World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 950 - 442: Massacre begins! Attack the Dragon Shrine!

Chapter 950: 442: Massacre begins! Attack the Dragon Shrine!

At this moment, Suo Lun deeply felt that the influence of the Dragon Temple was truly ubiquitous.

Especially when the high-level politics of a certain country falls into chaos and strife, the infiltration tactics of the Dragon Temple are used to their extreme.

No wonder this Finance Minister, despite embezzling over six hundred thousand Gold Coins, still did not flee; it turns out he has always considered himself a person of the Dragon Temple.

This is somewhat like the end of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, when the British Robert Hart managed the Qing dynasty’s customs for decades.

On the surface, Hart held office as a Qing official and was even appointed Crown Prince’s Protector, but in reality, he was a man of the British Empire.

Of course, the Rage Wave Kingdom was much more spirited than the Manchu Qing Dynasty, far from being so feeble.

But the current Finance Minister, Suofu, clearly saw himself as the Imperial Envoy Minister dispatched to the Rage Wave Kingdom by the Dragon Temple and Yin Zhou.

Indeed it was so because the entire Human Kingdom lacked gold and silver mines, thus a significant portion of the Gold Coins and silver coins in the world were minted by Yin Zhou.

And the Hidden Yuan Association even played the role of the World Bank, with Suofu being one of the ten elders of the organization, which was akin to being the deputy president of the World Bank.

Thus, he felt that the Rage Wave Kingdom had no right to deal with him.

Because he is a person from Yin Zhou, a person of the Dragon Temple, he is an essential bridge between the Rage Wave Kingdom and Yin Zhou; he is indispensable.

Suofu said with a smile, "Actually, in the recent years, the financial issues of the Rage Wave Kingdom have been quite severe. With me around, it can still be maintained. Once the internal problems surface, it will cause immense damage to the entire kingdom."

"Let’s hear it," Suo Lun said.

Suofu continued, "Firstly, because His Highness Zhi Li spends money excessively, the kingdom’s treasury is now hugely deficit. Not only has it misappropriated money from the capital’s gold institution, but it has also borrowed over three million Gold Coins from the Hidden Yuan Association."

Suo Lun asked, "Just tell me, how much does the Rage Wave Kingdom’s treasury owe now?"

"Over seven million Gold Coins," Suofu replied, "Half of that debt is from misappropriating the savings of the nobility, and the other half is from borrowing from the Hidden Yuan Association."

Seven million Gold Coins?!

Suo Lun’s heart suddenly clenched!

When King Quo Bian had control, the annual tax revenue of the Rage Wave Kingdom was just one million six hundred thousand Gold Coins, along with the kingdom’s industries, the annual income of the kingdom was approximately two million eight hundred thousand Gold Coins.

More than a decade after Quo Bian ascended to the throne, not only did the Rage Wave Kingdom not run a deficit, but the treasury had also accumulated a surplus of nearly eight million Gold Coins, which was what the Rage Wave Kingdom had saved up over decades.

During this time, there were four or five small-scale wars and one massive war, the Rouran Great War, which almost annihilated the Night Orchid Duchy, expanding the kingdom’s territory by a thousand miles.

However, just a few years after the king was gradually sidelined, not only was the eight million Gold Coins in the treasury spent, but it also ran a deficit of seven million Gold Coins.

That is to say, in just six or seven years, the Rage Wave Kingdom spent nearly thirty million Gold Coins, over four to five million annually.

That’s double the amount compared to ten years ago!

However, what has the Rage Wave Kingdom done these years?

The military has not been expanded, nor has any land been annexed.

Speaking of war expenses, there were three Extermination Wars against Suo, totaling just over one million Gold Coins.

Where did the rest of the money go?

Suo Lun truly felt like he was going insane; he was already super wealthy, truly rich enough to rival nations.

But facing the Zhi Li Group of the Rage Wave Kingdom, which spent thirty million Gold Coins in six or seven years, he was utterly amazed, even completely disbelieving.

Furthermore, although King Quo Bian was sidelined over three years ago, his authority was still present, and many nobles and officials did not dare to be so blatantly corrupt.

The real rampant corruption started after the king had a stroke and the Zhi Li Group completely took over the governance.

Meaning, the vast majority of the Gold Coins were embezzled during these three years.

Suo Lun can now be sure that the current Finance Minister Suofu embezzled definitely more

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