Chang Geng continued: "The trick of the Feng Huo ticket can't be played any more. Think about how to make use of the Long An Bank. I said before that I want three things from those people — the money in their hands, the land under their feet, and the people of the world. The first one is already secure. If the second one is shaken, they will fight back. If you have a steady footing, then the third one… and even everything in the future will come naturally."

At this time, someone asked, "Your Highness, the black curtain of the collusion between the big and small merchants and the local officials and businessmen, do you still want to find out?"

"Prioritize the war, national economy, and the people's livelihood, but if there are villains who are determined to block the way, there's no need to endure them. Do your best at what you should do. As for other matters… if the sky falls, I will shoulder it for the gentlemen." Chang Geng waved his hand, "Get to work. Give me a report tomorrow."

As he finished, like a resolute guarantee, the whole Grand Council, Ling Shu Institute, Canal Office, all the tycoons who held a lot of wealth, all the new officials that occupied half of the dynasty, they all rotated around this backbone in an orderly manner and performed their respective duties.

Five days later, Jiang Chong's case was finished and he returned to his original position. The Liangjiang garrisons issued a call to arms: ‘Crusade against the foreign invaders, recover the homeland!”. Within five days, they exchanged fire with the Western troops three times and did not relent even one step.

At the same time, Gu Yun ordered the adjustment of the structure of the garrison. Within a day, he issued seven arrow banners of command in a row, all of which were to be recorded in the Grand Council, making the officials running errands in the Grand Council have a chance to truly 'run errands', creating a slight breeze whenever they passed by.

During the fourth night watch period, Chang Geng laid down on the desk and had a moment of shut-eye. It was not a deep sleep. Because of the Bone of Impurity, even if he wanted to have a clear nightmare now, he had to gather together ‘the favorable time and place’, otherwise, all dreams were an entangled mess, even the slightly loud sound of flipping a book next door could wake him up.