The owner of the blacksmith shop was horrified in his eyes, as if he had seen an incredible miracle. He was stunned for more than ten seconds, and then he said with a trembling voice: "His Royal Highness can enlighten gold, stone, and dead objects with just one word. The God of Forging. Alas, it’s a pity that His Highness does not have this ambition, otherwise you will surely become a legendary craftsman renowned all over the world.” These words were not a deliberate compliment, but words from the heart of the blacksmith shop owner, but to others, they did not sound like he was praising His Highness the Prince. The Lady Hidden Mirror said with some dissatisfaction: "His Royal Highness just defeated the immortals of Liyue in the Go competition. Will he also develop in the direction of Go and become a chess god?" The owner of the blacksmith shop was shocked when he heard this and exclaimed: "What? The immortals...were defeated?" Their blacksmith shop lived in seclusion on weekdays. In order to complete the tasks assigned by Su Yu on time, the blacksmith shop led several apprentices to work day and night without knowing anything about the outside this moment, I heard that the Immortals had also lost to Prince Zhidong in Go, and the shock in my heart reached an all-time high. Looking at Su Yu in front of him again, his expression was as respectful as if he had seen the Rock King Emperor. “Your Highness, please forgive me for the offensive words I just made. "His Royal Highness has reached an unfathomable level in chess and forging craftsmanship. He is a unique genius. He should not be restricted by such a small path as forging. It is better for His Highness to pursue more ambitious goals. Choose. I now understand His Highness the Prince’s intentions. Your layout is far greater than the imagination of mere mortals like us. "Since His Highness has said so, I will buy back this sword at three times the price, and the funds will be transferred to Beiguo Bank within three days." Su Yu nodded and asked, "How much money does your blacksmith shop still have?"
The owner of the blacksmith shop answered truthfully: "All the hundreds of shops in Liyue add up to only 300 billion molas." Su Yu reminded: "After today, many people will come to you to forge swords. You have to find a way to raise funds." The owner of the blacksmith shop smiled bitterly and said: "This sword consumes 100 billion molas. How can we afford it? But except for His Royal Highness, our blacksmith shop will require them to hand over enough molas first before forging the sword. .” When His Royal Highness the Prince forged the sword, he only paid a very small amount of molas as a deposit. This means that the majority of the cost of 100 billion molas was actually paid by the blacksmith shop. It is natural to advance payment for His Highness the Prince. The reputation and face of His Highness the Prince warrants the Blacksmith Shop's confidence in doing so. However, for other customers, the Blacksmith Shop does not intend to advance payment, not to mention that it does not have the financial resources to make further advances. Sure enough, after this sword was made public, it quickly attracted a large number of dignitaries and businessmen to grab it. They all made offers to buy it. Coupled with the reputation of His Highness the Prince, buying this sword may also establish a relationship with His Highness the Prince. , naturally the price of the sword has skyrocketed, reaching an astonishing hundreds of billions of molad! The owner of the blacksmith shop complained, "We are not an auction house here," and stopped accepting bids from anyone. The dignitaries had no choice but to adopt the second method and entrust forging to carry out counterfeiting. So in just a few days, the blacksmith shop owner received more than 20 business deals with a total value of more than 500 billion. Moreover, seven of them came from the "Liyue Seven Stars", which means that everyone in the "Seven Stars" placed an order. In fact, the "Liyue Seven Stars" had a fierce quarrel over this matter during their weekly reason for the quarrel is also very simple. As the saying goes, rare things are valuable. The more times that sword is copied, the value of the collection will decrease. "Yuhengxing" Keqing defended from the practical point of view: "What you value is the collection value, but what I value is the unparalleled quality of the sword. Even if it is an imitation, I believe it can contain some spirit of the weapon. Do you know what this means? The counterfeit sword has the potential to grow, and can continue to evolve and upgrade. It only needs enough time to cultivate, and one day it will be able to catch up with the quality of the original sword, or even surpass it." Chapter 214 Take a longer view "Seven Stars" discussed the matter of the sword for a long time. Ning Guang, who said little during the whole process, suddenly said: "Everyone, do you still have enough cash in your hands to customize the sword?" The venue suddenly fell silent. Gan Yu, who had been filling in the meeting minutes with his head down, stopped the pen in his hand and listened carefully to Ning Guang's the secretary of Yue Haiting, all information is gathered in her hands, so she even has more comprehensive information than Liyue Qixing—— In the past month, the number of molas in Liyue has decreased significantly, and many people have even resorted to the rather primitive shopping method of bartering. She believed this was a dangerous sign that Liyue's commercial economy had circulation problems. Keqing smiled bitterly and said: "Most of the funds in my hand were lent to the immortals to practice the art of true immortality. I don't know how you customized the sword. Anyway, I used several houses to exchange it."
The remaining five Seven Stars said that they also conducted transactions with half cash and half fixed assets. No one had ever been in such a tight situation. It can't be said to be "financial", but rather a lack of cash. Although each of Seven Stars still seems to be worth a lot of money, they all have various fixed assets, and a considerable part of the assets are deposited in the form of dead deposits. Northland Bank. Liyue Qixing are all big businessmen who have experienced battles in the field, and they immediately realized the problem: Most of the molas in Liyue were absorbed into the Northland Bank! However, Beiguo Bank recently stopped lending and only handled deposits, which has led to the current situation. Ningguang further pointed out the dangers and said: "The number of mobile molas has been greatly reduced. The factory cannot pay wages to the workers, and the workers have no money to consume. This has formed a vicious circle. Do you still remember the business war that the Prince of Winter agreed with us? ?During this period, I sent Yelan to keep an eye on the prince, thinking that Prince Zhidong had done nothing. But in fact, the prince had been pulling more deposits for the Northland Bank. He seemed to be using this method to reduce the circulation of the world. Mora, uses this method to destroy Liyue’s commercial trade. I suspect that this is his conspiracy!" After Ningguang finished his analysis, Keqing and others agreed. "Ningguang, what are you going to do? To be honest, our family has been doing business for generations, and we have never seen such weird business warfare methods." "I have always felt that something is fishy lately. After listening to Ningguang's words, I finally know where the problem lies. Prince Zhidong is really a good trick. If Ningguang hadn't noticed it in time, we would have fallen into a big trap." Several Liyue Seven Stars expressed their emotions one after another. Keqing's eyes became firm and she said: "Although I have a good personal relationship with Prince Zhidong, friends are friends. If he poses a threat to Liyue's interests, I will not let it go. Ningguang, come here. Tell me about your counterattack plan.” Ningguang liked this feeling of unity very much and said with a smile: "I have decided to invest the 1000 billion molas in the strategic reserve. 1000 billion molas will definitely bring the market back to normal, and Prince Zhi Dong's plan will naturally fall short." "agree." To activate the emergency 1000 billion mola reserve, all "Seven Stars" need to agree, and Keqing was the first to agree. "agree!" "I have no opinion." "Hurry up and put it in place to restore order to the chaotic market as soon as possible." At this regular meeting of the Seven Stars in Liyue, after everyone expressed their opinions, the "Tianquan Star" made a final decision and reached an agreement, and the content of the agreement was to release the 1000 billion molad from the reserve. This strategic reserve of Mora was originally prepared to deal with risks. Now, taking it out to deal with the Winter Prince can be said to be fully utilized. …… With 1000 billion molas quickly put into the market, Liyue's market has temporarily stabilized. [Rich Man] Pantalone left Beiguo Bank and went to see Su Yu urgently. "Your Highness, in the current market in Liyue, everyone is short of cash. Even if I increase the interest rate of Beiguo Bank by two percentage points, their deposit sentiment will not be positive." Pantalone was very worried. Many people used to come to Beiguo Bank to make deposits. At that time, there was no liquidity crisis in the market and everyone had sufficient cash in circulation. But now the situation has changed dramatically. Merchants already lacked cash for transactions. "Golden House" 1000 billion molas were invested to provide emergency relief, but no one dared to put all the molas in the bank. It's just a dead number in the bank, but you can buy real goods in your hands. "Your Highness, there have been fewer and fewer merchants coming to make deposits recently, and many people don't dare to save money any longer. They are worried that there will be an emergency and the money cannot be withdrawn from Beiguo Bank." Su Yu sat at the desk, thought for a while and replied: "Continue to increase the interest on dead deposits! Businessmen all have a profit-seeking nature. When the profits exceed the risks, I don't believe they will be tempted."
"But... the dead deposit is now the highest point in the history of Northland. If it increases again, we will have no profit to make." "Think long term, Pantalone." Su Yu put down the book, walked to the sunny window, squinted his eyes and said: "If you make a little less profit, even if Beiguo Bank loses money, but Winter Country can win the entire Liyue, what choice will you make?" [Rich Man] Pantalone's heart trembled, and the sadness on his face was quickly swept away, and he said: "I know it's time to do this, Your Highness is wise." Careful calculation earned him the title of "Rich Man" executive, which also resulted in him being able to only settle small accounts and lack the courage to settle big accounts. "How is the deposit activity of Northland Bank going? Who is currently number one?" In order to encourage businessmen in Liyue to make deposits, Su Yu promised that whoever had the largest deposit amount would be invited to be an endorsement. The grilled tiger fish made by Xiangling's Wanmintang attracted a large number of diners after he tried it, which was enough to prove his ability to "bring goods". As expected, a large number of businessmen in Liyue flocked to the bank, scrambling to deposit money in Beiguo Bank. . All in all, this activity should be almost over. [Rich Man] Pantalone replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, the event is not over yet, but... there should be no suspense about No. 1." "Oh? Is Ningguang or Keqing?" "No, Your Highness... No. 1 is Her Majesty the Queen, she has the most money." Su Yu smiled and said, "Does the Queen want me to speak for you?" "Her Majesty the Queen's letter stated that the Prince of Zhidong can only speak for Zhidong. No matter how many molas are needed, His Majesty will win No. 1." After saying that, the [rich man] hurriedly took out the letter and gave it to Su Yu to read. "It's really a letter written by the Queen, haha..." Su Yu put away the letter and said with a knowing smile: "Her Majesty the Queen is not attending the event. She is worried about the lack of funds for our business war, so she took this opportunity to inject a large amount of deposits into the Northland Bank." Chapter 215 Real Name [Rich Man] Pantalone understood the deeper meaning of Su Yu's words and further confirmed: "Your Highness, you mean that we can use Her Majesty the Queen's deposits?" "Since it is Mora supported by Her Majesty the Queen, of course it can be used." "Excellent, Your Highness. I will increase the interest on the dead deposits now. I believe that soon some businessmen will lose their composure and come to the bank to handle business. With the huge funds supported by Her Majesty the Queen, the Northland Bank will be able to pay the huge interest! " [Rich Man] Pantalone said as he stepped back: "Your Highness, the business war in Liyue is coming to an end. I estimate that it will only take about ten days for our North Country Bank to digest the 1000 billion Mora. During this period, Your Highness can Do you have arrangements and plans? Many businessmen have written to me recently, begging me to make an appointment for a meal with His Highness for them." Su Yu chuckled and said: "Liyue is in danger, but the dignitaries are intoxicated. It's better to keep their leisure and leisure to deal with Liyue's upcoming difficulties." "Dilemma? Your Highness is talking about the adverse impact of the commercial war on Liyue?" "The business war is just a bet between me and the Rock King. Its purpose is to force Morax to hand over the Heart of God. Judging from the information sent by Arecino, Morax's wear and tear has reached If he can pass the limit safely, everyone in Liyue will be happy, but if he can't, it will be a disaster for Liyue." "Your Highness must think that Morax cannot survive, so he mentioned the word "difficulty". With a playful tone, Su Yu pointed to the top of his head and said: "Morax has lived for too long, and he also wants to form an alliance with Zhidong. The gods of Sky Island will not let him go easily..."
Su Yu's words related to the battle between the gods. Pantalone couldn't understand it and couldn't think it through. After reporting the work, Pantalone hurried back to the Northland Bank. Putting on the prince's cloak, Su Yu summoned the lady with hidden mirror to his side. "Inform Mandrill to meet at the Rebirth Hall tonight." "I thought His Highness had forgotten about this." "Mandrill wants to see his eldest brother Fushe and second brother Minu. The third sister promised and the fourth sister will fight against the difficulties. Since I promised him, I will never break my promise." "I understand, Your Highness. I will go to Wangshu Inn now." …… Liyue, Dihuazhou. Wangshu Inn is built on a huge rock pillar. Looking to the south, you can see Guiliyuan and Guyun Pavilion on the distant sea. The owner Phil Godette warmly received the Lady Hidden Mirror. Now who doesn’t know that there is a tall, plump and beautiful maid beside the Prince of Winter. This maid is not only responsible for the food and daily life of Prince Winter, but also serves as a secretary. She is one of the closest people to Prince Winter, or it might be right to call her Prince Winter's confidant. "We are a distinguished guest. Please forgive me for not being able to welcome you from afar. Madam, is Your Highness the Prince coming to Wangshu Inn for a trip?" The hidden mirror lady said coldly: "Are you inquiring about His Highness the Prince's itinerary?" Phil Godette hurriedly denied, "I didn't mean it, please don't get me wrong." Seeing that she had a good attitude, Lady Hidden Mirror ordered several followers to wait downstairs and climbed to the top floor of Wangshu Inn alone. At the highest point of the inn, with a wide view, a young man stood quietly by the fence. It was the great sage Mandrill. "Mandrill, His Royal Highness the Prince sent me to inform you that we will gather at the Hall of Purity tonight." "Okay, thank you. I will make sure to attend the appointment on time." "The injuries on your body... don't matter, right?" The Hidden Mirror Lady noticed that Mandrill's clothes had several damages. "There have been too many evil spirits on the streets these past few nights." Mandrill didn't explain much. But Lady Hidden Mirror heard that Mandrill had probably experienced several fierce battles in the past few nights. "Mandrill, I heard that there is a secret hidden in Wangshu Inn in Liyue. Can you tell me? By the way, this is just my personal curiosity and does not represent His Highness the Prince." Mandrill replied: "There are no secrets in Wangshu Inn." "There are rumors that Qunyu Pavilion is like Ningguang's clairvoyant eyes, Wangshu Inn is like the ear of the wind, and Tianquan Star Ningguang monitors everything in Liyue in this way. There are also rumors that Wangshu Inn is the power of Sky Island... " Mandrill's voice was still as calm as water as he explained: "These are just rumors deliberately spread by the boss. The purpose is to increase the mystery of Wangshu Inn and attract more curious customers. Just listen to it, don't believe it." The Hidden Mirror Lady said slightly disappointedly: "It's similar to His Highness the Prince's guess. His Highness the Prince said there are no secrets in Wangshu Inn. If there must be a secret, it's Yaksha Mandrill."
Mandrill showed a rare smile, "His Royal Highness has seen everything thoroughly." …… that night. Su Yu, Mandrill, Hu Tao, and several other staff members from the Rebirth Hall went to Wuwangpo together. Su Yu took out the mola, extracted the rock element power from it very skillfully, and then recited the spell on Wuwang Slope.