"Yes. In the past, a large number of traders would come to Liyang to purchase supplies, but now the trade routes to Hanyang have been interrupted when going to the plains. Only a few trading companies such as Rishengchang are still left." Cui Wu answered cautiously,
After thinking about it, he added, "Well, the lady seems to be planning to hoard the goods while no one is fighting for them, so she sent us to the community trade. It was purely accidental that we met the adults."
"...I see, she really has her style."
When Gu Chen heard this, he smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth, but it was fleeting.
Whether it was Zhu Shen being killed, Jinbo forcing the palace, or the two armies confronting each other, so many horrific events happened during the two or three weeks of driving around, which is really shocking. Cui Wu is the director of Rishengchang Trading Company.
And when it comes to being well-informed, I'm afraid no one can match these businessmen.
Considering everything he saw and heard during the trip, Gu Chen is more inclined to believe that the above are all facts.
In other words, one was that the inspector Zhu Shen was indeed murdered, the other was that Jinbo Mansion poured dirty water on Li Yang, and the third was that Li Yang was questioned by the princes of the court and his position deteriorated significantly. It was just because both sides lacked the military power to ensure destruction.
Therefore, they temporarily faced off at the border and threatened each other.
The possibility of a war breaking out was unlikely, but that was not Gu Chen's focus.
"Boss, is there something wrong?"
Observing Gu Chen's expression, the soldier Guo Bei asked.
Although everyone was outraged that Li Yang was framed, since the two sides did not fight, it was the responsibility of the Li Yang Mansion to deal with the princes of the court. The pioneers were really unable to help in areas where fists and feet were of no use, so there was nothing they could do.
How serious is this?
Gu Chen's frown made Guo Bei notice something was wrong, and his question caused everyone to focus their attention on the owner of his workshop.
"It's quite serious." Gu Chen nodded. "If I guessed correctly, the other party plans to impose economic sanctions on Li Yang."
"Economic sanctions?" Everyone looked at each other in shock.
After all, "economic sanctions" is a term that only appeared in modern times on earth. It is natural that the pioneers cannot understand it. Moreover, the matter has risen to the level of national politics. The only person present who can get a full view of the opponent's strategy is probably Gu Chen, who also serves as the Youth Supervisor.
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Under the attention of everyone, Gu Chen exhaled and slowly spoke out the concepts that came to his mind.
"In other words, the twelve vassal territories did not develop alone, but relied on trade exchanges with each other to promote prosperity. For example, rare animal medicinal materials from the Southern Barbarian forests are very popular in the Central Plains, and the iron and bronze wares produced in the Central Plains are also very popular in Liyang.
Important resources. Liyangfang Zao is much behind the Central Plains. These resources can only be obtained in large quantities through trade."
"The specialties of Liyang flow to the Central Plains, and the resources of the Central Plains flow to Liyang. The smoother the circulation, the richer the materials on the market, and the more prosperous Liyang will be. However, the current situation is that the princes have announced that they will temporarily suspend contact with Liyang until the truth is investigated.
Trade exchanges in Jinbo.”
"Jinbo itself monopolizes waterway trade, which has little impact on them. However, Liyang's trade comes from the land route, and interrupting exchanges means cutting off Liyang's access to resources. In the near future, Liyang is in urgent need of materials after the summer famine.
For restoration and reconstruction, lack of supplies will inevitably cause problems."
"From a long-term perspective, if Liyang is excluded from the trade exchanges of the vassal states for a long time, it will become impossible to sell goods and buy supplies. At that time, Liyang Mansion's finances will be in dire straits, and private supplies will
It will also be extremely poor. Before Jinbo invades, it may fall into civil strife first."
"...That's probably it. Do you understand?"
After finishing his story, Gu Chen looked at everyone.
The brains of the pioneers are not bad, but analyzing the problem from the perspective of national politics is still a rare experience for you. Fortunately, Gu Chen explained it plainly and carefully enough, and everyone was going through a period of confusion.
Finally, they woke up one after another.
"I always feel that the young lady has said something similar, but no one has explained it so thoroughly... The situation is so serious, no wonder the Liyang Mansion is also panicking this time." Cui Wu, the Beastmaster, frowned as he recalled.
"Is this called 'economic sanctions'? I didn't expect such a method to be played. Those bastards in Jinbo are so evil!" the villain Zazu said with a grin.
"Hey, hey, this is not evil but vicious, right? Those sons of bitches sent Zhu Shen to Liyang, intending to use him as a sacrifice from the beginning, and accompany several boats to drag Liyang into the quagmire...Mom
Yes, this is bleeding with a blunt knife! And it’s done openly!”
Speaking of anger, the soldier Guo Bei punched the desk, and was immediately glared fiercely by the red fish next to him. Although the red-haired female flame envoy did not say anything, the flames surrounding her body were visible to the naked eye.
The visible momentum is rising, as is the manifestation of his anger.
"Those bastards! If you have the ability, come out in the open. What kind of man are you who hide behind your back and do tricks!"
"Idiot! Just because you can't fight Li Yang clearly, those thieves are playing tricks behind your back!"
"Hmm, it seems like I want to find out the guy hiding behind the scenes and kill him..."
Similar to the twelve princes who ruled the territory, the pioneers who came from a rough background also had a strong sense of territory. Knowing that Jinbo's conspiracy would lead to the decline of their homeland, the pioneers were naturally furious, beating the table and stamping their feet, wishing they could carry their machetes.
To destroy Jinbo Prefecture.
At present, this is obviously impossible to do, so everyone will be even more angry.
Of course Gu Chen could understand the anger of the pioneers. In fact, he also felt an unprecedented disgust towards the Jinbo Mansion for framing Li Yang. At the same time as this disgust, there was another extremely violent emotion.
It felt like coming home from get off work and suddenly finding that someone had poured feces and water into your comfortable little home. Or, the relatives and friends who were chatting and laughing yesterday were suddenly sent to the ICU ward by some bastard drunk driver. And
It was completely opposite to the depression and homesickness that had been plaguing his heart before. This emotion was so hot that the surge of energy and blood in his chest even made Gu Chen feel slightly dizzy.
Since he cares about Li Yang so much, what does the nostalgia that he had been entangled with before mean?
Gu Chen couldn't help but wonder, but of course he couldn't think of an answer to such a question.
"Boss, the situation is urgent, how about we go back first?"
At this time, the voice of the soldier Guo Bei interrupted his attention. Gu Chen moved his eyes in surprise and found that the pioneers seemed to have reached some kind of consensus after previous discussions.
"After all, boss, you are the Young Supervisor, and you can speak even in Zichen Pavilion. Now that you can see through what the Jinbo dog thieves are planning, you should have some countermeasures to solve it, right?" Guo Bei, a soldier, suggested seriously.
With.
"Hmph, although I'm not interested in the government or anything like that, those sons of bitches want to screw up Li Yang, and no one can stay out of it! As long as you say hello, Mr. Gu, there will be as many people as possible who are willing to help!
"The spearman Zazu nodded violently with both hands.
"That's right, it's okay to break into Jinbo Territory like this." Red Fish said coldly, and several flame butterflies slowly flew out of the staff. Crimson fire powder was seen falling from the wings of the flame butterflies, causing the beasts next to them to use it.