[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-789":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1887639,2510,"Chapter 789 789: It's about the Perspective","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-789",789,"\u003Cp>After Xiaoyun came back, the two of them discussed the Beijing meeting for a bit longer before turning the conversation towards renewing the oil deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both easily reached consensus, only taking a few minutes to agree to keeping the same ratio of one tonne of food for one tonne of oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the trade negotiation out of the way, the conversation quickly shifted back to the meeting in Beijing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More specifically, how was Xiaoyun going to get there? The idea of driving there was instantly shut down without a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next idea of flying the abandoned planes in the airport was removed due to safety concerns, and he didn't trust it to work properly over such a long flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Zhangfei agreed to give Xiaoyun a lift, with the cost of the transport plane waived after he reminded them who 'asked' him to go in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, what did you say to him when I was out of the room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi curiously asked as Zhangfei left the office with his two guards, his face looking a little annoyed by something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing much... Anyway, how was your meeting with Liuqian? Did he talk to you about anything in particular?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He just warned me about how the new taxes might be too much. But what does he know about running a government?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her openly bash Liuqian, Xiaoyun couldn't help but feel surprised, particularly remembering the respect Yuqi had once shown him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you use to call him Teacher Liu? What's up with the attitude towards him?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's just an old man who's too deep into the books... Xiaoyun, I actually wanted to ask you something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you intentionally make him the head of the central bank despite knowing the number of connections he had with the private sector?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. I mean, there were no better choices. Liuqian is the only one who was able to raise a lot of capital from private lenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's also been running the town's bank long before we formalized it into a central bank, and everyone in the town knows him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there something wrong with him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if he... he represents the private interest more than the public office he currently holds?\" Yuqi questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both the public and the private sectors want the economy to do well. You're making it sound like he's sabotaging the economy on purpose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she sat there in silence, a frown soon appeared on his face as Xiaoyun looked towards her with a much more serious look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, you know this is a serious accusation, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not saying he's sabotaging the economy. It's just... just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's been going on different newspapers criticizing the new tax policy, saying how this was going to be the end of economic growth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liuqian really did that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun was a little stunned until she took out a newspaper from her drawer. Right at the back of it was an interview with Liuqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's been mentioning how this would negatively impact the economy and how this was our attempt to take money out of the citizens' hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading the newspaper, it matches up with Yuqi's statement, as it went almost word-for-word on how Liuqian had described it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's no good...\" Xiaoyun murmured as he put the newspaper back down onto the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly. That's why I don't get why you would appoint him to the central bank. There are way too many private—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I'm not going to do anything about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Why? You can't be serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi stared back at Xiaoyun, dead in the eyes, he only shrugged his shoulder before pushing the newspaper over to her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me ask you a question: Are income taxes taking money out of the citizens' pockets?\" Xiaoyun questioned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There you go. You answered your own question. He's just putting out his personal opinion of your policies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How am I supposed to raise money? Am I supposed to just never do taxes then? Zero taxes for all businesses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said that. Yuqi, calm down... Let me get this straight, you don't want Liuqian posting his opinion on your policies, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi hesitated for a second, but nodded her head in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did he stop you from collecting taxes in any way? Has he riled up the population to refuse paying their taxes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, imagine you're Liuqian for a second. You get hundreds of calls from all kinds of big businesses that had been working with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them ask you one question. Why are there suddenly a massive amount of taxes imposed on their business?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the anger on her face turning into confusion, Xiaoyun continued with his rambling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All that pressure needs a channel. They can't vent it to the government, knowing they had the guns and are just waiting to set an example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liuqian is the person they see as a potential game-changer. If you're Liuqian, what would you do about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would just ignore them,\" Yuqi answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He could do that. But then he would lose a lot of friends. A lot of connections that helped him get up there in the first place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would he need a private connection as the central bank? All he needs to do is listen to what the government wants him to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well then, who's lending us money when we need it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Yuqi couldn't answer Xiaoyun's question. Her face began to shift once again as the confusion vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liuqian needs to maintain his private connections. It's just a part of his job as the head of the central bank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But remember, he has zero power over you. He can't force you to cancel your taxes to satisfy his friend's demand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So he chose to write a public opinion piece on this? To signal his disagreement with me publicly?\" Yuqi questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yep... He knows you need to raise taxes for the government. But he also needs to balance both public and private interests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-But that's not the job of the central bank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Says who? Yuqi, you need to realize it's an extraordinary time that calls for extraordinary measures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember how you called Liuqian an old man who's too deep into the book? All I see is a young woman falling into the same——Ow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi interrupted him with her high heel, a wave of pain traveled from his toe up to his brain before she let him go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I get it now. You don't have to insult me... But I still don't get one thing, Xiaoyun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know all this? I just asked you this on the spot, and you somehow managed to answer my question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Xiaoyun didn't answer right away. His mind told him it was a trap question, but the serious look on her face was too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really want to know how I do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I can't tell you that. If I did, then I won't have a job anymore——Ow-ow-ouch! S-Stop, I'll tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she lifted her high heel from Xiaoyun's foot, he quickly took off his shoe before seeing a visible dent near his front toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop playing with me. I'm being serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay... I knew the answer because I put myself into Liuqian's shoes. You just have to think about others' perspectives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that really all?\" Yuqi asked again, her face full of doubt as she watched him rub his foot over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, really. If you just took the patient and time to think, you wouldn't even be asking me that kind of—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp click suddenly rang from the floor, along with sweat falling from Xiaoyun's forehead as he folded his legs together above the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop playing with me, Xiaoyun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not playing. I already told you this before. Just think on the other side before you do anything, and you'll understand their perspective.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you understand my side, then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi questioned as she suddenly moved her chair closer, their bodies pressing directly against each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I can. But for the better of the society as a whole, I'm afraid you'll have to endure the bad names from this tax policy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun moved his chair back to make some room, she only pressed even harder as their ankles bumped into each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should I always have to suffer the bad names? Why don't you get the bad names for once?\" Yuqi questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well... I'm always out of the office half of the time. And everyone in the town knows I'm just head of the civilian government in name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you told me the whole cabinet reform is going to help me alleviate the bad names to the department heads.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, it's a little hard to shift over something as big as taxes. It's just a decision that people think only the top can decide—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish talking, Yuqi had gotten up from her seat, sitting down right onto his lap as she stared into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You promised me that I won't get bad publicity anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did I promise that?\" Xiaoyun questioned, his voice sounding quieter and quieter as he didn't want to trigger her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My bad then. I apologize for breaking it... Is there something I could do to make up——Sizzzz.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi's hand reached into his crotch, he took in a cold breath before noticing the alluring look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>",1601,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","a2b1630c57bde66465af15b5fae61beba3ce37cb74d43073671803273df6eeec","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-545","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-544",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]