"Will the empire last forever? Of course it can't be, history proves that the more vast the empire, the more amazing the speed of collapse, the first emperor of the Falcon Empire, obviously did not expect that the empire forged by himself would exist for a long time, and as the forger of the empire, the first generation of emperors knew that in the environment at that time, the expansion of the empire had reached the limit, and there were still many occupied areas within the empire that needed to be unified, and the outside of the empire, the enemy's peeping and coveting never stopped, and some things, the power of the sword could not be dealt with, so His Majesty the first emperor thought of a wonderful way, replacing the means of war with economic means, a unified economic system, and a unified currency circulationThe Imperial Bank, which was hailed as the most powerful weapon of economic warfare in later generations, appeared in the Emperor's plan, in the cool breeze of June, an institution called the Imperial Bank was quietly established, except for a few people, almost no one knew about the existence of this institution, let alone believe that in the following hundreds of years, this giant beast allowed the empire to break through the shackles of the land territory and truly become the master of the Obaro continent- Excerpt from "The Rise of the Bank, Volume 1, The Wind Passes Through the Corridor" The lights of the Imperial Admiralty that had been lit for ten days were finally extinguished today, and the naval staff officers, who had been busy for more than ten days, were given the order to rest today, and the Admiralty building after the busyness, the empty corridors, except for the crisp sound of the guards patrol's leather boots stepping on the floor, were only chatting about the lights on in a few offices. In the middle of the night, it's like a lighthouse that illuminates the sea

The fat man, dressed in a naval officer's single coat, stood in a room in the Admiralty building. The golden candlestick was full of wax tears, like a layer of snow covering it, and under the gaze, it was Lisbonto that had been restored to its bright lights, shining like stars, illuminating most of the sky ahead, the most prosperous city in the south of the empire. It is full of vitality from the new, and after the turmoil, it is even more prosperous.

This first economic war that broke out in the history of the empire, the wind passed without a trace, and this economic strangulation between the north and the south was accompanied by the text of the secret treaty signed by Sokutus Delan. The dust has settled. The fat man held a wine glass in his hand, exhaled deeply, and the idea of establishing a bank was not considered in his mind for a day or two.

The economic lifeblood of the empire cannot always be in the hands of a business organization such as a business alliance, as in the case of Lisbento. Once a businessman loses his mind, the consequences are staggering. Although he has installed the eyes of Sokutus Delan at the top of the business alliance, the business alliance has been repeated again and again, showing that the business alliance is becoming more and more unwilling to be controlled by the empire.

The merchant class is an emerging class, expanding rapidly with the pace of empire expansion, the profit-seeking nature of businessmen, once they grasp the economic lifeline of the empire, who dares to say that there will be no possibility of wanton manipulation for profit, think about the beginning of the establishment of the business alliance, the number of registered businessmen is only three or four thousand, and the business context is only south of Vekia, and his own words are enough to make the business alliance bow down

But now, there are more than 500,000 registered merchants in the business alliance, and the commercial veins are all over the entire Obaro continent, after experiencing the turmoil this time, I am afraid that the expansion will be more violent, and there will be several fluctuations, and the empire will have to use special means to calm down," It is becoming more and more difficult to continue to take strong measures to control the commercial alliance, unless you continue to purge the upper echelons of the business alliance, otherwise one day, the business alliance will be out of the control of the empire, and then I am afraid that it will be a situation of blood flowing, rather than this, it is better to take advantage of the empire's control over the business alliance, withdraw funds from it, and establish a real imperial economic general valve,"

The preparatory work of the bank has been handed over to Sokutus Stellan to handle, and the sample of the imperial golden ticket to replace the golden ticket of the commercial alliance is also being approved, in this era, the issuance of paper money has not yet been issued, and the golden ticket of the commercial alliance is already a very epoch-making existence, and the use of the original commercial alliance golden ticket system to establish a new economic order belonging to the imperial golden ticket system is the idea of the fat man

Under normal circumstances, it would be easier said than done to replace the commercial alliance, and tens of millions of golden tickets of the commercial alliance have been issued, and in a large range of commercial trade, it is equivalent to the existence of currency in circulation, and everyone recognizes the golden ticket of the commercial alliance, who knows what the Imperial Bank is? Once the replacement plan is proposed, the merchants will inevitably arouse strong resistance, and the economy of the entire empire will collapse

As long as the nine major business groups in the south assist, take advantage of the opportunity of this fluctuation to return and launch the imperial banking system, the probability of success is very large, and the empire, only by establishing its own financial system, can it be regarded as truly grasping the economic lifeline in its own hands

There was a knock at the door of "Bumper".

"Come in," the fat man shouted

Admiral Dustrenkai pushed the door open from the outside, looked at the back standing in front of the window with a respectful expression, and reported in a condensed voice, "Your Majesty, the order for the naval fleets to lift the blockade has been issued! Except for the Fifth and Sixth Fleets, the Seventh Fleet, which is closest to Istanbul Kyoto, has arrived off the coast of Istanbul Empire!" "What is the situation on the Iranian side, and how is the new emperor reacting to our conditions?" The fat man turned around from the window and made a gesture to Dustronikebi to sit down, the sudden change in the Islamic side did surprise the imperial side, who would have thought that the Great Prince of Istanbul, who had been identified as missing, would suddenly appear, and the sudden turn of face on the side of the Six-Nation Alliance made the situation in Istanbul confusing, and the army side was not suitable to dispatch, but the naval fleet can, the seventh detachment should be the closest to Istanbul Kyoto, and it was already close to Istanbul yesterday, and the other two Imperial Navy detachments will turn to the Istanbul side after receiving the order today, with the strength of the three naval fleets, at least it can be guaranteed that Istanbul Kyoto will not be broken from the sea"The other party has almost accepted our conditions!"

Dustrunkai sat down on the sofa with a slightly excited expression, and said in a condensed voice: "The other party promised to fully open up the coastline. He promised to use domestic taxes as collateral for Imperial funding, and promised to sign a document ceding the four northern provinces to the Empire. Recognize the empire as its suzerain! Now Istanbul and Kyoto are in danger, as long as they can get help, even if they want to kowtow, they will do it, but their subordinates are a little worried, the six-nation alliance has more than 100,000 troops, and our army is only three naval fleets, unless we can send an army. Otherwise, it is of little use, and according to the report of the Islamic side, the governor of the region who is at odds with the central part of the Islamic Empire. Four have already announced their support for His Royal Highness the Grand Prince, and the southern coalition forces are besieging Istanbul but not attacking it, probably trying to use this momentum to lure the governors of other regions to express their positions. This is even more powerful than a direct attack on Kyoto."

"Use the Lisbento affair to divert the attention of the Empire. Then suddenly launch a siege of Istanbul Kyoto, and when we get out of the scorched Lisbento incident, the other party has already decided the overall situation, and send the puppet prince supported by the six countries to the position of the emperor of Istanbul!" The fat man frowned slightly, stood up, looked at the lights of the city outside the window, and said in a paused voice, "Two birds with one stone." It can either inflict a heavy blow on us or take the Empire of Istanbul in one fell swoop. To tell the truth, if this plan is not disrupted by us in the middle, there is a great possibility of success, the army, I have sent an order to Varisien, asking him to end the affairs of Fesan as soon as possible, and at the same time, the more than 100,000 Iraqi troops can be put back, when the eldest prince abandoned the army and fled, these Iraqi people hated it to the bone, this time it is just to let him go back, although the eldest prince occupies the orthodox position of the crown prince, but with outsiders to snatch it, it makes no sense to put it there? The Iraqi regional faction will inevitably split because of this

"How can you do it if you don't have a relationship. Taking this opportunity to pull these regional governors of the Istanbul Empire to the side of the Empire, we can be regarded as truly out of the Empire," the fat man's voice paused, and the corners of his mouth grinned, "Your Majesty, is this going to swallow the Empire of Istanbul without blood?" Dustronikai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his fingers clenched violently, everyone knew that since the death of the Emperor of the Islamic Empire, Soladin I, the situation in the Islamic Empire has been a situation of confrontation between the central and regional governments, and if it can really succeed this time, the empire can use funding to control the central part of the Islamic Empire, and at the same time, it will also pull the governors of the Islamic Empire one by one onto the giant ship of the empire, this is not a naked annexation! "Isn't it very pleasant to see this kind of thing?" Prepare, this time, I'm going to Istanbul!"

"What! Your Majesty will go in person, I'm afraid that something is wrong, no matter what, where is also the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, please ask Your Majesty to entrust an important minister of the Empire" Dustrenkai looked solemn. Frightened by the fat man's decision, he stood up violently like a rabbit that had been stepped on by its tail, and said in a condensed voice, "The country of Istanbul is now in chaos, regional forces are fighting each other, and there are careerists who are expanding in the name of the so-called king, it is really not a place for Your Majesty to set foot!"

"When have I become a person who can't set foot on the battlefield?" the fat man's eyes glared at him, and the emperor on his body suddenly released his momentum. Bump, the light of the candle is blown by the wind

"Don't dare, don't misunderstand, Your Majesty, I'm just ......" Dustrengkai was so frightened that he quickly knelt down on one knee, he also felt that what he said was a little inappropriate, Your Majesty is a god of war, with a small lord to conquer the current vast territory, not the kind of flowers in the greenhouse, I don't know how many tragic wars, and the human lives in my hands are only afraid of millions, and I was said by myself that I can't set foot on the battlefield, it's really a bit too much!

"Okay, I understand what you mean! But the two kings of the Istanbul Empire compete for the throne, and the regional control is equal to nothing, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you miss it, there will be no more, if you want to make those regional governors believe in the empire, how can I, the emperor, do it without showing up, at most, I promise you will not go to the battlefield, stay in the back, and it will always be okay" The fat man raised his hand and let his admiral get up

Finding that he could not shake the emperor's decision, Dustrenkai could only give up persuasion, and on the fourth day, the Imperial Navy warships returning from various places began to assemble, and in order to protect the emperor, thirty dragon-tooth battleships and eleven dragon-class battleships left Lisbonto

The sound of rushing water, a whole row of dense masts, the white sails reflected the brilliance of the sun, emitting a white dazzling light, a moment later, the white line presented by the Imperial Dragon-class battleship pushed forward, bringing up the sea breeze, the huge Falcon Navy flag on the mast was blown hunting, "Wow" A huge wave rolled head-on, the towering bow of the dragon-class battleship was heavy with a matchless domineering spirit, and suddenly split the calm sea water, and the white water waves rolled forward,

The wide side of the battleship was like a razor, and the ripples collided with each other on the surface of the sea from the place where the battleship crossed, shattering or merging into a larger circle.

As soon as the port was opened, the merchant fleets from all over the country couldn't wait to leave the port, watching the mighty imperial ship group advance, the southern merchants turned pale one by one, and the merchants of the northern commercial alliance made a cheering sound, and saluted the powerful naval fleet of the empire on the deck, in the eyes of the northern merchants, these murderous imperial warships are their own protectors, as the Lisbernto incident subsided, the huge fluctuations that occurred through the Lisbento incident also spread throughout Obarro, and most people knew at that time that the collision between the commercial alliance and the top ten business groups in the south, these two north-south economic groups, was so terrible, it is not an exaggeration to even call it a tsunami landslide, and this fluctuation ended in the complete victory of the Northern Commercial Alliance, as for the shelling of the port by the Imperial Navy, compared with this collision of the largest economy since the North and the South, it is no longer important,

"Your Majesty, it's windy outside, let's go inside and rest" Dustrunkai, the Falcon Empire's Admiralty, walked up from the back of the deck and said with a respectful expression, "How far is it from the Eastern Province here?" The fat man asked without replying, "Judging from the chart, the current location is already the area of the Feishan Sea" Dustrenkai replied, "It should be within two days" "Oh, so fast! No" The fat man turned around a little stunned and said, "No, it is estimated that it will take ten days" Ten to fifteen days means that there is no chart to guide us," Dustrenkai said, bowing his head, "but now, not only do we have the guidance of the charts, but we also flow from the north to the south......!"