Chapter 331: A Declaration of War from the God of Wealth (Part 1)
Ji Le, Yang Ke, and Bai Qi returned to the hall to wait, and soon a goddess Shanshan walked into the Yongle Palace.
"Xia Guo, what did I say, you will have a problem, and this trouble needs me to solve. ”
The goddess of grain today wears a red Himadon, holds a rod of grain, wears a crown of golden tassels, and her long, wavy golden hair hangs down her waist. The charm and maternal surname of a mature goddess are vividly reflected in her.
Ji Le and the others invited her to take a seat, and the three of them were silent for a while.
Ten years of qi cultivation not only made Yang Ke more of a city, but also made Ji Le, the spirit of the country, truly adapt and get used to his identity. After ten years of life, both of them have developed a heroic temperament that looks down on the world. Even powerful and ancient gods like the Goddess of Grains were nothing more than equal to them.
The two exchanged glances, and with ten years of tacit understanding, Yang Ke took the lead in speaking: "Regarding the issue of currency, I don't think it needs to be solved by His Highness. As long as there is a military operation, even if the countries of the earth jointly exert pressure, the Xia State has the confidence to carry it. ”
"So, Xia Jun used the Lingtai Temple to declare the military strength of the Xia Kingdom?" The goddess's beautiful eyes flowed, and when she saw the two of them sitting on the same throne, she had a calculation in her heart: Presumably the reason why Yang Ke came here was to beware of the secret conversation between me and the god of the country, and he didn't want the two of us to successfully complete the alliance?
Thinking of this, the goddess Luoya turned to Ji Le: "What does His Highness the National God mean?"
Honoring Ji Le as a "god" is exactly what the gods have treated the national spirits with the highest level for ten years, treating them as equal beings to themselves.
Ji Le rubbed the white jade Ruyi in his hand, lowered his head and pondered.
Xia Guo's troubles are simple and simple, but not simple and not simple.
To put it simply, when the merchants of the Xia Kingdom went to various countries to do business, the coins issued by the Xia Kingdom itself could no longer be used.
The Xia Kingdom originally used the gold standard, using gold as a scale, and traded metals such as gold and copper. With the advantages of trade, coupled with Ji Le's layout in various countries ten years ago, everyone was happy to use the numismatic system of the Xia Kingdom, which once dominated the trade markets of the countries of the land.
But this accident caught Xia Guo off guard.
Tumu, Toya, Bardo, and Rome, in alliance with their city-states, no longer allowed merchants to trade directly in the Xia currency, but in their own currencies.
Of course, this is not too troublesome for Xia Guo. Because Xia Guo had already reserved the first move ten years ago. With several transactions that year, in exchange for coins from various countries for investment. In addition, Nangong Qingyan traveled around the world, and these coins have multiplied more than ten times in ten years.
If the Xia court personally went down to carry out currency control, it may not be able to suppress the momentum of the joint encirclement and suppression of the Xia State by various countries, and personally formulate the exchange ratio of the currencies of various countries.
But the real trouble is that the kingdoms and the gods of wealth are behind this incident.
The god of wealth is the son of the Heavenly King and the Heavenly Concubine, and is in charge of the wealth gold plate in the twelve artifacts of the Heavenly King.
Although it has not yet been truly implemented, the news has been transmitted through a merchant of the Xia Kingdom who risked his death: the Temple of Wealth is about to move, and an oracle has given a new currency, which has been sealed and sent to the countries of the earth.
Simple economic warfare, Ji Le is not afraid at all. But behind it, the god of wealth is dominant, and he has made secret deals with the major kingdoms, and only Xia Guo does not know. Where can Ji Le still not know the other party's plans?
The great kingdoms unite with the god of wealth to create a new and extensive and unique monetary system, erasing the efforts of the Xia Kingdom for ten years in one fell swoop!
In the past ten years, Xia Guo has gradually controlled the dominance of the trade market by virtue of his own operation and the efforts of merchants. Even as long as the Xia official issued an order saying that the price of gold would increase in scarcity, the exchange ratio of Xia currency in various countries would definitely change.
But now, countries want to get rid of Xia and build a new monetary system on their own, isolating Xia Guo?
Even if the Xia coin system is in line with the other party in the future, the secret covenant between the God of Wealth and several kingdoms will be a thorn in Ji Le's heart. Who knows how much benefit the god of wealth will give to the other party? When the Xia Kingdom loses its greatest advantage, it will hold the same conditions as those small countries?
Therefore, Yang Ke intends to use war to overturn the other party's plan. No matter how much you plan, as long as you destroy the country, whatever economic system you have, it's all up to me!
Ke Jile doesn't want to fight at the moment, at least Xia Guo can't be the party that takes the initiative to provoke a war.
He even thought about uniting with the Earth Mother God, but thinking about it carefully, with the current status of the Earth Mother, how could he be able to see a mere human currency system, and it was impossible to help Xia Guo. Not to mention that other kingdoms are involved behind this time, no matter how much the Earth Mother prefers the Xia Kingdom, she will not act casually and suppress all countries.
In this matter, the only one who is really willing to stand on the side of the Xia Kingdom is probably the goddess Yuanxi, the patron god.
After thinking about it repeatedly, Ji Le slowly spoke: "So, Your Royal Highness the Goddess, what are your conditions and plans? ”
Seeing that Ji Le was a little relieved, Luo Ya, the goddess of grains, showed a bright smile: "I am personally very happy to be able to cause trouble to the God of Wealth." ”
"As for my plan, it's simple, use food for monetary control. In the name of the god of agriculture, I can command the earth to have no harvest this year in all countries except the Xia Kingdom!"
As soon as these words came out, even Yang Ke, who was slightly resistant to the goddess Luoya, couldn't help but change color, and his heart was about to move.
If...... If only Xia Guo can produce grain this year, then no matter how countries formulate monetary systems and markets. As long as they need to eat, it's all a joke!
As long as you need to eat, you must obediently listen to Xia Guo's words.
Ji Le has been cultivating his qi for ten years, and his heart is stable, so he has some guesses about Goddess Luoya's plan, so he is not surprised.
"Why does Your Highness want to cooperate with us? Besides, it's a bit of an exaggeration to have no harvest?"
"Yes, it's impossible to harvest no particles. However, it is still possible to slightly adjust the grain output of various countries and force them to bow to the Xia country. As for why it is Xia Guo, it's very simple, Yuan Xi is here. ”
Won-hee?
Suddenly, Ji Le's expression became gloomy: "Your Highness wants her to give up?" declare in advance, although she is the protector of the Xia Kingdom, I will definitely not persuade her to give up the struggle for 'land sovereignty' as the Xia Kingdom." ”
A hint of disappointment flashed in Luo Ya's eyes.
That's right, she does intend to rely on her alliance with Xia Guo to ensure that Yuan Xi gives up the struggle for sovereignty over the land and increase her chances. But that's just one of the goals, and it's okay if you don't succeed.
"No, the national god misunderstood. The goddess smiled and said, "Your country's protector god is the eighth harvest god in addition to our seven gods. Any action we take must go through her. Therefore, this suppression of the god of wealth must be supported by the Xia Kingdom. And I predicted that the Xia Kingdom would be economically sanctioned by various countries, so I was more inclined to use the Xia Kingdom to bring down the God of Wealth. ”
The god of wealth, this is a powerful god who dominates the world economy, and after the humane priesthood of war, love, wisdom, etc., another god who is expected to be the main god.
The unified monetary system is undoubtedly the impact of the god of wealth on the main god.
In general, currencies have several unavoidable conundrums. Counterfeit money, devaluation, liquidity.
But as long as the god of wealth himself comes forward and makes a new currency with the main artifact, then this currency has an absolute authenticity that cannot be imitated. Any act of making counterfeit money will be sanctioned by the god of wealth. If the god of wealth becomes the main god, then this currency will spontaneously carry the power of wealth, enough for all merchants to distinguish the authenticity.
At the same time, the god of wealth is a powerful god under the god of fate. He promulgated oracles for currency circulation, with the major temples as the main body, and could complete the pan-continental-level currency circulation in just one month.
As for the question of devaluation, with the god of wealth and the great kingdoms jointly implementing it, will the currency easily depreciate?
On the contrary, under the joint squeeze of various countries, the currency of Xia with metal as the volume will be the first to go out.
In terms of metal reserves, Xia Guo could not compete with the countries of the entire continent.