Chapter 145: When You Smile, You Dont Look Like Him! (2 / 2)
The envoy from Fujian stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty! This man is fearmongering! If rice runs out, there’s still wheat. If wheat runs out, there’s silk. And even if silk is gone, there will always be oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar. The world has an abundance of goods…”
Liang Rui frowned in disdain and interrupted sharply, “But there’s even more Baochao— because it’s just paper. You can produce as much as you want. The result of unchecked printing is a market with no goods and waste paper flying in the wind! What are your intentions in harming Daxia like this?”
The envoy froze, his face turning red. “How dare you slander me without evidence!”
Stubbornly, he continued, “Furthermore, even if what you say is true, when has my lord ever suggested unrestrained printing? He merely instructed me to suggest printing enough to get through this crisis.”
Xu Yanmiao grew increasingly alarmed as he listened, his anxiety mounting.
[Oh no! How did this Fujian Governor ever get his position? Doesn’t he understand the concept of drinking poison to quench thirst?!]
[Huh? So he didn’t actually come up through the formal imperial examination system? Wait a second—this… this… wow! So that’s all it takes to become a high-ranking official?]
Yikes!
Many officials—especially those from the Ministry of Revenue—suddenly brightened.