Morax is dead, Liyue will fall into my hands.

If we refuse, then wherever there are fools, there will only be the corpses of the treasure-stealing gang.

Ron, you're in charge of going to the "Shadow World" and offering a huge reward for Li Ye's head. Remember, only kill him, not alive! Even if you capture him alive, kill him first!

In addition, Zhongli is a guest elder of the "Hall of Rebirth", so we can't rely on them. Therefore, we should try to avoid offering bounties to them.

Carlisle, you are responsible for informing the Fatui tribes within Liyue to begin eliminating Li Ye's mouths within Liyue, mainly through intimidation and threats, and trying to avoid causing any deaths.

At this point, the Liyue Septim are still keeping an eye on the Fatui. If they make any big moves, they could easily be caught off guard and launched a second attack on us.

Freeman, I'll give you a list. The people on this list are basically staff recruited by Li Yexin's money exchange. Whether you bribe them or sow discord, you must dismantle them from within.

In addition, I will also give you their family information. I only have one request: do not involve "Northern Bank".

Joyce, you are responsible for notifying the "Northern Bank" in the other six countries to be ready to waive savings fees and even offer interest on savings at any time.

If Li Ye's bank cannot be nipped in the bud, then he will inevitably spread this type of bank throughout the entire Teyvat continent.

Since that's the case, let's take the initiative and have the money of the people in various places deposited into the "Northern Bank," thus completely cutting off Li Ye's path to development.

However, this tactic of inflicting heavy losses on both sides should absolutely not be used unless absolutely necessary.

Also, inform Burns that Li Ye recruited him yesterday, didn't he?

"Alright, let Burns go report to Li Ye. He should complete his work meticulously. He doesn't need to do anything; he just needs to listen carefully, keep his eyes open, and bring back what Li Ye wants him to see and hear..."

"at last..."

After issuing the orders one by one, Andrei looked at Catherine, who was sitting at the end of the table, and asked, "What are your suggestions?"

After a long silence, Ekaterina, who had been called out, suddenly swallowed hard, then mustered her courage and said, "There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. It's never wrong to leave yourself a way out. I believe we can continue our cooperation regarding the 'Public Welfare and Charitable Foundation.'"

Upon hearing Ekaterina's suggestion, everyone swallowed hard. This morning, Li Ye had just tricked the "Northern Bank" on this very issue, and now they had to fawn over him for daring to propose such an idea in a meeting...

The key is to leave a way out? Saying such a thing at a meeting targeting Li Ye is simply undermining morale.

Although everyone agreed with Ekaterina's proposal, they still had to admire her courage from the bottom of their hearts.

The old man, who seemed to be asleep, slowly opened his eyes upon hearing the suggestion. From the very first moment Li Ye prepared to establish "Wanmin Money Shop," there was no possibility of cooperation.

No, to be precise, there will always be opportunities for cooperation, but neither side is willing to back down now, so we can only fight to the death, unless one side can't hold on any longer and surrenders.

Pantalone doesn't think he'll lose, but nothing is absolute, and no one can predict the future...

How do you plan to collaborate?

Ekaterina said firmly, "I will wholeheartedly assist you and cooperate with you wholeheartedly."

Chapter 80: Ningguang's Invitation

After much consideration, Pantalone nodded in agreement to Ekaterina's suggestion, saying, "We can't be too narrow-minded and only look at what's in front of us. Li Ye is a man of many skills, and it's never a bad thing to learn more from him."

Besides Liyue, there are six other nations on the continent of Teyvat.

Li Ye can use these methods to force us to suffer repeated defeats in Liyue, and we can also use these methods to stir up trouble in the other six kingdoms.

"Very well, you'll be in full charge of this matter. No matter how intense the struggle between 'Northern Bank' and Li Ye becomes, you don't need to worry about it. Just focus on handling your own duties."

Ekaterina: "Yes!"

......

While the "Northern Bank" was preparing to launch a "business war," Li Ye, who remained at Jiaxuan Teahouse, was also planning how to respond.

He knew very well that the "Northern Bank," or rather, the Fools, were never willing to suffer losses.

If they find that conspiracies and tricks are ineffective, then the next step will definitely be to take more direct, more effective, and more ruthless measures.

Rock King is combative, and his underlings are troublesome;

Because Lord Yan is reasonable, as long as I'm in the right, Lord Yan might even turn around and help me.

But the kids are different; these guys have absolutely no bottom line when it comes to doing things.

Previously, Lord De'an had warned Li Ye that the "Northern Bank" would resort to any underhanded means.

When dealing with him, they bribed all the scoundrels in Liyue Harbor to cause trouble at the entrance of "Minghua Money Shop" every day, ruining countless business deals.

Li Ye hoped to hire a group of experts through "Wang Sheng Tang" to solve some of the security problems, but relying on them to deal with that group of low-life hooligans would probably be somewhat inadequate.

After all, truly clever scoundrels, when dealing with a shop, always do so in a way that doesn't break the law, by causing trouble for the customers.

Once you disgust and scare away the customers, making it impossible for the store to continue operating, your goal will naturally be achieved.

If the boss can't resist ordering his men to beat up the hooligans, he might break the law first, lose money, face lawsuits, and damage his reputation if word gets out.

Li Ye had considered cultivating a good relationship with the "General Affairs Department," but how could the "Northern Bank," having been in Liyue Harbor for so many years, have absolutely no connections with the "General Affairs Department"? Li Ye himself didn't believe such nonsense.

It's estimated that the "General Affairs Director" will turn a blind eye to everyone and focus solely on upholding the law impartially.

If scoundrels break the law, they should be arrested without hesitation and sentenced accordingly; however, if these scoundrels know how to maintain a proper balance and do not cross the line, then the General Affairs Department can only say that there is nothing they can do to help.

Conversely, Li Ye cannot force the "General Affairs Department" to abuse its power and arrest people who have not broken the law. Such an aggressive approach would only leave the "General Affairs Department" with the impression that it is ignorant.

Furthermore, the soft fear the hard, and the hard fear the reckless.

If it were just an ordinary rogue, killing any chicken would immediately send the rest of the monkeys scattering like birds and beasts.

However, when the "Northern Bank" recruits scoundrels, they inevitably have their lifeline in their hands.

I reckon these scoundrels must owe "Northern Bank" a debt they could never repay in several lifetimes.

So even knowing that provoking "Wanmin Qianzhuang" would result in a bloody mess, or even death, they still had to stubbornly insist on going against it.

Because even if you don't crash, you're going to die anyway, but if you crash, at least you might survive.

The "Chiiwa Army" is upright and incorruptible, and given their past grievances with the Fools, they certainly wouldn't accept any benefits from the "Northern Bank." However, the "Chiiwa Army" is an organization under the General Affairs Department...

Just as they were considering how to respond, Steward Zhang knocked on the door to remind them that an invitation had been sent by an envoy from Tianquan Ningguang.

The invitation was delivered by Bai Xiao, who volunteered to come mainly because she wanted to see Mr. Li in person.

Upon their first meeting, Bai Xiao was astonished by Li Ye's age.

They're so young!

Although everyone says that Mr. Li is not old, no one expected that he still looks like a young man.

What surprised Bai Xiao even more was Li Ye's mature and steady demeanor beneath his youthful innocence.

That's not the inherent nobility of those in power, but the decisive and wise confidence of a leader.

Bai Xiao was quite pleased with himself for being able to enter Moonsea Pavilion at such a young age and assist Miss Ningguang in managing Liyue Harbor.

When I met Boss Li today, I realized how ridiculous that pride was.

Li Ye was completely oblivious to Bai Xiao's inner thoughts. After reading the invitation, he didn't rush to agree. Instead, he asked Bai Xiao, "Miss Bai Xiao, could you tell me a little about who else Miss Ningguang invited besides me?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiao quickly replied, "Ah, there are many more. Almost all the presidents of the major chambers of commerce have received invitations. The Liyue Seven Stars and the General Affairs Department will also send their respective envoys to attend. In addition, the Thousand Rock Army's Instructor Fengyan will also be present."

During the suppression of the vortex demon, Instructor Fengyan fought alongside the immortals and was one of the few who had truly seen them.

Fengyan, the instructor? Fighting alongside the immortals to suppress the vortex demon god?

Oh right, how could I have forgotten about them?

A flash of inspiration struck Li Ye, and he came up with a way to deal with that group of scoundrels.

Suppressing his thoughts, Li Ye looked at Bai Xiao again and said, "Heavenly Power shines brightly, and is extremely wealthy; his bright eyes are captivating, making even peaches and apricots blush; his keen eyes and sharp ears are capable of understanding everything."

I've long heard that whether it's a noble young man from Yujingtai, a successful young businessman, or a captain who has traveled to the seven kingdoms, they are all willing to go to great lengths to win Ningguang's smile.

There are even rumors that a big boss from Fontaine, after exchanging a few words with Ningguang, ordered the signing of a trade contract with Liyue Harbor.

Such a grand gesture, all so that we can see Ningguang more often.

Unfortunately, due to my lowly status, I never had the chance to meet him.

It is truly an honor to receive Ms. Ningguang's invitation today.

"Don't worry, Miss Baixiao, I will definitely keep my appointment on time tomorrow."

While Li Ye was speaking, Bai Xiao kept staring at Li Ye's face.

In the past, when she saw other young noblemen or wealthy businessmen talking about Miss Ningguang, she couldn't help but show expressions of excitement, expectation, infatuation, or even greed.

But Li Ye was different. He seemed to have no interest in Miss Ningguang at all, and his words of praise for her were purely out of politeness.

How could a young businessman not have any admiration for Miss Ningguang?

What an interesting eccentric, Bai Xiao thought to herself, but she also felt a bit more favorably disposed toward Li Ye.

Li Ye personally escorted Bai Xiao out of Jiaxuan Teahouse, then quickly returned to his office, picked up his phone, and opened the chat group.

"Who in the world doesn't know Ye?": "Who has any knowledge of the 'Thousand Rock Army'? I've thought of a way to deal with those scoundrels!"

Chapter 81: Great minds think alike

When Ke Qing saw Li Ye's question, she immediately realized that he was planning to ask the "Thousand Rock Army" for help.

She had also thought that if the "Northern Bank" sent a group of hooligans to harass customers when the "Wanmin Money Shop" opened, she would ask them for help.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as smoothly as he had imagined, and the outcome of the communication was roughly what Li Ye had expected.

It's true that the "Thousand Rock Army" obeys the orders of the Liyue Septim, but the Septim are seven people, not one. Being required to obey seven people often means that no one else is being obeyed.

In their words, they need to be responsible to each of the Seven Stars.

I will definitely not refuse to do things that are within my duty, but if it goes beyond my duty or is something that is difficult for me, then it depends on how close we are.

Of course, if Keqing persists, the "Thousand Rock Army" will certainly not refuse.

However, doing so could give the other members of the Seven Stars ammunition against him, especially given his recent conflict with Ningguang, who is in charge of the law...

Keqing was worried that if she did this, Ningguang would use it against her.

"Beef Offal Chef": "You're not thinking of bribing the 'Thousand Rock Army,' are you?"

"Who in the world doesn't know Ye?": "To call it bribery is too harsh. Besides, do you really think the Thousand Rock Army, the base of Liyue, can be bribed by a nobody like me?"

"Liyue Rich Woman": "So what do you want to do?"

Ningguang also chimed in, pondering how to deal with that group of scoundrels.

If I hint to the "Chiiwa Army" to increase their patrols, they will definitely help.

However, Yuhengxing seems to have a grudge against me lately, always causing trouble for no reason. If she catches me in this mess, she will probably take the opportunity to cause me trouble again.

"Who in the world doesn't know Ye?": "After our bank opens, we'll definitely need to hire some guards, right? I'm thinking that the 'Thousand Rock Army' always carries out dangerous missions, so there's bound to be some injuries, right?"