Xiongzhou, the two armies faced each other.

A war has just ended.

Outside the city walls, tens of thousands of lives remained on the battlefield forever.

The equipment is heavy and old, and the armor is full of years and battle traces, which are the corpses of the soldiers of the Jin State under Shi Jingjiao's command.

The rest of the men dressed in bright pink armor and with graceful bodies were soldiers of the Daci Dynasty who died in battle.

In addition, Shi Jingjiao's six dragon sons, Kiss, Vicious, Mocking Wind, Jair, Pu Lao and Raccoon, killed countless enemies when the two armies went into battle, but they also suffered varying degrees of battle damage.

Mocking Wind was the most seriously injured, with one of its phoenix-like wings snapped off and its head nearly split in half.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, the thieves have retreated!"

A Jin army soldier knelt in front of Shi Jingjiao to report.

Shi Jingjiao's face was gloomy.

"Congratulations?"

"Congratulations?"

He raised his foot and kicked at the general, kicking the person ten feet away, leaving a deep dent in the heavy armor of the general!

"Fool!"

"My goal is the whole world!"

"But look outside the walls?"

"A dynasty founded by a woman, leading 200,000 women wearing armor and holding weapons, actually fought to a draw with my Great Jin Powerful Army!"

"Who's going to tell me what's there to congratulate me on this!!

Shi Jingjiao's angry roar echoed endlessly in Xiongzhou City.

As he said, the first battle between the two armies ended in a draw.

Although Daci's army retreated, it was Mingjin who retreated calmly, not a rout.

Victory does not belong to Shi Jingjiao.

Victory, too, does not belong to Yaoguang.

"Liar!"

"Fan Li dares to deceive me!?"

In the Daci military camp, the smile on Empress Yaoguang's face disappeared, and her eyes oozed a cold and cold glow like a poisonous snake.

She had just received news that the purchasing power of treasure money and spirit stone coupons had decreased.

Goods that can be bought for one tael of silver can be exchanged for treasure money of the same denomination, and it costs one tael and one penny to buy.

One tael is equal to ten cents.

The fluctuation of Yicheng's purchasing power does not seem to be large, but Yaoguang only got the treasure money and spirit stone coupons equivalent to the five-year tax revenue of the Chu State, and the loss of them is already astronomical!

"Eldest sister, is it really Fan Li who is making trouble?" Lord Myayin asked, "Are we still fighting this battle?" Why don't you withdraw your troops first, or go directly to Pengcheng to ask Fan Lixing for your guilt?"

"Yes, eldest sister!" The Holy Lord of Jinde also said, "Anyway, the treasure money and spirit stone coupons have already arrived, even if the army is withdrawn now, with Fan Li's weak strength like an ant, he can still snatch the money back from us?"

Hearing that the two Holy Lords had suggested withdrawing their troops, Yaoguang calmed down instead.

She glared at Kinder in displeasure.

"You're a Confucian cultivator!"

"Where have all the etiquette, righteousness, and shame gone?"

"Do you want me to lose my trust for five years of tax revenue?"

Jinde was so red that he had to bow his head and say no more.

In fact, in addition to being trustworthy, Empress Yaoguang also had a reason to capture Xiongzhou.

Three dynasties descended from the sky, who knows what they brought back from the fairy world?

The Tang Kingdom fell in the Ming Dynasty, and there was Emperor Jiajing there, so the empress naturally couldn't remember it.

Only the Jin Kingdom, Yaoguang had to take it first, so as not to realize it later and come to get a piece of the pie.

"I won't withdraw my troops."

"But Fan Li must also give me an explanation!"

After Empress Yaoguang finished speaking, she thought in her heart how to teach Fan Li a lesson, so that he didn't dare to make small moves in the rear.

"Report!"

Suddenly, a female general walked into the military tent and reported to Yaoguang.

"There is an envoy from the State of Chu, carrying a lot of baggage supplies, and he has come to the front line to work for the army!"

Labor Army?

Empress Yaoguang was slightly stunned, and looked at Jinde and Miaoyin suspiciously.

The two Holy Lords were also full of confusion, shaking their heads to indicate that they didn't know anything.

It seems that the Chu envoy was not sent by Xiang Chong, otherwise how could there be no news?

"Please let the envoy into the account." The Empress ordered.

"Fan Zhengming, Marquis of Liyang, Chu State, has seen His Majesty Yaoguang, the two Holy Lords."

The person who came was actually the uncle of the Fan family.

"Are you the Chu envoy?" Empress Yaoguang frowned. "Xiang Chong...... How could His Majesty the Emperor of Chu send you here?"

With Fan Li's status as a female cadre, Xiang Chong would never use Fan Zhengming as an envoy?

Yaoguang immediately suspected the identity of the other party, and even concluded that there must be a conspiracy!

"Hehehe, Your Majesty misunderstood."

Fan Zhengming smiled slightly, and his demeanor was calm and arrogant.

"Benhou is an envoy of the State of Chu, not an envoy of the Emperor of Chu. Benhou is here only to represent the subjects of Chu State and thank His Majesty Yaoguang for his generous military deed. A few gifts from the Lao Army, all of which were provided by Fan's firm."

The signboard of Fan's firm is loud enough.

Empress Yaoguang gave Jinde a look, and the latter willingly withdrew from the military tent and went to inspect the supplies.

After a while, the Holy Lord of Jinde returned to the tent with a happy face.

"Eldest sister!"

"Li Yanghou was generous, giving away 1,000 bottles of military elixir, 200 carts of ordnance and equipment, and countless cosmetics such as hydration, sunscreen, and whitening."

Empress Yaoguang asked Jinde to inspect the materials, of course, to prevent the Fan family from secretly making trouble.

But looking at Jinde's appearance, there is no problem with the materials?

It's just that Daci sent a total of 200,000 troops this time.

What can a mere 1,000 bottles of elixir and 200 carts of ordnance do?

I'm afraid it's not enough for a big war to wear out.

It's the amount of cosmetics......

The Holy Lord of Jinde whispered in Yaoguang's ear and reported the specific number, which immediately shocked the empress!

Enough for all kinds of cosmetics used by the *** army for half a year?!

"Li Yanghou has a good intention, and I thank the 200,000 soldiers of Daci."

Finally.

After a short silence, Empress Yaoguang decided to accept this batch of materials with no problem quality.

In her subconscious, she gradually began to believe that it was her strong strength that made Fan Li feel afraid, so she would use this way to please herself.

Hehe?

Stupid man.

When his use value is exhausted, he still can't escape the end of death.

"Your Majesty is gracious."

Fan Zhengming's smile is modest and polite, and he always shows the demeanor and cultivation that a mature man should have.

It's just that he showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and in a slightly guilty tone, as if he inadvertently mentioned a 'trivial matter'.

"Your Majesty Yaoguang, can you know that there have been market price fluctuations in my Chu country recently?"

Market price?

Undulation?

This kind of vocabulary is really a bit unfamiliar to practitioners.

Seeing the look of doubt on the empress's face, Fan Zhengming immediately began to explain with interest.

"Although the Marquis has a title, he is also a merchant."

"In business."

"Market price fluctuations refer to changes in the purchasing power of money, which are mainly affected by market supply and demand......

Fan Zhengming talked a lot, but the more Yaoguang and the other three girls listened, the more confused they became.

However, the three Mahayana strong women were unwilling to admit their ignorance in front of weak men no matter what, so they had to continue to pretend to understand.

"Plainly."

"If there is an abundance of goods in the market, prices will be lower and the purchasing power of money will be strong."

"If there is a scarcity of goods and there is no market, the purchasing power of money is weak and prices rise."

"It's like in a good year, when there is a good harvest, the price of grain will be lower. In times of famine, the price of food will rise."

Such a simple analogy, of course Yaoguang and the other three girls understood.

The empress asked lightly, "Marquis Liyang has said a lot, but what does the change in prices in the Chu Kingdom have to do with me?"

"It's a big deal!"

Fan Zhengming restrained his smile and bowed to Empress Yaoguang deeply.

By the time he straightened up, his face was full of guilt.

"The Great Cixiong Master has set out on this expedition, and my Chu State has given five years of tax revenue in return."

"However, the fluctuation of prices in Chu has led to a decrease in the purchasing power of treasure banknotes and spirit stone coupons, which is detrimental to the interests of Great Mercy."

"Ben Hou came to the labor army this time, one to express his respect to the male master, and the other to sincerely apologize, hoping to be forgiven and forgiven by His Majesty."

Empress Yaoguang was still calculating just now, the currency was depreciating, and Fan Li had to give herself an explanation.

Unexpectedly, Fan Li acted faster and had already sent Fan Zhengming.

The so-called reach out and don't hit the smiling person.

Empress Yaoguang only felt that Fan Zhengming had given herself enough face, and the gifts sent to the labor army were indeed rich, and she really couldn't open her mouth to hold the other party accountable for a while.

Fortunately, she doesn't sing blackfaces, and some people sing blackfaces.

The empress gave Jinde a look, and the latter immediately understood.

"Since it's a sincere apology, why didn't Fan Li come in person?" Kinder asked.

"The second brother is in an important position, and he must do it himself to stabilize the prices of the Chu State."

Fan Zhengming is neither humble nor arrogant, and responds calmly.

"Fan inherited the title of Marquis of Liyang, and also led the Fan firm, reluctantly being a messenger, taking the opportunity of the labor teacher to apologize for the second brother, and there is absolutely no intention of belittling your country."

After speaking, Fan Zhengming bowed deeply,

What does it mean to be able to bend and stretch?

Empress Yaoguang looked at Fan Zhengming for a long time, but she never felt the slightest resentment in him, as if she was really guilty and blamed herself, and sincerely admitted her mistakes?

She really couldn't find a reason to ask for guilt, but she didn't intend to let the other party go easily.

"Jin Gong can't stabilize prices, but I have to bear the losses?"

"I may be forgivable today, but what if something like this happens again?"

Yaoguang didn't find out.

Her tone was loose, and she had already fallen for Fan Zhengming's plan to salute first and then soldier.

"There's a way!"

I saw Fan Zhengming take out a scroll in duplicate from his sleeve and unfold it in front of everyone.

"This is the contract."

"The terms of the contract were written by my second brother himself, specifically to safeguard the interests of Great Mercy and demonstrate the sincerity of the Chu State."

"As long as His Majesty signs and seals the contract, the contract will be valid."

"All the terms of the contract, that is, the fundamental interests of His Majesty and Great Mercy, will be resolutely upheld by the State of Chu. If this is not possible, we will also give appropriate compensation in accordance with the terms and conditions."

Listening to Fan Zhengming's babbling a lot, Empress Yaoguang was already a little impatient.

Merchants?

It's just a small gossip, and she never dismisses it.

It was only when it came to vital interests that Yaoguang reluctantly took the contract and read the terms of the contract one by one.

"1. In order to repay the Daci Dynasty for sending troops, the Great Chu Dynasty paid the Daci Dynasty with treasure money and spirit stone coupons as a form of compensation, totaling the total amount equivalent to the total tax revenue of the Chu State in the past five years."

"2. In order to protect the interests of the Daci Dynasty from being harmed, the Chu side has the responsibility to stabilize the domestic prices of the Great Chu and ensure that the purchasing power of treasure banknotes and spirit stone coupons is strong."

"3. If the purchasing power of treasure banknotes and spirit stone coupons decreases due to the fluctuation of prices in the Chu State, resulting in the loss of the interests of the Daci Dynasty, the Chu side will pay a minimum of ten times and a maximum of one hundred times the compensation. The method of compensation is to give priority to the official currency of Da Chu, that is, treasure banknotes and spirit stone coupons, as the first payment method."

"Fourth, if Da Chu is unable to pay the treasure money and spirit stone coupons of sufficient denomination, he will pay compensation in kind for the equivalent value."

"5. The disclaimer states that if there are force majeure factors, including natural disasters, national annihilation, and the breakdown of the alliance, which cause price fluctuations in the Chu State, it shall not be liable for damages......

It was the first time for Empress Yaoguang to read the contract, and she only felt dizzy.

Out of an abundance of caution, she repeated the contract

Read it three times.

"Li Yanghou."

"Ben Hou is here."

"I heard of you, is the Chu State really willing to compensate me for my losses at a tenfold, or even hundredfold price?"

Fan Zhengming smiled slightly.

"It's all written in black and white, it's all written in the contract."

"Both parties A and B want to sign with seals, and my second brother has signed them, and stamped with the seal of the Great Chu Jin Dynasty, the Prime Minister's Seal, and the Jade Seal of the Emperor of Chu."

Empress Yaoguang looked at the end of the contract in duplicate, and indeed Fan Li had already signed it.

"Your Majesty, rest assured."

"The contract is signed, and the state of Chu will also inform the envoys of the three kingdoms of Wei, Han and Wu in Pengcheng."

"If the Chu State breaks the contract in the future, it will be dishonest in the world."

"Faith and righteousness are the foundation of life, my second brother swore in Pengcheng that he would never break his promise!"

Hearing what Fan Zhengming said, Yaoguang believed it a little more.

"Huh."

"I also know that Fan's business is all over the world, and it is as rich as the country. If you want to stabilize prices, it will definitely be difficult for Jin Gong and Li Yanghou."

When Fan Zhengming heard this, it was another salute.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment."

"But ......"

Empress Yaoguang's gaze was taken away from Article 3 of the contract, and she concluded that Fan Li's promise of a hundredfold compensation would ensure that no compensation would be necessary.

Therefore, if there is a trap in the contract, it should not be the third article.

She stared at the fourth clause of the contract for a long time, but she couldn't see why.

Could it be that there is something wrong with Article 5?

"If there is a force majeure factor, the state of Chu will be exempt from liability and will not need compensation?"

Empress Yaoguang was cold, and looked at Fan Zhengming with a little disdain in her eyes.

The look in his eyes seemed to say, "Man, I have seen through your little tricks."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured." Fan Zhengming said, "As stated in the contract, unless it is a natural disaster that causes a reduction in production, a sharp decline in population, or the destruction of the Great Chu country, or the breakdown of the alliance between your country and the Great Chu. Apart from these three things, Da Chu will never evade its liability for compensation."

Act of God?

Annihilation?

Coalition breakdown?

The empress thought about it, but she also felt that it was unlikely.

predicts natural disasters, even she can't do it, how can Fan Li predict natural disasters and use this excuse to avoid responsibility?

Annihilation?

Unless Daci uses troops against the Chu State, under the protection of the alliance, even Da Ming will not want to destroy Da Chu.

As for the breakdown of the alliance, the empress is more absolutely confident.

Even if the alliance breaks down one day, it will be the four kingdoms of Wei, Han, Wu and Chu that will no longer be of use value, and when she turns her face, it will be when the alliance will be broken.

"Good!"

Empress Yaoguang was finally relieved.

"Jin Gong's contract is full of sincerity, I signed it!"

……

…………

A few days later, Fan Zhengming returned to Pengcheng with the successfully signed contract.

Fan Li invited Liu Chan, Cao Huan, and Sun Hao to inspect the contract on the spot.

After confirming that it was correct, Fan Li immediately ordered.

"From now on, the salaries of the officials of the imperial court and the employees of the Fan Commercial Bank will no longer be issued treasure money and spirit stone coupons, and they will still be distributed in kind according to the old practice."

"The projects under Fan's Commercial Bank only accept payment for treasure banknotes and spirit stone coupons."

"I want to take back all the banknotes in the hands of the people before the end of the war in Xiongzhou!"

"Order the banknote printing factory to print more banknotes, but not to let them out, so as not to hurt the people."

"Just wait for the empress to win the class, and then put all the banknotes into the market!"

"The delivery methods include [national dividends], [agricultural and commercial subsidies], [maternity subsidies], [forced labor subsidies] and so on."

Hearing what Fan Li said, Liu Chan and the others' faces changed greatly.

"Jin Gong! Do you want to give money to the people for nothing? If this is the case, I am afraid that your country's banknotes will ...... Aren't you worried about the hundredfold compensation stipulated in the terms of the contract?"

Fan Li

Smile confidently.

"I'm not afraid."