Mondstadt, the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius.

The 'Falga' that was working welcomed three guests.

When an old friend who hadn't seen him for a long time came to the door again, 'Falga' was overjoyed, and a long-lost smile appeared on his usual serious and rigid face.

"I thought you weren't coming?"

When he said this, the expression on 'Falga''s face was a little confused.

His gaze had been glancing at the Wuxiang behind Lin Feng.

Moves like him.

There are also Jean, Diluc and Kaeya.

All four of them were surprisingly in agreement.

That's when Eula had such a little sister.

They didn't think about the word daughter.

The last time Lin Feng and Eula came back, they didn't have the slightest sign of having children.

So this little girl, who looks exactly like Eula, is obviously not the child of the two of them.

However, this little girl is really cold, and the temperature drops by several degrees just by standing in the room.

"And me."

"I remember that Lady Alice said that she was going to start an expedition with you, it's been so long, why haven't you gone yet?"

Lin Feng didn't rush to introduce his identity, and asked about the expedition first.

He remembered the words correctly.

The last time she went to Liyue, Alice entrusted Klee to Albedo, and talked to Lin Feng about the expedition.

I didn't expect that such a long time had passed, and they hadn't started yet.

And the Knights of Favonius showed no signs of going on an expedition, as usual.

"Recently, the implementation of the new policy has been busy, and I really can't get rid of it."

Falgar shook his head, then looked at Kaeya and said, "You and Diluc know more about the city than I do, so let's talk about it." ”

"Actually, it's nothing."

Kaeya shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's just that some old-fashioned factions don't want to lose their roots and settle down, and they don't want to accept new things. ”

"It's easy to say."

Diluc on the side had a grim face and frowned, "The reform plan proposed by the Grand Master has touched the interests of many people, and those big businessmen have secretly incited unwitting civilians, saying that the Grand Master's reform is forcing people to do things, and violates the concept of freedom of Lord Anemo, such a change will inevitably usher in the thunderous wrath of Lord Aeolian and cause trouble for Mondstadt. ”

"Yo, didn't you learn from me?"

Lin Feng smiled.

Recently, many people have learned from him this method of public opinion warfare, and Liyue Inazuma has someone who has done trouble, and it is quite useful.

Say this.

Several people in the room didn't know how to answer for a while.

Everyone knows that this kind of yin damage method is the characteristic of Lin Feng when he is doing things, but in front of him, everyone doesn't want to pierce this layer of window paper.

Unexpectedly, Lin Feng himself picked out this matter first.

"Let's not talk about that."

Lin Feng turned his gaze to Diluc and said with a smile on his face, "You should know where the source is, right?" ”

"Yes."

Diluc nodded.

Although he returned to the Knights of Favonius, he did not let go of the matter of the Night Hero.

What's more, there is Rosalia here.

With her help, all traces of Mondstadt can be found.

"It's very high, it's hard to move, right?"

Seeing the embarrassed look on Diluc's face, Lin Feng asked.

"Hmm."

"They are all famous families in Mondstadt, and all of them have people in their families who work in the Knights of Favonius and the Church of Favonius, and the relationship is too great to be moved."

Diluc's tone was unusually serious.

It's just that in this seriousness, there is still a bit of helplessness.

He was afraid of this kind of entanglement between the big clans.

If it is an external force or some traitors and thieves who do something, just kill it and it's over.

This kind of big family, which overtly controls Mondstadt's power, is really difficult to do even if they know that they are obstructing the progress of Mondstadt's reform.

"Didn't you talk to them?"

Lin Feng looked at 'Falga' again.

Mondstadt's internal affairs Lin Feng still knows a lot.

It stands to reason.

This kind of major event involving a change in national policy cannot be decided by 'Falga' alone, and must be voted on by a show of hands.

But now that the bill has passed, the families who should have voted in favor are secretly obstructing.

Obviously not quite reasonable.

"Found."

'Falga' shook his head: "They asked me for a lot of compensation, and I couldn't say yes. ”

Hear this.

Lin Feng understood.

It's not that they don't agree with the change, it's because the benefits aren't in place.

"My father tried to push for change, even at the expense of some of the Dawn wineries."

Diluc on the side picked up the conversation: "But after the last Stormterror incident, the prestige of Dawn Winery in Mondstadt has greatly decreased, even if my father personally came forward to negotiate, it is still not appropriate to negotiate with them, and in addition to these few opponents on the surface, it seems that there are people from other forces behind the scenes, but I haven't found anyone yet." ”

"Rosalyn?"

"It shouldn't be her, right?"

"She should have been very satisfied with the last Hero's Day, I remember when I left, didn't she settle with you?"

Lin Feng's words are reasonable.

If Solstice is here, someone else can't do it, and it may be that they are doing something.

But Rosalyn's words, unlikely.

Rustan's statue is still being visited and admired by the people of Mondstadt, and with her character, even if there were contradictions in the past, it was a thing of the past.

Unless the Empress orders it, she probably won't be targeting Mondstadt at will.

"It shouldn't be her."

This time, the one who gave the reply was Qin, who had been silently recording the conversation of several people.

"Miss Rosalyn is our key suspect."

"After the incident came out, we were naturally the first to suspect her."

"But before we could start investigating, she came to the Knights of Favonius herself, told us that it wasn't the Fatui who did it, and left."

"Later, after the investigation of Diluc's predecessors and Miss Rosalia, it is true that there is no trace that the Fatui are meddling in this matter."

Jean recounted all the contacts between the Knights of Favonius and Rosalyn, and basically cleared Rosalyn's suspicions.

After hearing this, Lin Feng pondered for a moment, "If you can hide so deeply that you can't find a trace, if you exclude Solstice, then you can't think about it, you can only be the people of Liyue, and a thorough investigation of all the Liyue merchants who have recently entered and exited Mondstadt should be rewarding." ”

"Liyue?"

As soon as these three words were spoken, several people in the room frowned.

"Mondstadt has extremely close trade with Liyue, and blocking our changes will only affect our trade, so why would they do that?"

Jean said incomprehensibly.

She couldn't figure it out.

Liyue borders Mondstadt and has long been the most important trading partner, and if Mondstadt develops today, trade between the two countries will only flourish.

If it really is according to Lin Feng, it is the people of Liyue who are causing trouble in Mondstadt.

This will do little more than destroy trade relations between the two countries.

Lin Feng also gave his explanation.

However, he did not answer directly, but first asked a question.

"You say Mondstadt has a close relationship with Liyue trade, so did you notice a problem?"

"Has the trade between Mondstadt and Liyue been in surplus or deficit over the years?"

As soon as this question comes up.

Jean, who has been sorting out this matter recently, immediately replied: "Deficit. ”

Then, she added, "Due to the blockade and suppression of the Solstice over the years, Mondstadt's exports have been greatly affected, and most of the time, it is through the import of daily necessities and food to Liyue that prices will not collapse, which is also the advice you made to the Knights of Favonius back then, to form an alliance with Liyue and arrive at the Winter together. ”

"I remember it very clearly."

Lin Feng said with a little surprise.

The policy of forming an alliance with Liyue was indeed proposed by him back then.

At that time, Mondstadt was so severely suppressed that it even threatened foreign trade routes.

Lin Feng then made this suggestion, bringing Liyue, a third-party force, into the confrontation between Solstice and Mondstadt, and using Liyue's economy to keep Mondstadt's prices from collapsing.

This is also the reason why Lin Feng tried his best to prevent the entry of Northland Bank.

Otherwise, with the strength and attitude of the solstice at that time, Mondstadt's inflation would have to go to heaven.

Falgar took this advice on board and moved much of the ocean-going trade to Liyue with a stroke of a pen, and signed a number of commercial cooperation and mutual assistance contracts with Liyue, bringing Liyue into the game between the states and successfully repelling the economic offensive of the solstice.

Merely.

That was before.

"It was before, and now it is now."

Lin Feng continued the topic just now: "In the past, Mondstadt was weak, and it had to be supported by an economic power to keep the country from collapsing, which is also the fundamental reason for the deformity of Mondstadt's economic industry and business model. ”

"But as soon as your new deal comes out, the problem will come out."

"First of all, you've changed from Liyue to Sumeru."

"It's a great thing to do."

"Directly bypassing Liyue, it became okay with or without Liyue."

"Here's the problem."

"What does Liyue think, have you thought about it?"

This question caused several people to look at each other.

It's obvious.

When the New Deal was enacted, they patronized it to Mondstadt's advantage, and they didn't expect Liyue to react aggressively.

Or rather.

Mondstadt and Liyue have had a great time working together over the years, so Mondstadt never thought they would sabotage it.

"Hey, I guess you didn't think about it."

Lin Feng knew what was going on as soon as he saw their expressions.

He continued: "I have read the new policy of Falgadin, and it is very good, very good, and it is all done according to my original advice. ”

"If these new policies are implemented, Mondstadt's now decadent economy will have a chance to regain its vitality."

"The bright future you can think of, the merchants of Liyue know better than you can see."

"When Mondstadt becomes rich, the trade curve between Mondstadt and Liyue will be interrupted, and many of the projects that the Liyuers had invested in and even managed will be replaced by the Mondstadt's own business."

"This will seriously affect Liyue's benefits from Mondstadt."

"Yes, that's right."

"Liyue is quite disciplined and contractual."

"But if you take the money out of their pockets, then they will have to muddy the waters of Mondstadt so that their interests are not affected."

"Put yourself in the shoes of the Liyue people and think about it, would it do them any good for Mondstadt to be rich?"

After Lin Feng finished speaking, there was a dead silence.

Anyone who can sit here is not a fool.

Whether it was Holmonks, who relied on Lin Feng's notes and manuscripts to take charge of Mondstadt's affairs, or Diluc and Kaeya, who grew up in a wealthy merchant family, even Qin, who had never cared about these things, could understand what Lin Feng was saying now after reading the manuscript that Lin Feng handed to Falgar back then.

At the same time, they are aware of the seriousness of the matter.

If the people of Liyue were determined to intervene, it would be difficult to implement the new policy in such a situation.

Unlike the three Diluc, who pondered how to crack the Liyue Yang Scheme, Falgar chose to take the easiest path.

"Do you have any good ideas?"

What do you think, just ask Lin Feng directly, why are you wasting so many brain cells.

Everyone's eyes were on Lin Feng, looking at him expectantly.

"Hey, hey—"

"It's easy."

"Don't they like to talk to the gods? Then you can find the wind god, and if he comes forward, then he will only have a few words in support of the new policy, and nothing can be solved. ”

Lin Feng also gave a reply that surprised everyone.

"Lord Wind God? Do you know where Aeol-sama is? ”

Except for 'Falga' who was able to remain calm, Jean, Diluc, and Kaeya were not calm, and immediately stood up and shouted in dismay.

Lin Feng said so.

That means he knows where the wind god is.

This is the god that all of Mondstadt has been looking for.

They have had enough of being oppressed because they are godless!

Lin Feng stood up simply, walked to the window, opened the curtains, and pointed to the bard who was singing under the statue of the wind god and said, "Well, he has been there watching you all along." ”

As soon as I heard this.

'Falka''s eyes became strange, and the three of them hurriedly walked to the window, and then followed the direction of Lin Feng's finger and glared at each other, "Wen? Wendy? He, he's the Aeolone? ”

"Uh-huh."

Lin Feng smiled: "How is it?" Been deceived for a long time, right? The god of liberty did not want to be imprisoned, so he gave up all his rights and wandered around Mondstadt as a bard, singing and drinking when he was in the mood, and sleeping in the streets when he was not in the mood. ”

"This, this."

"Is he really Lord Aeolus?"

"It can't be!"

Even Diluc, who had always been the calmest, stuttered in an incredulous voice.

"Ask Falga, he knows better than you."

Lin Feng smiled and sold Wendy mercilessly.

(End of chapter)