"The Tianshui Empire is not sincere and does not accept our conditions."
"Jinchang, the left prime minister of the Tianshui Empire, left in anger."
"The war is about to begin!"
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For a time, all kinds of news broke out in the Minghui Empire. The news spread everywhere through newspapers and various traditional communication methods.
But as the news spread, so did the public's passion.
In the past year, due to the explosive development of Du'e Jindan, the Tianshui Empire suffered an economic attack, but the wealth gained from the attack was transferred to the Minghui Empire and subsidized to its citizens.
As a result, the Minghui Empire has fully enjoyed the benefits of the 'trade war'.
The people have a strong conscience, and everyone knows what the situation is. But the people are also easily driven by interests. Therefore, when they hear that a war may break out, the people seem to be a little happy to hear about it.
Immediately afterwards, the Minghui Empire began to recruit troops, deploy troops and generals, and the huge war machine began to operate.
At the same time, the Tianshui Empire also received the information, but the situation was completely different from the Minghui Empire. Both the people and the officials had a negative attitude.
The conflict between ordinary people and elixir dealers, alchemists, etc. has become more and more intense because of the Dane elixir.
The Tianshui Empire tried to control the sales of the Du'e Golden Pill, but it was already too late. What surprised the people of the Tianshui Empire was that under such circumstances, the elixir dealers from the Minghui Empire all said: The Du'e Golden Pill
There will be no price increase, the price of all elixirs will not be increased, we operate with integrity!
Should the price of elixirs be increased at this time? According to common sense, the price must be increased. But before Zhang Hao left, he gave Prince Rui a suggestion: Do not increase the price.
No price increase, but limited sales!
There are plenty of elixirs for crossing the earth, and there is no need to restrict sales. The Blue Star Group has piled them up like mountains. But the ordinary elixirs are different. The Blue Star Group itself doesn’t have enough of them.
A price increase will inevitably disrupt the trade war plan. Although the trade war is fighting the economy, it is more directly aimed at people's hearts. What Zhang Hao means is: the daily sales quantity is limited, but the price remains unchanged.
Zhang Hao has used a similar method before, which is to purchase medicinal materials: he increased the price by 5%, but only charged a small amount.
Of course, whether it is purchasing medicinal materials or selling elixirs, the so-called "small amount" is also relative, and at least it must have enough influence. Even if it is a show, it must be sufficient.
A discerning person can tell what is going on with these things at a glance, but most people are blind most of the time; and you see, the prices of imported products from abroad do not increase, so why do you have the nerve to increase the prices of domestic products?
But the elixir dealers, alchemists and the like are struggling. The price of medicinal materials has increased, but we still won’t let us increase the price of elixirs?
This is how conflicts arise.
Once there is a conflict in the country, it should not be suppressed, and the people's war-weariness will be infinitely heightened - for whom am I participating in the war?
The most important thing is the reason for war. Look at all these things!
You sent someone to assassinate Zhang Hao, but Zhang Hao told the Blue Star Group not to increase the price of the elixirs sold by the Blue Star Group; you were assassinating in the Minghui Empire, but the prices of the elixirs sold by the Minghui Empire also did not increase.
In this case, you want us to fight? Sorry, we really can't do it!
Otherwise, a large-scale war must be fought with a good reputation. The Tianshui Empire has not even started the war yet. First of all, it has lost the people's support and morality. How can it still fight this war?
When soldiers went to the battlefield and saw the opponent's army, they subconsciously felt a little embarrassed, and their combat effectiveness was invisibly reduced by 30%.
Such a situation naturally affected the top management of the Tianshui Empire.
In the palace hall, the emperor and his ministers were silent.
"That's unreasonable!" Prince Jiang Tian roared angrily. Just now, the left prime minister Jinchang, who had just returned to the empire, conveyed Zhang Hao's words: How about I kill your prince for five billion white tiger coins.
The prince was still roaring, but Liu Hong, the right minister, taunted: 'Zhang Hao is still self-aware and dare not mention your majesty.'
"Is this what I'm talking about now!" Jinchang's face suddenly darkened, "The top priority is to prepare for war. This time the situation is very critical and completely different from the previous wars.
At least this time we got it right first, and the Minghui Empire has a good reputation. In the Minghui Empire, the people are happy to hear the war; on our side, the people are still upset. The situation is extremely dangerous!"
The natural discord between the left and right ministers is not only a struggle for power, but also a part of the imperial power. If the left and right ministers unite, it will not be dangerous.
But this time too, Right Minister Liu Hong is still flattering him at this critical moment, which really shouldn't be the case.
It's just that Jinchang was so strong, Liu Hong couldn't stand it, and immediately responded angrily: "As for the assassin's problem...forget it, I won't say anything. But you can't delay the negotiation with the other party? At least tell him first.
Let’s consider the other party first.
After thinking about it and negotiating a few more times, a year has passed and we are more fully prepared. It will be extremely difficult to rush to the challenge now!
The words someone swore back then are still ringing in my ears!”
"Stop arguing!" the emperor said angrily, "Prepare for war immediately, first deploy defenses at Juyuxingguan, and in addition, stabilize the domestic situation as soon as possible, calm and guide people's opinions, and stabilize domestic commerce.
And the business network from the Minghui Empire, can it be blocked now?"
Diao Wuhai, the Zuo Qing of the Tianshui Empire who was responsible for the emperor, came forward and said, "Your Majesty, we are already dealing with it. I have sent people to inspect all Minghui Empire's and even Blue Star Group's business in the name of investigating spies. In addition,
News has also spread that the pills from the Minghui Empire contain unknown erysipelas.
It is estimated that it will take one month for the people to restore stability."
"Very good!" The Emperor nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the ministers, "Do you have any suggestions, please? But it doesn't matter. If it works, I will reward you generously."
Immediately, a minister said: The Minghui Empire and the Blue Star Group took the initiative and were certainly prepared, but we are not fighting alone. Many large countries around us have long coveted the Blue Star Group, but they have never had a reasonable opportunity to take action; if
If we invite you, the situation may be different.
In fact, what these countries lack is a reasonable excuse; and our invitation is the best excuse!
When the emperor heard this, his eyes brightened. Yes, he invited other countries to join him!
This time, the emperor thought for a while and sent his right minister Liu Hong as an envoy to visit several large empires around him.
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However, it showed that in the Minghui Empire, Prince Rui had been busy since the war was confirmed, and it was a large-scale war.
Yes, it's Prince Rui, not the Emperor.
In fact, after a series of actions achieved brilliant results, Prince Rui, especially the eldest prince Huang Fei, became extremely famous and became the person with the highest voice for ascending to the throne.
In addition, the emperor recently stated again: Jun Wuji said that the next throne will be jointly held by the eldest princess and the prince-in-law. The prince-in-law has been tentatively selected from the eldest prince of the three princes. Huang Fei has already ridden one of the other princes.
The two brothers were far away.
At this moment, Prince Rui was even more actively preparing for this war.
"The situation is very optimistic!" Xu Zheng was busy beside Prince Rui, but with a bright smile on his face, "I didn't expect that the trade war could lead to so many results. Now in the Tianshui Empire, the people have no desire to fight, and we
But here we are happy to hear about the war. It’s a surprise.”
Prince Rui nodded, "But we can't be careless. Once the war breaks out this time, the outcome is still difficult to determine. What is certain is that the final war will not be just between us and the Tianshui Empire.
It is foreseeable that the Tianshui Empire will inevitably invite other empires to participate. In fact, the other empires have been coveting the Blue Star Group and World Gate for a long time, but it was just an excuse for them not to participate in the past.
In addition, our Blue Star Group will also make efforts.
It can be confirmed in a short period of time that the war will definitely expand to the Tianshui Empire, the Tian'a Empire, and the Daxia Empire on our side. The battle line will stretch for more than three thousand light years."
"Is this...possible?" Xu Zheng looked at the star map and was a little stunned.
"This is what Zhang Hao told me before he left!" Prince Rui's eyes were solemn and he praised, "Zhang Hao, although his cultivation is not enough and he is not old, he can see some things extremely clearly.
He has long determined that once the war breaks out, it will expand to us, the Daxia Empire, the Tianshui Empire, and the Tian'a Empire in a very short period of time; and then the scale of the war will expand further.
After making sure that the Quasi-Sage would not take action, Zhang Hao formulated such a war plan."
After Xu Zheng heard this, he was completely shocked, "This...then...isn't this war uncontrollable? If many countries around us attack us, how can we win?"
Blue Star Group only has seven empires in total, and they may not all be united.
But there are more than twenty empires surrounding us, almost three against one. We simply cannot afford it.
What's more, we have to guard against the Gate of the World."
Prince Rui looked at the star map, his face showing a bit of madness, but more calm, an almost cold calmness, "No. Zhang Hao said, the longer the battle line is dragged out, the better it is for us. And Blue Star Group
It is still relatively credible within the country, and the countries on the outside are even less likely to be united.
In addition, we have large-scale ultra-high-speed communication systems and technologies, which are still developing rapidly.
At present, the interstellar high-speed equipment has been commissioned and debugged, and our maneuverability will be ten times that of the enemy.
We have intelligent technology and unmanned control technology, we have large-scale factories, and we have excellent industrial technology. In large-scale wars, the power of industry is not much worse than that of master practitioners.
Finally, we have another advantage that we never thought of in the past, that is... we are fighting on a single front. However, the countries around us are facing the problem of fighting on two fronts.
Behind us is the periphery of the Zhoutian Galaxy, and there are no large empires. We can attack inward with peace of mind.
But the Tianshui Empire and the Tian'a Empire are different. They have countries behind them; they must divide their forces for defense. Even with these countries behind enemy lines, we can still contact and even cooperate, and we can carve up these countries together.
This is not just a war, this is... a change! A storm!
The entire galaxy will tremble in the storm!"
"But what about the Gate of the World and the World of Heavenly Demons?" Xu Zheng asked again.