diskusbooks Chapter 215: Movement is worse than silence
Chapter 215: Movement is worse than silence
Chen Zhao looked at Shi Lidie talking eloquently, with admiration in his eyes.
He used to work as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the court of Dayin, in charge of the national treasury and the economy. He was well-read and had a wide range of interests, but he had never seen the term "economic warfare" in any book.
He felt that this must have been Shi Lidie's own idea, and then for the sake of modesty, she said that she saw it in a book.
But he was really wrong. Shi Lidie really saw this thing in a book. It was just not an ancient book, but a modern book. She had seen a story related to this strategy in the university library.
Although the three of them all thought this plan was good, there was still a crucial problem.
Chen Zhao said:
"Choosing a suitable location to build a brewery, textile mill, and printing and dyeing factory is not something that can be done in a short period of time. It will take at least three years to consume the grain reserves of Ye State and reduce grain cultivation."
"If we follow this strategy, then the right time to go to war with Ye State will be three years from now. In that case, will the princess stay in Ye State for the rest of the three years?"
Shi Lidie nodded: "Yes, I will stay in Ye State forever."
Because Ye State needs someone who can always control the direction of things and understand the latest information so that Dayin Dynasty can change strategies and respond at any time.
More importantly, the Emperor of Ye State would not let her go because of her excellent medical skills.
The Emperor of Ye State still depends on her to save his life.
Shi Lidie looked at the Chen brothers and sisters and explained:
"In fact, whether it's me or you, it's better to stay still in Ye State than to move, because since I came to Ye State, too many things have happened in the capital of Ye State."
"In order to bring down several heirs of the Emperor of Ye, I did a lot of things. Many of them, whether they were princes or court officials, got into trouble."
"In the past, the Emperor of Ye State had four adult sons: Crown Prince Ye Zhaonan, Second Prince Ye Jiayan, Fourth Prince Ye Honghui, and Fifth Prince Ye Minglang. No matter what happened in the court, it could be attributed to the struggle for power among the princes. In other words, it was easier for me to frame them."
"But now, the Crown Prince has been poisoned and is unconscious, the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince are both dead, and only the Fourth Prince is left. He has no connections, no background, and no ambition. I handed him the book of evidence against the court officials, but he was able to pass it on to the Fifth Prince, which is enough to prove that he doesn't want to get involved at all."
"If we continue to stir up trouble and stir up trouble at this time, the Ye State court will soon realize that the previous events were always driven by external forces. Once they are prepared, it will be difficult for them to do anything in the future."
"So, during this period, we have to enter a period of silence."
"Shu Ting will stay in the capital of Ye State to run a private custom shop to compete with my tavern and support me. Brother Chen, you will go back to Dayin Dynasty to report to our emperor and present my plan to him, asking his majesty to take action in the name of the court."
Some things may be slow if done by one person, but very fast if the country takes action.
Shi Lidie asked the emperor to take action in the name of the country for another more important reason——
This economic war cannot be completely controlled by one person.
If such a large-scale economic war is really controlled by a certain person or organization, it would be equivalent to controlling part of the economic lifeline, which would be detrimental not only to the State of Ye, but also to the Dayin Dynasty.
Fortunately, Shi Lidie had no intention of rebelling. If she ever wanted to overthrow the Dayin Dynasty, she could take advantage of this incident.
Therefore, even if this method is really used to deal with Ye State, it is the country that has to take action, and Shi Lidie will participate and get a share of the profits. The majority of the money earned will belong to the country, and she will just be a part of it.
And this soup is meat soup. After all, the profits of these two businesses are not low.
What's more, after she succeeds, the Emperor of Dayin Dynasty will not be stingy with her rewards. By that time, she will have fame and money, and will not bring herself into trouble.
Chen Zhao understood what Shi Lidie meant, so he stood up and bowed:
"Princess Yun'an is righteous."
"If this plan succeeds, it will not only weaken the State of Ye, but also increase the treasury revenue of the Dayin Dynasty. Soldiers are most afraid of lack of food and wages when they go to war. Only with money can they fight well and calmly."
"That's right." Shi Lidie nodded.
After discussing it, Chen Zhao immediately made a decision:
"I ordered three hundred jars of wine from your tavern earlier. Even if I leave this time, I have to take this batch of wine with me. Otherwise, it will easily arouse suspicion. So I will send someone with my letter back to the Dayin Dynasty to meet His Majesty and report this matter."
"First, His Majesty can send the right people to the princess's fiefdom to make preparations in advance, so as not to waste time. Second, I can stay in the capital of Ye for a while longer and take away enough intelligence."
"Okay, that's settled." Shi Lidie nodded.
Everyone is a very reliable person. After agreeing on the result, they all do their own thing and everything proceeds in an orderly manner.
And it’s time for Shi Lidie to leave.
It's just custom-making clothes. If I stay too long, it will inevitably arouse suspicion. Now is the perfect time.
After returning to the princess's mansion, Shi Lidie took a nice bath, changed into comfortable home clothes, and lay on the bed for a short nap. It seemed that she had not had such a leisurely day for a long time.
Since she came to Ye State, she has been shuttling between several forces every day, taking care of the tavern business and treating the old emperor. She is busy like a top and has little time to rest.
But starting today, she won't be so busy anymore.
All the competitive princes of Ye State who should be killed were killed. The lives of the emperor and the crown prince were in her hands. As for the other princes who had not yet grown up, the oldest was only twelve years old and were not to be feared.
In the next few years, the Emperor of Ye State trained his favorite successor, which also gave the Dayin Dynasty time to carry out economic warfare.
Simply perfect.
After waking up from a short nap, Shi Lidie went to the pharmacy, under the pretext of preparing an antidote for Qianji Powder for the prince.
She had to put on a full show. Although she could directly ask the system to exchange points for the antidote, in order to give people the illusion that she had put all her efforts into her research, she still stayed in the pharmacy.
To others, she was prescribing medicine for the prince, but in fact she was abusing her power for personal gain and completing an elegant task.
The task that Aya assigned to her was to enable her to truly master medical knowledge and technical means, rather than relying on buying skills from Afeng. During the previous period of time, she had been reading books and learning theoretical knowledge, and now she was putting it into practice.
The medicine was real, but it was definitely not the antidote for Qianji Powder, but some strange poison.
Shi Lidie felt that although she had the system and it was easier to earn points now, and she was frugal and had accumulated tens of thousands, she still had to save as much as possible.
If she could prepare some poison and powder for self-defense, she would consume fewer points.