The Fourth Lingshi Financial Crisis

In fact, Lin Jianxing didn't plan to print counterfeit banknotes without limit, but he just wanted to help his vassal sects get through the difficulties first, and then when there was a large-scale thunderstorm in the Zhongzhou cultivation world, he took Yun Tianhua's incompetence as an excuse and took advantage of the situation Take control of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, and then he will be able to engage in quantitative easing.

If he is really put in charge of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, then the scale of Quantitative Easing by Wuliangjianpai will not be as simple as hundreds of millions of counterfeit banknotes. Cutting interest rates and newly issuing tens of billions of Lingshi coins will be a matter of sprinkling water.

At that time, even if someone finds counterfeit banknotes, Lin Jianxing can also shirk and say that this is the work error of Lingshi Reserve Bank, which accidentally printed hundreds of millions of new banknotes with heavy numbers, as long as Lingshi Reserve Bank can ratify the legitimacy of these counterfeit banknotes afterwards , Presumably the cultivators and sects who received the counterfeit banknotes would not say anything.As a result, he never expected that his counterfeit banknotes would be debunked by Pan's business by chance before the Zhongzhou economy was hit by a large-scale thunderstorm!
After such explosive news came out, Yang Lu didn't care too much, and immediately asked Ming Zhu to control the spirit boat and run towards Haiya City.

With Mingzhu personally launching the horse, the speed of the flying spirit boat broke through the sound barrier almost instantly. However, this is far from the limit of the Nascent Soul stage monks. It can speed up the spirit boat to more than three times the speed of sound.

In this way, Yang Lu arrived at Haiya Port ahead of schedule in less than half a day.

Under normal circumstances, Zhongzhou is protected by a continent-level magic barrier. Overseas ancestors like Ming Zhu who want to enter from outside the barrier must have the customs clearance permit of the Wuliang Sword Sect.

Yang Lu was already ready to say hello to Yang Chenglong and let him come out to meet him, but before he took the initiative to send a message, Ming Zhu drove the spirit boat straight towards the barrier and rushed in.

Noticing Yang Lu's astonished expression, Patriarch Mingzhu just spread his hands, saying that although he has been imprisoned in Qishan Prison for 200 years, he has not been deprived of his status as a disciple of the Wuliang Sword Sect, and is still a registered Wuliang He is an official member of the Sword Sect, so just like Li Feiyu, as long as no customs officers actively intercept him, the magic barrier of Zhongzhou Continent will not take effect on him.

Even so, the Nascent Soul stage monks themselves are a strong source of aura interference, and crossing the continental barrier will definitely cause a huge disturbance to the barrier itself. The disciples of the Haiya Sect and Yang Chenglong who work at the customs should also notice them, but until they send the spirit When the boat sailed outside the walls of Haiya City, no one jumped out to stop it, not even a single person came up to ask questions...

But Yang Lu soon understood why this happened.

Just when their spirit boat was about to find a place to land, there was a sudden burst of violent spell fluctuations in the port area of ​​Haiya City, and then a sharp sword aura swept out in all directions.

Among them was a foundation-building level sword energy that shot at Yang Lu's flying spirit boat.

Although this sword energy was blown away by Mingzhu, Yang Lu couldn't help but frown, because this sword energy was just the beginning, and more spells would burst out from the same area soon Then, accompanied by rumbling explosions, a large area of ​​warehouses and houses around them were reduced to ruins and rubble.

Obviously, this is a brazen battle between monks in the foundation building period in the port warehouse area of ​​Haiya City. The battle scene is so hot that even the participants on both sides can't control it and cause collateral damage. This kind of fighting behavior destroys the order of the city. , Undoubtedly a serious violation of the "Haiya City Security Management Regulations" formulated by the Haiya City Lord's Mansion.

In Yang Lu's impression, Sea Cliff City is one of the safest cities in Zhongzhou.

How could anyone dare to fight illegally in Haiya City?
Yang Lu was curious about what happened, and the security force of the Haiya City Lord's Mansion also started to act. He saw several lights of different colors rising in all directions, shooting towards the place where the battle took place, and one of them was The speed of the light escape was relatively slow, and it happened to rise from behind Yang Lu.

So Yang Lu immediately raised his hand and said:
"Fellow Daoist, please stay!"

This law enforcement disciple of the Haiya Sect didn't know Yang Lu. When he saw someone jumping out to hinder him from handling official duties, he immediately shouted, "Who are you? Why are you obstructing the law enforcement of the Ocean Trade Department of Haiya City!"

The Ocean Trade Department can be said to be the department Yang Lu is most familiar with.

When Yang Lu first traveled to Haiya City, the first department he dealt with in the City Lord's Mansion was the Department of Ocean Trade.

The main business of Ocean Trade is to coordinate the trade disputes of the major chambers of commerce in Haiya City. Han Fulai used to be the head of the Ocean Trade Department, commanding nearly a hundred ordinary clerks.

However, the merchants who come to Haiya City to do business come from all corners of the country, and there are many cultivators among them. Many conflicts cannot be resolved by mortal clerks. Therefore, in addition to these mortal clerks, the Ocean Trade Department also has a special law enforcement team for comprehension. The disciples of the Haiya faction are in charge, receiving double allowances from the Haiya faction and the city lord's mansion.

The time of a cultivator is very precious. The law enforcement team of the cultivators of the Ocean Trade Department usually does not personally deal with trade disputes. Only when the ordinary clerks of the Ocean Trade Department encounter problems that cannot be solved and tear up The law enforcement team of the Ocean Trade Department will only receive the message when the talisman is used, and then take repressive action.

According to Yang Lu's understanding, the law enforcement team of the Ocean Trade Department consists of four monks at the foundation stage and fifty monks at the gas refining stage. Well, the average cultivation level of the law enforcement team of the Ocean Trade Division is even higher than that of the General Affairs Division, which is responsible for maintaining order among mortals.

After all, the usual tasks of the General Affairs Department are mostly dirty work such as clearing snow or interrogating prisoners, while the Ocean Trade Department often needs to intervene in commercial disputes between practitioners.

Seeing the other party's displeasure, Yang Lu just said indifferently, "I am Yang Lu, consultant of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce."

Hearing Yang Lu's self-report, the law enforcement disciples of the Ocean Trade Department were slightly taken aback, and then performed a Sichuan opera face-changing on the spot, quickly showing a warm smile: "Haha, who am I? It turns out that Consultant Yang came to guide him personally. We are working in the Ocean Trade Department! When Director Han Fulai was in charge of the Ocean Trade Department, he often mentioned you to us. In this way, you can be regarded as half of our leader. I don’t know if you have any advice for our work. ?”

It has to be said that this Haiya disciple is quite good at making connections.

Before Yang Lu could speak, he had already become half of the leader of the Ocean Trade Department!

However, given Yang Lu's current status in the arena with Jiang Hua'an and Su Yuanfeng, in the eyes of ordinary Haiya sect disciples, he is indeed one of the top figures in the cultivation world of Haiya city.

Seeing that the other party suddenly became extremely enthusiastic, Yang Lu, who has long been used to the big world, said indifferently, "What happened today? Why did someone fight at the Haiya Port Freight Wharf?"

The law enforcement disciple glanced at the spirit boat that Yang Lu was riding on, and suddenly showed a sudden expression: "You must have just returned to Haiya City, right? Recently, the Haiya City Commodity Exchange has been in chaos! Because the Lingshi coins The value of the currency fluctuates enormously, and even the quotations from the Haiya Commodity Exchange are in chaos. Even the price of black iron, a commodity that has not fluctuated for a long time, will have double the price difference between the morning and afternoon. Investors who are liquidated and default Everywhere!"

Yang Lu pointed to the place where the explosion happened and asked: "It wasn't a warehouse explosion just now, it was clearly an explosion!"

The law enforcement disciple smiled wryly and said: "Consultant Yang doesn't know something. Although the Haiya Commodity Exchange was established to serve the trading of bulk commodities, there are many speculators in it. Now that the prices of bulk commodities have skyrocketed and plummeted, some comprehension chambers of commerce are facing huge losses and refuse to deliver. There are even overseas chambers of commerce who don’t want a deposit and run away directly!”

Yang Lu thoughtfully: "So there have been many trade disputes in Haiya City recently?"

"It's more than just a trade dispute! If it's just a commercial dispute, it's nothing more than a big fight. There are even red-eyed gamblers who ignore the rules of Haiya City and openly kill people in Haiya City. Now Haiya faction has no retreat. The disciples have all entered the alert of Haiya City, and the law enforcement team has also entered a state of full standby..."

While speaking, another explosion occurred at the cargo pier in the distance. Yang Lu even saw something that seemed to be a figure, which was directly blasted into the sky by the violent shock wave, and fell down like a weight.

Seeing this, the law enforcement disciple quickly closed his eyes and sensed it.

After a while, the law enforcement disciple seemed to have received the report from the front, opened his eyes again and said, "This is troublesome!"

"what happened?"

The law enforcement disciple sighed and said, "Consultant Yang should know that our Haiya Commodity Exchange is a formally licensed trading institution and has been authorized by the Financial Supervision Committee of the Wuliang Sword Sect. The requirements for margin and trading qualification are very strict, but the handling fee is also very high. It is relatively expensive, which leads to some cultivators who do not meet the trading qualifications, or dislike the high handling fee of the Haiya Commodity Exchange and the low leverage, so they choose to use off-market funds to gamble..."

"Won't the law enforcement team crack down on this kind of fund?"

The law enforcement disciple said with an innocent face: "This kind of underground trading is like wildfire, and the spring breeze blows again. Under normal circumstances, these capital markets can continue to make profits because of their low cost. Now that the market has fluctuated sharply, even regular commodities There is a problem with the delivery of the exchange, let alone these unspot funds? It should be that the banker with the funds is going to take the money and run away, and then he is caught up by the gamblers participating in the funds."

Yang Lu looked at the aura flickering in the distance, couldn't help but smacked his lips and said, "No wonder they fought so fiercely. Seeing the fluctuation of aura, I'm afraid a foundation-building monk has already made a move. Can you handle it?"

The law enforcement disciple smiled wryly and said: "You also know that the big bosses who dare to engage in fund management are all gods with both background and strength. The senior brother in front just now reported that the funds that ran away this time were made by the experts from the Linglong Pavilion next door. Yes. Although this person is a genuine fourth-level master of foundation building, many gamblers who have lost money have already lost their entire net worth. Fights are almost desperate. Gas period gamblers surrounded."

Yang Lu pointed again to the scene blocked by the law enforcement team of the Ocean Trade Department in the distance and asked, "So you plan to watch like this?"

The law enforcement disciples spread their hands helplessly and said: "The bankers and gamblers of the fund market are willing to fight and suffer, even the Heavenly Dao of Kyushu will not punish this kind of leek-cutting behavior, not to mention that this matter also involves Linglong Pavilion monks. , It is easy for us to intervene rashly to cause diplomatic disputes, as long as they do not cause collateral damage."

"Have there been many incidents like this recently?"

The law enforcement disciple pondered for a moment, then smacked his lips and said: "At least dozens of cases, hundreds of monks died alone, and more than 200 mortals were killed. Countless houses, streets and urban infrastructure were destroyed. The indirect losses have been immeasurable. , Sea Cliff City has not seen such a big disturbance for many years..."

While speaking, a loud exclamation suddenly burst out in the distance.

The two quickly turned their heads to look at the scene of the incident, and found a huge magic signal rising in the sky.

Yang Lu wondered, "This should be the call for help from the Haiya faction! What happened over there?"

According to the rules of Haiya City, if there is an emergency, the law enforcement monks of the Ocean Trade Department should deal with it immediately, either running to help, or going to the masters of the sect to rescue the soldiers.

But as the so-called rules are dead, people are alive. With Yang Lu and other high-level officials of the Haiya Department inspecting here, no Haiya cultivator would give up the opportunity to get acquainted, so the law enforcement officer who was stopped by Yang Lu The monk didn't move at all when faced with the request for help from his fellow disciples. Instead, he used the message spell to inquire about the situation ahead.

In the name of Consultant Yang, the monks whom he named and questioned answered immediately.

After learning what happened, the law enforcement disciple couldn't help being shocked and said: "Just now, in order to get rid of the entanglement of the creditors, the cultivator of Linglong Pavilion wanted to kill the chickens and monkeys to kill the two creditors, but it turned out that those gamblers were not afraid of death at all. He beheaded more than ten people in a row but failed to get rid of it, and went mad on the spot!"

After the monks in the middle stage of foundation establishment go mad, their strength can even be compared to the foundation establishment Dzogchen. Demons with such strength are indeed beyond the control of the law enforcement team of the Ocean Trade Department. No wonder they want to send a signal for help!
However, at this moment, Yang Lu suddenly heard a loud laugh:
"The devil? If you're really drowsy, give me a pillow!"

Yang Lu and the law enforcement disciples quickly turned their heads to look, only to find a masked man in a gray robe flashing beside him at some point.

The law enforcement disciple just wanted to ask who this person was, but when he met his eyes, a pressure as thick as a mountain suddenly rose from his heart, which made him unable to utter a word for a long time.

After giving a warning look, Ming Zhu immediately put his right hand on the saber at his waist.

Swah——

I don't know if it was Yang Lu's illusion, but with the sound of an imperceptible piercing through the air, there seemed to be an imperceptible distortion in the surrounding space, and Ming Zhu quickly put down his right hand again.

After doing all this, Ming Zhu just clapped his hands, then turned around and returned to the spirit boat.

Not long after, another color spell imprint rose again in the distant sky, and after seeing this second spell imprint, the Haiya disciple who had just recovered from the powerful spiritual pressure of the bright candle fell into a trap again. I was at a loss: "Hey? How did the crisis be solved? That's the devil in the foundation-building Dzogchen realm. Could it be that...the ancestor of Jindan has come to deal with it?"