Original God, but the real world

Chapter 72 71-Contradiction
In fact, the main plot of the entire Liyue is almost like the emperor suddenly died without a recognized successor, so that there was a conflict between the civil officials (Seven Stars) who handled internal government affairs and the military generals (Immortals) who suppressed foreign enemies outside.

Of course, this will require some fine-tuning.

But generally speaking, this understanding is sufficient.

Keqing did not leave.

Because of her first impression and also because of a strange deal at the time, she had some expectations of Jiang Qing.

The expectation is not much, but because she is Yuheng Star, Jiang Qing has to deal with it well.

After all, words work by persuading people. If the person being persuaded has no power or status, the value of this power is quite limited.

And Keqing just happens to have all of these.

Hu Tao blinked and moved closer to Jiang Qing unnoticeably.

She always felt that a conversation between these two people might be very interesting.

If she sat too far away, Keqing might ask her to leave first.

"Mr. Jiang Qing," Keqing hesitated for a moment, "I have a question I want to ask you."

She has a very outstanding think tank. After all, as a seventh-star, she has to deal with too much information every day.

I can't handle it all by myself.

What Jiang Qing needs to do is to compete with her think tank for the job.

This is a bit difficult. After all, those who can serve Keqing are obviously quite elite.

But Jiang Qing was not panicked at all.

He knew the answer, and although the process of writing based on the answer was difficult, it was better than this group of elites who didn't know the answer and had to rely solely on fragmentary information and their IQ to figure it out.

"Please speak." Jiang Qing said, "I also envy Mr. Zhongli for being able to use his knowledge to create wealth for himself."

"It would be great if my opinion could be helpful to you."

This advantage is mine.

In the ceremony of sending off the immortals in the Hall of Rebirth, the Seven Stars deal with the immortals and the fools.

Only if you do these two things well, will you be qualified to talk to the gods and then consider getting more.

God's favor is not free.

If you have no value, even gods won’t bother to even look at you.

“How much do you know about Liyue?” Keqing asked.

This is a rather broad topic, but Jiang Qing knows the answer.

"The immortals founded the present Liyue during the war between the gods and demons. They naturally have the right to rule this country."

"The subsequent governance was handed over to the officials of the Seven Stars and Eight Gates of successive generations."

"As a result, the immortals conquered and maintained the stability of Liyue. However, after the Demon-God War ended two thousand years ago and the Black Disaster caused by the destruction of Kanreya five hundred years ago, the immortals no longer had any influence on Liyue Harbor."

"Nearly two thousand years of construction were all handed over to the Liyue people."

The immortals really had no guidance at all, and even Morax insisted on separating the immortals from humans.

Just look at Master Liuyunjiefeng and you will know that the means he used were obviously within the realm of technical attainment, but until the end of the story, the people of Liyue had not demonstrated such skills.

This tech geek girl, who is similar to Lei in the movie, keeps her technology secret and has no intention of making it public.

"Just considering the contribution to Liyue Harbor, everyone has quite complete inheritance rights."

Keqing narrowed her eyes slightly.

It is certainly not lucky that such a vague question can be answered.

Jiang Qing knew what he cared about.

So he just answered that.

"So, who do you think will win, the Immortal or the Seven Stars?"

She laid it out directly.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone started to talk about real topics. Jiang Qing thought Keqing would try again, but he didn't expect that this Yuhengxing would go all in the second time.

This is a straightforward decision, but it's also a gamble...

"It depends on who is more sensible." Jiang Qing said calmly, "Whoever is more sensible will lose."

“If the immortals care more about the overall situation of Liyue and the future of Liyue, they will lose.”

“If the Seven Stars are sensible and hope that Liyue will be passed down safely, they will lose the initiative.”

Most likely, the immortal lost.

After all, it was they who conquered Liyue in the first place, and the subsequent supervision and construction was left to the people of Liyue.

But the immortals have been here since the founding of the country until today, and they have very deep feelings for Liyue.

The Seven Stars and Eight Gates have been replaced countless times. The current Seven Stars and Eight Gates can maintain their loyalty to Liyue and are willing to give up some interests for Liyue. This is already very good.

More? Hardly.

It is almost possible to tell at a glance which of the two is more willing to give up.

"There is a high chance that Qixing will win this bet."

"If Qixing wants to take the initiative, all he has to do is reject the Immortal."

"If the immortals want to control Liyue Harbor, they will have to deal with many officials, noble families, and even ordinary people."

But they are the group of immortals who are least likely to interact with humans.

The seven stars represent the people of Liyue. It would be more acceptable for the people of Liyue if humans governed this country themselves.

But immortals are different.

They don't care about government affairs, and they don't understand the human relationships and interest exchanges in human society and don't bother to get involved.

As they are unwilling to reshape the world and kill everyone until they submit again, their failure is almost inevitable.

Bureaucrats and gentry...it is unrealistic to expect them to give up their own interests without taking drastic measures.

"The only exception is Ganyu." Keqing heard Jiang Qing's voice-over.

"I hope you can better understand the value of Miss Ganyu." Jiang Qing shrugged.

The only weakness of the immortals is that they have lived in seclusion for a long time and are completely unaware of the interest conflicts within Liyue Harbor.

However, since there is no way to plow it once, if we want to bring Liyue under control, we can only try to divide it by using interests and power.

Immortals cannot do such things.

But Ganyu can.

Compared to the Seven Stars, Ganyu, the [Secretary of the Seven Stars] who has lived in Liyue Harbor for thousands of years, is not inferior to any of the Seven Stars in this regard.

And she is also an immortal. If she is willing to promise benefits, she will naturally be more reliable than the Seven Stars.

The old man said that he wanted human rule, but his idea was obviously not recognized by the immortals.

But since He sat in the middle to mediate, everyone gave Him this face.

No matter how the Seven Stars are governed, in the eyes of the immortals, it is all the credit of the Emperor.

In other words, although it is ruled by man, it is actually still the rule of the emperor.

This is why the immortals are indifferent.

They were dissatisfied with being ruled by humans, and felt that they could not give the land they had worked so hard to build to these mortals to rule.

But if it’s the Emperor... I’d be convinced.

In short, there are only two possibilities for the Seven Stars to fail.

The immortals suddenly went crazy and were determined to seize sovereignty of the city at all costs.

They have sufficient status and reasons to inherit this power. Coupled with their unparalleled violence and willingness to spend lavishly, they can naturally make dignitaries and ordinary people understand the power of strength.

With both the name and the fist, he can certainly take over the scepter.

The second possibility is that Ganyu rebelled.

This is a key point of bloodless transformation.

The Seven Stars cannot connect immortals and mortals, but Ganyu can.

If she stood on Qixing's side, Qixing would be able to spare time to discuss.

If she stood on the side of the immortal, the Seven Stars would have no choice but to cooperate and withdraw and give up power.

Unless they would rather bear the slight possibility than give up power, but this in itself will completely lose the impression.

The old man faked his own death just to test their minds and attitudes. Putting Liyue's interests aside for the sake of power would only anger the immortals and even disappoint the old man.

Their results will not be good.

"But Lord Yuhengxing doesn't need to worry too much," Jiang Qing shrugged. "After all, power is something that only we value."

"The Immortal is just questioning your abilities, but he doesn't care much about power itself."

Most of the omissions in the plan were actually due to the Emperor’s carelessness.

He is still alive after all, and even in the later part of the story, although He has retired on the surface, the Seven Stars and the Immortals know that He is still alive.

So the conflict was eliminated without any trace and ended immediately.

After all, Morax has no way of really writing a story about his own death. In this regard, he should look for Barbatos, because the God of Wind is very good at plotting where he has no role at all.

In his two thousand years of rule, He only appeared three times.

In daily life, it is not a problem to say that He has gone far away.

Jiang Qing knew this very well, so he was fully able to accept these possibilities.

Anyway, in the worst case scenario, Zhongli will definitely not be able to sit still.

There is no need to worry about what He can hold on to, and there is no point worrying about what He cannot hold on to.

So why think so much?
But Keqing can't do that.

She was actually thinking about the chaos in Liyue based on the premise that Geolord was already dead. It is better to say that it is difficult for a normal person to imagine that Morax could arrange his own funeral in order to retire.

What caused all this was just the word "rough".

Never before has the abdication of a god been so rough. On the surface it looks grand and magnificent, but in reality it is full of contradictions, and it all had to be suppressed by one person.

Once He died, the contradictions could no longer be suppressed.

Even in Sumeru, the Jiaolingyuan has almost no external enemies.

It seems that the followers of the God of Grass are not willing to be enemies with the Order of the Church, and are even unwilling to appear in front of humans.

The environment in Liyue is much worse.

"Ningguang has been very worried lately." Keqing dropped the topic, "The Golden House has stopped production."

Jiang Qing lowered his eyes.

Continuing to talk about immortals will raise a question.

Since immortals may not necessarily give in, why can't the Seven Stars give in?

The immortals just want to stand above the Seven Stars and Eight Gates. Don’t they have the strength and power to do so?
Of course there is.

Since they exist, let them stand on top of Liyue Harbor.

In this way, everyone's conflicts will be resolved, and there will be no so-called conflict between immortals and humans.

But Jiang Qing and Keqing avoided the topic.

This is what happens when a conflict arises; one side always wins.

If that’s the case, why can’t Qixing be more sensible?

Even if the immortals are above Liyue Harbor, they cannot change the laws and contracts.

Perhaps at some point in time, Liyue's national strength will decline because of these immortals who are ignorant of government affairs.

But if this happens, the immortals who put Liyue's interests above all else will quickly try to return power.

At best, it would be just an additional regulatory agency.

Liyue is very similar to the Shogunate.

They have almost no regulatory system. Although there is division and confrontation of power, the real supervision is basically left to the gods.

If the gods are competent and capable, their powers will be limited and can only be used to serve the country.

And if the gods do not act, we can only hope for their own self-awareness.

The result is obvious. A thousand years ago, Lawrence almost became king. The three magistrates joined forces to betray Inazuma, and the Institute of Religious Affairs even imprisoned King Kokusa.

It is obviously unrealistic to expect that human power institutions can always remain fair and honest without any constraints.

For the Seven Stars, the worst case scenario is nothing more than temporarily losing power and then regaining it, but there will be a monitoring agency around them.

Such an ending is not unacceptable to Liyue.

Since it is acceptable, why don’t the Seven Stars just compromise and give power directly to the immortals?
Don't want to or can't.

Obviously it should be the former.

Keqing avoided the topic, which meant that among the Seven Stars, how to persuade the immortal should be the mainstream thought, while direct retreat was temporarily put aside.

Of course Jiang Qing wouldn't talk much about this.

He needs the power of the Seven Stars because they have a chance to communicate, and most of the immortals look down on him.

"The production of Mora has always been the sole responsibility of the Emperor." Keqing quickly got into the state, "The current Golden House still has a relatively sufficient amount of Mora stored, but it is definitely not enough."

Even if it is enough for a while, the total amount of Mora will never increase.

If there is only consumption and no increase in production, of course it will not be enough.

"If it is used as a currency for transactions, I'm afraid Mora has lost this basis." Jiang Qing did not hesitate, "Mora now can only be used as a medium in alchemy."

Moreover, it is a non-renewable resource that is becoming less and less in use.

Of course Jiang Qing has the answer.

This was the opportunity to make a fortune that he had anticipated from the beginning. If he didn’t have the golden finger, he would be squatting in Xumi waiting for this news.

"The food, pearls, jade, and other things circulating in the market are all produced continuously, and the money used to purchase them and circulate in the market is also increasing year by year according to the growth of output."

But now the god who made Mora has escaped, the production of goods has increased but the currency has been cut off, and Mora will definitely not be able to support the trading market.

In fact, due to its value in various mystical sciences, Mora is now being traded as a commodity.

"In the short term, Liyue's financial resources can still support the scale of the transaction."

"But after the Immortal Sending Ceremony is over, or even when the Immortal descends, I'm afraid this matter will have to be put on the agenda."

“Create a new currency that can circulate.”

Keqing nodded slightly.

This is indeed a matter of course.

Morax is the source of all Moras. Now that the source has dried up, there will naturally be no new Moras.

If we clear out the monsters now and pull out the assets, we can indeed support the market for a period of time.

But merchants and ordinary people in Liyue are well aware that it is too extravagant to use Mora only as a trading currency.

"To be honest, we are still discussing this." Keqing hesitated, "Not only because we have to consider the issue of immortals, but this matter itself is indeed very cumbersome."

Of course it is complicated.

Mora is a currency minted by God, and it naturally has the characteristics of being inimitable, which directly opens the way for counterfeit banknotes.

The circulation of paper money is actually to use the country's strength and majesty as a guarantee to exchange paper for materials and chips. In this regard, the majesty of the gods is more reliable than the guarantee of Liyue as a country.

In addition, Mora also has mystical applications. All these combined ultimately established Mora's hegemonic position.

The significance of the seven countries of Teyvat unifying on one currency and one measure is almost self-evident.

There is no precedent of currency war in this world to rely on. From the very beginning, it has been a drama of Mora defeating all those who refuse to obey.

Even starting from the end of the Demon God War, it took this world two thousand years of Mora.

Two thousand years of habit... What Qixing has to face is to create something out of nothing and open up a new path among the thorns.

There is nothing to look forward to. The next currency they launch will definitely not be as good as Mora.

However, the situation is stronger than people, even if we can't win, we must still use it.

"I can understand that." Jiang Qing nodded. "This is Mora's deeply rooted position that cannot be shaken."

"In the past, Liyue controlled the Golden House, and the stability of Mora's status meant the stability of Liyue's status."

“And now that the Golden House has lost its most important value and has become a large warehouse, Mora’s solid position has become the biggest trouble in replacing it.”

This is really not a question of ability.

The old man just said simply at the end, I believe Qixing can solve this matter...
Oh, I really have your trust, Crab!

How can a man-made currency compete with something like Mora?!
Keqing sighed.

Jiang Qing spoke of the dilemma. Although he did not provide any solutions, the fact that he was able to get these answers without directly participating in the meeting was already a representation of his ability.

Perhaps, you can include the other party into your think tank?

Keqing hesitated.

She still couldn't make up her mind because Jiang Qing also had a very obvious Mond mark on his body.

The one who helped Jiang Qing solve all his troubles was Mond’s acting leader Qin.

Considering the environment in Mondstadt, Jean actually has more power than any of the Seven Stars.

Liyue divided power among the Seven Stars, and the Seven Stars were in charge of the Eight Gates.

There is only one knight order in Mondstadt, and all the affairs of the knight order are decided by Jyn alone.

If Jiang Qing wants money or power, Qin Du is actually a better choice than Qixing.

Apart from being born in Liyue, he was not as comfortable in Liyue as when he was in Mondstadt.

Can one’s background limit one’s choices?
Jiang Qing looked relaxed.

Of course he knew that Keqing was observing him, and considering the difference in status between them, he was willing to accept this observation.

After all, if you want to touch the God of Rock, you must first contact the Seven Stars or the Immortals.

PS1: I actually want to save some words these days, because I need to take a break in a few days. But I think it’s useless to just take a break since I can’t make any money, so I have to resume updating, and I’ll try to get above 8k.

PS2: This chapter, as well as Liyue and Inazuma, are actually more of the settings filled in by the author after the game becomes reality in pursuit of logic. You can just take a look at it, don't take it seriously. And I am not very good at finance and politics, so if there is anything wrong, please forgive me.

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