surprised Ding Yi and others. The Xiao royal family actually had a foreign debt of more than 2 billion. It seems that the royal family has been living a unhappy life for more than four hundred years. Such a huge debt

, is probably caused by accumulation over time. It is no wonder that a son of a city lord of a second-tier city in the subcontinent can make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince miserable to death. Since both parties have the same attitude towards cooperation, then this can really be a good cooperation. As

Of course, Ding Yi and the others have to take the lead on the side that provides the money, but how to lead the issue and cooperate with the puppet system to carry out work on the mainland still requires some professionals.

With this incident as a foundation, Ding Yi felt much better. But now these are secondary, the main thing is the Purple Palace competition two days later.

Ding Yi irresponsibly left the task of investigating the royal family's debts and formulating exchanges and cooperation with the royal family to Xue Ren and Kang Rengui. He himself mysteriously went to his apartment every day to carry out the final inspection of the Xuan-level car puppet.
Chapter completed!