Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

However, this is just a cover to fool people. The nobles cannot be really fooled, so the contradiction between the civil service group and the nobles will only become more intense.

"I guess that Witte will definitely try to divert the blame and 'renovate' the serfs in the name of the Imperial Ministry of Labor. This will at least provide a cover-up, and at the same time, he can also drag your Majesty along to argue with the nobles."

Qiao Yelan kindly reminded.

Fyodor waved his hand.

"I have already thought of what you said, my dear minister. But it doesn't matter. Even if he doesn't do this, as long as the industrial reform begins, the conflict between me and the nobles will inevitably be further aroused. He is actually inferior to others by using this method."

"How can such a person who only cares about profit and forgets his principles have the vision of Your Majesty!"

Qiao Yelan complimented.

"Hahaha, Lord Qiao, you should not underestimate Islam Witt. He was able to rise from a commoner to his current position. In addition to the support of the late emperor, it was mostly due to his own abilities."

The emperor smiled. He never took Witt lightly.

"Just like what Witt is doing now, we have already guessed it, and he even knows that we can guess it, but will we stop him from doing it?"

Qiao Yelan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile.

"Your Majesty is saying that even if he really did it and then went to Minister Yegor to ask for help, we would still have to help him - because it would benefit both of us and would also help suppress the power of the nobles."

"That's the truth! What Witt is best at is using the opponent's strength to defeat him, hiding under the tiger's skin and quietly strengthening himself. If not, how can he bargain with me and compete with the nobles?"

The emperor warned sternly.

"Your Majesty, I will pay close attention to Speaker Witte's words and actions."

Qiao Yelan saluted.

"Just keep this in mind. We can still cooperate with Witte for a while. At tomorrow's meeting, I will nominate you as the Minister of the Imperial Industry Department. Witte was previously in this position, and he will understand what I mean."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

The man's expression was relatively calm, but his voice was filled with suppressed excitement.

"Do your best, Lord Qiao. The revival of Ursus will surely be realized in our hands!"

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"Grand Duke Kosice, are you there?"

"I'm always here."

The black shape separated from Qiao Yelan's body and fell in front of him.

"I need to trouble you with one thing. I am now at the center of the vortex of Saint Eagle Castle, attracting countless attention. So I have to be careful when I contact anyone, just like when I pass on messages. So I can't use Yefim for the time being."

As soon as Koschei heard Qiao Yelan mention Yefim, he understood what he meant.

"You want to contact Nicholas?"

"Yes. Previously, Nicholas had no fixed station, so I did not ask him to do this. Now he has been transferred to the Casimir front and will be there for a long time in the future. Now it is necessary to let him take action and establish a communication method between Saint Eagle Castle and him that will not be monitored or recorded."

Qiao Yelan explained.

"This message is extremely important. I don't have enough power inside Ursus, and you are the only one I can trust, so I need you to help me pass on this message and come back to me as quickly as possible."

Kosice did not agree immediately, but looked up and down at Qiao Yelan with a suspicious look.

"...Are you trying to get me out of here again?"

Hey? Why should I say again?

"How could that be? It's just that this matter is too urgent, so you have to do it."

Qiao Yelan spoke righteously.

"Are you anxious?"

"It's best to go overnight and come back quickly - I can't do without you here either. I dare not go out without you. After all, if the Ursus people are ruthless, they will not care about the identity and location of the opponent and will kill him."

Kosice nodded, as long as he didn't leave her behind on purpose.

But...

"Why did you send Nikolai to the Casimir front this time?"

“Smuggling.”

"Is it really smuggling?"

"Yes, it's purely for smuggling - I want to completely monopolize the smuggling channels."

The black snake directly wrapped around Qiao Yelan's body and looked at him angrily.

"Tell me the truth! I don't believe you sent Nicholas to Casimir just for smuggling. You must have your own plans."

Qiao Yelan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Why could people misunderstand her even when she told the truth?

"If you say so, then there is indeed a side purpose that you want to achieve."

Kosice's eyes lit up.

"Say it!"

"I want Casimir's Business Association to accept the use of Longmen Coin for settlement."

what?

Is there any connection between the two?

Kosice was stunned.

"You're jumping to different topics too quickly. Wait a minute, can you start from the beginning?"

Qiao Yelan sighed.

"...Then you will have to leave after listening to what I said from the beginning."

"Okay, I promise you."

Kosice readily agreed.

"Let me think about where to start... er, let's start from when you took over Longmen—"

blacksnake:?

How come this jump is farther?

"Why don't you start from the first time you met me?"

She said in annoyance.

"If you want to listen... we can start the conversation from then on."

Qiao Yelan glanced at her in surprise, then spoke slowly.

Kosice was shocked. Could this really be where the conversation started?

She didn't say anything to interrupt Qiao Yelan. She wanted to see what Qiao Yelan would say.

——She didn’t believe that Qiao Yelan could have started planning today’s relationship with Casimir from that time.

"At that time, the Witch King Helhunzuolun was already considered a madman by others, and he almost stopped participating in any political affairs. Although the electors were still afraid of the Witch King's power, they had already begun to have other intentions."

"Victoria actually fell into a similar situation. The independence of the Colombian colony and the rise of the Grand Duke led to the division of Victoria's domestic political landscape."

This period of history was recorded in Terra's history books, so Koschei was no stranger to it.

"This division actually caused the power of the Tower of Babel to fall into decline, because the large number of scattered local forces will make it more difficult to form alliances, and the layer-by-layer exploitation will cause the profits of the trade routes to drop abnormally. There are even some fools who want to swallow up both the money and the goods."

"So I began to think that it was time to open up a new trade route to continue connecting the East and the West - for this, I set my sights on Ursus."

Qiao Yelan’s words stunned Kosice.

Because Qiao Yelan has been busy with Longmen Coin during this period, in order to avoid being completely confused, Kosice went to the University of the Holy Eagle Castle under the identity of Kashena to make up for her economics - so now she can understand a lot of what the other party says.

"The trade route in the [Longmen Coin Project] has been going on for many years?"

"Of course. Where do you think my money comes from? Did it come from the wind?"

Qiao Yelan's question left Kosice silent.

"Anyway, I had my eyes on Vladimir, who was still a prince at the time. With your help, I supported this prince's rise to power. From the fight for the throne to the battle of the four emperors, Vladimir finally succeeded in taking the throne. After that, the Trans-Siberian Railway was born."

"Thanks to this railway, I earned back my investment cost, and Vladimir also had money to continue fighting, but the problem is that you had already established a firm foothold in Longmen, but were kicked out. Even the nobles took advantage of your setback in Longmen and Vladimir's serious illness to start attacking this railway."

Black Snake swayed a little awkwardly, then changed the subject.

"The nobles you mentioned are represented by Marquis Boris of Chernobog, right?"

"That's right. After that, due to my own health problems, I was eventually completely squeezed out of the control of this railway. This is why when you came to me, I said that I had no cards in Ursus - because even Vladimir had passed away, and my trade channels had completely disappeared."

Kosice sighed. So that's how it is.

As a result, I am also one of the reasons for the decline of Ursus...

"After that, I began to plan a counterattack against the Ursus nobles - I will make them spit out double what they took from me!"

Qiao Yelan had a cold expression.

"So you sent Nicholas to Casimir this time to block all smuggling channels between Ursus and Casimir, and let the nobles watch you make money alone."

Kosice thought he finally understood Qiao Yelan's logic.

"Block the smuggling channel between Ursus and Casimir?"

Qiao Yelan repeated Kosice's words with a hint of sarcasm.

"I think you should reconsider what I said at the beginning."

The first sentence?

Kosice was a little confused. What sentence was this?

"I said I wanted to monopolize the smuggling channels - but when did I say I wanted to monopolize the smuggling channels between Ursus and Casimir?"

Qiao Yelan sneered and picked up the teacup.

"The ink on the contract signed after Grand Duke Nicholas' special military operation is not yet dry. Which Elector of Leitania dares to do business with you now?"

"You were just driven out of Longmen by the former crown prince of Dayan. At this moment, who in your opinion would dare to risk offending the imperial court and engage in smuggling with Ursus?"

"Oh, you guys aren't planning to smuggle with the East Country? That's a pity. Thanks to Emperor Vladimir, Dayan has already taken over the market there."

"Or are you interested in the Sami pickled puffins and canned herrings?"

With every word Qiao Yelan said, Kosice became more frightened. By the time he finished speaking, she had fallen completely silent.

Although Qiao Yelan was busy building the [Trade Encirclement around Casimir], this did not prevent him from building another [Trade Encirclement around Ursus] as well.

He said that if those nobles dared to touch his trade routes, they must pay double the price.

Chapter 171 It's time to kneel, Casimir

Kosice was silent, the black shadow was rolling and lingering unconsciously, but it still entangled Qiao Yelan, without any change.

Qiao Yelan’s words were always worth her thinking about—and then she realized something.

"...You helped Da Yan promote Longmen Coin. Wasn't your purpose to connect the entire Eastern and Western markets? Logically speaking, you can only get the most benefits if you let Casimir and Ursus join. I remember you said before that you would not squeeze the other party's future value ceiling for temporary benefits."

There was a sense of relief on Qiao Yelan's face and in his heart - it seemed that Kosice was serious about taking the economics course he said he would go back to.

You love learning so much, which really touches the teacher.

"You are right. My ultimate goal is to get Ursus and Casimir to join the Longmen Coin system. I will not squeeze their value limit for the sake of immediate benefits. But the fact is that the so-called monopoly of the smuggling route is just a temporary collection of interest in the process of forcing them to join the Longmen Coin system."

If Kosice still had a body, she felt that she should have swallowed hard, but now she was in a possessed ghost state, so the specific manifestation was that the black shadow was agitated again.

Completely monopolize the foreign trade channels of Ursus and Casimir, and just... charge interest?

That principal...what a terrifying number that must be?

"Let's start with Casimir. I said before that these guys are not enthusiastic about joining Longmen Coin. Moreover, as the specific explanation of the two terms "merchant", the Business Federation is now in an arrogant attitude of waiting for the price and picking and choosing the Longmen Coin plan."

"In particular, they are likely to use their own capital to demand a share of the issuance rights of Longmen Coin, or even draw inferences from one example and plan to launch a new currency to compete with Longmen Coin - this kind of behavior is something I cannot tolerate."

Qiao Yelan had never intended to exclude Casimir from the plan - Casimir was so rich, if he was willing to join the Longmen Coin plan, it would definitely be twice the result with half the effort.

But the prerequisite is that Casimir must submit willingly instead of snatching benefits from a high position.

"So, I must bring the Chamber of Commerce to its knees. This is why, even though I knew that Casimir was a tough opponent, I left them alone and came to Ursus first, commanding Nicholas to create a [Trade Encirclement around Casimir]."

"You have indeed blocked Casimir's foreign trade channels, but there is no way to force them to accept Longmen coins, right? Longmen coins are meant for circulation, and Casimir will eventually gain new foreign trade channels. It's just a temporary problem of goods accumulation."