When Xu Yannan warned him, the spell in Yang Lu's hand was about to take shape.
Although Yang Lu immediately stopped casting spells, his hands just completed the hand seal of the last light blade.
However, something strange happened. When the light blade was emitted, a golden light flashed from behind Yang Lu, and then the outline of the light blade suddenly grew in size as if it had taken a tonic pill!
I saw this "super light blade" hitting Xu Yannan's body-protecting aura, and then disappeared out of thin air again.
Although this super light blade is still useless, Xu Yannan's expression is as if he has seen a ghost: "Blessed by the great power of heaven and earth! Your spells are actually blessed by the great power of heaven and earth! When did you possess the golden wheel of merit?"
Merits represent the recognition of Jiuzhou Heavenly Dao to cultivators.
Therefore, by consuming merit, cultivators can gain the blessing of the mighty power of heaven and earth for their spells.
I heard that the killer of Heyu Pavilion had used this method to increase the destructive power of the spell when he assassinated Li Qingning. However, this spell would consume one's own merit accumulation. Unless absolutely necessary, cultivators would not use this low-key method.
But if a cultivator can cultivate the Golden Wheel of Merit, then when the cultivator casts a spell, he has a chance to receive the blessing of the great power of heaven and earth for free. The more golden wheels of merit, the higher the frequency of the blessing of the great power of heaven and earth, and the greater the power of the blessing.
When Yang Lu just used the super light blade, a golden light flashed behind him, which was the sign of a golden wheel of merit!
Seeing the vision of the golden wheel blessing, Yang Lu suddenly understood why his cultivation speed was so fast.
In fact, even if he practiced continuously for 14 hours in his sleep last night, with his mere low-grade water spirit root qualifications, he would not have been able to practice the heaven-level skills to the state of drawing Qi into the body so quickly.
Now it seems that he can achieve a cultivation speed comparable to the best spiritual roots, and this golden wheel of merit also plays an important role!
But the problem is, I don’t seem to have deliberately cultivated merit!
The Qingning Chamber of Commerce has only been on the right track for a short time. Even if it accumulates some merits, it should be attributed to Li Qingning, the female president of the Chamber of Commerce. A working emperor like Yang Lu will only get a small share of the profits at most.
But if Li Qingning had the Golden Wheel of Merit, he would have shown it off to him long ago. How could he remain silent until now?
While Yang Lu was confused, Xu Yannan had already come to his senses. He stared at Yang Lu and expressed his guess: "Did your meritorious golden wheel come from the Lingshi Reserve Bank?"
"Lingshi Reserve Bank?" Yang Lu pointed at himself and said in disbelief.
Xu Yannan did not speak, but slightly activated his spiritual energy, and two brilliant golden haloes appeared behind him.
Two golden wheels of merit!
Seeing Yang Lu's shocked expression, Xu Yannan explained: "The Lingshi Reserve Bank maintains the stability of Jiuzhou's economic and financial order and accumulates a huge amount of merit every moment. This is why monks from all major sects want to enter the Lingshi. Reserve Bank. My two golden wheels of merit are my achievements in nineteen years of working in Lingshi Reserve Bank. Otherwise, I would not have been able to break through the middle stage of foundation building in more than twenty years with just a mid-level Lei Linggen qualification. realm."
Yang Lu immediately complimented: "Master, your merits are indeed immeasurable! But what does this have to do with my golden wheel of merit?"
"The Golden Wheel of Merit is very precious. Even the Lingshi Reserve Bank does not have it for everyone!" Xu Yannan said, pointing to the two Golden Wheels of Merit behind him, "Ordinary Lingshi Reserve Bank staff, if they have not made any Achievement, it takes sixty or seventy years to barely obtain one Golden Wheel of Merit. The reason why I can have two Golden Wheels of Merit is mainly because I once proposed the concept of [Haiya Comprehensive Price Index], and it has become a spiritual stone reserve. One of the important economic indicators compiled by the bank.”
Yang Lu understood what Xu Yannan meant.
If you want to gain the merits of Lingshi Reserve Bank, becoming a staff member of Lingshi Reserve Bank is only one aspect.
If the theoretical results created by oneself can be used by Lingshi Reserve Bank in practice, they can also gain a huge amount of merit, even more than the merit accumulated by running errands for Lingshi Reserve Bank!
Although Yang Lu is not a financial officer of Lingshi Reserve Bank, he has written articles for Lingshi Reserve Bank.
Thinking of this, Yang Lu couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that my article "A Brief Analysis of Quantitative Monetary Policy Regulation" has been adopted by the Lingshi Reserve Bank?"
Xu Yannan touched his chin and said: "That's right. Starting from this year, the Lingshi Reserve Bank has begun to pilot the currency issuance principle of 'ad valorem issuance' and will no longer set the total amount of Lingshi issuance targets for the next year in advance. This is very likely It is the direct reason why you obtained the Golden Wheel of Merit. If this method can really become a routine, you might be able to accumulate a second Golden Wheel of Merit very quickly!"
After hearing this, Yang Lu finally understood the horror of Lingshi Reserve Bank. There are tens of thousands of cultivators in the entire Haiya area, and there may only be a few hundred cultivators who can possess the Golden Wheel of Merit, but he just wrote an academic paper for the Lingshi Reserve Bank, and he has surpassed ordinary cultivators by dozens. Years of accumulation!
Although Yang Lu only has a low-grade spiritual root qualification, if he has two golden wheels of merit and the assistance of Wei Meng, his cultivation speed can even surpass that of the top-grade spiritual root genius girl Li Qingning!
Yang Lu rubbed his hands and said, "Then I dare to ask Master, can I write a few more working papers for Lingshi Reserve Bank now?"
"Can you still write a paper of this level?" Seeing Yang Lu treating high-level papers as cabbage, Xu Yannan was slightly startled, and then smiled bitterly, "But even if you can still write, Lingshi Reserve Bank will not care about it." It’s not up to you anymore. Governor Li’s physical condition no longer allows him to continue chairing the Monetary Policy Committee meetings. It is estimated that the Lingshi Reserve Bank will have to wait until the fourth governor takes office before the Lingshi Reserve Bank can resume normal work. But by then, your paper will still be available You wouldn’t know it if you didn’t see it, after all, not every president is the head of our Golden Knife Sect.”
Xu Yannan didn't say it clearly, but Yang Lu understood what he meant. The rapid implementation of his academic papers has a lot to do with Li Qingyang's strong support.
If the new president is hostile to the Golden Knife Sect monks, even if Yang Lu's article is written with great fanfare, it is likely to be deliberately hidden. Without an article that is finally implemented, there is no way to obtain heavenly merit!
It is precisely because the Lingshi Reserve Bank has the invisible power of "distributing merit" that Li Qingyang can lead the rise of the entire Golden Blade Sect with a mere early stage cultivation of Jindan, and suppress the leader of Wuliang Sword Sect and the great monk Lin Jianxing in the middle stage of Nascent Soul. .
This is the power of the Cultivation Circle Scholars!
Thinking about it now, Li Qingyang was able to implement Yang Lu's theory so quickly. It was obviously not a temporary decision. He should have known the concept of price-based currency quantity control in advance and been ready to implement it at any time. The reason for the delay Chi did not bring it up, probably because he wanted to use this theory to pave the way for Xu Yannan after his death.
Even without Yang Lu, there is a high probability that Li Qingyang would take the initiative to bring up this matter at the last monetary policy meeting. However, it was unexpected that this advanced monetary policy theory would be brought up by Yang Lu through Xu Yannan's channel.
The two parties seemed to have a tacit cooperation inadvertently, but the merits of it were advantageous to Yang Lu, the initiator.
Hearing Xu Yannan take the initiative to mention the fourth president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, Yang Lu took advantage of the situation and asked: "Is there any consensus within the Wuliang Sword Sect regarding the candidate for the new president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank?"
"Are you still embarrassed to ask me?" Hearing this question, Xu Yannan's expression suddenly changed and he slapped the documents in his hand on the table, "Why did Li Qingning meet Fang Jiancai again yesterday? Even if she couldn't tell, couldn't you? If you don't come out and go to see Fang Cai now, will it add much variables to Master's plan?"
Yang Lu was stunned.
Fang Jiancai found Li Qingning to reform the social security system. What does this have to do with the new president of Lingshi Reserve Bank?
Thinking of this, an idea flashed in Yang Lu's mind.
Yang Lu suddenly remembered that he had read an article in Xiuzhen Financial Weekly.
That article mentioned that the concept of a new generation of social security system was first proposed by Li Qingyang, the president of Lingshi Reserve Bank, and it was hoped that Lingshi Reserve Bank would lead the reform.
However, Lin Jianxing, the head of the Wuliang Sword Sect, forcibly rejected the proposal and demanded that the Wuliang Sword Sect lead the matter alone. Because of this, Li Qingyang voluntarily withdrew from the competition for the leadership of the reform of Zhongzhou's social security system.
From then on, the reform of the Zhongzhou Cultivation Social Security System became a factional struggle within the Wuliang Sword Sect.
At that time, Yang Lu was still struggling for food and clothing and did not get involved in the management of Qingning merchants, so he did not think about it carefully. But now that I think about it, Li Qingyang's proposal itself is very suspicious.
After all, the Lingshi Reserve Bank has too much power and is feared by Lin Jianxing, the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect. This matter is almost an open secret. Even the mortal drinkers in Haiya City can express a few personal opinions on it.
The Lingshi Reserve Bank has already controlled the massive merit brought by maintaining the financial stability of Jiuzhou. If the Lingshi Reserve Bank is allowed to obtain the merit in the social security field of Zhongzhou, the situation of the Wuliang Sword Sect will undoubtedly be even more embarrassing.
Therefore, Lin Jianxing forcibly rejected Li Qingyang's proposal, and the result was almost a no-brainer.
With Li Qingyang's political wisdom, it is impossible not to think of this, but Li Qingyang still put forward this proposal. Could it be that...
Thinking of this, Yang Lu immediately asked: "Is the new generation of cultivation social security system itself a bait intentionally thrown out by President Li Qingyang, and its real purpose is to provoke factional struggles within the Wuliang Sword Sect?"
Xu Yannan did not answer the question directly, but said in a deep voice: "Master's deadline is approaching, and there is an urgent need to plan a way out for the Golden Knife Sect and Kyushu's monetary policy. Although Lin Jianxing, the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect, has a high level of cultivation, he only knows the pain of seclusion. Xiu, he knows very little about sect management and cultivation economics. If he is allowed to control the Lingshi Reserve Bank, the future of Zhongzhou will be worrying!"
This was not the first time that Yang Lu heard someone express similar concerns. When he first met Han Fulai, Han Fulai also expressed almost the same views.
Han Fulai even specifically mentioned that many large Zhongzhou chambers of commerce, including the Luojia Chamber of Commerce, have recently begun planning to transfer assets outside of Zhongzhou. The Haiya Chamber of Commerce has received several similar requests in succession.
This act of voting with your feet has fully expressed the Zhongzhou cultivation capitalists’ distrust of the “post-Li Qingyang era.”
It is precisely because Lin Jianxing's reputation as "a man of great ambition and talent" is so great that he has been the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect for so many years, but he can only control a powerful economic department like the Cultivation Financial Supervisory Committee.
Although Xu Yannan did not answer his question directly, Yang Lu already knew that he was right this time.
Li Qingyang threw out the picture of the new generation of social security system in order to stimulate the internal struggle of the Wuliang Sword Sect. The more intense the internal struggle of the Wuliang Sword Sect, the heavier the political bargaining chip Li Qingyang has as an outsider.
Just imagine, if Li Qingyang used the new generation of cultivation social security system as a bargaining chip in exchange for concessions from the Wuliang Sword Sect on the candidate for the new president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, how would the Wuliang Sword Sect react?
Considering the overall interests of the sect, whether it is Lin Jianxing, Mo Yunlan, or Cheng Shuying, whoever takes the lead in the reform of the new generation of cultivation social security system will not affect the overall interests of the Wuliang Sword Sect. As long as the reform is successful, these merits will definitely rot in the pot of the Wuliang Sword Sect, and the rest will be nothing more than a matter of internal distribution.
But looking at the problem from the perspective of the personal interests of the three Nascent Soul Stage monks, the situation is completely different.
Although this part of the merit belongs to the Wuliang Sword Sect, whoever can obtain the right to distribute merit in the field of social security can gain more followers, enjoy greater voice, and have more resources for practice.
This is like some state-owned enterprises with problems in their corporate governance structure. No matter who becomes the boss, it will have no impact on the enterprise. Even a tethered dog can still be the chairman. But who will be the boss is of great significance to the boss himself. In order to sit in the position of CEO, many people are even willing to betray the overall interests of the company.
Just like the CEO of a state-owned enterprise cannot represent the state-owned enterprise, Lin Jianxing, the leader of the Wuliang Sword Sect, cannot represent the Wuliang Sword Sect.
People who are addicted to grand narratives always like to abstract an organization (country/civilization) into a person, and then the entire society makes decisions like humans, and carries out various reforms or actions for a certain goal. Considering the specific thoughts of individuals and members of this organization, it seems that these individuals and members are just NPCs.
But human desires are endless, and no organization can satisfy all the desires of its individuals. Therefore, the core contradiction in human society is precisely the contradiction between individual interests and collective interests.
Collective decisions that do not take into account personal interests will inevitably suffer the strongest backlash. The fierce internal fighting among the top leaders of the Infinite Sword Sect is the most typical example.
Faced with the strong pressure from the Wuliang Sword Sect, Li Qingyang just threw out a piece of cake, which turned the senior officials of the Wuliang Sword Sect into a mess, which fully demonstrated the political wisdom of the old president.
In order to win the support of the Lingshi Reserve Bank, the boss of the Wuliang Sword Sect will definitely show favor to Li Qingyang, and the bargaining chip Li Qingyang wants is also a bright card on the table, that is, the nomination of the next president of the Lingshi Reserve Bank right!
Under such circumstances, Li Qingning's cooperation with Fang Jiancai was undoubtedly adding obstacles to Li Qingyang's plan.
Li Qingyang can hold a transcendent status because of his relatively neutral status, and if Li Qingning and Fang Jiancai get together, it will definitely cause interested people to speculate on Li Qingyang's tendencies.
Now that Miss Li has taken the blame for her internal skills and mental skills, Yang Lu really can't bear to let her reputation continue to be harmed.
Thinking of this, he did not defend himself, but admitted his mistake frankly: "It is indeed my disciple's lack of consideration. I promise that I will handle this matter properly and it will never cause more serious consequences."
