Mo Xiaochai was annoyed. "Who are you talking about?"
"You, of course!" Yun Qianshuang felt that she was on equal footing with Su Yu and was not afraid of his subordinates. "Let me ask you, after the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce empties the martial artists of their wealth, will they have the money to buy things in the future?"
"If they don't have money, then so be it. What does that have to do with us?" Mo Xiaochai was unconcerned.
"That's how naive you are! Let me ask you, if the people of the Tai Chi Faction have no money, how will they buy the goods in the market? If no one buys the goods, will the shops close down? If the shops close down, will the rich owners take their wealth and leave the Tai Chi Civilization to develop in other prosperous civilizations?
"If the owners leave on a large scale, will the businesses fall into depression? After the businesses fall into depression, no one will want the treasures excavated by the martial artists, and no one will buy the daily necessities refined by them. They will fall into a desperate situation! What will they do to survive? Burn! Kill! Rob! Plunder!
"The Tai Chi Civilization is in chaos, and resources are scarce. What will the Tai Chi Faction rely on to accumulate resources? Your foundation will gradually decrease until you have nothing left. What will you use to recruit new disciples then? Without new disciples, how long can the Tai Chi Faction exist? "
The crowd was disdainful at first, but gradually, their expressions became more and more serious.
Mo Xiaochai was deep in thought.
What she said made too much sense.
It seemed that the martial artists being extorted had nothing to do with the Tai Chi Faction, but the negative effects would gradually appear in the future, and the Tai Chi Civilization would enter a vicious cycle.
Perhaps the prosperous Tai Chi Civilization would really fall into a state of decline.
For a moment, everyone was on high alert, wary of the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce.
Yun Qianshuang finished speaking in one breath, then said disdainfully, "I finally understand how you became the Master of the Tai Chi Faction. Being associated with a bunch of pigs, it would be difficult for you not to be the Master."
Su Yu calmly shook his head. "They just haven't come into contact with the dangers of the business world."
"Now, does anyone have any objections to opening the Tai Chi Faction's treasury?"
The old woman said, "I wholeheartedly agree. We must not let the maggots of the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce succeed!"
The Earth Elders also agreed. Only after Yun Qianshuang's explanation did they realize the great danger hidden in the price fluctuations this time.
Mo Xiao Chai also agreed. She said, "It's just that our Tai Chi Sect's heritage can only last for twenty days. I'm afraid that it will be very difficult for us to last for a month. At that time, our Tai Chi Sect's treasury will be completely exhausted, and we won't be able to suppress the prices of goods. Instead, we will fall into an even worse situation."
Su Yu nodded. "You're right, but you don't have to worry about the resources. I'll contact a group of people right now, and they'll try their best to deliver the resources you need. I believe it won't be difficult to hold on for a month."
The upper echelons of the Taiji Sect came to a consensus. Several hours later, they used the mansions of the Dark Shadow Elders as temporary shops to sell daily necessities, including pills, talismans, materials, and so on.
Thanks to the Taiji Sect's many years of heritage, they had all kinds of resources. They completely satisfied the needs of the Taiji Sect's civilization.
Originally, it was difficult for martial artists to obtain a medicinal pill even if they had a thousand taels of gold. Suddenly knowing that the Tai Chi Sect had opened the treasury and was selling it at the usual low price, who would still buy it in the market?
All of them went to the residences of the Yin Yang Elders to buy them.
For a time, Elder Yin Yang's mansion was packed to the point of bursting. In front of a mansion, there were easily over a million creatures, and there was still an unending stream of people gathering.
Because of this, the Yin Yang Elders were extremely busy, and they mobilized their own disciples to help with the sales.
In order to prevent the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce from hiring people to buy the Taiji Sect's resources wantonly, Su Yu ordered the implementation of a numbering system.
Everyone could only buy once a day based on their own number!
Moreover, the number of pills sold at once was limited to the amount used for that day.
Because of this, the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce was at its wit's end.
In a restaurant with few people, a group of people was gathered in a private room.
The people present were all famous merchants of the Taiji Civilization. Among them were the bosses of the elixirs, the overlords of the wood-based materials industry, and the number one person in the talisman industry.
The tables in front of them were filled with delicacies that ordinary people could only dream of.
However, at the moment, their faces were gloomy, and they had no appetite at all.
"Why don't you say something? After all, this is the 108th gathering of the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce's Taiji Civilization branch. "The one who spoke was the boss of the elixirs, Yao Bailing.
The overlord of the wood-based materials industry, Xiao Qian, laughed self-deprecatingly. "I'd rather not have this gathering."
In order to hide their identities, they usually did not gather, pretending that they did not know each other.
Now, they had no choice but to gather because the Taiji Sect Master had returned.
Most importantly, not only had he returned, but he had also boldly opened up the Taiji Sect's treasury.
"How can you still keep your composure!" The number one person in the talisman industry, Miss Bao, slammed the table angrily. "Do you know that I've spent three trillion to buy low-level and mid-level talismans without restraint? Currently, I've sold less than thirty billion. If I can't sell the rest, I … I can only die!"
The Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce would not forgive him for such a huge loss!
Xiao Qian laughed bitterly. "You only spent three trillion. Do you know that I invested ten trillion Divine Stones? Of which, three trillion was borrowed from usury from the black market. Now, I've only sold them for 100 billion. If the rest is wasted in my hands, heh heh … My wife and I will be treated as slaves in the black market to pay off our debts! "
Yao Bailing's expression was calm as she casually said, "My medicinal pill business, because the amount of medicinal pills is too large, for the sake of this hype, I accumulated more than 100 trillion. Now, I haven't even gotten back a hundred million god stones. If you guys are so anxious, won't I burn to death?"
Xiao Qian and Miss Bao understood what Yao Bailing was implying. They asked in unison, "Brother Yao, do you have any good ideas?"
Yao Bailing shook his head. "With the boldness and wisdom of the new Taiji Sect Master, what good ideas can we have now? I'm afraid that he can see through any plan with a glance! "
Hearing this, Xiao Qian and Miss Bao were greatly disappointed.
Xiao Qian looked regretful. "I was too careless. I thought that the new Sect Master was just a brat who had cultivated for less than 100 years. Coincidentally, the Taiji civilization encountered a calamity like the Humans and Demons, so I thought of making a fortune."
"Who knew that the new Sect Master was not only extremely intelligent, but he was also extremely bold. Opening up the Taiji Sect's foundation for hundreds of millions of years is something that none of the previous Sect Masters dared to do."
Miss Bao thumped her chest and sighed. "If we are not careful, we might really fall into his hands."
"Fall? Haha, that might not be the case! "Yao Bailing said with a faint smile." Although I don't have any good ideas, I still have an open plan. "
Xiao Qian and Miss Bao said, "Since we are already here, let's not hide it anymore. If you have any ideas, tell us quickly so that we can discuss them together."
Yao Bailing smiled confidently. "It's very simple. We are merchants, so we should naturally do what merchants should do — exchange of equal value!"
Taiji Faction.
Five days had passed since the opening of the Taiji Faction's treasury.
A group of higher-ups of the Taiji Faction was in the Taiji Palace, listening to the Yin-Yang Elders' survey of the market prices.
"The price of the Bodhi Elixir has dropped from its peak of 300 divine stones to 150!"
"The price of the Swift Wind Talisman has dropped from its peak of 1,000 divine stones to 700 divine stones."
…
Su Yu listened patiently. After a long while, he said, "There are only 10,000 types of goods that have dropped in price, and 90,000 types of goods that have not dropped in price. In other words, the Taiji civilization's market has been infiltrated by the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce. More than 90 percent of our economic lifelines have been secretly controlled by someone.
His words made the old woman and the Earth Elders feel embarrassed.
Mo Xiaochai said, "It's all because of that old fellow, the former Faction Master, who advocated attracting merchants from the outside world and gave them preferential treatment. That allowed many people from the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce to take advantage of the loopholes."
He was already dead, so it was meaningless to pursue his responsibility.
The former Faction Master's actions could not be said to be wrong. At least, he had strengthened the prosperity of the Taiji civilization. However, this prosperity was only an illusion.
Just like now, when the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce wanted to cause trouble, it brought about devastating destruction to the Taiji civilization.
The disadvantages outweighed the advantages.
The former Faction Master's decision in this regard had seriously lacked consideration.
"Alright, remember all the names of these people who maintained the high prices," Su Yu said calmly.
Seeing the dangers of the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce, everyone agreed.
If they survived this ordeal, they would definitely uproot the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce!
Just as their discussion reached a critical point, a Yin-Yang Elder came to report. "Reporting to the Faction Master, the representative of the market, Yao Bailing, has come to see the Faction Master …"
"I won't see him!" Su Yu said without hesitation.
If a mere merchant could see the Faction Master whenever he wanted, it would make others look down on the Faction Master's abilities. It would also make the living creatures of the Taiji civilization doubt the Faction's ability to maintain the prices of goods.
Otherwise, why would he need to see the representative of the market?
The Yin-Yang Elder hesitated. "Yao Bailing said that it is regarding the Human Demon and wants to make a deal with the Faction Master."
"There is no need to discuss it. Tell Yao Bailing to immediately restore the elixir prices to normal levels, and we will let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, get lost immediately!" Su Yu did not need to use his brain to know what Yao Bailing wanted to talk about.
Using the Star Alliance Chamber of Commerce to deal with the Human Demon as a condition in exchange for the Taiji civilization stopping opening the treasury.
Yao Bailing probably felt that this was an overt plot, and Su Yu had to accept it regardless of whether he wanted to or not. He had to make a choice.
Unfortunately, Su Yu had a third choice.
Outside the Taiji Faction, in the waiting room.
Under the respectful gazes of a few Taiji Faction disciples, Yao Bailing proudly tasted his tea.
The Yin-Yang Elder, who was in charge of receiving them, had a gentle and even humble attitude. Yao Bailing was an important figure that he could never hope to reach.
Now, he even had the right to speak to the Taiji Faction on equal terms.
"Shopkeeper Yao, I wonder if what you said about dealing with the Human Demon is true?"
Yao Bailing looked at him indifferently, calmly saying, "These matters are not for a Yin-Yang Elder like you to ask, right?"
The Yin-Yang Elder's expression turned stiff, and he shut his mouth in embarrassment.
Although he was a little unhappy that Yao Bailing had thrown away his pride, with Yao Bailing's current status, he could not do anything about it.
He could only sit alone resentfully, his expression respectful, not daring to offend Yao Bailing.
Suddenly, the disciple who had gone to report returned.
Yao Bailing was holding a contract that she had drafted calmly. She said leisurely, "Your Faction Master must have made a decision. Lead the way!"
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