"Your Majesty, I'm sorry!" In the Tianshui Empire Palace, the right minister looked at the latest information with a solemn expression.
There was also a piece of information on the emperor's desk. At this time, he asked in a low voice: "Is there any further news from Wang Junbao?"
The right minister shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, I suspect that Wang Junbao has been discovered. I am afraid that the information Wang Junbao passed to us was specially arranged by the other party. This can also explain why the information we get is always one step behind, and always
It’s one level behind the key information.”
"Oh" the emperor became interested, "How can we be sure that the information Wang Junbao gave us is always wrong?"
The right minister said without hesitation: "It's very simple, because Wang Junbao failed to get the three words 'trade war'! And these three words are the most critical.
According to what we have hidden and other secret knowledge, the reason why the Minghui Empire sold the Du'e Jindan at a low price this time is actually because of the trade war. The direct purpose of the trade war is to drain away our domestic wealth.
In addition, the domestic market can be disrupted by adjusting the price of Du'e Jindan.
This information was gathered from multiple intelligence personnel, but none of them were top intelligence personnel, they just happened to be in a more appropriate position.
Now, these circumstances are very clear and can prove that the intelligence is correct.
But Wang Junbao is in an important position, but he can't even get these; some information seems important, but it is always misled in key places, so that we miss the opportunity and make things get out of hand."
The emperor's face was calm, but his eyes inevitably showed some worry. Although the emperor did not fully understand the current situation in the country, he still knew the general situation.
Indeed, as the right minister said, the domestic situation has become a bit difficult to deal with. Who would have thought that a pill with an 'auxiliary' nature in the transformation stage could actually cause such a turmoil and almost affect the economy and people's livelihood of the entire empire.
As for the reason why the Tianshui Empire misjudged the current situation, Wang Junbao's intelligence may not be the main responsibility, but it definitely has a huge responsibility.
Because of Wang Junbao's misleading information, the Tianshui Empire deviated in its initial decision-making. Maybe this basic deviation was very small, but when the decision-making was enlarged to the whole country, to the scale of hundreds of billions or trillions of White Tiger coins,
, this deviation is fatal.
Just like in aerospace, it may be just a hairline deviation at first, but when it expands to a star system, this deviation can eventually lead to a deviation of hundreds of thousands or millions of kilometers, completely missing the target.
After considering everything that had happened recently, the emperor finally had to admit: "Wang Junbao should have been exposed. Think about it, he was accurately deployed from the front line and was responsible for the transaction with us. There are too many coincidences.
So, does this mean that Li Jichang has actually been captured by the Minghui Empire or the Blue Star Group for a long time? Then, all the intelligence systems that Li Jichang is responsible for must be sorted out. There will even be a counter-infiltration investigation!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, it's already being done. Fortunately, it was discovered early. Although all the troops of Li Jichang's group were unavailable, the infiltration work was not serious because of the tight schedule and the other party did not dare to make a big splash.
However, just in case, I have asked all relevant personnel to stay at home. Some capable people will turn from the dark to the bright and join some armies that can only accept orders. There will be no problem of leaking secrets. Even if they are really incited to rebel, they will
I can only spend my whole life here."
The emperor nodded, with a hint of joy in his tone: "What you do makes me most at ease. How do you think the current problem of the Du'e Jindan should be solved?"
"There is no better solution. We can only 'export the poison to the outside world'. We purchase the Du'e Jindan from the Minghui Empire and resell it to other countries. This is what the Minghui Empire promised us before.
And speaking of it, although the market is somewhat volatile at the moment, it has actually increased our heritage and foundation. As long as we can survive the current crisis, the empire will become much stronger.
In addition, the planting of snake vines can be reduced, which will directly lead to a shortage of goods in the market. This cannot be a lie, it must become an established fact."
The emperor frowned: "If the output of Serpentine Vine decreases, won't the price of Du'e Golden Pill increase?"
"No!" the Right Minister said resolutely, "Your Majesty, the Minghui Empire's methods are really unimaginable. They raised the acquisition price, but they acquired very little. As a result, the market was a bit chaotic."
"I heard that the purchase price of the Minghui Empire has increased slightly, with an average increase of 5%. The fruits of the Serpentine Vine have increased by 7%, and I heard that there are many acquisitions."
"Your Majesty, most of what they purchased are ordinary medicinal materials. Most of these medicinal materials are also in short supply in the Minghui Empire.
Nowadays, due to the emergence of Du'e Golden Pill, the consumption of a large number of basic pills has increased, and the price of basic pills has increased; therefore, even if the purchase price of medicinal materials increases by 5%, the profit will be higher than before.
But in our country, as long as the price of our medicinal materials increases, the price of Du'e Jindan will immediately increase, causing everyone to dare not increase prices indiscriminately. The situation is becoming more and more serious.
The best way is to directly reduce the fruit yield of the snake vine, and it is best to directly reduce the planting of the snake vine."
The emperor nodded slowly: "But the fruit of the Serpentine Vine is one of the main medicines of the Du'e Golden Pill. Will there be any new bad changes if the output is reduced?"
The right minister shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, we have all been deceived. Because according to our investigation, the little snake vine fruits they purchased are simply not enough.
In Du'e Jindan, you can only find a little bit of the ingredients of the fruit of the snake vine; and this ingredient has almost no effect! In other words, the fruit of the snake vine is not the main medicine, but is actually an adjuvant, and it is used in the smallest amount.
The kind that has almost no impact.
Even if there is no snake vine fruit as an adjuvant, other medicinal materials can be found instead.
We suspect that the fruit of the Serpentine Vine may be just a medicine. Perhaps hundreds of thousands of kilograms of medicinal materials only need one or two fruits of the Serpentine Vine.
This possibility cannot even be ruled out. The snake vine fruit was added separately at a later stage, just to deceive others.
Besides, even if the supply of Serpent Vine fruits is cut off, the Minghui Empire will not give up the Golden Pill of Du'e. Because the profit is too great, and it also involves their trade war.
Taking a step back, if they can increase the price of Du'e Jindan, the domestic market can recover!"
The emperor immediately made a decision and immediately ordered the production of snake vines to be reduced. However, since it was to be done, it had to be done as perfectly as possible, and an accident had to be created, so that at least the two countries could live with it.
Two days later, a cargo spacecraft crashed into a major planet growing snake vines at a speed of almost 800 kilometers per second. Various signs 'suggested' that on the surface it was an accident, but in fact it was a planet next to the Tianshui Empire.
State controlled.
A fifty-kilometer-sized cargo spacecraft crashed into the planet, which directly caused the entire planet's ecology to almost collapse. Dust covered the entire planet, volcanoes followed one after another, earthquakes hit the city, and a large amount of toxic gas filled the planet.
Because this impact caused the earth's core to tremble, the planet's aura environment was completely destroyed. This caused the death of all the snake vines on the entire planet.
In this impact, at least 500 million people died on the planet, and the economic losses caused are inestimable!
After the emperor saw this report, he just sighed and asked people to launch rescue.
Although the destruction of this planet is heartbreaking and sad, sitting in the position of emperor, you need to consider the entire empire. The entire Tianshui Empire's direct territory is 800 light years, and there are tens of thousands of life planets.
Sacrificing a small number of people for the sake of the majority of people... is also a helpless and rational choice. Of course, it is also a cold choice.
During the rescue, it was discovered that the actual death toll was even greater. The entire planet of life was completely destroyed. Because of the violent vibrations in the Earth's core, the entire planet had lost the value of repair and could only be abandoned.
Affected by this 'good' news, the price of snake vine fruits on the market has tripled!
However, this time, the Minghui Empire stated that for the sake of friendship between the two countries, it supported disaster relief funds of 200 million White Tiger coins, and also promised to do its best to stabilize the price of Du'e Jindan.
The result is that the Du'e Jindan rose a little symbolically, nothing more.
After the Emperor of the Tianshui Empire saw the news, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Sure enough, that dragon snake vine fruit is just false news. The Minghui Empire is really a big deal!"
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When the news reached Zhang Hao, it was already two months later. The reason for the delay was due to the lack of attention from the Minghui Empire and Prince Rui.
In Prince Rui's view, since the planet has been destroyed, there is no point in saying anything. Maintaining the overall situation is important. Although everyone can basically understand with their knees that this planet should have been destroyed by the Tianshui Empire itself.
However, when Zhang Hao saw the news, he sighed: "This... was done wrong... ahem, I can do better!"
Huang Long didn't care about Zhang Hao's little "speech problem". He dared to directly say that a prince had done something wrong. Most people would definitely give him a pair of shoes. But as for Zhang Hao, Huang Long pretended not to hear it.
But Huang Long was dissatisfied: "What does Mr. Zhang think should be done?"
Zhang Hao immediately said: "One billion White Tiger coins should be immediately supported for disaster relief, and he said that there is still more than enough; a large number of medical personnel and a large amount of rescue supplies should also be provided.
Especially those second-hand basic daily necessities that we don't need, we can give them all. This is rescue, not sales. And the sooner we do this, the better.
But on the other hand, we must strongly condemn the Tianshui Empire for failing to protect the common wealth of the two peoples!
Immediately, a strong observation team must be sent to observe the planet to see if there is any possibility of repair. Using the agreement we signed, we require the Tianshui Empire to ensure the supply of Serpentine Fruit and not to increase the price. Otherwise, we will issue an ultimatum and threaten to raise the price of the elixir.
price!
In short, there are two steps: the first step is to care about the people affected by the disaster and not hesitate to donate huge sums of money; the second step is to ensure the supply of dragon snake vine fruits, otherwise we will not hesitate to go to war! One hand is tender, and the other is iron-blooded!"
After hearing this, Huang Long was silent for a long time, and then said quietly: "Mr. Zhang, how about becoming a prime minister in the Minghui Empire? I can give you the treatment of a prince."