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Chapter 555 - 555 555 A Massive Wave of Artists is Approaching

555: Chapter 555 A Massive Wave of Artists is Approaching 555: Chapter 555 A Massive Wave of Artists is Approaching “Has the trading at thirty times the rate nearly stopped?

Good,”

Looking at the report, Zhao Guang was very satisfied.

He, of course, knew this wasn’t the actual exchange rate, but he wasn’t worried at all.

What he needed to do now was to manipulate the market and drive down the value of the currency.

At the very least, it should be brought down close to its normal value.

Anyway, for those honest subjects, it wouldn’t make any difference.

But for those speculators, their currency would rot in their hands, and at the very least, they would lose a big sum of money.

That was Zhao Guang’s thinking; one could say, whoever wanted to benefit the most from it, would suffer the greatest losses.

As for whether some partners might be hurt in the process, there was no helping that, as he was using a broad approach this time.

Besides, they wouldn’t dare to confront him about it, because such a matter was inherently shady.

If they dared to bring it into the open, he wouldn’t be troubled, but their reputations would suffer.

“So, what should we do next?” Xi Fei asked.

“We still have plenty of currency, right?”

Xi Fei quickly nodded: “A lot, only a very small part has been exchanged.”

What Zhao Guang brought back this time was more than ten times what had been previously distributed in total.

If it was all released, it would certainly impact the market, which was exactly Zhao Guang’s intention.

Right now, his territory was just beginning its era of large-scale development.

Despite having a population of a million, the market was not thriving.

Most people were still struggling with housing and food issues.

Impacting the market now wouldn’t have a substantial effect, and he could easily suppress it.

But in the future, when the market expanded, it would not be certain if he could still control the consequences of such an action.

At the very least, the losses would be heavy and not worth the gains.

“Continue to lower it, keep exchanging at a rate of twenty-five times, and inform me when the exchange speed slows down,”

Qiao Miya quickly nodded to show her understanding and left.

The currency issue had to be suppressed as quickly as possible; it couldn’t be allowed to develop unchecked.

In reality, considering the possible prosperity of his territory later on, even more currency would be needed.

But by that time, he could completely open up to using normal external currency, without having to rely on his own.

After all, issuing too much of his own would impact the Empire’s currency market.

The right to mint currency had always been mostly in the hands of the Empire, with the Great Nobles controlling their inner territories.

If he went too far, it would definitely lead to a lot of trouble.

Even now, several nearby territories had sent him letters of protest.

The reason was simple: his currency had appeared within their territories, and some people were even using it privately.

“Is there anything else?” Zhao Guang asked, seeing Xi Fei had not left.

“It’s like this, Viscount Ocoro sent a message before.”

Ocoro?

He had almost forgotten about the man.

Although it hadn’t been a long time, he felt like he had been through a lot.

Zhao Guang had a bad feeling as he took a letter from Xi Fei.

“Zhao Guang, I told you I would give you a surprise.

My family has been suppressing me from coming, but now they can’t hold me back anymore.

I’ve heard you’ve been doing very well, so I’m on my way.”

Zhao Guang felt his brows twitch.

Sure enough, no good came with that guy around.

Continuing to read, Zhao Guang discerned from Ocoro’s verbose wording that a large wave of artists was approaching.

“Master, has Viscount Ocoro made another difficult request, do you need me to handle it?”

Xi Fei had become adept at dealing with these matters, capable of using any means with ease.

Zhao Guang frowned, unsure of what to say, “This guy Ocoro has given me quite the surprise, he’s actually bringing a lot of artists to join me.”

Xi Fei looked puzzled, not understanding the implication.

Zhao Guang was also troubled; the letter detailed how Ocoro had been spreading his art in the Imperial City.

The spread of the art was smooth, and many youths in the Imperial City had embraced these new forms.

But at the same time, it wasn’t going well because the older generation greatly disliked it, especially since they held the power.

Thus, these emerging artists faced severe backlash.

Fortunately, many of these new artists were from noble backgrounds, so there weren’t any killings.

However, the public storm was considerable, and after reaching a certain point, it became difficult to develop further.

The “surprise” was that Ocoro was bringing these individuals to seek refuge with Zhao Guang.

In Ocoro’s eyes, Zhao Gang was the initiator of these arts, the progenitor of all artists.

So going to Xuanwu Territory would be like returning to the artists’ homeland, where they could freely propagate their art forms.

But even thinking about those art forms, Zhao Guang didn’t know what to say; they were just unbearable.

“What to do then?

If they’re coming, we can’t stop them.”

Zhao Guang nodded.

In fact, not only was it a matter of not being able to stop them, but the King and the national elite had already wanted to throw them out for a while.

If it wasn’t for the constant danger and war state in Xuanwu Territory, they would have been expelled long ago.

The higher-ups hadn’t said anything, which seemed to indicate they were turning a blind eye to the situation.

Zhao Guang hadn’t expected that, having just sent away a troublesome princess, now a whole bunch of even more troublesome people were on their way.

Suddenly, Zhao Guang’s eyes lit up, “Wait, since they want to focus on art, then I’ll give them a Capital of Art.

That way, they won’t bother me.”

“How exactly do we do that?” Xi Fei became interested.

“Let’s do this: have someone plan out a new city in the south for me, to be built into the Capital of Art.

Forget it, I’ll have someone design the buildings.”

The designs from people in this world were too rigid and would likely not attract the artists.

He needed to assure the artists that this was their true homeland.

Placing them in the far south would ensure their safety and keep them the farthest from him.

And with these people closest to the Empire’s interior, their influence could overflow into it.

Whoever wanted to use these individuals to plot against him, would soon reap what they sowed.

If they were headed for disaster, they would all go down together; if they were going to be a nuisance, they would all be so together, Zhao Guang decided inwardly.

“Also, issue a document through the proper diplomatic channels for all to see.”