Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

After agreeing on how to "act" with Algernon, an unavoidable question still loomed before the three of them.

That is—how to deal with these counterfeit banknotes that have already entered the market!

"I have already ordered the launch of the new version of the Gridlink coin within three months."

"After the new version of the banknotes is issued, we will gradually collect the old version of the United States Union Bank notes and destroy them."

"However, the reality we must accept is that we will suffer enormous losses as a result..."

After hearing Dickens Cecil's words, Dunley President Pete Andre and Lansey President Christy Brandon exchanged another glance.

Both of them wore a wry smile.

Clearly, the approaches taken by Greenland, Dunley, and Lansey on this issue are essentially the same.

Faced with counterfeit currency that is difficult to distinguish from genuine currency, the best solution is to quickly introduce new currency to replace the old one.

However, just as the three of them had just concluded, they had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

In any case, the Prun people, as the "culprits," are unlikely to offer any compensation to the Glenn, Dunley, and Lansey...

If the counterfeit money issue is exposed, it will cause immeasurable damage to the credibility of Glenn, Dunley, and Lansey currencies.

So, in fact—with things having progressed to this point, Dickens Cecil, Pete Andre, and Christy Brandon only have one path left to choose from.

That is—to swallow one's pride and conceal the fact that a large amount of counterfeit money, which is difficult to distinguish from genuine currency, has entered the market.

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"If the counterfeit money issue is made public, it will inevitably cause public panic and directly and seriously cause economic turmoil."

“We must do everything we can to avoid this consequence,” sighed Peter Andre, president of Dunley. “Moreover, even if we issue new banknotes, we can only replace the old counterfeit banknotes in circulation with an equal exchange rate.”

"If we were to directly abolish the old banknotes, the interests involved would be far too enormous."

"The resistance we will face will certainly be unprecedented."

"Therefore, it seems we have no other choice but to let these counterfeit banknotes continue to circulate and then gradually replace them with new banknotes..."

"Actually, I had already anticipated this outcome before you arrived," said Dickens Cecil, president of the Georgian Union, his tone tinged with a helpless self-deprecation. "We've sacrificed far too much for this war against the dry land..."

"When the alliance finally achieves victory, we, the Great Union, Dunley, and Lansey, should rightfully receive the largest share of the post-war benefits!"

"This is absolutely what we deserve!" Rancy President Christy Brandon angrily waved his fist. "We'll take back double what we've lost!"

"This war is not about protecting a single country, but the entire continent of Xiluo."

"The sacrifices we made for the greater good were to preserve the entire Western Continent!"

"When distributing the post-war benefits, the amount of effort contributed was naturally used as the standard for distribution."

"If anyone disagrees at that time, we will not hesitate to use force to completely redefine the new world order!"

It's clear that Rancy President Christy Brandon is very confident in the strength of the Rancy army.

Although they had just learned a good lesson from the Daqian Zhenguo army on the Qianzhou battlefield.

However, within the entire Anti-Qian Alliance, the Lanxi people considered the Lanxi army to be the undisputed force of the alliance!

After all, the Lanxi people's army is known as the "strongest in the world".

Although the reputation of the Daqian Zhenguo Army is too great now, and the most elite foreign legion of the Lanxi people has just been wiped out on the Qianzhou battlefield.

The Lanxi people don't mention the title of "world's strongest army" much anymore.

However, the Lanxi people still confidently believed that while the title of "world's strongest" might be a bit too much for them, they should be able to "hold" the title of "strongest in Xiluo".

Therefore, when Lancy President Christy Brandon made these remarks, he was quite confident.

If Christy Brandon knew that the capital authorities didn't consider the Lanxi army a major threat at all, and instead categorized them as "just passing through," it would be a different story.

I wonder if this will be a hundredfold blow to the Lanxi people's confidence in their military strength...

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“That’s right! Now that I think about it, I understand a bit better.”

"The discomfort I felt has eased considerably..."

Dunley President Pete Andrei consoled himself, "Isn't our current century-long battle with the Qian people a gamble?"

"Isn't there a saying at the gambling table?"

"What you win first isn't money; what you win last is what's truly yours!"

To make himself feel better, Pete Andrei used the same tactics he used in casinos: "Isn't this how we're playing against the Qian people right now?"

"The people of Qianguo are indeed having a lot of luck right now."

"It seems that everything is developing in a direction that benefits the people of Qian."

"However, our struggle with the Qian people has only just begun."

"Not urgent!"

"Let the people of Qian Kingdom taste some sweetness first. Winning a little and gaining some advantage now is nothing."

"Whoever has the last laugh is the true winner!"

"I refuse to believe that the people of Qian Kingdom will always have such good luck!"

The more Pete Andrei talked, the more he felt that his "gambling table theory" was actually quite suitable for application.

After he said it himself, even Pete Andrei himself realized that it actually made a lot of sense.

"Unless the people of Qian Kingdom cheat!"

"Otherwise, there's absolutely no reason for them to continue to thrive like this!"

Convinced by his own theory, Pete Andrei confidently told Dickens Cecil and Christy Brandon, "This is a high-stakes gamble."

"The only difference is that if you're actually at the gambling table, as long as your skills are good enough, you can keep winning by cheating."

"But we have no way to cheat in this 'high-stakes gamble' with the Qian people."

"So, in the end, who will emerge victorious in this battle of the century will depend on who has better luck and who has stronger overall endurance!"

"Isn't there a saying in Qianzhou—things will turn around when they reach their extremes!"

There's also a saying: "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river."

"The people of Qian Kingdom can't always be this lucky!"

"Winning money first isn't about winning money! When our luck turns, that will be the day the Qian people are finished!"

"That's a great analogy! It's apt!" After hearing Pete Andre's theory, the president of the Great Union, Dickens Cecil, felt much more at ease.

“When you’re in a good mood, your mind starts to flow more smoothly,” said Pete Andre, president of Dunley, with a smile.

"I suddenly realized that this was both advantageous in the fight against the Qian war and a way to effectively guard against the risk of being betrayed by the Pulun people."

"Didn't we identify the three main forces to defend the Western Roman territory at the alliance meeting before?"

"The ocean is the Glenn Navy, and the land is the Lanxi Army and the Prun Army."

"Then let's simply change our strategy of focusing all our efforts on strengthening our main force to a strategy of evenly strengthening the armed forces of all Western Roma member states."

"As the overall level improves, the overall combat effectiveness of our Anti-Qian Alliance will naturally increase as well."

"That actually saves trouble."

"This provides a reasonable justification for reducing or limiting aid to the Puren people, while also achieving the goal of not putting all eggs in one basket."

"Instead of placing our hopes on the three main forces, we should distribute the hope of defending the Western Romana homeland among all the Western Romana member states!"