He changed Tiwat

But... what did he mean when he stared at the invoice and said, "This part... Pantalone is not easy to deal with..."?

Does "dealing with" refer to a subordinate's "coping" with their superior, or does it refer to hostile "deception"?

And with Landa's level of disguise... who can he fool? What exactly is Landa's relationship with these people, and what role does he play?

Han Fulai's mind raced, but he maintained his smile: "Mr. Landa, about the matter I asked you about earlier..."

“Well, when it comes to finding people, I’m really not good at it…” Landa shook his head somewhat awkwardly. “But I can give you a suggestion. Go to Mondstadt and find the Knights of Favonius’ 'Scout Knight,' named An… An something, I heard that knight is very good at finding people…”

Just then, a little girl who looked about ten years old came running over with a small dog and hugged Landa's leg.

"Dad! Play with me."

“Hey, I didn’t mean… Ah, okay, Daddy will play with you.” Landa squatted down, picked up his daughter, and gave Han Fulai an apologetic smile. “This is my daughter Tia. I’ve been busy with business and haven’t spent much time with her.”

Han Fulai nodded understandingly, "I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Landa, thank you for your help."

After saying his goodbyes to Landa, he turned and headed towards the kitchen of Wangshu Inn. However, he had already secretly decided to ask Uncle Tian to investigate Landa thoroughly when he returned to Liyue Harbor. Regardless of Ningguang's reasons for allowing this person to continue operating at Wangshu Inn, Han Fulai wanted to know those reasons.

Chapter 108 In this mundane world, is there ever a distinction between right and wrong? Mediocre scholars are covered in moss.

When Han Fulai returned to his seat with a plate of Ke Qing's favorite "golden shrimp balls," he saw Ke Qing pinching her pigtails, looking conflicted. Shen He, on the other hand, tilted his head, his icy eyes filled with question marks.

Han Fulai sat down between the two of them, and Ke Qing looked as if she had been granted a pardon: "You're finally back!"

"Uh...Does Lady Keqing really want to eat 'Golden Shrimp Balls'?" Han Fulai was taken aback.

Ke Qing isn't a picky eater, after all, she often goes to the grassroots for research and has had adventurous experiences, under which she can't be picky about food. Her best dish, grilled fish, is also a product she survived in the wild.

However, as Ke Qing's personal secretary, Han Fulai still knows Ke Qing's preferences. If there is any food that Ke Qing misses, it is this "Golden Shrimp Balls".

According to Ke Qing, "Even just eating one can satisfy your taste buds and clear away all the stress that has accumulated on your body."

Of course, Keqing would not usually admit such a thing to others.

Han Fulai specially added a dish of "Golden Shrimp Balls" for Ke Qing because of this. Although her boss didn't say it out loud, a secretary has to be sensible, right? Especially when the boss is treating, how can you not order something that the boss likes?

“Hmm… I do want to eat it… but not because of this.” Ke Qing shook her head.

Shen He spoke up at this moment, "Just now, A Qing said that soon everyone will no longer be able to eat such good quality and cheap food, because you did something bad and will cause the price of Liyue's goods to rise."

During their inspection trip over the past few days, Shen He and Ke Qing ate and slept together, and their relationship seemed to have become much more harmonious, at least in terms of how they addressed each other. Ke Qing also seemed to accept being called "A-Qing" by others.

"That's...that's how it is..." Ke Qing lowered her head somewhat guiltily.

“But Ah Qing also said that you did this to strike at the Northern Bank and stole a lot of Mora from the Fools, so you did a good deed again,” Shen He continued.

"Hey, I wasn't secretly talking badly about you behind your back, I said nice things too." Ke Qing's gaze darted around.

"Then Aqing said that you lied and cheated all the Teyvat people out of their money, and that you might be the most despicable swindler in Teyvat's history..." Shen He continued.

Han Fulai glared at Ke Qing, as if to say, "This is what you call not talking badly about me behind my back?"

"But she also said that the money you swindled was all used to benefit the people of Liyue, so you're actually a good person." Shen He paused, then asked doubtfully, "So... Brother Han, are you doing bad things or good things? Are you a liar or a good person?"

In fact, Shen He didn't care whether Han Fulai was doing good or bad things, whether he was a liar or a good person. After all, in her eyes, Han Fulai was her "red thread" and didn't need to be defined by anything else.

Even if Han Fu said that she was a big liar and a bad guy, she would only say "oh" softly.

However, Shen He's straightforward personality makes her dislike anything unclear. She would secretly go down the mountain to find out about her father's situation, and she would also get to the bottom of questions such as "why do we have to pay for things?" In short, if she had any doubts about something, she would definitely find out.

She cares a lot about the answer to a question, but she doesn't care whether the answer is good or bad. In terms of their thirst for knowledge, Shen He and Ke Qing actually have quite a lot in common. If there's any difference, it's that Ke Qing tends to prefer a "positive" answer.

As a disciple of the immortals, Shen He's personality, combined with her talent, allowed her to progress rapidly in her cultivation of immortal arts, far surpassing that of ordinary people. This is why she had the misconception that Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun was "good at chatting," since he could answer any question she had on the mountain.

However, Keqing is not Liuyun Zhenjun, or rather, Keqing is not a good "teacher." This ambiguous statement naturally aroused Shen He's suspicions.

"That's why I said, you'll be able to answer it when you come back..." Ke Qing said weakly.

As a participant in the "Liyue's Radiance" project, Keqing certainly understands the greatness of this project, especially the "tools" used to achieve it—the "Liyue Coins - Mora" system and the over-issued four trillion Liyue Coins.

But when faced with Shen He, a complete novice with almost no concept of money, she really didn't know where to begin.

Han Fulai stroked his chin, beginning to think about how to explain things in a way that would make Shen He, who had almost no concept of money, understand.

Ke Qing looked at Han Fulai with a smile—she didn't believe Han Fulai could have any "simple" explanation. Even she herself had spent several days figuring out the terrifying nature of Han Fulai's strategy.

Don't be fooled by Han Fulai's seemingly casual remark at the press conference that resolved the crisis caused by counterfeit currency and even secured a huge sum of money. In reality, this was a scheme that began three months earlier, during the time of the Invitation to Immortality Ceremony.

Although Han Fulai humbly stated that this achievement was accomplished with the tacit approval of the Emperor and Gan Yu, as well as the help of Ningguang and Keqing, Keqing knew that it all began with the "Liyue Coin - Mora" system proposed by Han Fulai.

From the Liyue National Bank to the Thousand Rock Army reforms, from the "Liyue Academy of Ascendant Arts" to the "Preparatory School for Ascendant Students," from "exchanging fakes for real ones" to "Liyue's Radiance," the foundation of all of this lies in this monetary system that is hard to describe as either great or terrifying.

Therefore, it's best to have Han Fulai, the creator of this system, explain these things himself. Or rather, only he can explain them clearly.

Keqing was wondering how Han Fulai would explain things to Shen He when she heard Han Fulai say, "Lord Keqing, could you lend me some Mora?"

“Oh… okay.” Ke Qing didn’t even ask Han Fulai what he needed the money for, and directly took out money from the Eye of God.

She first took out two stacks of ten-thousand-mora bills, totaling around two million. Then she took out a Mora bag containing several hundred thousand Mora in loose change. She even pulled out paper and a pen—"This is all I have on me. If it's not enough, I'll write you a note. You can withdraw it from my properties. I won't require it for amounts under ten million Mora..."

Ke Qing suddenly realized something, looked up, and found Han Fulai smiling at her.

"You see, even though Lady Keqing called me a big liar who did bad things, she lent me money without hesitation, which shows that I am actually a good person in her heart."

Shen He nodded with a sense of agreement, "Yes, A Qing's words and thoughts are completely different."

Ke Qing's face flushed red instantly.

"I...I won't lend it to you!"

As Ke Qing spoke, she began to take the money back. Han Fulai quickly reached out and picked up a banknote and a few Mora from the table.

"Just kidding, I just wanted to use these as props."

Because of the Liyue currency program, he only had paper money and no Mora, so he originally just wanted to borrow a few coins from Keqing.

However, Ke Qing's willingness to lend him money meant trust and affirmation, so Han Fulai naturally had to accept this favor.

He smiled, then turned to face Shen He and recited a poem: "In this mortal world, is there ever a distinction between black and white? Mediocre and wise men are covered with moss on their stones. A mound of yellow earth flattens fools and sages, and the cold moon shines on the human world at midnight. Ah He, this world is not actually black and white. Just like those you help call you a goddess, and those you punish call you a witch. Some people think what I do is good, and some people think it is bad, which is normal."

"I only focus on two things—whether I should do this, and whether I can do it."

Chapter 109 Teyvat Economics, Zhongli's Strategy (Part 1) [4k]

Han Fulai held up the gleaming gold Mora in his hand to Shen He.

"First, let's have a concept of Mora."

"The Rock King once said that the original purpose of Mora, the so-called money, was just a bargaining chip to facilitate the signing of 'contracts'."

This is what Zhongli said some time ago when discussing "the whereabouts of the first Mora in history" on the "Zhudianfang".

Han Fulai shook the Mora in his hand.

"Whether it's mora, money, or currency, its sole purpose is to facilitate the exchange of goods. We call this medium of exchange a 'general equivalent'."

"'General equivalent'?" Shen He blinked.

Han Fulai smiled and said, "Let's take an example. For instance, Lady Keqing loves to eat 'Golden Shrimp Balls.' As far as Lady Keqing is concerned, she can exchange 'Golden Shrimp Balls' for anything..."

"Hey! That's not true!" Ke Qing protested loudly.

Ignoring Keqing's protest, Han Fulai continued, "One 'Golden Shrimp Ball' can be exchanged for another 'Golden Shrimp Ball,' they are equivalent and fair. But if you want to exchange 'Golden Shrimp Balls' for a bowl of 'Pearl Jade White Jade Soup,' you'll run into a problem. Ahe, you may think it's reasonable to exchange two shrimp balls for a bowl of soup, but Lady Keqing may think four are necessary."

“I understand. The same thing has different values ​​in the eyes of different people. For example, my senior sister thinks Qingxin is delicious, but I think Qingxin is not delicious at all. So ordinary people... need something that is generally recognized as valuable as a reference when making transactions.” Shen He grasped the key point immediately.

“Very good.” Han Fulai smiled and nodded. “In the ancient times of Liyue, the ancient people actually used various ‘general equivalents’, such as gold and silver, salt, and tea, etc. However, the products in different regions were different, and the residents encountered great difficulties in trading. Therefore, the Rock King created the Mora as currency.”

"As we just said, currency doesn't necessarily have to be murra. Anything can be currency, gold and silver can, salt and tea can, even 'golden shrimp balls' can. My question is, why do people generally accept murra as a circulating currency?"

For the inhabitants of Teyvat, especially ordinary humans who are not immortals or demons and have limited lifespans, Mora has been the currency for thousands of years. They generally don't think about this issue. However, since Han Fulai asked, Keqing has her own answer.

“Because Mora is valuable, anyone can tell how precious it is at a glance…” Keqing replied, “And it’s easy to preserve, unlike Golden Shrimp Balls which spoil if left out for too long.”

...So if the shrimp balls won't spoil even after being left out for a long time, are you really willing to use them as currency...? Han Fulai silently complained in his heart, while still wearing a smile on his face: "Hmm, that's one of Mora's advantages. What else?"

“Mora can also be used as an alchemical catalyst,” Shen He replied. She knew this, after all, she had used an alchemy table to refine “immortal talismans” and had some knowledge of alchemy.

"Then why is Mora used as 'currency' instead of a precious 'alchemical catalyst'?" Han Fulai asked again.

"If it's about high value and easy preservation, doesn't gold perfectly fit the bill? Why then did the Emperor create something like 'Mora' as currency?"

"Ah..." Ke Qing was stunned. This was the first time she had encountered this question.

Shen He's eyes were also filled with confusion.

Seeing this, Han Fulai flicked the Mora in his hand: "Let me give you a hint, Ahe, do you remember when you asked me why people should obey the law?"

Shen He raised an eyebrow, having already found the answer—"Because the Rock King Emperor is the most powerful fighter, no one else can beat him, so what he says is the rule."

There are various theories and controversies surrounding the origin of currency in China. Some believe it arose naturally during barter transactions, while others believe it was artificially defined by ancient rulers such as the "Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

On the continent of Teyvat, the creator of Mora is clearly Morax, the Geo Archon, and it was this god who made Mora a form of currency.

In fact, the history of Teyvat bears the marks of human intervention everywhere. This is true of the history of currency development, as well as the development of various sciences, technologies, and industries—this is a world where gods exist.

It is precisely because of the existence of gods that many historical products on the continent of Teyvat that are very "Teyvat-specific" can be traced back to the influence of a certain god.

“Yes. According to the Rock King Emperor himself: ‘Mora is naturally a currency, but currency is not naturally Mora.’” Han Fulai nodded.

This sentence was spoken by Zhongli when he was preparing the ceremony to send off the immortals. It was also one of the three sentences that Han Fulai said to Ningguang in the Qunyu Pavilion on the day of the ceremony to invite the immortals.

In order to explain his "Liyue currency - Mora" system to Ningguang, Han Fulai once discussed the origin of currency with Ningguang.

The other two sentences are, "Gold and silver are not naturally currency, but currency is naturally gold and silver."

Another saying is: "He who does not plan for the long term is not fit to plan for the short term; he who does not plan for the whole is not fit to plan for a part."

The reason Han Fulai, who had just entered the realm of worldly governance and thought, uttered these three sentences was because he had seen through some of the hidden meanings in Zhongli's plan to fake his death and retreat into seclusion.

Although this is only one aspect of Zhongli's overall plan, to see this aspect, one must stand at a higher level—from the perspective of the Seven Rulers of the Mortal World and view the issue from their viewpoint.

"Now that we know these concepts, the rest will be much easier."

He smiled and made the Mora in his hand spin like a top on the table.

"Mora is not a natural product; it was created by the Emperor using his own flesh and blood and divine power. It is a general equivalent that the Emperor forcibly endowed with value and used as currency. Therefore, Mora is naturally a currency; it is something created by the Emperor as currency. Mora became the currency circulating throughout the entire continent of Teyvat, actually due to the Emperor's power. The Emperor guaranteed the value of Mora with the divine power and credit of his God of Contracts."

"We know that Mora contains not only rare precious metals such as gold and silver, but also pure rock elemental power and the flesh and blood of the Emperor. It is indeed precious, but as a currency, it is a bit of a waste. Gold and silver can completely replace Mora as a currency, and gold and silver will not be used as alchemical catalysts, so it will not cause too much loss."

"If gold and silver are chosen to be used to make gold and silver currency, the losses during circulation can be reduced, and the Emperor will not have to go to the Golden House every year to make up for the losses."

Han Fulai's expression turned serious.

"Gentlemen, my question now is—why did the Emperor create Mora as a currency?"

The Mora is one of countless "Teyvat-specific" products, representing a significant divergence from the human history that Han Fulai knew before his time travel.

The people of Teyvat use various forms of currency, including gold coins, silver coins, copper coins, iron blocks, lead blocks, and even minerals like Emerald Rock Coins and Amber Coins… Han Fulai wouldn't be surprised. Any mineral found in the natural world of Teyvat has a reason to be used as currency.

Why did Zhongli create "Mora," a currency that doesn't exist in the natural world of Teyvat?

Shen He and Ke Qing exchanged a glance; they both thought of the same possibility.

"Because only the Rock King can create Mora." That was Shen He's answer.

"Because only Liyue has the 'Golden House'." That was Keqing's answer.

"Congratulations on finding the answer."

Han Fulai reached out and grabbed the spinning Mora on the table.

“In this world, Liyue can have gold and silver mines, and so can other countries. Liyue can mint gold and silver coins, and so can other countries. But ‘Mora’ is unique to Liyue, or rather, to the Geo Archon.”

There are gold and silver mines in the world, but there is no "Mora mine," or rather, the only Mora mine is the "Golden House" unique to Liyue.

Mora is a creation of Morax, and for thousands of years it has belonged exclusively to the Rock Lord, something only he could control and create.

Money is the medium of exchange; it can be said that wherever there is trade, there is money. Whoever controls money controls trade.

In the eyes of the world, the Rock King is the God of Commerce. This God of Commerce selflessly contributed his wisdom and power, making trade flourish on the continent of Teyvat and promoting its economic development.

If people knew how Mora was created, they would discover that this god used Mora, with his own flesh and blood, to maintain peace on the continent of Teyvat.

—But is the god known as the "god of commerce" a simple "philanthropist" who only knows how to sacrifice himself?

Han Fulai's lips curled into a smile.

The seven rulers of the mortal world, who have survived countless trials and tribulations, are by no means benevolent.

"Control the Mora, and you control the world."

"What we are using now is the plan laid out by the Rock King Emperor 3,700 years ago. The reason we are able to implement a new monetary policy is because the Emperor has been preparing for more than 3,000 years. What we are fighting with the Winter Kingdom for is called 'Mora Hegemony'."

As the god of commerce and the creator of Mora, Zhong Li had a profound understanding of currency. Many of the discussions about Mora were made by Zhong Li himself, which shows that he did consider the idea of ​​"Mora hegemony".

But Zhongli wouldn't do that, or rather, he couldn't do it, because the Demon God loves his beloved. His way of loving his beloved is to abide by the contract.