Hutao said mysteriously: "Hey, I heard that the Fontaine businessmen captured a group of female Qiuqiu people from the wild to satisfy their selfish desires. The people from the Abyss Cult dressed up as Qiuqiu people in advance and infiltrated among them, and then they found the opportunity. Kill him and steal the body of the deep sea dragon lizard." "You just said that Qian Yanjun is still investigating, then how do you know the case so clearly?" "Mr. Zhongli, have you forgotten? I have a pair of yin and yang eyes. I can see the souls of the dead that you can't see. Let me tell you quietly, this is what the ghost of the Fontaine merchant came to tell me last night and entrusted us to do it for him. A grand ceremony will send him to the Paradise." Zhong Li shook his head and said, "He's pretending again." Hu Tao is a person with strange abilities. Sometimes he seems to be able to communicate between the yin and yang worlds, but even he doesn't understand the principle. But if there is any talk of "yin and yang eyes", it can only be a whimsical joke made by Hu Tao. "Hmph, this person abused Qiuqiu people and deserves to go to hell." Zhongli sighed softly: "Those Qiuqiu people are a group of pitiful people. But pitiful people must be hateful..." the other side. Su Yu and Gan Yu came to the blacksmith shop after saying goodbye.
Liyue is rich in iron ore resources, so the forging industry is extremely developed, and the weapons produced are very popular in the other six countries. "Sir, do you want to forge a weapon? Our shop can forge the sharpest weapons in the world." The owner of the weapons store saw the young man standing outside the store for more than half an hour, so he asked. "My fist is the sharpest weapon." Su Yu's magnanimity was extraordinary, and he stood out from the crowd like a chicken. The shop owner saw that the person in front of him was either rich or noble, and immediately asked respectfully: "Young hero is right. However, weapons forged from steel can be sharpened with a whetstone and quenched to remove impurities. If a person is a weapon, How can I train myself?" "There is no need to sharpen it. It is the sharpest thing from the moment it is born. If there is anything that can sharpen it, I think it is the greatest suffering, the most difficult road, and the most desperate situation in the world." "The young hero has this kind of realization, which is definitely not an ordinary person." The blacksmith shop owner looked down at a crimson sword burned in the coals. "For us craftsmen, the best thing for training is Mora. Even a sword made of ordinary materials will be transformed into a top-notch weapon as long as enough Mora is added to it." Mora is not only the currency circulating in the continent of Teyvat, but also a catalyst that can be used to forge weapons. Su Yu commented: "This is very different from Inazuma's national treasure-level forging craft 'Thunder and Lightning Five'." "Five Legends of Thunder" is a forging technology developed by Leiden Film. Later, after hundreds of years of development, innovations and reforms were carried out on the basis of it. Those who are better than others are better than others, and finally the five major forging schools were derived. , thus establishing the uniqueness of Inazuma's forging industry. Liyue's forging technology has formed the method of adding molasses to the casting, and it and Daozuma's "Five Legends of Thunder" are leading the way in the weapon forging industry. "Young hero actually knows about the 'Five Legends of Thunder and Lightning'? Can you tell me about it? Dao's wife is in seclusion, otherwise I must go and see it for myself. Combining it with Liyue's forging craftsmanship, maybe a brand new technology can be produced. You Please come in quickly!" The owner of the blacksmith shop invited Su Yu into the house and treated him as a guest. The tea in the blacksmith shop seemed to have the smell of burning coal, but this did not affect Su Yu's purpose of coming today. After all, he didn't come here just for tea. As for the knowledge of "Five Legends of Thunder and Lightning", he had already mastered it by signing in through the system three years ago.
"Inazuma's 'Five Legends of Thunder' is divided into five major schools: Tenmu, Jingjin, Isshin, Hundred Eyes and Senju..." After a day of explanation, the owner of the blacksmith shop finished listening. The owner of the blacksmith shop exclaimed: "The 'Five Legends of Thunder' is really profound and profound, but its basic principles are similar to our Liyue forging technology. The two forging technologies have their own merits." Su Yu nodded. The "Five Legends of Thunder and Lightning" have been passed down for 500 years, and the knowledge involved is profound and complex. If you are not a true forging master, you will not have any insights after listening to him in one day. "Since you can understand the 'Five Legends of Thunder', let's talk about the next cooperation. I want to make a beautiful long sword as a gift." The owner of the blacksmith shop happily agreed: "Young hero, you can explain to me the secret of the 'Five Legends of Thunder and Lightning' for free, which has fulfilled my long-cherished wish. In return, our shop will build a weapon for you free of charge." "Free? I'm afraid your store can't afford it." "Young hero has high requirements for the quality of swords?" Su Yu nodded and said: "I request that 100 billion mola be added to the long sword." "100 billion?" The blacksmith shop owner's smile froze at the corner of his mouth. The most precious weapon forged in their shop only had 30 billion mola added to it. That weapon came from the hands of the ancestors. According to family history, the situation changed the day it was released, and it later became one of the ten famous swords in Liyue. If he combines the "Five Legends of Thunder" technology and adds 100 billion moras for forging, he is confident that he will surpass his ancestors and create a more famous top ten sword. "Your Highness, 100 billion moras is indeed not a small number for our store. You taught me the craftsmanship of the 'Five Legends of Thunder and Lightning', so that's it, you only need to pay a deposit of 50 billion moras in advance, and wait until the day the sword is released. Then pay the remaining 50 billion." Just as he said this, he suddenly saw the Beiguo Bank's Supreme Gold Card in Su Yu's hand. Yesterday, news came from Wanwenjishe that Prince Zhidong was holding the Supreme Gold Card and bought something at the auction. Doesn't that mean that the person in front of me is the Prince of Winter? The owner of the blacksmith shop immediately said with sincerity: "Your Highness, I didn't know your identity just now, so I was very negligent. That's all, I will only accept your deposit of one billion molad." Chapter 82 Currency War A deposit of one billion molad is collected first, and the remaining 90 billion molad will be advanced by their blacksmith shop. The owner of the blacksmith shop thinks it is very profitable, and with the reputation of Prince Solstice, it is naturally impossible to break the contract, and it can also build the reputation of the shop. But 90 billion molad is not something that their blacksmith shop can come up with. "I have to cooperate with the 'Liyue Seven Stars' on this matter. Only the Seven Stars have enough Mora. Your Highness, you may have to wait for a while." "can." Su Yu took a sip of tea, left the blacksmith shop, and returned to the mission's headquarters. [Rich Man] Pantalone is waiting inside the house.
"How did the talk go?" "As His Highness said, my brother Bai Shu has his own reasons." "The little white snake Changsheng raised by my brother accidentally swallowed an evil eye in the wild. After a wonderful mutation, he opened his spiritual wisdom. In order to cure himself, my brother went to the mountains to collect medicines all year round and tried the medicinal properties of hundreds of herbs. , once he was poisoned and almost died in the mountains." "Thanks to Changsheng, he used the power of the evil eye to help him remove the toxins and saved his life. My brother also obtained the God's Eye of the Grass Element and was successfully promoted to the position of Tianxuan Star." "But the evil eye is a controlled item in our winter, and a prohibited item in Liyue. My brother was worried that someone would make a fuss about it, which would be detrimental to me or him, so he deliberately kept a distance from me." The pet snake Changsheng raised by Bai Zhu accidentally acquired the evil eye in the wild. No one would believe it if he explained it. People would immediately think of his brother who was an executive in the Fools and secretly gave him the evil eye. When news of this incident reaches the end of winter, some people will accuse the younger brother of acting for personal gain. When word reaches Liyue, some people will accuse my brother of secretly colluding with the Fools. Therefore, the best way to deal with it is to treat it coldly and not see each other. "Pantarone, after taking care of the housework, let's work peacefully." "Thank you, His Highness, for giving us two brothers a chance to reconcile. But I know the difference between business and private matters. Privately, my brother and I are relatives, but at work, he and I will always be competitors." His Royal Highness the Prince traveled thousands of miles to summon him. He must have a very important plan to deal with the "Seven Stars of Liyue", which required his full cooperation. "Your Highness, regarding the business war with the 'Liyue Seven Stars', please give me the order." The lady with a hidden mirror next to her made a pot of tea. Su Yu drank it while informing his subordinates of his plan. "Morax made an excuse and said he wanted to retreat. The Golden House will shut down without his rock elemental power. Do you know what this means?" "I know, Your Highness. The Golden House will not be able to produce new molas, and the total amount of molas in Liyue will remain unchanged." Su Yu stood up again, walked to the window, and looked out at the bustling streets with traffic: "My plan revolves around this matter." "Morax condensed his own blood and flesh into Mora as the currency circulating in the Teyvat continent. He also guaranteed the currency with the power and credibility of Emperor Yanwang and the contract spirit of Liyue." "Since Mora is a currency, its issuance and supply will directly affect the level of social prices. The specific manifestations are inflation and deflation." Su Yu once taught [Rich Man] Pantalone the economic concepts and principles of "inflation and deflation" in the winter, so he understood it immediately. "Your Highness, you want to use a currency war to defeat the 'Liyue Seven Stars'. What a wonderful plan!" Currency war is a type of commercial war and does not violate Liyue's commercial contract. In other words, the legal contracts related to Liyue are completely blank. Before this, no one had ever launched a currency war against Liyue. This is not a business war in the traditional sense. The economic principle of "inflation and deflation" is a dimensionality reduction blow to Liyue. When Su Yu proposed this plan, Pantalone knew that the "Liyue Seven Stars" were about to face a defeat. However, although he knew the theory, he couldn't figure out how to do it specifically. Su Yu explained in detail: "The Golden House is only responsible for producing Mora, and the only commercial institution that circulates Mora is our Northland Bank. The currency of Teyvat Continent is unified into Mora, and there is no difference in exchange rate, so we must defeat it." The capital and finance behind Liyue Seven Stars can only start with the two important banking functions you currently have in your hands, namely deposit-taking and loan business." [Rich Man] Pantalone immediately said respectfully: "Your Highness, please enlighten me."
At this moment, he was keenly aware that the knowledge taught by His Highness the Prince would be of great help to his achievements in the future. If he could learn some superficial knowledge, it would be enough for him to use for a lifetime. This is definitely a wisdom that even gods such as the Rock King and the Daci Tree King have never mastered. "After the Golden House ceased production, the supply of mola in the market decreased, prices and people's wages continued to fall, and Liyue will form a deflationary situation." "The next thing you have to do is to instruct Northland Bank to continue to raise interest rates during this period, and use all means to absorb the currency circulating in the market, further exacerbating deflation." Pantalone seemed a little confused, so Su Yu patiently explained the reasoning. "Reduced wages make people poorer, and they don't have much money in their hands to consume and buy goods. And businessmen can't sell things and can't make enough money to buy raw materials and recruit workers to continue production, so they will lay off employees and lower wages, so People will have less money in their hands, further reducing their desire to consume." "This creates a vicious cycle. The consequence is that Liyue's business will fall into a Great Depression, and a large number of workers will lose their jobs, which will directly lead to a serious recession in Liyue's economy." Su Yu's explanation seemed to open a new door for Pantalone. He had never realized that commercial trade contained such subtle laws. He was shocked and excited at the same time. "Your Highness, I have a small question. Although the Golden House in Liyue has stopped production, it still has strategic reserves of mola. Once there is severe deflation in the outside market, the Liyue General Affairs Department will ask the Golden House to transfer the strategic reserves to All the molas will be released to increase the supply of molas, thereby stabilizing the market." Su Yu smiled and said: "You have considered the important points. This approach is what we call 'quantitative easing' monetary policy." "In order to cope with market risks, the Golden House usually reserves a huge amount of molas. However, the amount of molas it reserves is limited after all, and it will not be able to support it for long before they are all released." "By that time, our Beiguo Bank has absorbed enough currency deposits, mainly relying on strong funds to counter customers, and has become the de facto 'economic center' of Liyue, forming an unequal supply and demand relationship, thereby controlling Liyue's economic hegemony." Pantalone was shaking with excitement. This was something he had never dared to think about, and now it was almost within his reach. But he always remained calm and rational. "Your Highness, Liyue's Gold House continues to invest in Moral and the mountains are exhausted, but our Northland Bank's funds are getting more and more abundant. At that time, the 'Liyue Seven Stars' will definitely put pressure on our Northland Bank and use the funds of the Northland Bank to rescue the market. .How should we cope?" Su Yu replied: "Then agree to their request for a rescue, take the initiative to provide loans to businessmen on the verge of bankruptcy in Liyue, and provide loans to families in difficulty. But remember, what Beiguo Bank lends must be usurious loans. The purpose is to Pushing leverage higher.” [Rich Man] Pantalone asked again: "If we lend, it will offset deflation. This seems unnecessary." Su Yu smiled and said: "You first release part of the loan, and then suddenly shrink the credit, triggering a more serious inflation and contraction, and the result..." At this point, Su Yu's voice stopped suddenly, he picked up the tea cup and started drinking tea. The lady with hidden mirror hurriedly asked: "What will be the result? Your Highness." "Pantarone, tell her." [Rich Man] Pantalone looked a little dazed. He tried to stay calm and said: "The prices that have just risen will suddenly plummet, and the people and businessmen of Liyue will not be able to repay our Northland Bank on time." "According to Liyue's business contract, borrowers are facing serious usury defaults. Liyue's businessmen and people will have to mortgage all their properties, including houses, stores, gold, silver, and jewelry, to Beiguo Bank." Although she tried her best to stay calm, Pantalone's voice still trembled at this moment. "The final result is that the wealth accumulated by the people of Liyue over thousands of years will be wiped out overnight and turned into profits for our Winter Country!" Chapter 83 Letters
The lady behind the mirror stared with big eyes, her face full of disbelief. It turns out that the so-called "business war" was not through the large-scale acquisition of Liyue's assets, but by using the deposit and lending functions of Beiguo Bank! It takes very little capital to harvest all of Liyue's wealth. Banks, it turns out that you can still play like this! [Rich Man] Pantalone couldn't wait to take action. Faced with the wealth of a country at his fingertips, he satisfied all his desire for money.