Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

"Pop test, Ivignad—let me test you."

"Huh? So sudden!"

“Why did the black market trade arise?”

"Because merchants will gather and accumulate rare goods, and civilians will always have needs."

The man clapped.

"So now you realize the problem of letting Helinmart deal with the black market?"

"...Helinmart can only deal with some merchants, but cannot handle the needs of civilians. Therefore, as long as the demand exists, the black market cannot be eradicated."

The White Emperor frowned, realizing the problem.

Helinmart could only stop half of it.

"But can we really meet the needs of civilians? We can only adopt a rationing system with our current warehouse reserves."

"Of course we have to find ways to increase storage - for example, the storage of those unscrupulous businessmen."

"So you need me to confiscate the family's property? That's a good idea! I learned a lot from confiscating the Leopold family before, and now I'm pretty good at confiscation, teacher!"

This...are you really that proud?

Qiao Yelan wiped a cold sweat from his heart.

"Of course not. Next, Trilintelme needs to attract a large number of merchants to invest. If you go to rob the merchants' homes now, they will naturally stay away."

Ivignard calmed down a little.

"So what do we do?"

"First, you need to announce the market price and purchase from all merchants at the market price plus 10%. Also, announce that these grains and coal will be provided to citizens at the market price, but the purchase amount will be limited every day."

“But the businessmen certainly don’t want to.”

"Yes, so next we need to find a typical example, someone who has a large stock of goods, high prices, and a very bad attitude. Find a few 'civilians' to lead the way, kill him, and rob his warehouse."

"what?"

"Then you have to arrest [the ringleaders], and then invite other merchants to a meeting, telling them that the mood among residents is very bad at the moment, so you hope they can 'understand' and take the initiative to sell to the government."

Qiao Yelan is patient and persuasive, like a devil leading a pure girl to fall.

"Next, Babel Tower will take the lead and sell the supplies to the government. If someone takes the lead, then naturally others will follow suit and compromise—"

"I understand. Only when Babel takes the lead in selling can it encourage others to sell. After getting all the supplies, we can split the profits 70% to 30%."

Ivignard understood.

"Then what's the share? Isn't it all yours?"

The man laughed.

His Majesty the Emperor also smiled sweetly.

"The teacher is right—they are all mine."

Chapter 64: The Twins' Determination

"teacher."

Helinmart came in hurriedly from outside. She was called back by Ivignad.

When she passed by the square, she saw Kashena still standing there, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

She always felt that the other person's aura was a little familiar, like someone she had met before but not a close friend of.

But it’s more important to see the teacher now.

Black Snake watched the Black Emperor hurried past him, as if he was in a hurry to attend some party.

Kashena lifted her hair in confusion. Why did her head feel a little heavier?

When Helinmart walked in, Ivignad waved to her quietly.

"Where's the teacher, Liselotte?"

"The teacher said there's an important phone call to make - and that woman outside can't hear it."

Helinmart immediately thought of that person.

"Is that the person standing in the square? I'll take care of her immediately!"

"No, wait, you can't kill her, Hildegard - she is Koschei, the [Undying Black Snake]. We can't kill her completely, and the teacher said that he made a deal with the other party."

The Black Sheep put down the sword in his hand unhappily.

"What deal did the teacher make with her?"

"She is now the teacher's student—"

"Sure enough, we should just kill her now - we can even kill Helhunzolun, it's just a snake."

Aries's hand grabbed Helinmart's hand that was drawing the sword.

"No, Hildegard, we can't interfere with the teacher's plan - unless we are one hundred percent sure."

Helinmart and Ivignad were in a stalemate for a while, but finally compromised.

"Okay - so what we can do now is just sit here and watch?"

"Of course we are just watching. We should think more deeply about our future. The teacher is too good a person. His students will eventually become obsessed with his wisdom and want to possess it completely for themselves rather than learning."

Ivignard leaned her head close to her sister's ear.

"At least for now, we have the upper hand, so we must not waste this time - we must master Trilintelme as soon as possible, and then the whole of Leitania, and become the teacher's best student."

"...You are right, Ivignad - we must seize the opportunity."

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"What's the matter that makes you so anxious to contact me, Wei Yanwu? I'm currently trying to smooth things over with Ursus, so I can't let others think that I have anything to do with Longmen for the time being."

Qiao Yelan's voice was filled with obvious irritation.

"Bad news - you're right. There are rumors circulating outside that Edward is Drake. Victoria has sent a diplomatic note to Longmen, asking me to explain this matter."

"How is Victoria's diplomatic note bad news? Do you think Victoria is still able to put pressure on you now? Those grand dukes have already essentially divided the country - maybe only a few people will be nervous about this?"

The man's voice sounded lazy.

"Let me guess. Is it Cavendish or Scarford? Only these two are thinking about taking over Londinium. The other families are quietly making a fortune, but these two are the ones who are stupid enough to station their troops outside the city every day to confront each other."

"...It's the Duke of Scarford."

"Then don't worry about it. This guy will only argue with you. As for the impact of this incident on our Longmen Coin plan, it is basically zero - Grand Duke Caister has always maintained good business relations with Babel Tower, and the Grand Duke of Normandy has revealed some interesting signals."

"The Duke of Normandy is guarding a section of the Leithanian border, so we only need him to communicate with the Duke of Castor, and our trade route can bypass Londinium and enter Colombia and Bolivar."

Wei Yanwu remained silent. Qiao Yelan's ability shocked him again.

"That's off topic. Let's get back to Edward. I don't think the questioning of a Grand Duke alone should make you so nervous, right?"

"Yes, Victoria's side doesn't matter. What I'm really worried about is...Dayan Capital."

The former Crown Prince of Dayan sighed. His relationship with the current emperor was very tense, and the other party was always watching him. This time, when the news about Edward leaked out, they immediately smelled the clue and came over.

"How can you be accused of this - wait, I remember you married your sister to Edward?"

"Yes—that's the problem."

Wei Yanwu said helplessly.

Edward Atrias has the legitimate claim to the throne of Victoria. After all, when Aslan seized power, he used the fig leaf of "co-governance". Unexpectedly, Aslan himself was dethroned from the throne.

Therefore, if Edward and his wife had a child, this child would have the blood of both the Victoria royal family and the Great Yan royal family - the most annoying thing was that in addition to having the inheritance rights of Victoria like his father, he could also enjoy the inheritance rights of Great Yan from his mother!

Because the rule of the Great Yan royal family is that as long as you are included in the clan office when you are born, then as a member of the royal family, you are eligible to compete for this position.

Don’t worry about whether you can sit on it or not. Having it and not having it are two completely different concepts.

As for why the emperor was so nervous...

Because in his opinion, this matter was not just about two lovers falling in love - it was a marriage between the Victorian royal family and Wei Yanwu's lineage!

The essence of marriage alliance is that the weaker party gives the stronger party the right to claim legitimacy - just like Princess Wen Yue, whom Wei Yanwu married. She represented the marriage alliance and submission of the Eastern Kingdom. Then, conversely, Wei Yanwu's sister was married to Edward Atrias. Could this also be considered the marriage alliance and submission of the Victorian royal family?

Wei Yanwu is qualified to sit in the royal family of Dayan, his and Wen Yue’s children are qualified to sit in the royal family of Dongguo, and his sister and Edward’s children are qualified to sit in the royal family of Victoria - so is this guy sure not to be retreating in order to advance, and want to fight for a way out in the world for Dayan?

There are still many Wei Yanwu's followers in the court. Even the Grand Tutor, one of the Three Dukes, was once a member of Wei Yanwu's party, and his attitude remains ambiguous until now.

If Wei Yanwu wanted to take back the position of Emperor of Dayan, the civil officials in the court might not be able to oppose it much. As for the military officers headed by the Grand Marshal, not to mention that they have never participated in the party affairs of the throne - I am afraid that they might not be able to withstand the temptation when faced with the orthodox claim brought to them by Wei Yanwu.

It’s the same old saying - when the emperor suspects you of rebellion, you’d better have the ability to do it.

Wei Yanwu had this ability, so the emperor did not dare to really break off relations with him.

Then on the other hand, does Wei Yanwu have this idea?

"I-I'm really not interested in that position."

“So we can only keep retreating.”

"Yes, that's why I wanted to find you. I'm in the middle of the situation and can't see clearly anymore. Besides, it concerns two of the three people I care about the most. I really am powerless."

Qiao Yelan's lips curled up.

Wei Yanwu has joined the game again.

When Kosice withdrew from Longmen in an unexpected situation, Wei Yanwu suddenly realized that Qiao Yelan and Babel were not of much help to him in this matter, and in the future rule, Adams's Shihuaiya family would be able to completely replace Babel - especially this [Sick Tiger] was much easier to deal with than Qiao Yelan.

Therefore, he allowed Adams to test Qiao Yelan, but he tried to reduce communication with Qiao Yelan as much as possible, just in order to completely cut off his own power from that of the other party.

Although he didn't fully understand Qiao Yelan's character, the former prince still keenly sensed the danger.

This is a very common thing in politics and business, so Qiao Yelan didn't really get angry, because these were just means within the rules of the game, and he didn't intend to break the rules -

After all, only by playing by the rules can we make others better aware of our own poverty and weakness.

So when Qiao Yelan was in Letania, he took the initiative to reveal Edward's identity to Kosice. On the one hand, it was because he needed Kosice's ability to help the twins, and on the other hand, he was very clear about the chain reaction this incident would trigger, which would lay a solid foundation for his arrangement in Longmen.

Let me say it again, Qiao Yelan is very good at selling one thing at two prices.

The chain reaction is that His Majesty the Emperor of Dayan will never ignore this matter.

If the emperor of Dayan gets angry, the pressure will come to Wei Yanwu.

Therefore, Qiao Yelan was waiting for Wei Yanwu's final reaction.

If Wei Yanwu couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to explode with the emperor, then he would definitely try his best to get all the power he could, and he would inevitably be inseparable from Qiao Yelan.

Now the phone call came, Wei Yanwu said that he could still endure it and could retreat.

So before he made this call, he actually only had two choices left - one was to hand Edward over, either by voluntarily handing him over to the country or by letting Edward commit suicide to calm the situation, both options would work.

The second option is to ask Qiao Yelan and Babel Tower for help.

Therefore, when Qiao Yelan visited Longmen, he personally blocked the first road for him.

He chose to take the initiative to tell Adams about the method of suicide. He also knew that Adams would definitely tell Wei Yanwu, and Wei Yanwu would definitely guard against this matter and do his best to prevent it from happening.

So when things came to the point where the emperor was held accountable, this method was completely blocked.

Because Wei Yanwu already knew about this method, whether Edward's suicide was voluntary or forced, the blame would inevitably be put on Wei Yanwu himself.

If only Wei Yanwu knew this method, he might have the heart to put it into action, and he could also keep the situation secret.

——But the problem is that Wei Yanwu is not the only one who knows this method.

Wei Yanwu could only face a two-pronged choice again: let Adams be his accomplice and conceal the truth of the matter together - or choose to make Adams shut up completely.

But in reality, these two options ultimately lead to the same result.

If Adams chose the former, he would see that Wei Yanwu was willing to force his sworn brother and brother-in-law to death for his sake. As a speculative businessman, would he still have any loyalty to Wei Yanwu?

Adams will certainly lead the Shi Huaiya family to fully side with Qiao Yelan. On the contrary, Wei Yanwu in Longmen is in danger of being sidelined by the Shi Huaiya family and Babel Tower.

If he chooses to make Adams shut up completely, then the Shi Huaiya family will inevitably fall apart, which Wei Yanwu cannot stop - because the patriarch ring of the Shi Huaiya family is now in Qiao Yelan's hands.

Of course, the survival of this family will be decided by Qiao Yelan.

If he loses the Shi Huaiya family, Wei Yanwu will need a new assistant in the business world to support him. Besides the Shi Huaiya family, he seems to have only one ally in the business world who can help him control Longmen.

Babel: Hello.