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Chapter 532 Suggestions (Three more updates, please subscribe)

Lin Rui raised his head and watched the data pen fly into the gauze curtain.

However, when he saw the figure on the platform, he felt that his eyes and all the pores on his body were in danger of bursting.

Lin Rui quickly lowered his head, wondering if this god knew how to read the contents of the data pen?

But he was obviously overthinking it. Soon the data pen flew out again, and at the same time, a piece of dragon skin paper floated out of it.

The God's majestic voice came again: "Very good, you continue to negotiate with them! The Changsheng Society and Xinghai White Wolf Zang Shaochen can deal with them as they please, but we must see the results as soon as possible. The dragon skin paper is marked with what I want, and you must get it from them. This matter will be handled entirely by Lin Hao and your subordinates. Do not delegate it to anyone else."

Lin Rui didn't care much when he reached out to take it, but when the dragon skin paper came into his hand, his body trembled slightly.

This is actually a piece of Ten Realm Dragon Skin Paper!

There are only a few lines of numbers on the dragon skin paper, corresponding to the technology and materials listed in the data pen, as well as the quantity required for each material.

Lin Rui had never seen what was recorded in the data pen. The encryption method was to burn the data after reading it, but he actually knew the contents very well.

"I obey your order!" Lin Rui carefully put the dragon skin paper back into his arms, thinking that he could use it after scraping and cutting it a little.

Then he put the contracts of Li Yuehua and Hou Yuting on this piece of dragon skin paper. The dragon skin paper was so big that he could write the words smaller and squeeze them in, but it would still be enough.

At that time, it will be witnessed by the Lord of Retribution, the Lord of Jade Blood and the Lord of Divine Law, and they will personally suppress it with their own power. The effect of this divine contract is no worse than the Book of Life, and these two people will never dare to disobey.

There are rumors that the Lord of Retribution, the Lord of Jade Blood, and the Lord of Divine Law have not fallen, and the three of them no longer need to exist in physical form like the modern gods.

Lin Rui felt it was ridiculous before, but when he saw the root and the sky curtain with his own eyes, he felt that this possibility could not be ruled out. In short, those who violated the divine covenant of these three heavenly masters would not have a good end.

Luo Wangshu, who was lowering his head slightly beside him, heard this, but a strange light gradually appeared in his eyes.

When the God was discussing the demons with a few of them, he did not mention at all the tens of thousands of people who died in the blasphemy case due to human experiments conducted by the demons from outside the domain, and it was obvious that he did not care.

"Your Majesty, regarding the extraterritorial demons, I have another suggestion."

Lin Rui then bowed again and said, "As the Art of War says, only by knowing the enemy and the enemy can one win every battle! To supervise the Earth Federation's pursuit of the Changsheng Society and Zang Shaochen, and to gain insight into the military, national defense, and political situation of the Heavenly Demons, I request to negotiate with the Heavenly Demons and establish embassies and consulates in those Heavenly Demon Homelands! Otherwise, we will know nothing about the internal situation of the Heavenly Demon Homelands, and will we be fooled by the Heavenly Demons?

Naturally, according to the principle of diplomatic reciprocity advocated by the Heavenly Demons, we must also allow the Heavenly Demons to establish embassies and consulates in the Great Song."

As soon as Lin Rui said this, everyone present, including the First Divine Envoy, looked at him in shock.

Even the emperor, who was being whipped outside the palace, looked up in surprise and looked inside the palace.

This kid is really bold! Ever since the appearance of the extraterritorial demon, the unanimous attitude of the Song Dynasty government and the people has been to strictly guard against it. No one has ever dared to say such a bold statement!

Doesn't this guy regard the demons as enemies? He actually advocates communicating with them!
Luo Wangshu was also baffled, wondering if this kid was crazy. "There's a limit to your audacity, right? Your first audience with the God, and you dare to say something like that?"

Lin Rui was very calm. From the technologies and materials marked on the Eastern Abyss, he could roughly understand the attitude of the Eastern Abyss.

This person has gradually come to realize the technology and power of the extraterritorial demons, and is studying and trying to understand them. He is not without fear, but at the same time desires their possessions.

Lin Rui also believes that hostility comes from closedness and misunderstanding, as well as key interests.

Humans and the Tianji people must coexist in this world in the future, so both sides must enhance mutual understanding to avoid more tragedies.

The figure on the platform remained silent for a long time, seemingly weighing the pros and cons. A moment later, a voice rang out from behind the curtain: "Yes!"

Luo Wangshu's expression relaxed after hearing this, but just when she thought she could relax, Lin Rui bowed and said, "Since I took over as the commander of the Anti-Traitor Bureau, I have strictly investigated the smuggling trade of Heavenly Demons in various places and killed and captured no less than 3,000 Heavenly Demons. However, due to the serious corruption in the Song Dynasty and the infiltration of Heavenly Demons, the results have been limited.

I recently checked the archives and statistics of the Jiage Library and found that in the past two hundred years, the scale of trade between the Song Dynasty and the Heavenly Demons has increased by 120 times! It has reached a scale of at least hundreds of millions of taels of demonic silver.

Nowadays, people in many places are planting various economic crops needed by the demons to make a living. I have made every effort to eradicate smuggling, but this has put these people in trouble and caused a sharp drop in local tax revenue. However, the smuggling trade has not actually been cut off. Those powerful families and local tyrants have taken the opportunity to buy low and sell high, making a fortune!
I believe that if this continues, it will only benefit the nobles, local tycoons, and aristocratic families, while harming the people, the court, and the shrine!"

Lin Rui felt a pang of guilt when he said this, as a large portion of this income went into his pocket.

At this time, several gods' messengers and candidates for gods' messengers in the hall were not only shocked, but horrified!

The emperor had already received his flogging. After entering the room, he even forgot to bow and express his gratitude, and his eyes were fixed on Lin Hao.

Luo Wangshu felt a sharp pain in her head. If she wasn't in front of the God, she would have wanted to pull Lin Hao's ears.

The First Divine Envoy really liked Lin Hao, but at this moment he couldn't help but angrily scold him: "Lin Hao, do you mean that you want the court to allow trade with the Heavenly Demons? However, those foreign Heavenly Demons are ambitious and have seized the bodies of civilians throughout the Song Dynasty, acting lawlessly and causing chaos.

If the imperial court allows these demons to enter the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, firstly, it will be unable to explain itself to the people of the world, and secondly, it will further unsettle the people and may even collude with local forces, causing unrest in the Great Song Dynasty."

"The First Divine Envoy is a wise and prudent person. Your concerns are very reasonable!"

Lin Rui bowed to the First Divine Envoy with an expression of admiration: "So what I mean is that trade with the Heavenly Demons must be placed under the control of the court! I think we can choose a place near Luojing as a commercial port, and stipulate that the ships of the Heavenly Demons can only enter this commercial port to trade. At that time, all traded materials will be under the supervision of the court, and the court can also collect a commercial tax from these trades.

According to calculations by my staff, this commercial tax alone should be enough to cover half of the court's tax revenue, and at its peak it could be more than double that amount, which can supplement the daily expenses of the court and the Divine Palace. We can also obtain from the Heavenly Demons their unique medicines and raw materials, as well as various so-called high-strength alloys and machinery, etc. In addition—"

Lin Rui paused and glanced at the people present. "Not everyone can enter this trading port. To ensure long-term peace and stability within and outside the Great Song Dynasty, we can have the Divine Envoys Bureau issue licenses to those loyal and honest Heavenly Demon merchants. We must also carefully select merchants from within the Great Song Dynasty. Only those who truly worship the gods and are loyal to the court can be allowed by the Divine Envoys Bureau to enter the trading port to trade."

Luo Wangshu's eyes lit up when he was halfway through listening.

I thought that if God could really agree with Lin Rui’s suggestion, it would save billions of people!

The people no longer have to hide their cultivation of those incredible crops for fear of being held accountable by the imperial court. Although they will still be exploited by local tyrants and businessmen, the intensity of the exploitation will be greatly reduced.

The court's income will also increase greatly, and it will no longer have to increase taxes and exploit the people.

By then, as long as she can intensify the crackdown on local corruption, perhaps hundreds of millions of people in the Song Dynasty will be able to live a good life for one or two hundred years, waiting for the day when she and Xiao Haohao reach the top.

The first divine envoy, the second divine envoy and the emperor were originally sneering, but when they heard the word "commercial tax", their expressions changed slightly.

Bringing the demon trade under the control of the imperial court would indeed be of great benefit to the court. It is better than the current situation where it is banned but not earning a penny.

When they heard the word "license plate", a strange light appeared in their eyes.

This "license" can only be issued by the Divine Messenger Supervisor, so the authority naturally lies in the hands of these few people.

The third candidate for the divine envoy was a man of upright character. After hearing what Lin Hao said, he admired him very much. Although the commander of the Anti-Traitor Bureau was young and bold, his heart was good. He was indeed concerned about the country and loved the people. It was no wonder that those upright officials in the court liked him.

The third candidate for divine envoy bowed without hesitation and said, "Your Majesty, as far as I know, several island nations in the Twenty-Eight Islands of Central Continent have already legalized trade. It is said that the tax revenue is considerable. I think it would be a good idea for our dynasty to choose one place to try it out and see the results."

At this time, the figure on the platform fell silent again.

(End of this chapter)