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Ningguang was troubled by the first point. She knew very well that if she hadn't interfered in her past life, Lin Jiu'an and Gan Yu would have almost become a couple.
Will Gan Yu rekindle her old flame with Lin Jiu'an this time, and then...?
Just as Ningguang was having a headache, Gan Yu suddenly walked into the room with slightly faster steps.
Have you heard the news released by the Northern Bank?
"You mean converting farmland to plant cherry blossom trees?"
"Ah."
"heard."
"We must stop them."
Ningguang frowned slightly and began to ponder the matter carefully.
When Lin Jiu'an asked her this question in her previous life, she had the same thought as Gan Yu: they absolutely could not change the farmland to plant cherry blossom trees.
However, Ningguang found it difficult to put this into practice.
What can she do?
Are we going to stop those farmers and businessmen from making those 'businesses' with profits of several times or even ten times the original amount?
Under what pretext?
Legislation?
Although he is the "Star of Heavenly Power" who wields the law, it's perfectly acceptable for him to use subtle, inconspicuous methods, or to deal with a specific person alone. (Light Novel Base 7)
But thanks to the Northern Bank's publicity, all of Liyue now knows that the "good people" of the Northern Bank are going to "give" Mora!
If she were to forcefully enact a law to prohibit it, it would have a very negative impact on her reputation.
and.
On one hand, Emperor Morax had recently been assassinated.
The murderer has not been caught yet, and her status as "Tianquan Star" is being questioned by many people.
If she were to forcefully push this matter forward and prevent the people of Liyue from making big money, she might not even be able to hold onto her position as the "Star of Tianquan".
On the other hand...
As the richest person in Liyue and the person who owns the most land in Liyue, she is actually the one who benefits the most from the move by the Northern Bank!
Why should we stop it?
Gan Yu was taken aback, then thought for a moment and said, "But, this is unnecessary."
Ningguang understood what Ganyu meant.
In Gan Yu's eyes.
Her goal has always been to benefit the majority of people in Liyue.
Converting farmland into cherry blossom trees may bring considerable profits to merchants who own large tracts of land, but the resulting increase in food prices will be borne by all the people of Liyue, and this move will also bring significant unknown risks.
"Cherry trees take no more than three to five years to bloom from planting."
"Even without considering the throughput of Liyue Harbor, the grain stored in our granaries is more than enough for five or even ten years."
"We can switch to growing crops in three to five years."
What exactly are the risks involved?
"On the contrary, if we comply, we can obtain a large sum of liquidity from the Northern Bank..."
Gan Yu found it quite reasonable, but...
"That's unnecessary."
"Then how can I stop it?"
"As long as you invoke the rights of 'Tianquan Star,' legislate..."
Before Gan Yu could finish speaking, Ning Guang countered, "What will the people of Liyue think of me?"
Gan Yu was speechless.
They could naturally tell that the Northern Bank probably didn't have any good intentions.
But even they couldn't understand it.
What other ulterior motive could the Northern Bank have besides 'generously giving away money'?
Ordinary people and profit-driven businessmen naturally wouldn't see it or care.
If Ningguang were to pass legislation to stop it, they would only feel that "Tianquan Star" was preventing them from making money, which would further lower Ningguang's reputation, which was already in jeopardy since the Emperor's death and the assassins' inability to find him. They might even resent her for it.
This is a heavy blow to Ningguang's business in Liyue.
This is a conspiracy.
Thinking of this, Gan Yu suddenly remembered that in addition to being "Tianquan Star", the other party was also a businessman.
Regardless of the Northern Bank, Ningguang can make a fortune.
However, legislating to block the Northern Bank would not only result in financial losses but also damage her own reputation and status.
Seeing Gan Yu lower her head, Ning Guang's expression softened, and she said gently, "I know you have some concerns."
"But at most, the Fatui might burn down the granaries and block the pipelines, plunging Liyue into a food crisis."
"But it contains immortals, yakshas, and night-blooming jasmine..."
Ningguang suddenly stopped speaking, her expression momentarily frozen.
She suddenly thought of the gambling between Ye Lan and Lin Jiu'an the day before, and a bad feeling suddenly came to her heart.
However, Ningguang quickly added, "And Keqing too."
Although Keqing didn't like her, she trusted her completely. Given Keqing's personality, she would never do anything harmful to Liyue, nor would she be fooled by Lin Jiu'an.
"With them here."
"I will also have people keep a close eye on the Fools' every move and protect the granary. Even if the Fools have a conspiracy, they will never succeed."
"Don't worry, trust me, everything will be fine."
Watching Gan Yu's departing figure, Ning Guang frowned and rubbed her forehead.
She couldn't figure out why Lin Jiu'an had suddenly used this tactic.
Is it a deception to conceal one's true intentions?
Or was she simply overestimating him, thinking that's all he was capable of?
However, this feeling that Gan Yu and Ye Lan could not quite trust left her somewhat exhausted.
Fortunately, she still had Ke Qing...
Chapter Seven Anger
Manmin Hall.
Lin Jiu'an was having breakfast with Gan Yu.
From that day on, they would always meet on the beach in the early morning, and gradually, meeting on the beach in the morning and having breakfast together became a habit.
"Boss, check out!"
"Okay, that's 370 Mora in total."
“Why did the price go up?”
"The menu says that the prices of grains and vegetables have recently gone up, and there's nothing we can do about it."
"Sigh, when will this ever end?"
Lin Jiu'an silently ate his stir-fried beef noodles, occasionally picking up a piece of braised sweetfish, and he and Gan Yu listened to their discussion without saying a word.
He enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere.
The matter of settling the bill became the starting point, leading to a discussion among the diners having breakfast at Wanmintang.
"There was nothing we could do. Just when the harvest was almost here, those damned businessmen uprooted all the crops and planted cherry blossoms instead."
"The grain warehouse was burned down again some time ago."
"There is a food shortage now."
"It's good enough to have something to eat. Who knows if food prices will rise again in a while? I'd better stock up on some more food."
"No way, Lord Tianquan wouldn't just sit idly by."
"Hmph, Tianquan Star?"
"I'm not trying to be pessimistic, but the cherry blossom tree incident was brought up by the Northern Bank, and the burning of the granary was almost certainly done by those damned fools. But I think this matter is also related to Tianquan Star."
"how do I say this?"
"Look, it's such an obvious point. The Fools must have ulterior motives for spending so much money on this. Why would they give away their money for nothing?"
"We can all see it, how could Tianquan Xing not see it?"
"That makes sense, doesn't it?"
"Besides, even if the granary hadn't been burned down, wouldn't the price of grain have gone up because of this? In the end, the money would go to those merchants, and it would be us, the ordinary people of Liyue who don't farm, who would suffer."
"And most importantly, who in Liyue do you think has the most land?"
"I heard that Tianquan Star made a fortune because of this."
"She knew there was something wrong with this. As the 'Star of Heavenly Power,' she could have easily passed a law to stop the fools' actions, but she didn't. Instead, she took the opportunity to make a fortune. Haha, I think the burning of the granary is also related to her!"
Lin Jiu'an didn't listen to the rest.
After all, it comes down to it.
He himself had the Fools spread these words secretly.
It's been over a month since they started replanting cherry blossom trees, and they recently burned down several grain silos.
As expected, food prices in Liyue have skyrocketed.
Those businessmen were quite clever too.
When he converted the fields to plant cherry trees, he foresaw what he, or rather the Fools, would do later.
Many people had stockpiled large quantities of food in advance.
≌The library was burned down. The grain prices that Ningguang had been suppressing by opening the granaries could no longer be maintained. The price of grain soared. Even Lin Jiu'an and the Fool Clan did not need to cut off the trade routes themselves. Many of the merchants took the initiative to destroy the grain transport channels, burn down the granaries, or secretly cooperate with the Fool Clan.
They were eating with gusto, their mouths greasy from the food they had stockpiled.
The ordinary people of Liyue were full of complaints.
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After having breakfast with Gan Yu, Lin Jiu'an and Gan Yu went to the Liuli Pavilion together before parting ways. She continued towards the Yuehai Pavilion, while he entered the Liuli Pavilion.
As soon as he entered the private room that "Lady" had booked for a long time, he saw Rosalyn looking at him with a very strange expression.
"What's wrong? Are your eyes bothering you?"
Rosalyn wasn't angry; she just chuckled.
"I just never expected that someone like you would fall in love."
Lin Jiu'an frowned slightly.
He truly didn't understand why, lately, whenever he came to see Gan Yu after dinner each day, this woman would always try to sow discord between him and Gan Yu, always acting as if he and Gan Yu were having an affair.
She also retorted sarcastically, "I never expected that someone like you, a woman over five hundred years old, would believe in something like love, something I, a young person in my fifties, don't even believe in."
"Lin! Jiu! An!"
Rosalyn's face turned very ugly when her age was mentioned.
"Have I been too nice to you?!"
However, just after changing her expression, before Lin Jiu'an could speak, she seemed to remember something and started sneer again.
"Being over five hundred years old is still younger than being over three thousand years old."
“In my eyes, they’re all old ladies.”