The Fourth Financial Crisis

When Xu Yannan warned him, the spell in Yang Lu's hand was about to take shape.

Although Yang Lu decisively stopped casting the spell, his hands just completed the fingerprint of the last light blade.

However, something strange happened. When the light blade was emitted, a golden light flashed from behind Yang Lu, and then the outline of the light blade suddenly grew in size as if it had taken a tonic pill!

I saw this "super light blade" hitting Xu Yannan's body-protecting aura, and then disappeared out of thin air again.

Although this super light blade is still useless, Xu Yannan's expression looks like he has seen a ghost: "Blessed by the great power of heaven and earth! Your spells are actually blessed by the great power of heaven and earth! When did you possess the Golden Wheel of Merit?"

Merits represent the recognition of Jiuzhou Heavenly Dao to cultivators.

Therefore, by consuming merit, cultivators can gain the blessing of the mighty power of heaven and earth for their spells.

I heard that the killer of Heyu Pavilion had used this method to increase the destructive power of the spell when he assassinated Li Qingning. However, this spell would consume one's own merit accumulation. Unless absolutely necessary, cultivators would not use this low-key method.

But if a cultivator can cultivate the Golden Wheel of Merit, then when the cultivator casts a spell, he has a chance to receive the blessing of the great power of heaven and earth for free. The more golden wheels of merit, the higher the frequency of the blessing of the great power of heaven and earth, and the greater the power of the blessing.

When Yang Lu just used the super light blade, a golden light flashed behind him, which was the sign of the golden wheel of merit!

Seeing the vision of the golden wheel blessing, Yang Lu suddenly understood why his cultivation speed was so fast.

In fact, even if he practiced continuously for 14 hours in his sleep last night, with his mere qualifications of low-grade water spirit roots, he would not be able to practice the heaven-level skills to the state of introducing Qi into the body so quickly.

Now it seems that he can achieve a cultivation speed comparable to the best spiritual roots, and this golden wheel of merit also plays an important role!

But it seems that I have never deliberately cultivated merit!

The Qingning Chamber of Commerce has only been on the right track for a short time. Even if it accumulates some merits, it should be attributed to Li Qingning, the president. A working emperor like Yang Lu will only get a small share of the profits at most.

But if Li Qingning had cultivated the Golden Wheel of Merit, he would have shown it off to him a long time ago. How could he still remain silent until now?

While Yang Lu was in a daze, Xu Yannan had already come to his senses. He stared at Yang Lu and expressed his guess: "Did your meritorious golden wheel come from the Lingshi Reserve Bank?"

"Lingshi Reserve Bank?" Yang Lu pointed at himself and said in disbelief.

Xu Yannan did not speak, but slightly activated his spiritual energy, and two brilliant golden haloes appeared behind him.

Two golden wheels of merit!

Seeing Yang Lu's shocked expression, Xu Yannan explained: "The Lingshi Reserve Bank maintains the stability of Jiuzhou's economic and financial order and accumulates a huge amount of merit every moment. This is why monks from all major sects want to enter the Lingshi. Reserve Bank. My two golden wheels of merit are my achievements in nineteen years of working in Lingshi Reserve Bank. Otherwise, I would not have been able to break through the middle stage of foundation building in more than twenty years with just a mid-level Lei Linggen qualification. realm."

Yang Lu immediately complimented: "Master, your merits are indeed immeasurable! But what does this have to do with my golden wheel of merit?"

"The Golden Wheel of Merit is very precious. Even the Lingshi Reserve Bank does not have it for everyone!" Xu Yannan said, pointing to the two Golden Wheels of Merit behind him, "Ordinary Lingshi Reserve Bank staff, if they have not made any Achievement, it takes sixty or seventy years to barely obtain one Golden Wheel of Merit. The reason why I can have two Golden Wheels of Merit is mainly because I once proposed the concept of [Haiya Comprehensive Price Index], and it has become a spiritual stone reserve. One of the important economic indicators compiled by the bank.”

Yang Lu understood what Xu Yannan meant.

If you want to gain the merits of Lingshi Reserve Bank, becoming a staff member of Lingshi Reserve Bank is only one aspect.

If the theoretical results created by oneself can be applied into practice by Lingshi Reserve Bank, they can also gain a huge amount of merit, even more than the merit accumulated by working for Lingshi Reserve Bank!

Although Yang Lu is not a member of Lingshi Reserve Bank, he has written articles for Lingshi Reserve Bank.

Thinking of this, Yang Lu couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that my article "A Brief Analysis of Quantitative Monetary Policy Regulation" has been adopted by the Lingshi Reserve Bank?"

Xu Yannan touched his chin and said: "That's right. Starting from this year, the Lingshi Reserve Bank has begun to pilot the currency issuance principle of 'ad valorem issuance' and will no longer set the total amount of Lingshi issuance targets for the next year in advance. This is very likely It is the direct reason why you obtained the Golden Wheel of Merit. If this method can really become a routine, you might be able to accumulate a second Golden Wheel of Merit very quickly!"

After hearing this, Yang Lu finally understood the horror of Lingshi Reserve Bank. There are tens of thousands of cultivators in the entire Haiya area, and there may only be a few hundred cultivators who can possess the Golden Wheel of Merit, but he just wrote an academic paper for the Lingshi Reserve Bank, and he has surpassed ordinary cultivators by dozens. Years of accumulation!

Although Yang Lu only has low-grade spiritual root qualifications, if he has two golden wheels of merit and the assistance of Wei Meng, his cultivation speed can even surpass the top-grade spiritual root genius girl Li Qingning!

Yang Lu rubbed his hands in anticipation and said, "Then I dare to ask Master, can I write a few more working papers for Lingshi Reserve Bank now?"

"Can you still write a paper of this level?" Seeing Yang Lu treating high-level papers as cabbage, Xu Yannan was slightly startled, and then said with a wry smile, "But even if you can still write, Lingshi Reserve Bank doesn't care. Not available. Governor Li’s physical condition no longer allows him to continue chairing the Monetary Policy Committee meetings. It is estimated that the Lingshi Reserve Bank will have to wait until the fourth governor takes office before the Lingshi Reserve Bank can resume normal operations. But by that time, do you still have your paper? People wouldn’t know it by looking at it, after all, not every president is the head of our Golden Knife Sect.”

Although Xu Yannan didn't say it explicitly, Yang Lu understood what he meant. The rapid implementation of his academic paper had a lot to do with Li Qingyang's strong support.

If the new president is hostile to the Golden Knife Sect monks, even if Yang Lu's article is written with great fanfare, it is very likely that it will be deliberately hidden in the end. Without the final article, there is no way to obtain heavenly merit!

It is precisely because the Lingshi Reserve Bank has the invisible power of "distributing merit" that Li Qingyang can lead the rise of the entire Golden Sword Sect with a mere early stage cultivation of Jindan, and suppress the leader of Wuliang Sword Sect and the great monk Lin Jianxing in the middle stage of Yuanying. .

This is the power of learning in the world of cultivation!

Thinking about it now, Li Qingyang was able to implement Yang Lu's theory so quickly. It was obviously not a temporary decision. He should have known the concept of price-based currency quantity control in advance and been ready to implement it at any time. The reason for the delay Chi did not bring it up, probably because he wanted to use this theory to pave the way for Xu Yannan after his death.

Even without Yang Lu, there is a high probability that Li Qingyang would have taken the initiative to bring up this matter at the last monetary policy meeting. However, unexpectedly, this advanced monetary policy theory was brought up first by Yang Lu through Xu Yannan's channel.

Therefore, the two parties had a tacit understanding of cooperation unintentionally, but the merits were advantageous to Yang Lu, the initiator.

Hearing Xu Yannan take the initiative to mention the fourth president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, Yang Lu took advantage of the situation and asked: "Is there any consensus within the Wuliang Sword Sect regarding the candidate for the new president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank?"

"Are you still embarrassed to ask me?" Hearing this question, Xu Yannan's expression suddenly changed and he slapped the documents in his hand on the table, "Why did Li Qingning meet Fang Jiancai again yesterday? Even if she couldn't tell, couldn't you? If you don't come out and go to see Fang Cai now, will it add much variables to Master's plan?"

Yang Lu was stunned.

Fang Jiancai found Li Qingning mainly for the reform of the social security system. What does this have to do with the appointment of the new president of Lingshi Reserve Bank?

Thinking of this, an idea flashed in Yang Lu's mind.

Yang Lu suddenly remembered that he had read an article in Xiuzhen Financial Weekly.

That article mentioned that the concept of a new generation of cultivation social security system was first proposed by Li Qingyang, the president of Lingshi Reserve Bank, and it was hoped that Lingshi Reserve Bank would lead it.

However, Lin Jianxing, the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect, rejected the proposal and demanded that the Wuliang Sword Sect take the lead alone. Because of this, Li Qingyang voluntarily withdrew from the competition for the reform of Zhongzhou's social security system.

Since then, the issue of reforming the social security system in Zhongzhou has become an internal conflict within the Wuliang Sword Sect.

At that time, Yang Lu was still struggling for food and clothing and did not get involved in the management of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce, so he did not think about it carefully. But now that I think about it, Li Qingyang's proposal itself is very suspicious.

After all, the Lingshi Reserve Bank has too much power and is feared by Lin Jianxing, the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect. This matter is almost an open secret. Even the mortal drinkers in Haiya City can express a few personal opinions on it.

Since the Lingshi Reserve Bank has already controlled the massive merits brought by maintaining the financial stability of Jiuzhou, if the Lingshi Reserve Bank is allowed to obtain the merits in the social security field of Zhongzhou, the situation of the Wuliang Sword Sect will undoubtedly be more embarrassing. Therefore, Lin Jianxing forcibly vetoed Li Qingyang. The result of the proposal is almost known without guessing.

With Li Qingyang's political wisdom, it is impossible not to think of this, but Li Qingyang still put forward this proposal. Could it be that...

Thinking of this, Yang Lu immediately asked: "Is the reform just a bait intentionally thrown out by President Li Qingyang? His real purpose is to provoke infighting within the Infinite Sword Sect?"

Xu Yannan did not answer the question directly, but said in a deep voice: "Master's deadline is approaching, and it is urgent to plan a way out for the future of the Golden Blade Sect and Kyushu's monetary policy. Although Lin Jianxing, the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect, has a high level of cultivation, he can only Zhi is practicing hard in seclusion and knows very little about sect management and cultivation economics. If he is allowed to control the Lingshi Reserve Bank, the future of Zhongzhou will be worrying!"

This was not the first time that Yang Lu heard someone express similar concerns. When he first met Han Fulai, Han Fulai also expressed almost the same views.

Han Fulai even specifically mentioned that many large Zhongzhou chambers of commerce, including the Luojia Chamber of Commerce, have recently begun planning to transfer assets outside of Zhongzhou. The Haiya Chamber of Commerce has received several similar requests in succession.

This act of voting with your feet has fully expressed Xiuzhen Capital’s distrust of the “post-Li Qingyang era.”

It is precisely because of Lin Jianxing's reputation as a talented person that he has been the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect for so many years, but he can only control one powerful mouth in the Cultivation Finance Committee.

Although Xu Yannan did not answer his question directly, Yang Lu knew that he might have guessed it right.

Li Qingyang threw out the picture of the new generation of social security system in order to provoke internal fighting among the Wuliang Sword Sect. The more intense the internal fighting among the Wuliang Sword Sect, the heavier the political bargaining chip that Li Qingyang will have as an outsider.

Just imagine, if Li Qingyang used the cultivation social security system as a bargaining chip in exchange for concessions from the Wuliang Sword Sect in selecting the new president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, how would the Wuliang Sword Sect react?

Considering the overall interests of the sect, whether it is Lin Jianxing, Mo Yunlan, or Cheng Shuying, whoever takes the lead in the reform of the new generation of cultivation social security system will not affect the overall interests of the Wuliang Sword Sect.

As long as the reform is successful, these merits will definitely rot in the pot of Wuliang Sword Sect, and what will be left is nothing more than the internal distribution problem of Wuliang Sword Sect.

But looking at the problem from the perspective of the personal interests of the three Nascent Soul Stage monks, the situation is completely different.

Although this part of the merit belongs to the Wuliang Sword Sect, whoever can obtain the right to distribute merit in the field of social security can gain more followers, enjoy greater voice, and have more resources for practice.

This is like some companies with problems in their corporate governance structure. No matter who becomes the CEO, it will have no impact on the company. Even a tethered dog can still be the chairman. But who will be the CEO has great significance to the CEO himself. In order to sit in the position of CEO, many people are even willing to betray the overall interests of the company.

Just like the CEO of a company cannot represent the interests of the company. Lin Jianxing, the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect, cannot represent the interests of the Wuliang Sword Sect.

People who are addicted to grand narratives always like to abstract a certain organization (country/civilization) into human beings, and then use human thinking patterns to describe the behavioral patterns of the organization.

For example, an organization can make various decisions and actions for a specific goal, without considering the specific thoughts of each member of the organization. It seems that these members are just NPCs.

But human desires are endless, and no organization can satisfy all the desires of individuals. Therefore, the core contradiction in human society is precisely the contradiction between individual interests and collective interests.

Collective decisions that do not take into account personal interests will inevitably suffer the strongest backlash. The fierce internal fighting among the top leaders of the Infinite Sword Sect is the most typical example.

Faced with the strong pressure from the Wuliang Sword Sect, Li Qingyang just threw out a piece of cake, which turned the senior officials of the Wuliang Sword Sect into a mess, which fully demonstrated the political wisdom of the old president.

In order to win the support of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, the boss of the Wuliang Sword Sect will definitely show favor to Li Qingyang, and the bargaining chip Li Qingyang wants is also a bright card on the table, that is, the nomination of the next president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank right!

Under such circumstances, Li Qingning's cooperation with Fang Jiancai was undoubtedly adding obstacles to Li Qingyang's plan.

Li Qingyang can hold a transcendent status because of his relatively neutral status, and if Li Qingning and Fang Jiancai get together, it will definitely cause interested people to speculate on Li Qingyang's tendencies.

Now that Miss Li has taken the blame for her internal skills and mental skills, Yang Lu really can't bear to let her reputation continue to be harmed.

Thinking of this, he did not defend himself, but admitted his mistake frankly: "It is indeed my disciple's lack of consideration. I promise that I will handle this matter properly and it will never cause more serious consequences."