How did I become king

Chapter 338

The economy of this world is on the gold standard system.

The gold and silver stored in the warehouses of the state palaces are equivalent to the reserves of the central bank, corresponding to the gold and silver notes circulating on the market.

The gold and silver of the Youzhou Prince's Mansion are gone, and the gold and silver tickets cannot be exchanged for gold and silver, and are just a piece of waste paper.

If Youzhou were a country, by this time the economy would have already begun to collapse.

Fortunately, Youzhou is only a state in Daxuan, and gold and silver can be transferred from the adjacent Qingzhou and Pipazhou to stabilize the market.

But this is not a long-term solution.

According to the usual practice, [-]% of the taxes collected by the states are handed over to the national treasury, and [-]% stay in Qingzhou Palace.

The [-]% will be allocated to the various counties, and a part will be saved in the treasury, and the rest will be used for the expenses of the princes of the states.

Now that the gold and silver reserves of the Youzhou Prince's Mansion have been burned, there must be no less handed over to the national treasury, nor can it be deducted from the counties below. The only thing that can be deducted is the cost of the Palace.

In other words, after Lu Gan went to Youzhou to become a prince, he had to save 3000 million taels of silver and 1000 taels of gold from his own expenses.

During this period, we can only save money, and we cannot spend money lavishly.

This has to save the Year of the Monkey?

Of course, with his current reputation, it is no problem to ask the Ministry of Household Affairs for money, or even withhold taxes, but taxes are only collected at the end of the year, and it takes three to five months to ask for money.

During this period of time, he had no money to krypton gold!

If he can't krypton gold, then the speed of his practice will definitely plummet!

This time, the source of wealth was cut off, the practice was blocked, and the trick of deceiving children like fire dragon burning the warehouse... Buddha couldn't bear it!

Lu Gan pressed his hands on the table, leaned forward slightly, stared at the old man in golden armor with cold and sharp eyes: "Only one fire burned more than 1000 million gold and 3000 million silver?"

The high temperature of thousands of degrees can only melt gold and silver.

If you want to burn gold and silver directly, you need at least [-] degrees. Can a mere fire have such power?

"If you go back to the prince, that fire is extraordinary!"

At this time, Xu Lin, an old man in golden armor, cupped his hands and said solemnly: "The flame is golden and extremely fierce. It is like a fire dragon descending into the world, burning the sky and destroying the earth. Once it burns, it will sweep the entire warehouse. The guards couldn't escape in time, and they were burnt to the ground! Only the great general Li Chongque, who was flying to the sky, escaped!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall shrank their pupils.

The golden flame that burns even the masters of the Gang Qi state to ashes in an instant?

"A golden flame that melts into gold and silver?"

Lu Gan narrowed his eyes: "It seems that this fire is unusual, was it set on purpose?"

Xu Lin, an old man in golden armor, nodded solemnly: "Yes! This old man thinks it's the remnants of Dayou!"

Ah.

Hearing this, Lu Gan sneered in his heart, his eyes were cold.

The remnants of Dayou have nothing to do, burn the treasury for fun?And the timing is so clever?

He returned to Pipazhou and started to take the boat. He was delayed on the road for a while. The news of the capital should have reached Youzhou Palace long ago.

About ten days ago.

Lu Gan was preconceived, and he didn't believe in any bullshit Dayou remnants at all, so he asked coldly, "You said it was Dayou's remnants, what evidence do you have?"

"Returning to the prince, the golden flame came and went quickly, and the power of the flame was astonishing. It should be the secret medicine of the Dayou royal family 'Earth Dragon Flame'!"

Xu Lin clapped his hands back.

Earth Dragon Flame Fire is the name of a lead medicine, which was refined by Taoist alchemists. The main medicine is a strange stone deep in the ground. It ignites spontaneously when it encounters air. The flame is golden yellow and the temperature is extremely high.

Some extraterrestrial metals that cannot be smelted by ordinary fire are melted with the fire of the earth dragon to calcinate the sharp weapon of the magic weapon.

Ha ha.

Lu Gan sneered in his heart again.

The earth dragon Yanhuo used to refine the sharp weapon of the magic weapon, Dayou's remnant is stupid enough to burn gold for fun because he ate bats.

Now he can be absolutely sure that someone has embezzled his gold.

"How many royal guards are left guarding the treasury?"

Lu Gan asked coldly.

"There are five people left."

Xu Lin sighed and said, "It's a pity that General Li Chongque, who was guarding the treasury that night, and the 33 palace guards were all buried in the sea of ​​flames. On the night of the fire, I was in another county, waiting for the old man to return to You The King’s Mansion of Zhou only saw a piece of barren land, but no gold! I’m ashamed of the King of Youzhou, and my Majesty!”

"That is to say, the witnesses are gone?"

Lu Gan narrowed his eyes and shot two cold lights.

"Yes."

Xu Lin solemnly bowed his hands: "With such a catastrophe happening, people in Youzhou are already panicking. This old man begged the prince to set off for Youzhou to sit in town immediately! With the reputation and prestige of the prince, 24 of the 12 counties of Youzhou will definitely be able to get a job. Hundreds of millions of people are at ease! Besides, the prince is from the Zhenfu Department, and his eyes are as bright as a torch, so maybe he can find some clues and catch the real culprit behind the scenes!"

Everyone's eyes turned around immediately and cast their gazes on Lu Gan.

"Going to Youzhou?"

Lu Gan tapped his fingers on the table, thoughtful.

After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and said in a cold voice, "Go back to the Youzhou Prince's Mansion first. I pack up some things and go there later."

"This……"

When Xu Lin heard this, he showed doubts: "My lord, all the counties in Youzhou are desolate now, and they all look forward to your Dinghaishen needle passing by! Please leave immediately, my lord!"

"Are... are you teaching me how to do things?"

Lu Gan looked down at Xu Lin with a majestic and indifferent expression.

"I dare not!"

Xu Lin hastily cupped his hands.

"Go away!" Lu Gan waved his hand, as if chasing flies away: "If there is any problem in the Youzhou Palace, I will be the first one to kill you in Youzhou!"

"……Yes!"

Xu Lin seemed to want to say something more, but seeing Lu Qian's cold face, he could only bow and exit the hall.

As soon as he left, Fang Tianlao, who was sitting on the upper right, immediately exuded a golden stellar energy, covering the hall, and said with a serious expression, "There is something wrong with this person."

"Hmph! The two armies are fighting each other not to kill the envoy, and let him live a few more days."

Lu Gan snorted coldly.

This was a provocation, and the people in Youzhou obviously didn't take him seriously, they actually used such a low-level method as burning the warehouse with a fire dragon, and even brought out the remnants of the great You to blame!

Is he a fool?

"Are you really not going there? In case there is another disturbance over there..."

At this moment, Fang Youxue, who was sitting beside her, frowned slightly.

"Now Youzhou set up a stage to sing an opera, and sang 'Fire Dragon Burning Cang'. The witnesses and physical evidence, gold and silver are all gone. I can only go there now, I can only be incompetent and furious, behead a few scapegoats, and let those people see it for nothing. It's just a joke."

Lu Gan's eyes shone brightly.

He is very clear about how many catties and taels he has. There are more than one billion people in Youzhou, and he can't manage it by himself, and he can't be in a hurry.

So what if you kill people?

With the chaos in Youzhou, the chivalry value of the monthly settlement may directly return to zero.

It's better to watch the fire from the other side, watching the group of people in Youzhou sing a one-man show, and then find out the situation, and then directly catch them all!

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but secretly nodded in amazement.

Every major event must be calm, make a decision before making a move, Mr. Lu in front of him does not look like a 19-year-old boy, he is too calm and stable!

Zheng Cha, Qi Tianxia and the others immediately felt ashamed.

"Everyone, please hand it over first, and I will talk to Mr. Fang about the affairs of Youzhou."

At this time, Lu Gan stood up and gave Fang Youxue his seat, and sat with Fang Tianlao in the other corner of the hall, frowning and asked, "What's going on in Youzhou?"

He now believed that Zhao Xuanji had other intentions in conferring Youzhou to him.

"Is it Youzhou?"

Fang Tianlao stroked his short beard, thought for a while, and then said: "The situation in Youzhou is a bit complicated! The biggest force is the local gentry. They have been from Dayue 2000 years ago, to Dayu, to Daxuan, The power is deeply rooted! Seventy percent of the people in Youzhou are from the local gentry!"

"A thousand-year-old family again?" Lu Gan frowned.

"No no no!"

Fang Tian shook his head again and again: "It's more terrifying than a thousand-year-old family! These gentry control all walks of life in Youzhou. They are intricate and very xenophobic. The 24 county guards and officials from all walks of life firmly control the people of Youzhou. Then, the people will only listen to their words!"

From top to bottom, unanimous exclusion?

Lu Gan's heart sank.

This time it will take a lot of effort for him to be the king of Youzhou.

"I'm afraid that no dynasty would like to see such a situation. Didn't Dayue and Dayu try to destroy the Youzhou gentry?"

Lu Gan suddenly thought of something and asked with a frown.

"I tried it, but it didn't work."

Fang Tianlao stroked his short beard and said, "Firstly, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Secondly, Youzhou is Haikou, and it is very important to connect with Yunze Kingdom overseas. Once the nobles in Youzhou are in chaos, the annual tax loss will be too great !"

Obviously, Huolong Shaocang was a blow to Lu Gan by the Youzhou gentry.

It's not easy being the king of Youzhou!

Chapter 339

What should I do?

Lu Gan weighed it for a moment, and decided to follow the original plan.

Firstly, Youzhou didn't pay attention to him at all, if he went there rashly, he might be assassinated and his life would be in danger. The killer, with his cultivation base of Gang Qi Realm, will undoubtedly die.

Breaking through to the Flying Sky Realm, there is still a chance of escaping.

Strength is fundamental!

Lu Gan has made up his mind, so he stopped talking nonsense, and said coldly: "Don't worry about them in Youzhou, let them dance for a while!"

"Oh? Why?" Fang Tian looked puzzled.

"Nine times out of ten, the fire was caused by the Youzhou gentry. They can run away from the monks but can't run away from the temple. Sooner or later they will be able to deal with them."

There was a trace of killing intent in Lu Gan's eyes.

Dare to steal his money?

His money is his woman, 3000 million silver, 1000 taels of gold, add up to 4000 taels of women, this bloody feud will never stop!

"Could it be that you already have a countermeasure?"

Fang Tianlao's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked curiously.

In Youzhou, where even Dayue and Dayou couldn't be dealt with, Lu Gan actually found a way to deal with it in such a short period of time, and it seemed that he still had a plan in mind.

"There is a countermeasure, but whether it works or not will be discussed later."

Lu Gan stood up, ready to go back to practice.

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something: "I need to bother Mr. Fang about the Xuanhuang Academy's affairs, and make preparations with the Sheriff's Mansion. I'll take care of the money."

Once the Xuanhuang Academy is completed, there will definitely be a large amount of chivalrous value in the account.

I spent a few times before krypton gold, and drew two blood Bodhi for backup, leaving only 23 points of chivalry.

Too little!

"In the 28 counties of Qingyang County, I'm afraid there will be thousands of Xuanhuang schools to visit. This is a huge expense. Do you have to pay for it yourself? Do you have enough, not enough for my Fang family to give you?"

Fang Tian said with a smile.

Anyway, we are all a family, so there is no need to worry about the money.