Chapter 182: Emperor Xue Beng, Who Was Certain of Success, Fainted

Heaven Dou Empire

The Heaven Dou Empire's branch of the Spirit Hall has been very lively lately!

Because the Spirit Hall released news that Wuhun City is suffering from a drought this year, with all fields yielding nothing, and they are now purchasing grain at high prices!

At first, only some commoners and independent Spirit Masters were selling.

But the nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire were all watching from the sidelines; no one was selling to the Spirit Hall privately.

It wasn't until after a morning court session that Xue Beng received a report from a spy: Wuhun City is suffering from a severe drought this year, it hasn't rained for over half a year, most of the fields have cracked, and the planted crops have withered and died.

Xue Beng jumped up with joy on the spot.

Wuhun City is in a drought—that's great! The more miserable Wuhun City is, the more stable the Empire will be.

Besides, with the drought in Wuhun City, they must be busy trying to manage it right now! How could they have time to worry about the Empire's affairs!

Subsequently, Xue Beng issued an order prohibiting the sale of any grain to the Spirit Hall and vigorously developed military armaments.

Once the decree came down, it also let the nobles know that Wuhun City really is in a drought! In that case, the opportunity to get rich has arrived.

Although Xue Beng ordered that no grain be sold to Wuhun City, driven by profit, many nobles took the risk and privately sold a large amount of grain to the Spirit Hall, filling their pockets to the brim.

Because everything was done privately, and the Spirit Hall used Storage Rings to transport the grain, with the nobles providing cover, no problems arose for a time.

"Your Majesty! I don't know why, but the prices of goods in the Empire have been rising recently, changing every day. If this trend continues, the prices of all items will soon double," said Xuexing Qinwang.

"Isn't this a good thing? This way, the subjects of the Empire can earn more money and pay more taxes, and won't the Empire have more money?" said Xue Beng.

"Your Majesty, it is not like that. If this growth continues, many people will not be able to afford to consume, and even eating will become a problem. Do you think they won't start a riot?" said Xuexing Qinwang.

"It's that serious? Have you investigated what the situation is? Why are prices rising!" Xue Beng asked hurriedly.

"I can't find out! Every shop is normal every day, and then they just start raising prices!" Xuexing Qinwang had people watching the shops every day, so of course, they couldn't see the problem!

"Since there is no problem, then the Empire can bring out a large batch of supplies to sell, which will naturally bring the prices down, and then the Empire can purchase them in bulk. With this turnover, the Empire can directly earn quite a bit of money! After the last troop withdrawal, many supplies were not used and have just been sitting there, still needing guards to watch them. I think we can take them out to sell directly!" After Xue Beng finished speaking, his eyes were shining; he felt this idea was the wisest one since he ascended the throne.

"That works! I also think this plan is very good. Sell at a high price, buy at a low price. Should we notify the nobles and sects? They also have many supplies on hand, so this can push the prices even lower!" said Xue Xing.

"Then notify them! After all, the Empire still has to rely on these nobles and sects!" said Xue Beng.

Xue Beng's idea was very good, provided that the Spirit Hall didn't exist; perhaps Xue Beng would have made a huge profit.

But it just so happened that the Spirit Hall was there all along!

In the following days, the nobles, sects, and even the royal industries of the Heaven Dou Empire sold off large quantities of supplies.

At first, it really did push the prices down, and to a very low level.

This benefited the Spirit Hall, which directly purchased them quietly!

Heaven Dou Empire Imperial Palace

"Your Majesty! Great news! Great news!" Xue Beng's personal guard came to report!

"Where does this joy come from?" asked Xue Beng.

"Your Majesty, this time when we sold the supplies, the price was more than double what it was before, and they were sold out very quickly! We directly earned double the money!"

"Haha! That's good! That's good! Take out another batch to sell; we can't let those nobles and sects pick up the cheap deals!" Xue Beng said happily.

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the Emperor had brought out another batch of supplies and was making a huge profit, these nobles followed suit one after another!

Some families felt that this kind of opportunity to get rich was rare in a century and directly brought out all their supplies to start selling.

For a time, the prices in the Heaven Dou Empire dropped rapidly!

"Your Majesty! Just as you predicted, prices are plummeting! Should we take action now and buy back the previous supplies?" asked Xuexing Qinwang.

"Uncle! Wait a little longer; I feel that this price can go even lower! Once the price stabilizes, immediately order the purchase of supplies!" said Xue Beng.

At this moment, Xue Beng radiated a confident glow.

Since ascending the throne, he had been constrained by the Spirit Hall everywhere, which had always made Xue Beng feel very suppressed, so he urgently needed to accomplish a major event to prove himself!

This rise in prices gave Xue Beng a chance.

Xue Beng felt that he now had everything under control!

Once this incident passes, the Empire's financial power could directly multiply several times over!

Heaven Dou Empire Spirit Hall Branch

"The Great Elder has ordered: it is time to close the net!"

That night, all personnel were mobilized.

The next day, Heaven Dou Empire morning court.

Xue Beng had not yet arrived.

The ministers were all discussing privately.

"You've earned quite a bit these past few days, haven't you, Count!"

"Low profile, low profile, I didn't earn much! I can't compare to you all; with my large family and big business, the consumption is quite high!"

"Hahaha, I reckon everyone earned quite a bit this time!"

"It is still His Majesty who is wise, leading us to make money together!"

"His Majesty is wise!"

The ministers below were flattering Xue Beng in various ways.

In fact, Xue Beng had arrived long ago, but he was hiding in the back, wanting to hear what the ministers had to say.

And it must be said, they were all saying what Xue Beng wanted to hear; Xue Beng was listening in the back, feeling so pleased that he didn't even want to come out.

Meanwhile, outside, starting from last night, all supplies were being purchased in large quantities by someone.

Today's morning court was the most comfortable one Xue Beng had held in years; the various compliments from the ministers made Xue Beng feel wonderful throughout the entire session.

Just as the court was dismissed, Xue Beng was still savoring the moment when his personal guard ran over in a panic.

"You are my personal guard; can you pay attention to etiquette! What does it look like, running around in such a panic!" Xue Beng reprimanded.

"Emperor, it's bad!" The imperial guard had barely said one sentence before being interrupted by Xue Beng!

"What do you mean 'the Emperor is bad'? I am perfectly fine!"

"It's not that the Emperor is bad—phew—it's just that it's bad, Emperor!"

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting! Speak clearly!"

"Emperor, the prices outside have risen again!"

"If they rise, they rise. I expected this long ago. When they drop to the lowest point, they will naturally rise a bit! This is the moment for us to step in and buy back!"

"Emperor, I might not have made myself clear! They have risen, they have suddenly risen to their highest point, and they are even continuing to increase!"

"What? Impossible! Even if they rise, they should rise slowly. How could they suddenly rise to the highest point? Go check, go check immediately, what exactly is the reason!" At this moment, Xue Beng was no longer calm; he roared hysterically!

After the imperial guard left, Xue Beng collapsed directly onto the throne.

He knew all too well what it meant for prices to rise to their highest point and continue to grow.

It meant that this time, not only did he fail to make a profit, but he had actually lost money!

Who could it be! Who exactly is manipulating all of this from behind the scenes!

This kind of invisible blade is too terrifying!

Right! The Spirit Hall! The drought in Wuhun City!

Xue Beng suddenly thought of the drought in Wuhun City. So, by driving the prices down, I made things cheap for the Spirit Hall. They bought everything up on a massive scale. All the supplies were acquired by the Spirit Hall, and with less circulating in the market, prices would naturally skyrocket.

It's the Spirit Hall again, the damned Spirit Hall!

Thinking of this, Xue Beng's state of mind completely shattered. "Pfft!" A mouthful of blood sprayed out! Then he fainted directly on the throne!

"It's bad, the Emperor has fainted! The Emperor is unconscious!"

The same thing was happening among all the nobles and sects.

Now they were also at their wits' end, so they all came to the imperial palace one after another, asking the Emperor to come up with a solution.

However, they arrived at a bad time; as soon as they arrived, they heard that Emperor Xue Beng had fainted!

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