"We have to think of something," the Goddess of Wealth, Manissy, said.
"Yes, we have to think of something," Sui Xiong said.
Then, they stared at each other.
If they could think of something, would they still be in a daze?
The rumor hit the crux of the problem. For the nobles, the inheritance of the family, the continuation of power and glory, was one of their fundamental goals in life. So, when it came to the problem of "interfering with the inheritance of the family," even the originally open-minded nobles often became old-fashioned and conservative.
Of course, there were people who didn't care about the inheritance of the family. There were even progressive people who felt that the inheritance system of the nobles was very unreasonable, and that the nobles should not have the privilege to be passed down from generation to generation. But as the saying goes, "there are individuals who betray their class, but there are no groups who betray their class." As a whole, the nobles were extremely sensitive and opposed to things that might interfere with the inheritance.
Although it was said that "rumors stop with the wise," but … what if it was not a rumor?
The reason why Sui Xiong suggested the Goddess of Wealth to organize a big meeting was mainly to divide the nobles, separating the big nobles from the powerful nobles and the small nobles. Adding clergy and civilian representatives, it was also to weaken the power of the nobles and destroy their unity.
As for the merchants … could merchants be united? Sui Xiong didn't believe it! Back when he was still in school, every teacher had told him that businessmen were the most lacking in long-term vision and unity. One or two teachers might have limited vision, or they might be spouting nonsense, but it couldn't be that every teacher had no vision and was spouting nonsense!
And the rumor mentioned that if there was a big meeting, the price of the inheritance of the nobles would increase in the future, and the nobles would continue to be weakened. At least according to Sui Xiong's prediction, it was indeed the truth.
So it was really difficult to refute the rumor. This world was not Earth. No matter how many times a lie was repeated, it would not become the truth. Using prophecy magic could easily determine the truth. Especially this kind of thing that involved the evolution of the country, and would take a long time. Basically, as long as there was a clear reference, most middle-level mages who had a certain level of attainment in prophecy magic could make accurate judgments.
After the rumor spread, at least twenty middle-level and high-level mages used various methods to try to verify it. And every mage who succeeded in casting the spell proved that it was correct.
Because of this, the reaction of the nobles was so fierce.
Cutting people with a soft knife did not kill them, but what if the other party already knew?
It would be better to throw away the soft knife, pick up the steel knife, and kill to their heart's content with real knives and guns!
Therefore, Sui Xiong was now seriously considering this issue.
It seemed like he couldn't bluff his way through. Since he couldn't bluff his way through, he might as well fight.
If he made the first move, he would at least have the upper hand!
So, he told the Goddess of Wealth his suggestion.
"Let the merchants make the first move?" The Goddess of Wealth was stunned. "Isn't that betraying the nobles who have worshiped me for so many years? No, no, no! "
He could not be blamed for being indecisive. Even in his Divine Kingdom, there were a large number of believers of noble birth. If he really fell out with the aristocratic group, he would definitely suffer a heavy blow, and he might even fall from a great Divine Power to a mid-level Divine Power.
"But apart from that, do you have any other good ideas?" Sui Xiong asked.
The Goddess of Wealth had a bitter expression and was speechless.
If he had any good ideas, he would have used them long ago!
"But we can't fight this battle!" But he was still very stubborn. "If they fight, no matter who wins or loses, the Commonwealth of Gold Coins will definitely be finished."
"Without destruction, there can be no construction. Only by winning this battle can we truly establish a nation of merchants."
"But … what if we lose?"
Sui Xiong was speechless. He was silent for a while, and then said impatiently, "Why do you have the illusion that 'we might lose'?"
"Although the merchant party is rich and can recruit a large number of mercenaries, the mercenaries always lack cooperation, and they also lack the determination to fight to the end at critical moments. Relying on such an army to compete with the private army that the aristocratic party has accumulated over the years, it would be strange if they could win! " The Goddess of Wealth said impatiently, "Don't think that I don't know how to fight a war. I still have basic knowledge!"
"Not only that, the wealth of the merchants comes from trading. Once a war breaks out, the trade routes will be cut off, and so will the trading. No matter how much family property they have, it will be used up. Before long, they won't even be able to pay the mercenaries. In contrast, the armies of the aristocrats only need military rations, and they will never be short of food. They can fight for three to five years without a problem, "the Goddess of Wealth said with a sigh." At least from my point of view, the merchant party will definitely not win. Sigh! If they could really win, why would they retreat twice in a row? "
Sui Xiong was silent. He was a little hesitant, considering whether he should use those killer weapons that had once set off a red tide on Earth.
But after thinking about it again and again, he still gave up on that plan.
Once a tiger was out of its cage, it would be difficult to lock it up again. He did hope to promote the progress of this world, but he definitely did not want to do it in such a cruel way.
There was a king on Earth who once said, "After I die, I don't care what happens." Sui Xiong was not very opposed to this kind of open-minded attitude, but he could not die …
He was alive, and he could see himself igniting a spark of fire that turned into a raging prairie fire that swept across the vast land, using blood and life as fuel to burn the sky red.
Damn, just thinking about it made his hair stand on end. He absolutely could not do it!
So in the end, he could only say, "If necessary, the Republic of Northwest can send troops to help the merchant party in battle."
The Goddess of Wealth was stunned. She hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded.
"Maybe … this is also good," she said. "Let the merchant party migrate to the north and build a republic next to the Republic of Northwest … Or just directly merge into the Republic of Northwest. There is nothing wrong with that. As long as the Commonwealth of Gold Coins is torn into two, at least the aristocratic party will not be so desperate … "
Sui Xiong was stunned for a moment and asked, "… Is it really okay for you to simply split up the country that believes in you?"
"What's the problem?" The Goddess of Wealth asked. "For us, countries and whatnot are nothing more than fleeting clouds. As long as the various forces that believe in me are not hurt, and can even further develop, what does it matter if the Commonwealth of Gold Coins is split up? "
Sui Xiong was speechless. He felt that he could not keep up with the Goddess of Wealth's train of thought.
After a while, they put this suggestion up for discussion at the conference of the gods.
"This is not a bad idea." Wenner, the Lord of War, nodded and said, "Now the situation of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins is very clear. The merchant party and the aristocratic party really can no longer tolerate each other. Either they fight to the death, or they split up and go their separate ways. If they split up, at least civil war can be avoided. "
"Can civil war really be avoided?" Sui Xiong asked doubtfully.
"Of course not, but the scale and intensity of the war will certainly be much smaller than the two parties fighting over the whole country," the Lord of War said. "Since war cannot be avoided, at least we can make it a little smaller."
"Or, do you have a better idea?"
The gods looked at each other and could not think of any better ideas.
So, the matter was settled.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
