World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 952 - 442: Massacre! Attack the Dragon Shrine!_3

Chapter 952: 442: Massacre! Attack the Dragon Shrine!_3

This made Suo Lun think of a phrase, taking action against the Finance Minister Suofu now is courting death.

But not taking action against him means waiting for death!

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, Suo Lun had originally planned to slowly stew over low heat, boiling the frog in warm water to complete this transition of the court.

He had originally intended to use the least amount of slaughter to cleanse the entire Rage Wave Kingdom.

Now it seems impossible, this group of nobles, this group of officials are simply too reckless.

At the very least, economically, the Rage Wave Kingdom is already terminally ill and needs a strong medicine.

Fortunately, the previous generations of kings were competent; the foundations of the entire kingdom are still robust enough to handle this strong medicine without completely collapsing.

Being the worst patient and hating the doctor is a flaw in individuals and equally true for a country!

The foundations of the Rage Wave Kingdom are strong, the infiltration of interest groups like the Dragon Temple is only at the highest levels of the kingdom, while the middle and lower levels remain stable.

There’s still time to treat the issues now, if Suo Lun compromises now, it will be too late in a few years!

Moreover, Suo Lun also has a huge interest group on his side, the Marine Guild!

The king’s gold number in Rage Wave Kingdom is the largest bank, fully controlled by the Hidden Yuan Association. Since it’s corrupt and unusable, it’s time to completely abandon this shell and start from scratch, establishing a new royal bank.

The Zhi clan, the Suo Family, Hai Clan of Yingzhou Island, and the Marine Guild, these four forces combined also possess an immense economic power, more than enough to establish the royal bank.

Although the deficit of more than seven million Gold Coins is frightening, with a brand new royal bank, it might be possible to get through this crisis!

Of course, the royal family doesn’t have much money at hand, and the national treasury is even poorer.

So, Suo Lun will make it wealthy!

How to become wealthy? Of course, through killing and confiscating properties!

After all, Suo Lun is merely taking back the money that belongs to the national treasury!

"I really didn’t want to create a massacre, but you force me to turn it into a bloodbath, then don’t blame me, this is the path you chose!" Suo Lun’s gaze turned resolute, his entire face exuding murderous intent.

"Uncle Zhi Ting, follow me to see His Majesty the King!" said Suo Lun.

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Suo Lun once again entered the Ziyu Palace, both the King and Elder Gao were very surprised.

Now that all the political affairs of the court were handed over to Suo Lun, who could decide anything, why did he still want to see the King?

Suo Lun knelt on both knees and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to postpone my wedding with Princess Zhen Yan."

The King’s gaze trembled, and he spoke.

Elder Gao relayed, asking, "Why? Until when do you want to postpone it?"

Suo Lun said, "I have already started cleansing the court, and the first target is the Finance Minister Suofu. Today he has thrown down the gauntlet on behalf of the Dragon Temple’s interest group. If I compromise, I can only let this interest group continue to devour the kingdom’s benefits, gradually becoming a puppet of the interest group. If I don’t compromise, the kingdom will face a massive economic crisis, which will be a huge disaster."

The King’s gaze turned grave, he spoke, and Elder Gao relayed, "How much is the treasury actually in deficit?"

King Quo Bian was truly remarkable; he hit the nail on the head.

Suo Lun said, "More than seven million Gold Coins, now entirely reliant on the Hidden Yuan Association for turnover."

The King’s body shivered instantly, seemingly unable to believe this fact.

Before his stroke, the treasury still had a surplus.

In just three years, not only has the accumulated wealth of decades been squandered, but there is also such a massive deficit.

The King spoke, Elder Gao relayed, "What do you want to do?"

"Launch a massacre, confiscate properties, exterminate families, and go to war against the entire Dragon Temple interest group!" said Suo Lun. "It might involve killing tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even more! It will definitely cause huge turmoil in the kingdom!"

The King’s eyes narrowed, and in that instant, he transformed from a dying old man into a ravenous tiger.

"Go ahead!" the King said with all his strength.

Though his words were unclear, they were filled with decisiveness and intent to kill.

"Yes!" said Suo Lun.

Then, he gave the order: "Elder Gao, send a decree to Tianshui City, my and Princess Zhen Yan, Yan Nai’er’s wedding is postponed, let Queen Yan Chuo lead the forty thousand Rock Thieves Corps to the royal city!"

"Yes," Elder Gao bowed and said.

"Send orders to Yan Wuzhi, Gui Xingfu, Hai Gang to enter the royal city immediately!"

"Yes."

"Order Hei Ningqi to immediately lead the Forbidden Army to arrest the entire Suofu Family, seal their residence, confiscate the family property, those who resist, kill without mercy!"

"Yes!"

With Suo Lun’s series of commands, he officially declared war against the Dragon Temple’s interest group!

He had hoped for a smooth transition, but some wouldn’t give the chance, forcing him to create a massacre!

He, Suo Lun, wanted everyone to see his unwavering determination.

Even if it means another civil war, he must completely root out these interest groups and return the Rage Wave Kingdom to peace!

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