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Constantine Eugene's expression was equally unpleasant, tinged with embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, what has happened? Just tell me, I can handle it!"

Nikolayevich Shahar's face was grim: "According to the reconnaissance conducted by the scouts along the border, your Salah forces have all been wiped out! Not a single one has survived!"

Constantine Eugene swallowed hard, his face turning deathly pale, clearly as if struck by lightning.

Actually, Nikolayevich Shahar was quite happy at first, and he came here to take advantage of this opportunity.

To give the other oligopolies a warning.

However, the current situation...

Total annihilation!

Moreover, the entire Saleh armed force was annihilated.

This word sounds very niche.

His initial thought was simply to teach them a lesson and dampen their spirits.

I never expected those Turks to fight so fiercely.

He deduced it from the information he had received.

It is obvious that the Turks annihilated all of their Salih armed forces before attacking their border.

"Your Majesty, is this information accurate?"

Nikolayevich Shahar said, "It seems accurate now... You haven't received any news, which clearly means they were completely wiped out... Naturally, no one could send you messages..."

Seeing this, Constantine Eugene's eyes turned bloodshot, and then he said in an icy voice, "I will make them pay the price!"

The oligarchs standing by remained silent, all with expressions of watching the drama unfold.

Nikolayevich Shahar comforted them, saying, "That's natural... However, we need to figure out what happened! How did they lose!"

Constantine Eugene nodded and said, "You're right! That's exactly it! Your Majesty, there must be something fishy going on here..."

Nikolayevich Shahar said, "My idea is to go there myself! I would rather see for myself than listen to these reports."

"Gentlemen, please come with me. Since the founding of our Slavic Empire, we have never encountered such difficulties! Now our sea routes are controlled by the Fusang Kingdom, and we cannot enter the Central Plains at all."

"Therefore, the two people we supported have some reservations. Moreover, the people of Fusang are also eager to provoke a war! So, this passage is extremely important to us!"

"No matter what method we use, we need to open up this passage. If the Fusang Kingdom takes over the heartland of the Xiao Kingdom... then we will have lost this leg of the journey, and it is no exaggeration to say that it will affect our national destiny."

Nikolayevich Shahar said, "Gentlemen, I know you all have your own concerns, but I'll say it again: if we do well, you can do even better! If we do poorly, you will definitely not do well."

"I go!"

"Your Majesty, I'll go too..."

After hearing what Nikolayevich Shahar had to say, everyone immediately decided to set off without further ado.

After all, they understood the principle that when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.

...

Meanwhile, at this time, the Fusang Kingdom occupied the port of Xiao Kingdom's capital.

Supplies can be replenished.

Their navy completely dominated the waters of the Xiao Kingdom.

Those Slavic empire ships simply couldn't get close.

With the support of the Fusang Kingdom, a large number of Fusang people came here.

Thanks to the policies of the Japanese, their businesses are booming.

After all, when they're in business, they'll take over any business that's doing well.

If they disagreed, the very next day, officials from the imperial court would arrest those merchants under various pretexts.

This caused great distress to the merchants there.

Even for tycoons like Qian Dafang and Qian Dahai, their various businesses here have been almost entirely seized.

Fortunately, they had good foresight and sensed the danger early on, so they moved their production line westward toward Yumen Pass.

They wanted to hold on a little longer.

However, in the past few days, the imperial court has issued a "Regulations for the Preferential Treatment of Japanese People".

The Japanese are now completely superior to others here.

The rules inside are extremely exaggerated. For example, if you see a Japanese person, you must greet them with a smile. If you don't, it's considered a crime.

Furthermore, if any conflict arises with the people of Fusang, regardless of whether they are right or wrong, the people of Xiao will be required to apologize...

I won't even mention the restaurants where Japanese people were required to pay for their meals for free.

The people were outraged when they heard these completely absurd regulations.

However, it was no use! Anyone who dared to insult or question this regulation would be killed.

They knew that after the regulations were promulgated, there would be opposition, so they registered the households of these people well in advance.

Furthermore, an edict was issued stipulating that they were not allowed to leave without permission, and those who left without authorization would be considered traitors, and their entire families would be implicated.

The people were dissatisfied but had no way to resolve the situation, and some even attempted to rebel.

As a result, he was hung on the city wall the next day and starved to death...

People were angry but dared not speak out; there was simply no way to vent their anger.

...

And Qian Dafang, Qian Dahai, and those people from the original Chamber of Commerce.

They were all too late; they couldn't leave.

These people from Fusang are going further and further astray these days.

They were all planning to ask Qian Dafang and Qian Dahai for the formulas for their hot pot, soap, and other similar products.

Although those people are still speaking politely, this decree to lick the boots of Japan has been issued.

They will likely become even more reckless.

Qian Dafang was facing a small room packed with people.

"Gentlemen, I originally intended to continue the fight here. After all, we who are here have put in a great deal of effort to get to where we are today and to build this business. Giving up here would not be easy."

"However, if the relationship between the imperial court and Fusang Kingdom had been ambiguous before, I think we could still try to win them over... But it's clear that they no longer intend to treat us as human beings... Not to mention, they don't even consider themselves human beings anymore!"

"As you've all seen, they're preparing for a battle against Xiao Zhan and Xiao Xiangqing. Once the fighting starts, they'll rely heavily on the Japanese. When the time comes, the Japanese might just agree to lick their boots!"

"So, I've decided to leave!"

After listening to Qian Dafang's words, Qian Dahai and his group nodded in agreement.

"That's right, we've decided to leave."

The remaining businessmen spoke up, saying, "Chairman Qian, it's easy for you to say... You moved your profitable businesses away long ago. And you sold off a lot of real estate... Even if you run away, you still have a chance to make a comeback. But what about us? We've put all our businesses here, we've invested our entire lives here!"

"In this day and age, if you dare to sell, those beasts from Japan would buy several of your shops for a single copper coin..."

"Yes, yes, Chairman Qian, you guys are fast... how are we supposed to run now?"

Qian Dafang looked somewhat helpless, because before, they had been listening to Xiao Ce's words, persisting in their businesses here while also following the advice of the Chamber of Commerce members.

However, they wouldn't listen to me back then.

"You need to understand, just being able to save your lives is a bonus! Besides, with us two brothers here, once we get to Yumen Pass, we'll have enough to eat, and you certainly won't be left out... Don't you know us, the Qian brothers?"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If we can't escape it this time, then we really won't be able to escape it..."

The group said, "President Qian, then we'll trust you one more time...and follow you!"

"That's right! We'll go with you?!"

"President Qian, I'm sorry... we really can't leave. I've dedicated my whole life to this place... Aren't we businessmen just like dogs? It doesn't matter who we're dogs for... we're dogs for those Japanese, as long as we can make money!"

Qian Dafang and his colleagues were not surprised when some business owners said this.

After all, they were businessmen who only had some influence with Xiao Ce.

In other places, they have absolutely no face at all!

No matter how much money they have, they have absolutely no dignity.

"Fine, everyone has their own ambitions! We won't force you! However, I have only one condition: if you don't leave, don't sell us out!"

The group smiled and nodded, "Chairman Qian, you're being too kind... how could we possibly..."

After Qian Dafang finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

That's how their group disbanded.

At this time, in the newly built Kunme Palace in Kyoto, there was a palace for Consort Hui.

This is a palace newly built by the current Empress Dowager Cai Hui.

She felt extremely uncomfortable being with Xiao Tao.

Moreover, in order to please the people of Fusang, she managed to associate with Tojo Shōki, who was in charge of the general affairs of the Xiao Kingdom.

She may be older, but she's incredibly sexy.

He really did end up hanging out with Tojo Shōki.

The two of them lived a shameless life in this National Mother Palace.

In reality, they were each getting what they wanted.

Tojo Shōki made good use of Cai Hui's status as the Queen Mother, since Cai Hui was very pro-Fusang.

With him around, they can save themselves a lot of trouble.

The famous "Preferential Treatment Regulations for Japanese People" were created by Cai Hui!

At that moment, the two were in the room researching a scientific project about human reproduction.

A eunuch outside the door whispered, "Your Majesty, there is a merchant outside who says he has urgent news to report."

The young eunuch spoke with trepidation.

He would never dare to say that under normal circumstances...

However, based on what the merchant who came to report had said, he felt that this might be a meritorious act.

That's when I started talking.

"Got it! Wait here!"

A hurried and impatient sound came from inside the room. After a short while, two people came out, their faces flushed.

Cai Hui said with slight impatience, "You should know that if you ruin my important plans over trivial matters... I will definitely not let you off easily!"

A young eunuch respectfully said, "Your Majesty, according to that merchant, it must be something serious. They say that the two brothers of the Qian family, the richest family in our area, are gathering merchants here to flee!"

Upon hearing the young eunuch's words, Cai Hui's eyes immediately turned cold...

"Oh? Then I do need to meet him. Is everything arranged?"

The young eunuch nodded.

Just then, Cai Hui rushed over.

Actually, because of his son Xiao Yang's situation, Cai Hui had always had a good relationship with the people at Qian's Trading Company.

Moreover, when Cai Hui asked them for some things, the Qian family business was quite cooperative.

A few days ago, Cai Hui even made empty promises to the two brothers, asking them to cooperate with the people of Fusang so that they could make a fortune together.

The two brothers readily agreed, and she had intended to make good use of them.

In retrospect, she really did misjudge him.

When Cai Hui entered a large hall, several merchants were already waiting...

The leader was someone who prioritized safety.

After glancing at them, Cai Hui sat down in a seat.

After sitting down, I looked at the group of people.

"I heard you have something to report?"

Gou Anquan nodded: "That's right... Your Majesty, those two brothers, Qian Dafang and Qian Dahai, just gathered all the prominent merchants in the capital. They all want to leave! And they're trying to persuade us all to go with them..."

Gou Anquan vividly recounted what the two brothers had just said, including their plans and their insults against Fusang and the imperial court.

He embellished and repeated Cai Hui's story.

After hearing this, Cai Hui was furious. His face was incredibly ugly!

"Damn it...you ungrateful wretches! Do you know when they're leaving? And how they're leaving? These are all our people. Letting people from Kyoto out without permission is a capital offense..."

"It seems they bribed some of the guards... Empress Dowager, money talks. The Qian brothers, Dafang and Dahai, often said, 'If the money is right, they'll even do anything...'"

Cai Hui slammed her hand on the table: "Hmph...they really are arrogant...Do you even know where they're headed?"

Gou Anquan nodded.

"we know!"

Cai Hui said to the eunuch beside her, "Go and inform the garrison troops stationed in the capital! Tell them to come over."

“You lead the way. If your information is true... then I will definitely reward you…” Cai Hui said to Gou Anquan and his group.

The group nodded excitedly as they listened, and then the little mouth began to frantically flatter.

"Your Majesty, you're being too polite... It's our honor to be able to do something for you!"

Listening to their words, Cai Hui said with satisfaction, "Alright! Since you won't take the broad road I offered you, then I'll let you take this road!"

The informants, led by Gou Anquan, all knelt down to express their loyalty: "Rest assured, we will serve you well!!"