Mythical Three Kingdoms

This has led to Chen Xi finding the credit currency to be an issue that’s hard to shake off. Although many people believe that Chen Xi has expertly executed this move, even if it was seen through, those who have benefited and gained convenience are reluctant to expose it.

In reality, only Chen Xi knows that he might not be able to extricate himself from the money exchange, and it might be impossible for even his descendants to escape this. Of course, from the perspective of the general public, this seems like a good thing.

After all, it’s considered a position of eternal vested interest, but Chen Xi is well aware that the burden of holding this position is definitely not light. Just thinking about how many people criticize banks in later generations makes it clear what the situation will be for those who hold this position in the future.

Moreover, this power is simply too great. If it is confirmed, the Chen Family will be even harder to deal with than the aristocratic families after the Nine-Rank System.

To exaggerate a bit, in the chaos of a dynasty change, a family like the Chen Family with the capacity to print currency, even if they stand on the wrong side, would at most just need to change the family head, live low-key for a few years, and then proceed as usual. Such nearly tumor-like aristocratic families are immune to dynastic changes.

Families with such strong cards will inevitably cement class stagnation sooner or later. This thought makes Chen Xi somewhat conflicted. He is committed to breaking down class stagnation, although he agrees with elders’ efforts to benefit future generations, he doesn’t agree with the way of completely suppressing others without any effort.

The effort of the elders, if it cannot be inherited by descendants, essentially goes against human nature. So while benefiting future generations is allowable, it’s similar to nobility titles: if the descendants do not have enough merit, it should be gradually diminished, except for the emperor, hereditary succession should not be allowed.

After all, in the era around 200 AD, no system was more appropriate than the Emperor System. As for the so-called constitutional monarchy, inner cabinets, and parliaments, they are nonsense; playing democracy in such a vast country without sufficient moral quality would only lead to death!

Therefore, what Chen Xi agrees with is that while elders can offer guidance, one’s personal abilities must be adequate, and the upward mobility for the lower classes should not be blocked. It is acceptable for your abilities to be the same as others and yet you get promoted while they don’t, or even for you to be slightly inferior. But it must not be the case that others are far superior to you and yet their upward path is blocked.

When a large amount of talented people cannot be promoted and are stuck at the bottom while the upper class is filled with incompetents, this nation is not far from collapse.

To be honest, Chen Xi thinking so far ahead is quite excessive, but in fact, it’s precisely because he was idle that he made such a choice. If he were as busy as Lub Su, working overtime all day, Chen Xi would definitely not have time to think about these things.

However, for Chen Xi, the things he bestowed will indeed be quite a headache if they cannot be retracted in the end. Just from this perspective, things have actually started to get a bit out of control.

Chatting with Liu Ba, Chen Xi is quite happy. After all, Xun Yu does not have much understanding in this area. Occasionally, when Chen Xi tries to impress him, Xun Yu just laughs it off without understanding how terrifying Chen Xi’s move is.

And Chen Xi himself cannot explain. Once explained, the elegance is gone, and the other party might look at him suspiciously, which would be even more disrespectful. Therefore, once he realized that Xun Yu did not have deep insight, Chen Xi basically stopped showing off in front of Xun Yu.

After all, when you unleash an incredibly powerful move, and instead of being applauded, people look at you in confusion, making you question your life, it’s not a happy feeling. So Chen Xi just chats about topics that both he and Xun Yu can understand.

Having the feeling that I have a powerful move that could easily defeat you, yet you can’t understand at all, is incredibly lonely, but fortunately, there’s Liu Ba.

Even though Liu Ba might not completely understand, he can at least understand a part, so after listening, Liu Ba would always look at him with an expression of ”Wow, this is amazing, truly amazing,” even if he doesn’t fully grasp it.

This gives Chen Xi the desire to continue speaking. Of course, in the end, only Liu Ba can barely keep the conversation going, while Xun Yu and others are completely unable to comprehend what Chen Xi is talking about.

”Phew, finally someone can listen to all my thoughts. Although because of the different social environment, these cannot be directly applied, they are all experiences.” Chen Xi sighed with relief, looking at Liu Ba with appreciation.

Can you imagine having a belly full of things but having no one to share them with for many years? Now, Chen Xi has finally found someone who can listen.

Even though the other party mostly doesn’t understand, it doesn’t matter. At least he knows what Chen Xi is talking about, and that’s enough. Being unparalleled in the world but finding someone to talk to is so lonely.

”Zichuan, that’s great talent...” Xun Yu said dryly. He was particularly embarrassed t, as from mid-discussion onwards, what Chen Xi was talking about was no different than listening to a heavenly book to him.

”Hahaha, I finally found someone to chat with. The next time we meet, the content will definitely be different. Next time, I’ll have many experimental cases.” Chen Xi said with a smile, ”What we chatted about this time is basically hard to apply directly; each era has its own system.”