Martial Arts Reigns

So one day, the heads of the eight great families gathered together again. Compared to last time, the atmosphere was a bit weird.

The old man can't figure it out, where did the Emperor send all the people? One person said, That's a population of three trillion. Did they all go to the Tianyuan Continent?

Probably not. The Tianyuan Continent is densely populated. It is good enough to support ten trillion people. How can it accommodate three trillion more people? Another person said.

In order to create a sensational effect, we have idled a large number of farmland, mines, and shops, and lost tens of billions of eternal coins every day. If this continues, I am afraid that we will go bankrupt. Someone said.

It seems that we can only stop. Someone sighed, But I have a bad feeling that those who were sent away may never come back.

No matter which big world, once it leaves the population, no amount of wealth is meaningful, so the Patriarchs present already have regrets.

Should we reflect on whether the previous strategy is necessary? One person said, everyone looked at him, and he continued, Before, all of us were worried that the new emperor would take away our interests. But through During this period of observation, I suddenly had a strong feeling.”

What do you feel?

The New Human Emperor has never taken our Eight Great Families seriously, let alone the business of our Eight Great Families. The man sighed, What we did before was simply superfluous.

But our worries were not unreasonable. The various behaviors of the Emperor outside show that he is a very business-seeking person, and his business acumen is far superior to mine. Such a person has the power of the Emperor. If he wants to deprive us of our interests, he has a hundred ways to make us suffer heavy losses.

Stop it. The man said, Regardless of whether our previous judgment was right or wrong, it is inappropriate to confront the Emperor now.

The rest of the people also nodded one after another. They had prepared so much and invested so much before, but they felt like punching into the empty space, which was very uncomfortable. The Human Sovereign not only resettled all the refugees, but also seemed to have a big appetite. If they continued to release the refugees, he could continue to accept them, which was extremely terrifying.

Ye Ming didn't know that the Eight Great Aristocratic Families had succumbed. After transferring more than three trillion people, it was found that the number of refugees decreased rapidly and disappeared within a day. On the contrary, he was a little disappointed. The settlements under construction could accommodate more than one trillion people.

Soon, news came from Yinwei, all signs indicated that the Eight Great Aristocratic Families had relented and stopped making trouble. The order of the Three Emperors Great World was restored overnight, and the people had land to cultivate and work to do, so they stopped causing trouble.

Ye Ming was silent for a moment, and said: The Eight Great Aristocratic Families are challenging my authority. They think they can fight against the imperial power by controlling more than half of the wealth of the Three Emperors? How ridiculous!

Yinwei listened quietly, he knew that the new emperor was going to make some moves.

Have you investigated what I asked you to investigate before? Ye Ming asked.

Yinwei: Your Majesty, all the circumstances of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families are actually recorded, and the subordinates just copied them again. Then, he handed the eight thick booklets to Ye Ming.

Ye Ming took a quick look. The Eight Great Aristocratic Families have deep roots and flourished, and they have set foot in every field of the Three Emperors' World. Whether in the court or in the private sector, many elites have taken refuge in them. Roughly estimated, the wealth held by the eight aristocratic families exceeds 3 trillion eternal coins! The eight great families each have their own focus, some control the land, some control the mines, some do the Goulan courtyard and casino business, some control a large number of shops and so on. The relationship between them is intricate, there is me in you, and you in me, and they have formed a community of interests.

In Ye Ming's view, the easiest and most effective way to attack an interest group is to cut off their way of making money. After reading ten booklets, he has basically figured out how the eight great families make money. First, they merged a large amount of land, planted grain and sold it, and then raised the price of grain to gain knowledge; or sold the land to collect land rent.

You must know that besides the Great World of the Three Sovereigns, they also control other great worlds, so the land area is very large. The income from this item alone can account for about 15% of the annual income of the eight great families.

The second income of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families is mining, various metal mines, spirit stone mines, etc., most of which are controlled by them. The income from mining can account for about 10% of the total income.

The third is real estate. Many of the shops, residential buildings, and construction land are controlled by the eight aristocratic families. This income is very high, accounting for more than 18% of the total income, and it is also the most stable income.

The fourth is all kinds of businesses, such as casinos, brothels, grocery stores, elixir stores and so on. This type of income can account for more than 16% of the total income.

The fifth is the income from usury. Many people have to borrow money from the eight aristocratic families when they are desperate. Even sometimes, when the Three Emperors raised their troops to fight, they had to borrow money from them. Undoubtedly, the interest they offer is very high, and it can double in three months. This item has the highest income and can account for about 20% of the total income. The above eight categories accounted for nearly 80% of the total revenue.

The other hundreds of types of income are relatively small, and they only account for about 20% of the total.

Knowing the other party's way of making money, the next step is how to deal with it. Ye Ming took a look, and the first item was that the Eight Great Aristocratic Families had acquired a large amount of land. The value of the land lies in the food. If the food is worthless, the land is worth nothing. This is easy to handle. He has purchased a large number of advanced crops and will plant them in large quantities in the future. Once it is successfully planted, it will be shipped to the Three Emperors World for sale.

You must know that most of the food grown in the Three Sovereigns World is not even counted as third-class crops. Once the food produced by third-class crops or even second-class crops floods in, the locally produced food will become so cheap that even livestock will not want to eat it.

The second item is mining. This is also simple. Ye Ming also wants to mine a large number of mines in the Hunyuan Continent. He only needs to raise the wages of the miners to a certain level, and the mines of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families can enter the era of zero profit. The mine is not profitable and will close soon.

The third item is real estate, which is even simpler. Ye Ming only needs to issue an order to levy high property taxes on all private properties every year. And the larger the area, the higher the tax rate. Moreover, the transfer of real estate ownership right also has to pay high taxes. As a result, the profits of the real estate industry will be fully compressed, and eventually become unprofitable.

The fourth item is also easy to solve. The royal family has its own property, but for a long time, it has not been as good as the eight great families. In the next few years, he will invest a large amount of money in it to support some business groups of the same type. The supported business group can squeeze the eight great families out of the market with low prices without making money. Of course, Ye Ming will subsidize these commercial groups so that they don't make money on the surface, but they can actually get a considerable amount of royal subsidies.

The fifth item, once Ye Ming's bank is fully deployed, the usury of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families will immediately lose the market, be abandoned by the market, and never turn over.

As for other miscellaneous items, once the profitability of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families is greatly reduced, those small income items will also be affected, and they will all be wiped out within a few years. In his plan, within five years at most, the Eight Great Aristocratic Families will become the Eight Great Debt Paupers. The shops, real estate, mines, etc. in their hands will be gradually taken over by the royal family.

Ye Ming quickly drafted a plan and handed it over to the leader of Yinwei, saying: Look at it and tell me if it is difficult to implement.

The leader of the hidden guard is Babu Supreme. He has worked as a hidden guard all his life and has rich experience. He can see the key at a glance, and said: Everything planned by His Majesty is correct, there is only one thing. Can Your Majesty spend so much money?

Ye Ming smiled: Money is not a problem.

Hearing that money is not a problem, Yin Wei said: Then His Majesty will inform all parties immediately, and after three days, His Majesty's plan will be formally implemented.

Ye Ming nodded: Okay, you can do it.

The hidden guard retreated, and Ye Ming continued to review the memorial. Suddenly, the Sword of Time and Space jumped out and said, Master's undead clone is about to leave the level.

Ye Ming was overjoyed: Oh? Did it succeed?

The Sword of Time and Space nodded: The effect is unexpectedly good.

After speaking, Shang Long was released. A tyrannical momentum was released, as if it wanted to blow the roof of the Human Palace off. Ye Ming was taken aback, only to see that Shang Long was already a three-step supreme!

Shang Long's temperament changed drastically, he smiled slightly, and said: The inheritance and experience of the ancestors are really remarkable, even if I have not been tempered, I have achieved such achievements. When I practice in the world, the achievements will be even more extraordinary.

Ye Ming said with a smile: Your Nine Transformations of the Gods seem to have reached the seventh transformation. Taishang Supreme Kung Fu has also reached the sixth level, not bad!

Shang Long: I have also cultivated the Great Eternal Divine Art to the twenty-fourth stage; I have cultivated the Infinite Divine Art to the sixth stage, and the Chaos Calculation Sutra has reached the late stage of the fifth stage. My three-step supreme is still in a conservative state , if I want, I can still improve later. I dare not say that it is higher, and it is not difficult to enter the six-step supreme.

Ye Ming nodded: Your practice in the Shinto is so smooth, so go on.

Shang Long: It's not as good as the martial arts you created yourself, but the level is not low at all, and I can finally be your help in the future.

Ye Ming said: It's time for you to leave the customs, and you will do the Emperor's business.

Shang Long nodded: Okay. I have everything here.

Abandoning the burden, Ye Ming didn't want to stay for a moment, and returned to the settlement directly through the Undead Tree. In a few days, the settlement has been built quite well. Since everything is newly built, new cities and roads, even fields and canals, are very reasonable and perfect.