Chapter 374: The Redemption Crisis

"What?"

At this, even Liu Zheng, who had always been able to keep his composure even if Mount Tai collapsed before him, could not help but jump up.

Qin Zhangfeng also said furiously, "What is this situation? That bastard Jia Shu!"

Pei Yanran was also dumbfounded.

These days, everyone had been watching Jiangzhou.

That Jia Shu's iron-willed character and lack of fear of death by a thousand cuts had made him famous, with everyone cheering for him; he had practically become a national hero. After so many days of entanglement, what the Longyan wanted was a perfect, acceptable negotiation condition.

Good grief.

This Jia Shu was actually quite generous; not only did he pay fifty thousand gold in compensation, but he also gave those Southern Barbarians one hundred thousand slaves?

Furious!

The people of the entire country were instantly furious.

"Traitor!"

"A person who forgets their ancestors!"

"This, this, this..."

Disgrace!

A disgraceful treaty! Since the founding of the Longyan Dynasty, no such disgraceful traitorous treaty had ever been signed. Wasn't this slapping the face of the imperial court?

For a time, the civil and military officials in Jinghua began various impeachments.

The scholars of the Longyan Dynasty began to wail and howl; some wrote essays to denounce it, while others wrote poetry to curse it. Some even bumped their heads against walls in death-defying Admonishment, alas and alack.

Public opinion in Longyan had completely exploded.

"Your Majesty..."

Jinghua Imperial Palace.

Zhu Zhen had finally seized an opportunity this time, spitting as he spoke, his old eyes streaming with tears: "Your Majesty, this is a great disgrace to the country, a great tragedy for the country! This Prefect Liu, completely disregarding the majesty of Longyan, this, this, this..."

The others also wept bitterly one after another.

Although the treaty was signed by Jia Shu.

But whose man was this Jia Shu?

He was Prefect Liu's man!

He was Liangzhou's man!

This responsibility should be borne by Prefect Liu! Some even thought, why did Jia Shu, who had been so iron-willed just a few days ago, suddenly make such a sharp turn? It must have been instructed by Prefect Liu!

All of a sudden.

The label of traitor naturally fell upon Liu Zheng's head.

The old Emperor listened, his face turning livid.

At this moment, even Prince Qin, Xie Zhao, dared not speak. Who would dare? This treaty was truly and undeniably a traitorous treaty! Fifty thousand gold, one hundred thousand slaves...

Fifty thousand gold might be one thing.

But these one hundred thousand slaves were what the people could not accept.

"Why, do you have nothing to say?"

The old Emperor, Xie Tianyao, looked coldly at the sweating Prince Qin.

Prince Qin knelt on the ground with a thud: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this..."

Bang!

Xie Tianyao was filled with fury: "A fine Prefect Liu, on one hand annihilating the Southern Barbarians, and on the other committing acts of treason. I know he wants to stabilize Chuan Shu, but to commit such an act that defies both man and god!"

"Your Majesty, although Prefect Liu has great merit, this crime of treason cannot go unpunished!"

Zhu Zhen said loudly.

Others echoed him one after another.

Xie Tianyao kept a cold face, nodded, stood up, flicked his sleeve, and said indifferently: "The matter has reached this point; first pacify the people of Chuan Shu. As for Prefect Liu's crimes, we shall discuss them later."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhu Zhen, the Third Prince, and others were all incredibly excited.

Good!

They had finally gained the upper hand in the game against this Prefect Liu. They could see that Xie Tianyao was truly angry this time. After all, every emperor cared most about their reputation during their reign. Once this treaty was signed, it was equivalent to ruining Xie Tianyao's lifelong reputation, and it would be recorded by the Historian.

How could he not be angry?

Just as he turned to leave, he thought of something else and his footsteps paused: "Two months from now is my birthday; summon Liu Dahao and Prefect Liu to the capital!"

"Long live the Emperor!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The group of people was so happy they were about to jump for joy.

Once they entered the capital, one could only wonder what fate awaited this father and son of the Liu family.

A single treaty.

The fission it caused was quite terrifying.

Over here, Liu Zheng had not yet reacted.

Yintan City.

It had already descended into chaos.

Early in the morning, people had already begun lining up in Yintan City; they were not there for anything else, they wanted to exchange Yinzhou Coin! That's right, using Yinzhou Coin to exchange for real gold and silver!

"Traitor!"

"Hurry up and exchange it for us! We want gold!"

"Silver, silver!"

"This Prefect Liu, may he die a horrible death!"

Collapse!

This treaty spread throughout the Longyan Dynasty, and people were already beginning to panic. This Prefect Liu was simply courting death! Relying on favor to become arrogant, relying on talent to become conceited!

By doing this, he was completely testing the boundaries of life and death.

Xie Tianyao could tolerate many things from you... but the dignity of the nation could not be offended.

Therefore...

If Prefect Liu were to be punished, what would happen to Liangzhou? If Liangzhou fell into chaos, what would happen to Yinzhou? If Yinzhou were gone, what would happen to the Yinzhou Coin?

This is a chain reaction.

Overnight, those holding Yinzhou Coins all became anxious.

Sell off!

Run!

In a single day, the Yinzhou Coin plummeted several times over! It fell from its previous high of ten taels of gold to five. The Yinzhou Coin was facing the danger of collapse!

These people were filled with righteous indignation. Many of them were holding tools in their hands, unable to resist smashing the doors. They couldn't wait! If they waited another quarter of an hour, who knew if the Yinzhou Coin would drop again?

"Father, what should we do?"

"These people, really..."

At this moment.

In Yintan City, hearts were already filled with panic. The entire Factory had stopped production. After receiving this news, the workers also fell into a state of panic.

Was the Yinzhou Coin about to become worthless?

Then what about their monthly wages and salaries?

What about the lives of the people in Yinzhou?

Exchange!

Redeem!

Qingyang Shuo also watched all of this quietly.

This was only the first day, and there were already over a hundred thousand people queuing for redemption. How could this be? He asked with a dark face: "How much gold and silver is left?"

Zheng Yueru, who was in charge of the accounts, sighed: "Sir, there are still ten million taels in stock, I'm afraid it's only enough for three days of redemption..."

Qingyang Shuo frowned.

A redemption crisis!

As a Longyan, he did not know what this redemption crisis was, but he knew that this matter had reached a quite serious stage. The Yinzhou Coin was too deeply intertwined; if it collapsed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Recently.

Because of the Grand Canal and the war in the Northern Western Regions, the finances of Yintan City were already very tight.

At a time like this, another redemption crisis had come.

This could easily become the final straw that broke the camel's back!

If the Yinzhou Coin collapsed, the entire financial system of Yintan City would also collapse!

Qingyang Shuo took a deep breath: "Yue Ru."

"Sir."

"No matter what, you must stabilize the emotions of these people. Redemption, it must be redeemed, but you must find a way to stall. Limit the daily redemption amount, and send a letter to the Young Master immediately to inform him of the situation here!"

Qingyang Shuo instructed.

Zheng Yueru acknowledged and ran off to make arrangements.

And at this time, at the Shu Wang Mansion.

Actually.

The situation was similar to Yintan City.

Liu Zheng had just finished reading the letter and had not yet had time to take any measures.

The people in Shuzhou City had already arrived in a mighty throng at the gates of the Shu Wang Mansion.

How celebratory it was when they welcomed Prefect Liu into the city.

At this moment.

They were just as angry.

"Traitor, get out here!"

"Give us an explanation!"

"Deceitful, hypocritical scoundrel!"

"If you don't come out, we will smash our way in!"

"You dog, what do you take the people of Chuan Shu for? One hundred thousand commoners, just like that, sent away by you to be slaves!"

"Dog!"

"Shuzhou does not welcome you..."

Liu Zheng and the others looked at each other in dismay.

The sudden change.

Left him not knowing what to do.

He stood up, intending to go out and explain.

Several soldiers came scrambling in, tumbling and crawling: "Viscount, Viscount, you absolutely must not..."

"This time, they aren't carrying ink, but excrement..."

"Bang..."

Liu Zheng had just been about to head out, but upon hearing this, he was so startled that he turned around and slammed the door shut.