The Fourth Financial Crisis

In fact, Lin Jianxing did not intend to print counterfeit money without limit. He just wanted to help the vassal sect under his command to tide over the difficulties first, and then when there was a large-scale thunderstorm in Zhongzhou Cultivation World, he would use Yuntianhua's incompetence to capture the opponent, and take advantage of the situation. By taking control of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, he can then engage in quantitative easing.

If he is really allowed to take charge of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, the scale of quantitative easing by the Wuliang Sword Sect will be more than just a few hundred million counterfeit banknotes. Cutting interest rates and issuing tens of billions of new Lingshi coins are all just a matter of sprinkling water.

At that time, even if someone discovers counterfeit banknotes, Lin Jianxing can evade it by saying that it was the Lingshi Reserve Bank's work error and accidentally printed hundreds of millions of new banknotes with the same number. As long as the Lingshi Reserve Bank can later confirm the legitimacy of these counterfeit banknotes. , presumably the cultivators and cultivating sects who received the counterfeit banknotes would not say anything. As a result, he never expected that his counterfeit banknotes would be exposed by Pan's Trading Company by chance before the Zhongzhou economy was hit by a large-scale thunderstorm!

After such breaking news, Yang Lu couldn't care less and immediately asked Mingzhu to control the spirit boat and rush towards Haiya City.

With Mingzhu personally taking action, the speed of the flying spirit boat broke through the sound barrier almost instantly. However, this was far from the limit of the Yuanying stage monks. If the material of the spirit boat itself could not withstand a higher level of spiritual energy infusion, the ancestor Mingzhu would have completely It can increase the spirit boat to more than three times the speed of sound.

In this way, Yang Lu arrived at Haiya Port ahead of schedule in less than half a day.

Under normal circumstances, Zhongzhou is protected by a mainland-level magic barrier. Overseas Nascent Soul Ancestors like Mingzhu who want to enter from outside the barrier must have a customs clearance permit from the Wuliang Sword Sect.

Yang Lu was already ready to say hello to Yang Chenglong and ask him to come out to meet him. However, before he could take the initiative to summon him, Ming Zhu drove the spirit boat straight towards the barrier and rushed in.

Noticing the astonished expression on Yang Lu's face, Patriarch Mingzhu just spread his hands and said that although he had been imprisoned in Qishan Prison for two hundred years, he had not been deprived of his status as a disciple of the Wuliang Sword Sect and was still registered as a Wuliang Sword Sect disciple. He is a formal member of the Sword Sect, so he is just like Li Feiyu. As long as no customs personnel actively intercept him, the magic barrier of Zhongzhou Continent will not take effect on him.

Even so, the Nascent Soul stage monks themselves are a strong source of spiritual energy interference. Crossing the continental barrier will definitely cause huge disturbance to the barrier itself. The disciples of the Haiya Sect and Yang Chenglong working in the customs should also notice them. However, until they use the spiritual energy When the boat arrived outside the city wall of Haiya City, no one jumped out to stop it, and no one even came up to ask questions...

But Yang Lu quickly figured out why this happened.

Just when their spirit boat was about to find a place to land, a violent wave of spells suddenly erupted in the port area of ​​Haiya City, and then a sharp sword energy swept out in all directions.

Among them, a sword energy at the foundation level was shot at Yang Lu's flying spirit boat.

Although this sword energy was easily shot away by Mingzhu, Yang Lu couldn't help but frown, because this sword energy was just the beginning, and more spells soon continued to burst from the same area. When it came out, accompanied by a rumbling explosion, a large area of ​​warehouses and houses around it were bombarded into ruins and rubble.

It was obvious that there were monks at the foundation-building stage openly fighting in the port warehouse area of ​​Haiya City. The fighting scene was so intense that even the participants on both sides could no longer control themselves and caused collateral damage. This kind of fighting behavior destroyed the order of the city. , undoubtedly seriously violated the "Haiya City Public Security Management Regulations" formulated by the Haiya City Lord's Palace.

In Yang Lu's impression, Haiya City is one of the cities with the best security in Zhongzhou.

How could anyone dare to fight illegally in Haiya City?

Yang Luzheng was curious about what happened, and the security forces of the Haiya City Lord's Mansion also began to take action. He saw several rays of escape light of different colors rising from all directions, shooting towards the place where the battle took place, and there was another one among them. The speed of the escaping light was relatively slow, and it happened to rise from behind Yang Lu.

So Yang Lu immediately raised his hand and greeted:

"Fellow Taoist, please stay!"

This law enforcement disciple of the Haiya Sect did not know Yang Lu. When he saw someone jumping out to hinder him from handling official duties, the person immediately shouted: "Who are you? Why are you obstructing the law enforcement of the Ocean Trade Department of Haiya City!"

The Ocean Trading Department can be said to be the department that Yang Lu is most familiar with.

When Yang Lu first traveled to Haiya City, the first department of the city lord's government he dealt with was the Ocean Trading Department.

The main business of Ocean Trading is to coordinate trade disputes among major chambers of commerce in Haiya City. Han Fulai used to be the head of the Ocean Trading Department, commanding nearly a hundred mortal clerks.

However, the merchants who come to Haiya City to do business come from all over the world, and many of them are cultivators. Many conflicts cannot be reconciled by mortal clerks. Therefore, in addition to these mortal stewards, the Ocean Trade Department also has a dedicated cultivator law enforcement team, consisting of He is a disciple of the Haiya Sect and receives double allowances from the Haiya Sect and the City Lord's Mansion.

A cultivator's time is very precious. The cultivator law enforcement team of the Ocean Trade Department usually does not personally deal with trade disputes. Only when the mortal clerks of the Ocean Trade Department encounter problems that cannot be solved, and tear up the documents issued by the Haiya City Lord's Palace. Only when the seal is drawn, the law enforcement team of the Ocean Trade Department will receive the message and then take suppressive actions.

According to Yang Lu's understanding, the law enforcement team of the Ocean Trade Department has a total of four foundation-building stage monks and fifty Qi-refining stage monks. It is the second largest law enforcement force in the City Lord's Mansion after the City Management Corps of the General Affairs Department. If we look at the average strength alone, , the average cultivation level of the law enforcement team of the Ocean Trade Department is even higher than that of the General Affairs Department, which is responsible for maintaining order among mortals.

After all, most of the usual tasks of the General Affairs Department are dirty work such as clearing snow or interrogating prisoners, while the Ocean Trading Department often needs to intervene in commercial disputes between cultivators.

Seeing the displeasure on the other party's face, Yang Lu just said lightly: "I am Yang Lu, consultant of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce."

When Yang Lu announced his family name, the law enforcement disciples of the Ocean Trading Department were slightly startled, and then performed a Sichuan Opera face change on the spot, quickly showing a warm smile: "Haha, who do I think I am? It turns out that it was Consultant Yang who came to give personal guidance. The work of our Ocean Trading Department! When Director Han Fulai was in charge of the Ocean Trading Department, he often mentioned you to us. In this way, you can be regarded as half of our leader. I wonder if you have any advice for our work. ?”

I have to say that this Haiya disciple is quite good at building relationships.

Before Yang Lu even opened his mouth, he had already become half the leader of the Ocean Trading Department!

However, given Yang Lu's current status in the world of friendship with both Jiang Hua'an and Su Yuanfeng, in the eyes of ordinary Haiya Sect disciples, he can indeed be regarded as one of the top figures in the cultivation world of Haiya City.

Seeing that the other party suddenly became extremely enthusiastic, Yang Lu, who had long been accustomed to the world, said indifferently: "What happened today? Why did someone start a fight at the Haiya Port Freight Terminal?"

The law enforcement disciple glanced at the spirit boat Yang Lu was riding in, and suddenly showed a look of surprise: "You must have just returned to Haiya City not long ago, right? Recently, the Haiya City Commodity Exchange has been in chaos! Because of the spirit stone coins The currency value fluctuates hugely, and even the quotations on the Haiya Commodity Exchange are in a mess. Even for commodities such as Xuantie, whose prices have not fluctuated for a long time, the price will double in the morning and afternoon, causing investors to liquidate their positions and default. Everywhere!"

Yang Lu pointed to the place where the explosion occurred and asked: "That was not a liquidation just now, it was clearly an explosion!"

The law enforcement disciple smiled bitterly and said: "Consultant Yang does not know that although the Haiya Commodity Exchange was established to serve bulk commodity transactions, there are many speculators in it. Nowadays, commodity prices have skyrocketed and plummeted, and some cultivation chambers of commerce are facing huge losses and refuse to deliver. There are even overseas chambers of commerce that just run away without asking for a deposit!”

Yang Lu said thoughtfully: "So there have been a lot of trade disputes in Haiya City recently?"

"It's more than just a trade dispute! If it's just a fight after a commercial dispute, that's it. There are even gamblers who are blinded by losses and ignore the rules of Haiya City and blatantly kill people and buy goods in Haiya City. Nowadays, there is no retreat in the Haiya Sect. All disciples have been put on alert in Haiya City, and the law enforcement team has also entered a full standby state..."

While talking, another explosion occurred at the cargo terminal in the distance. Yang Lu even saw what seemed to be a human figure, which was blown directly into the sky by the violent shock wave and fell down like a weight.

When the law enforcement disciples saw this, they quickly closed their eyes and sensed it.

After a while, the law enforcement disciple seemed to have received the report from the front, opened his eyes again and said: "Now we are in trouble!"

"what happens?"

The law enforcement disciple sighed and said: "Consultant Yang should know that our Haiya Commodity Exchange is a formal licensed trading institution and has been authorized by the Wuliang Sword Cultivation Financial Supervision Committee. The margin and trading qualification requirements are very strict, but the handling fees are also It is relatively expensive, which has led to some cultivators who do not meet the trading qualifications, or who dislike the high handling fees and low leverage of Haiya Commodity Exchange, so they choose to use OTC funds to gamble..."

"Wouldn't the law enforcement team crack down on this kind of capital market?"

The law enforcement disciple said with an innocent face: "This kind of underground trading is simply a wildfire that can't be burned out, and spring breeze blows again. Under normal circumstances, these funds can continue to make profits because of their low cost. Nowadays, the market has experienced significant fluctuations, and even regular commodities There is a problem with the delivery on the exchange, not to mention these funds that do not have spot goods? It should be that the bookmaker with the funds just now was preparing to take the money and run away, and then he was caught up by the gamblers who participated in the funds."

Yang Lu looked at the wildly flashing spiritual light in the distance and couldn't help but smacked his lips and said: "No wonder they fought so fiercely. Looking at the fluctuations in spiritual energy, I'm afraid some foundation-building monks have already taken action. Can you still handle it?"

The law enforcement disciple smiled bitterly and said: "You also know that the big guys who dare to engage in capital disks are all gods with both background and strength. The senior brother in front of me just now reported that the capital disk that escaped this time was done by experts from Linglong Pavilion next door. . Although this person is a genuine master of the fourth level of foundation building, many gamblers who have lost money have already lost all their wealth, and the fight is almost life-threatening. The Linglong Pavilion monk has been beaten by a total of twenty refiners. Gamblers surrounded me during the Qi period.”

Yang Lu once again pointed to the scene in the distance that was blocked by the law enforcement team of the Ocean Trade Department and asked: "So you are just going to watch like this?"

The law enforcement disciple helplessly spread his hands and said: "The dealers and gamblers in the financial market are willing to fight and suffer. Even the Heavenly Law of Jiuzhou will not punish this kind of leek-cutting behavior, not to mention that this matter also involves the monks of Linglong Pavilion. , our rash intervention can easily lead to diplomatic disputes, as long as they don't cause collateral damage."

"Have there been many similar incidents recently?"

The law enforcement disciple pondered for a moment, smacked his lips and said: "It's been at least dozens. There are hundreds of dead monks alone, and more than two hundred mortals have been killed. Countless houses, streets and urban infrastructure have been destroyed. The indirect losses have been incalculable." It is estimated that Haiya City has not seen such a big chaos for countless years..."

While he was talking, a huge exclamation suddenly broke out in the distance.

The two people quickly turned to look at the site of the incident and found a huge magic signal rising in the sky.

Yang Lu wondered: "This should be a signal for help from the Haiya Sect! What happened over there?"

According to the rules of Haiya City, if there is an emergency, the law enforcement monks of the Ocean Trade Department should deal with it immediately, either running to help or looking for sect masters to bring reinforcements.

But as the saying goes, rules are dead and people are alive. With Yang Lu and other high-level officials of the Haiya Department inspecting here, no Haiya monk can give up the opportunity to gain a familiar face. Therefore, the law enforcement officer who was stopped by Yang Lu The monk did not move at all when faced with the help from his fellow disciples. Instead, he once again used the communication spell to ask about what was happening ahead.

Under the guise of Consultant Yang, the monk who was named and questioned by him responded immediately.

After learning what happened, the law enforcement disciple couldn't help but said in shock: "Just now, in order to get rid of the entanglement of his creditors, the monk from Linglong Pavilion wanted to kill two creditors to scare the monkeys, but he didn't expect that those gamblers were not afraid of death at all. He killed more than ten people in a row but failed to escape, and actually went crazy on the spot!"

After the monks in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment went crazy and became possessed by demons, their strength could even be comparable to that of the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Demons with such strength are indeed beyond the control of the Law Enforcement Team of the Ocean Trade Department. No wonder they want to send a signal for help!

However, at this moment, Yang Lu suddenly heard a loud laugh:

"Devil? You really give me a pillow when you feel sleepy!"

Yang Lu and the law enforcement disciples quickly turned around to look, only to find a gray-robed masked man appearing beside them.

The law enforcement disciple was about to ask who this person was, but after meeting his eyes, a pressure as heavy as a mountain suddenly rose from his heart, leaving him stunned for a long time without being able to squeeze out a word.

After giving a warning look, Mingzhu immediately put his right hand on the sword at his waist.

Swish——

I don't know if it was Yang Lu's illusion, but as a subtle sound of breaking through the air came, the surrounding space seemed to be slightly distorted, and Mingzhu quickly put down his right hand again.

After doing all this, Mingzhu just clapped his hands, turned around and returned to the spirit boat.

Not long after, another spell mark of another color rose again in the distant sky. After seeing this second spell mark, the disciples of Haiya, who had just recovered from the powerful spiritual pressure of Mingzhu, fell into the trap again. He was at a loss: "Huh? How can the crisis be solved? That is the devil who is in the foundation-building Dzogchen realm. Could it be that... the ancestor of the Golden Pill has already come to deal with it?"