"Mr. Schroeder, please save this country!"

Schroeder Bray was stunned and laughed: "Learned to ask for help?" Well, I'll help you once, after all, this country also has my own work. But don't expect me to make you the world overlord. You have to know, I only understand economics and nothing else. ”

Qingyi got up and said, "I understand this." You have a deep understanding of finance and economics, and it is really condescending to be a businessman. ”

(With Anigil still in his arms, Annikil holds out his little hand to the merchant: "Uncle, uncle!") ”）

"Give me a top hat? Why don't you give me two chests of gold?" Schroeder put on a stand: "I'll start with the first point: as a king, you must have a certain knowledge of economics. ”

"Of course I have." Qingyi Road. He graduated from Harvard Business School, how could he not have knowledge of economics, but the major of business management is more focused on management.

"Okay, then we can go deeper. First of all, you have to think clearly, why did countries make the Dusk Empire sovereign? ”

"Because you lost to the funeral mold, you want to compromise with us for a while?"

"That's just part of the reason, and the other part is to make the Twilight Empire a prop to absorb hot money. Did you find out? When the Dusk Empire became a sovereign state, Snow City became red, and it was a little inexplicably red! There are many people who say that 'the Empire of Twilight is a sleeping dragon', creating an investment trend that targets Snow City and gives you the illusion that the Empire of Twilight is a land full of gold. ”

"Next, desperately advocate the 'necromantic threat theory', and then let Seruviga display the border, provoke international contradictions, create a wind direction that countries are about to go to war, and induce you to escalate your armaments. At that time, you pinned your hopes on 'broken silver' in the first place, right? In this way, most of the resources of the Twilight Empire will be invested in the military industry. ”

"The military industry is not profitable, and no matter how much weapons are manufactured, they are all allocated to the army for use, and there is no way to turn them into real profits. The amount of soul energy and raw materials consumed to make munitions is not small. Not to mention the soul can, how do the raw materials come from? There are no large veins within the Dusk Empire, and the ore must be imported from abroad! Where does the money come from to import ore? Have you thought about it? It is the manufacturing industry, the most inconspicuous but the most basic industry! ”

"Speaking of which, I would like to ask you, have you read the report on the national strength of the Dusk Empire?"

Qingyi nodded and said, "Yes." ”

………………………………………………

When I look at the report on national strength.

"The manufacturing industry is good, but it's basically state-run."

The handicraft workshop and alchemy laboratory were among the top economic growth points of the Twilight Empire, and all the income was nationalized, and it was the only one, which was considered a monopoly. The same is true of the construction industry, which is centered on drawing rooms. This economic model is not good or bad at present, but it will have to wait a thousand years for necromantic creatures to consciously invest in competition, so the only way to continue to monopolize manufacturing is to continue to monopolize manufacturing.

………………………………………………

"Manufacturing drives the economy of the entire Twilight Empire, and exports alone can bring millions of profits every year, so other countries must crack down on your manufacturing industry. Bigbower can't force you not to make money-making goods, but it can lure you into making goods that don't make money—when you think you can make money. So, the 'broken silver' became a sacrifice. Begbower has signed a seemingly oily trade contract with you, just to make you endlessly produce 'broken silver' and then be crushed by it. Successful, isn't it? The handicraft workshop has been reduced to a military workshop, and the manufacturing industry, hehe, the leading industry you are most proud of, has suddenly dragged down your economy. ”

After Schroeder finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing, and he had to wipe his tears, which really smelled of salt on the wound. He stopped laughing easily, and he couldn't get enough of it: "But it's nothing!" Interestingly, dear Your Majesty, you are red-eyed for the sake of profit, and you do not hesitate to raise a large amount of money internationally! Your losses are certain, and yet you keep throwing money into them, watching the gold slowly sink into the endless abyss - you know? That's sunk costs! ”

"And do you know that behind those lenders are all mainland countries! Now you owe them money, and you owe not one gold coin or two gold coins, but ten million and twenty million! Can you afford it? Can't afford it! Because your manufacturing industry is finished, and military products can't be sold - so you're bankrupt! ”

Qingyi was silent.

"When you go bankrupt, your credit rating will fall to the bottom, just like a non-sovereign state, and you might as well not become a sovereign in the first place! I remember that you also issued a lot of national bonds, and when the deadline comes, you will be scolded by tens of millions of people if you can't afford to pay back the money! In the past, if you killed one or two pregnant women, it was none of the general public's business, it didn't matter; But now you are infringing on the interests of many investors, and you will attract more scolding, whether it is the aborigines or the adventurers, they will scold you with the same hatred! However, this is only the beginning, you have to take out the land, resources, and pay off the debt at a discount. In the process, anyone with a brain will run over and take advantage of you, and no one will be generous enough to forgive your debts! ”

Schroeder laughed and gloated: "You don't know anything, just drag the poor kingdom of Saramonro into the water!" Saramonro, as guarantor, must also take on the debt because of you! For decades to come, the Dusk Empire and Salamonro will be cheap slaves to the entire continent! ”

Qingyi took over indifferently: "This is Bigbowo's plan?" ”

"Yes, they saw today when they sent an envoy to present the contract." When Schroeder said this, his tone was a little strange: "The 'chess player' can always see the future, but you can't. Then again, you're in a very bad situation. The Dusk Empire is bankrupt, heavily indebted, and has a broken capital chain, which is simply hopeless. 'A penny can kill a hero', this is an old saying from the East, and I think it's very interesting. Money, money! No matter how great a person is, there are embarrassing moments when they can't afford it, and despite cursing money, they can't live without it! ”

He turned his head to look at Qingyi's face.

Qingyi remained human, and his face was very calm, but Schroeder knew that this was the kind of calm that mourned more than his heart died, and the kind of calm that indifferently chose a tragic ending after being cornered.

So Schrooder put away his smile and said, "But, you can't collapse." Even if it goes bankrupt, the Empire of Twilight will be constrained at best, but it will never fall, because you have the World Tree. See? This World Tree, rooted in the Underworld, is your greatest treasure, providing an endless supply of soul fire. ”

Qing Yi followed the merchant's finger and looked at the huge trees that illuminated the city, like looking up at the sun.

"Other countries go bankrupt, there is no business in any shop, and everyone will lose their jobs. Citizens who are too poor to open the pot will eventually be driven into rebellion and rebellion by hunger, but the necromantic creatures will not, because unlike humans, you don't need food! If it had been another country, it would have disintegrated due to turmoil a long time ago, and would never have regained the status of a sovereign state! ”

"What should I do next?" Qingyi asked.

"What to do? Open the domestic market, remove trade barriers, and let those high-quality and low-cost foreign goods hit the manufacturing industry of the Dusk Empire with zero tariffs, and then the Dusk Empire will become a dumping market for other countries! At the same time, every one of your people will have to work around the clock just to help you alleviate your debts as much as possible. Stay up, stay up for ten years, and you will be freed from the status of slave and servant and become a free man again. You have to thank your people, if they were alive, you would have taken much longer. ”

Qingyi frowned: "Ten years? It's been too long. ”

As if he had expected him to say this, Schroeder Bray smiled and took out a contract: "This is our new contract, and if you agree to give me all the proceeds, I can help you shorten the time to repay the debt." ”

"You also have a part in this country, you have watched it grow from nothing, you can be described as half of its father...... You don't want the Dusk Empire to become a vassal of others, do you? Qing Yi looked at Schroeder's eyes softly and hard: "I know that the dragon clan is the proudest and will never give away their collections to others." ”

"That's right, no one can snatch anything from the dragon." Schroeder took a puff of smoke, and a few sparks burst out of the smoke. A faint [dragon power] emanated from him, causing Anigil to cry loudly. He glared at Anigil impatiently: "Let this little thing stop crying!" It's annoying to listen to! ”

Qingyi patted the baby's back, but after a moment, he gently quieted the baby.

Schroeder had already turned his attention away from Anigil at this time, and he smiled confidently at Qingyi: "As your biggest creditor, although I will not let others snatch the Twilight Empire, this does not mean that I must selflessly lend a helping hand to it. Well, even if you don't agree to the new contract, I have to help you share the debt...... But what about Saramonroe? ”

Qingyi snorted.

The smug look in Schroed's eyes was even greater: "The Salamenroes are not necromantic creatures, but real human beings, and they are implicated by you, and they also have to bear huge debts. If I don't do anything, no one can save them. If you insist on rejecting the new contract, Saramonro, whose roots are basically unstable, will definitely be torn apart, and even if someone can barely hold the situation, I will go over and add fuel to the fire. Ah, Saramonro doesn't have anything to do with you anyway, right? You're a bloodless and tearless tyrant who doesn't care about the rise and fall of the human empire—"

Qingyi shook his head and said, "It really has nothing to do with me." What about contracts? I signed. ”

Schroeder couldn't help laughing, patted Qingyi on the shoulder, and scared Anniegill again: "There is a saying in the East, 'Only those who have no desire will be strong'." You care about too many people, you have too many responsibilities, so you have weaknesses and will be taken advantage of! As your financial advisor, this is my first piece of advice, ahahaha! ”