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"Don't be so stingy, you're the biggest boss in the entire Great Liang City, anyway. As long as Baili Lan doesn't come, you don't have to be courteous to anyone."

Seeing that Feng Yi was about to throw the game, Chu Yunge quickly forced out a flattering smile and looked at Feng Yi with a smile to comfort him.

"I really don't know why you want me to pretend to be this guy. We've already swindled away 1 million silver taels here. Is there anything else worth our effort here?"

Chu Yunge smiled mysteriously, "Do you know that most of the wealthiest merchants have businesses here? And among the three nations, regardless of whether it was in terms of military strength or financial resources, Bright Moon Kingdom was at the top of the three nations. And within the Bright Moon Kingdom, other than this capital city, which is the richest, a mere one million silver cannot enter my eyes! "

"Could it be that you want to empty the beam?"

"No, no, no! To empty this place would just be lifting the water to stop the boiling water, while I would have to go all out! " Chu Yunge's eyes flashed with determination, "I want to bring all the merchants here into the Feng Lai and the Da Chu Empire. Like this, Da Liang's economy will receive a fatal blow, and if Da Liang falls, Mingyue's capital will definitely suffer a blow, and Mingyue's foundation will also start to waver!"

Feng Yi gasped, the life vein of Mingyue was about to be severed! In the past, he only wanted to suppress Mingyue in terms of military strength, but he never thought of starting from the economic standpoint. After hearing Chu Yunge's words just now, she realized that her past decisions had all been a mistake.

"Do you have any plans? It can't be that you just want to use your identity as a Prefect Zhang to drive these merchants away, right? "

Chu Yunge laughed, "I don't have a plan yet, but I believe I can think of a way."

Feng Yi was speechless. Such a grand blueprint, yet he didn't even have a simple plan to begin with.

This kind of thing, probably only Chu Yunge could do it.

"Guan Shan."

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Go and count the list of wealthy merchants in Daliang, their family background and the businesses they operate. You must go through all this in detail and then compile it into a book for me. "

Chu Yunge was pretending to be the Grand Master as she sat at the seat of office and gave orders. Feng Yi was dressed in her official uniform and stood at the side in front of the Grand Master.

"Yes, this subordinate will do it immediately!"

Guan Shan accepted the order and left. Chu Yunge then continued to give orders.

"Feng Yi, after Guan Shan finishes counting the names on the list, you will send invitations to each and every one of them, inviting them to attend your private banquet."

Feng Yi nodded, but he still did not understand what Chu Yunge meant.

"What about you? What are you doing? " Feng Yi suddenly remembered that she had given himself and Guan Shan a mission, but she didn't say what he wanted to do.

"I — I have a lot of things to do. I want to familiarize myself with the topography, the eating habits, the folk customs … There are a lot of things! " Chu Yunge painfully shook her head, her hands behind her back, as she walked towards the backyard.

Terrain environment? Diet habits? Folk customs?

Feng Yi carefully thought back to what Chu Yunge had said. She snapped out of her daze.

You're obviously here to sightsee, taste delicious food, and buy clothes, alright?

Sigh ~ Xiao Ge, you can't be like this. As your husband, he has the responsibility to protect you. Feng Yi shouted as he chased after his.

Guan Shan's efficiency was very fast, so he handed over the name list to Chu Yunge very early in the morning.

Chu Yunge, on the other hand, had already changed into the Western Region blouse and skirt that she bought yesterday in the tailor shop. Hiding on the chair, with no hint of the upright posture that a woman should have, she sat on the chair with her legs crossed. As she ate the ten year old glutinous rice cake, she reached out to the list that Guan Shan handed over, placed it on the tea table beside the chair and carefully flipped through it.

Even though she was busy with some important matters, her mouth was not idle. She continued to eat with gusto.

Guan Shan was wearing a black robe. With his hands behind his back, he stood in front of her, quietly waiting for her orders.

Chu Yunge quickly swept through the names on the list, then shifted her gaze away from the list. Looking at Guan Shan who was standing next to him, she asked.

"Yes. It's all here. " Guan Shan answered loudly.

"Did you miss anything?" Chu Yunge asked again.

"Before Subordinate submitted the list, I carefully checked it once. According to your instructions, all the names of the rich and powerful people are on this list. Even the big bosses who have lived for hundreds of years are included." Guan Shan nodded affirmatively.

"That's good. I will take away all the wealthy merchants, and never leave any clues for the Great Liang City. " Chu Yunge smiled with satisfaction. Seeing Guan Shan's blank look, he took the initiative to explain: "Do you know why I asked you to get these lists?"

"Lady Princess has foresight, your scheming is not something that a reckless person like me can deduce." Guan Shan did not know what Chu Yunge was planning, so he did not say anything.

"Hehe, it's not some foresight. Actually, I didn't think much about the rest of it. I was just thinking …" Anyway, pretending to be the Prefect had already cheated the Bright Moon Kingdom of one million silver taels. If we throw away such a large sum of money, the Bright Moon Kingdom will discover it sooner or later. When I find out, I'll definitely tear off all decorum. The relationship between my Great Chu Kingdom and theirs will definitely be like fire and water. Since that's the case, we have already offended them. We might as well offend our own families and swindle all the wealthy merchants and elites out of their Great Liang city. " Chu Yunge held the sticky rice cake with the black sesame seed in her hand, took a big bite, and explained it in detail to Guan Shan while chewing it.

"But, your subordinate does not understand one thing, please explain yourself, Princess." Guan Shan slightly creased his brow, his eyes filled with question marks.

Chu Yunge immediately stuffed the remaining glutinous rice cake into her mouth, and asked vaguely: "How can you not understand? Tell me, and I'll explain it to you."

"Your subordinate doesn't understand why Your Highness is so interested in the money of the Great Liang City." It will only be one million silver, and it will not be a reward to the three armies. The Great Chu Kingdom is not a small border state, so there should not be a need for this million silver, right? "

"Hahaha, I also do not intend to turn the money I swindled into military pay. My Great Chu Kingdom does not lack these things, but … Since Bright Moon Kingdom was so rich, it was possible that he could split the one million silver with the poor citizens of the other two nations. Furthermore, although a million silver cannot cause any sensation in the Bright Moon Kingdom, I believe that swindling all the wealthy merchants and giants in the Great Liang City away was definitely not a small blow to the Bright Moon Kingdom. "

Chu Yunge maintained the posture of looking at Erlang Shen, as she leaned against the backrest comfortably, and picked up a cup of tea from the tea table. Holding it in her hand, she continued like a thief: "When two nations battle, the strength of their respective armies is of course very important. As a Captain, you definitely know how important it is to have a good army. But exactly because you are only fighting on the battlefield, you do not know that outside of the battlefield, we can also fight. "

"Outside of the battlefield?" Guan Shan looked at Chu Yunge in confusion, he did not understand what she meant, "Please forgive this subordinate's stupidity, but I really do not understand the meaning of your words. What does it mean by 'war outside of the battlefield'? "

From ancient times until now, the war between the two armies had taken place in front of the barrier, or in the vast plains, in the grasslands and in the mountain forests.

No matter where the battle went, the soldiers would first have to fight against each other and send out their brave generals for a few rounds. If they were defeated, or if they were unable to determine the superiority of the two sides, the soldiers would start the war after the deaths of the generals from both sides.

Other than this great battle, he really did not know what was outside of the battlefield.

"Hey, you can't have a brain. Actually, it's very simple. Many times, starting a war doesn't necessarily require two armies to do battle. Real wars are wars without smoke. It was an economic war that cost no soldiers. That's what you have to do before you start a war. " Chu Yunge openly sat on the chair and started to talk about the very modern thought of economic warfare.

As Chu Yunge had said a few modern words, Guan Shan could not completely understand it. He could only barely understand what she meant.

"In economic battles, one does not need to use a spear and a sword. Instead, one should use the enemy's silver and silver businesses as an example. Do you understand what I mean? " Chu Yunge explained even more clearly.

"Although I understand it, I don't understand the reason behind it. Please forgive this subordinate's stupidity. " Guan Shan cupped his fists in shame and bowed his head.

"It's okay, that's not your problem." Chu Yunge explained, "Actually, my meaning is very simple. It's that before I start fighting with Bright Moon Kingdom, I want to empty out the resources left behind in their Bright Moon Kingdom. Daliangcheng was one of the large cities in the Bright Moon Kingdom, a town only second to the capital. Therefore, there were hundreds of rich merchants in the Great Liang city, with resources, manpower, and financial resources. These wealthy merchants were the main source of tax revenue for Daliang City. If we only take away one million silver, we will use it to collect taxes from these wealthy merchants in the future. "

"But, what if I directly take advantage of everything and swindle all of these wealthy merchants in the Great Liang City? Without these hegemons, who were the leaders of all walks of life, to pay taxes, it would be a waste to just rely on the commoners. What I want is this kind of effect. I want to integrate you into the list of all the wealthy merchants in Dazhou City so that they can have a base in the air and not have these important sources of tax collection in the future. If these wealthy merchants had left, then this Dazhou City might not even be able to become the second most prosperous city in Bright Moon Kingdom. "

"But …" After Guan Shan heard Chu Yunge's idea, although there was joy on her face, there was still a hint of hesitation in her eyes, "Those rich merchants have been doing business in Daliang City for many years, and there are even customers taking care of their business nearby. Naturally there is no shortage of business, once we leave Daliang City and go to Great Chu Kingdom, wouldn't there be no guests? Those who did business seemed to be crafty and smart people. If they were stupid, they wouldn't have become the industry's big boss. How can those evil merchants so easily believe our words? "