Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

Of course, there were also assassins who were arranged to try to turn the tide by assassinating Jiang Ming, Xin Hai and others.

Often, their plans are already detected before they can even make a move. Even if they do, they can't break through the shield they carry. If their first attack fails, they are taken down.

Some even joined forces, intending to incite the people of Inazuma Castle to create a riot under the banner of "honoring the gods and punishing the traitors," but before the Sea God Army could even notice, they were beaten up and sent over by the crowd.

Damn it, everyone's lives are just starting to get a little better and you're making a scene!

It is foreseeable that the struggle against these scoundrels will be a task that will continue for some time, or even a very long time.

The key is to eliminate the conditions that allow them to exist; otherwise, they will just keep coming one after another.

Besides the gradual transformation of Inazuma Castle, another important task was the suppression of bandits.

The sea monsters, the wild thieves, the treasure-hunting gang, and some remnants of the foolish tribe are currently severely hindering the flow of goods within Inazuma territory and seriously endangering the lives of those passing through.

Add to that Hilichurls, Beast Hounds, the Abyss Order, Slimes, and other monsters, and it becomes a chaotic mess of monsters.

With the issuance of two documents—one for the complete elimination of major threats and the other for a crackdown on crime—the Kaiji Army, which had just withdrawn from Inazuma Castle after several battles, once again began its mopping-up operations.

Taking into account Inazuma's special circumstances in the past, they have lowered the bar as much as possible and given these people a chance.

For crimes other than heinous offenses such as murder, arson, rape, and kidnapping, those who surrender and confess will not be prosecuted.

Not only will they not pursue the matter, they will also help arrange jobs.

Anyone with a modicum of goodwill, who isn't completely evil, or who acted out of necessity, will be given a chance to turn back.

Thirdly, there is the large-scale infrastructure construction.

At this critical juncture, it plays a role in "work relief" while also alleviating their near-limited productivity.

After the oppression was lifted, the entire Inazuma society recovered at an unexpected speed, in multiple parallel directions.

Under these circumstances, their various departments and systems gradually established the most basic, operational framework.

Amidst great anticipation, the Inazuma People's Republic (PRI) was officially established.

The news spread throughout Teyvat that very day.

Along with the news of the establishment of Shin-Inazuma, the ruling party of Shin-Inazuma, the ICP, and other related systematic content such as its ideology, doctrines, class stance, methods and goals were also disseminated.

This time they've established a firm foothold, and the content they're spreading isn't the heavily censored stuff anymore.

Once this information was circulated, it immediately caused a huge uproar throughout Teyvat.

Chapter 227 Going with the flow?

"absurd!"

Inside a teahouse in Liyue, a merchant angrily slammed the magazine he was holding onto the table.

"Incomprehensible! How dare they describe the wealth we've worked so hard to earn as the exploitation of those peasants? What do they know?!"

The others at the table simply picked up their teacups in silence, their hearts filled with disdain.

Come on, you spend eight out of ten days fishing or drinking tea and you still have tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in assets? How dare you say that? What are you pretending to be, innocent and pure?

What's said here isn't entirely wrong. If simply being hardworking and diligent could earn them such enormous wealth, then the richest man in Teyvat would be a donkey.

However, although the others did not echo their sentiments, they were still unhappy.

You've laid out all these things so clearly and meticulously, is that something to be said?

Aren't you just slapping us in the face?

Before, you could tell your subordinates that they weren't working hard enough, that you earned the money through hard work and wisdom, and that you took risks, etc. What can you say now?

In the eyes of these businessmen, the new Inatsuma government was completely biased and biased.

You, a powerful institution that rules Inazuma, with a violent apparatus under your command, don't talk about "ruling the world together with the scholar-officials," but instead take charge of those poor wretches, and can't stop talking about them.

Even when Ningguang wanted to increase salaries and benefits, she had already discussed it with the "scholars and officials," and in the end, they still made a profit. It was a win-win situation. Unlike these people, who were practically justifying confiscating property.

No, according to the newspaper, Inazuma's colleagues are probably not far from having their homes raided.

For some reason, the group began to feel a sense of shared fear.

On one hand, there's the feeling of shared sorrow, and on the other hand...

—Those rice-wives openly declared their support for the workers' and peasants' movements in various countries.

They were afraid that one day they would wake up to find those poor devils standing in their bedrooms, guns pointed at their foreheads.

No, no, that's too scary!

The group of people shivered in unison, then shook their heads vigorously, as if that would shake the image out of their minds.

"Gentlemen, this can't go on like this. We need to think of a solution."

The group quickly moved closer together, forming a small huddle.

"What can I do?"

"We can't let this nonsense spread."

Regardless of whether it's right or wrong, or true or false, anything that doesn't benefit oneself is nonsense.

"What those people mean is..."

The businessman, who had previously thrown a tantrum and slammed the magazine on the table, asked the group a question.

"Sever all ties with Inazuma?"

One of the more impatient people casually chimed in, unexpectedly starting a lively conversation among the entire table of people.

"Good idea, I support Brother Luo. We should completely isolate such unruly places and cut off all ties with them!"

"That's right, that's exactly it."

“Absolutely, absolutely. Brother Luo should set a good example.”

"Ah, yes, yes."

While verbally agreeing with this, the group glanced around at the people with strange looks in their eyes, trying to find the real fool.

Their previous trade with Haiji Island had made them incredibly wealthy, and now that they were dealing with the entire Inazuma Island, their mineral demand had more than doubled, with orders pouring in like snowflakes.

We'll talk about the potential harm later, but this money is real!

If anyone gives up at this crucial moment, don't blame me for being impolite; I'm already thanking you in advance.

Their gazes swept around the room before finally settling on the man referred to as Brother Luo.

"a ha ha ha……"

He suddenly realized what nonsense he was talking about, and just chuckled awkwardly, shrank back, and sat back down.

"We want to make money, but we can't accept these kinds of rubbish. We plan to join forces with Yujingtai to put pressure on them to ban the spread of these ideas, prohibit illegal gatherings, and strictly restrict personnel exchanges between the two sides."

The group clearly knew who he meant by "we".

"Great idea! I'm the first to support it."

"I support it too."

"Me too."

Upon hearing this, the person who proposed the solution smiled slightly.

They recruited another group.

With so many people already here, it seems Qixing has no reason to refuse.

Before long, the Seven Stars received a joint request from Liyue merchants.

Ningguang, Keqing, and the other seven stars held an emergency meeting to discuss the matter.

All seven stars except Ningguang expressed their support for this.

The Inazuma resistance was able to grow and thrive thanks to their support. Although they also received their share of benefits, they ultimately contributed indirectly to the growth of the merchants who could have destroyed them.

Their ideas and practices run counter to Liyue's traditions, creating conflict and prompting merchants within Liyue to rise up in resistance.

However, Liyue's current development is inseparable from the other party.

Moreover, Liyue, as an open trading city, has no precedent for this and lacks legal support.

The seven stars were caught in the middle, which put them in a difficult position, and they couldn't make any moves.

Now that the businessmen are willing to unite and give them public support while taking the blame, they might as well go with the flow and make this happen.

As major merchants, they felt deeply threatened and strongly supported these proposals; as the Liyue Seven Stars, whose status was even higher than that of merchants, they also supported them, as this could lead to instability in Liyue.

Only Ningguang consistently opposed the idea at the meeting, believing that the matter should be left unattended and allowed to develop unchecked.

“Ningguang, what’s wrong with you? Look at what’s written here. It gives people plenty of ‘free time.’ Who’s going to work? Everyone’s just going to slack off. How can Liyue function?”

Keqing didn't care much about things like opposing merchants earning surplus value.

She also opposed those unscrupulous bosses, and she was the first to personally go undercover to catch those who exploited workers.

What she cares about is, if people are all 'free,' then who will still work?

Look at how laid-back the people in Mondstadt are!

With Mondstadt serving as a less-than-stellar example, the usually decisive Keqing subconsciously adopted a pessimistic attitude towards anything involving the word 'freedom'.

"Yes, they are directly denying the legitimacy of merchants' income, which is stirring up conflict between workers and merchants, and shaking the foundation of Liyue!"

The other seven stars also opposed Ningguang's opposition for one reason or another.

Ningguang's objections are equally valid.

She cited the example of how, in previous years, Liyue merchants tried every means to suppress workers' wages, leading to the gradual decline of Liyue's economy.

Especially in the matter of the Northern Bank, they were completely powerless to fight back; they were utterly incompetent in external warfare but expert in internal warfare.

If it weren't for the sudden opportunity presented by Haiqi Island, there might not even be a way to break this deadlock.

"The merchants' huge reaction shows that they are afraid. In that case, perhaps we can make good use of it and turn it into a hindrance to prevent such a thing from happening again?"

From the perspective of the Seven Stars, this is indeed something they need to consider.

Chapter 228 Airman: Where is my huge Wind Demon Dragon?