Bai Suzhen asked, "Why?"
Li Yao explained, "Undoubtedly, once tens of thousands of acres of gold flow into various parts of China and into the hands of the people, it will indeed cause social unrest. However, this kind of unrest is not the same as the unrest you imagine."
Bai Suzhen asked, "What's different?"
Li Yao said, "Demon Lord, do you think that everyone who has a lot of gold is rich?"
Bai Suzhen was taken aback and asked, "Isn't that right?"
"no!"
Li Yao shook his head and asked, "Let me ask you a very simple question. Suppose that before everyone obtained a large amount of gold, a steamed bun sold for one coin. Then, overnight, everyone obtained a large amount of gold. At that time, how much would a steamed bun sell for?"
Nie Feng blurted out, "Of course, it's still one coin!"
"wrong!"
Li Yao immediately denied it.
Nie Feng frowned and said, "Why is it wrong? It's only been one night, the price shouldn't have changed much."
Li Yao explained with a smile:
"Now that everyone has received a large amount of gold, would the person selling steamed buns still care about a single penny?"
"He either stops selling steamed buns altogether, or he raises the price of them to a level that he finds worthwhile."
"You can imagine how high a price would have to be for someone who already owns a lot of gold to feel it's a good deal!"
"Is it one tael of silver or one tael of gold?"
One tael of silver for a steamed bun?
One tael of gold can buy a steamed bun?
This is terrifying!
"Hiss..."
Nie Feng couldn't help but gasp.
Li Yao's words do make sense.
Everyone has plenty of gold, so why bother with these petty gains?
They will either stop doing hard labor or greatly increase the price of goods.
The same applies to those selling steamed buns, and to those selling clothes...
This will be true for every industry!
As a result, the prices of all items suddenly skyrocketed.
A steamed bun might sell for one tael of gold, while a piece of clothing might sell for ten taels of gold...
In other words, although everyone possessed a large amount of gold, they were not actually rich.
In fact, this is inflation.
For Li Yao, who came from a later generation, this problem was not difficult to discover.
However, people in ancient societies did not understand this economic principle.
However, the examples Li Yao gave were easy to understand.
Therefore, Bai Suzhen and the others quickly understood.
At the same time, they admired Li Yao for being able to think of such a crucial issue.
Because, in everyone's eyes, gold is wealth, and having a lot of gold means having a lot of wealth.
Little did they know that having too much gold would lead to its devaluation!
Li Yao continued to say to Bai Suzhen, "Even if you achieve 'fair democracy,' it will only be a temporary one."
Why?
Bai Suzhen was greatly puzzled.
Li Yao explained:
"Because people's hearts are complex; some are cunning, some are kind, some are hardworking, and some are lazy..."
Even if you achieve equal wealth for everyone, the hardworking people will likely continue to work and create wealth, while the lazy will squander their savings, and the cunning might swindle the wealth of the kind-hearted...
"In this way, it won't be long before the lazy become poor again, and the kind may be cheated out of everything by the cunning."
"So, where is the fairness at this point?"
"Furthermore, democracy requires a stable country, and the operation of a country requires officials to maintain it, and these officials can be elected through democratic means."
"But have you considered what would happen if the official you elect turned out to be a hypocrite and cunning person?"
"What if some officials become corrupt?"
"You might say that there are laws to punish them, but the law doesn't have eyes, and it doesn't know which official has committed a crime."
"You might say that the people are watching them, but the people can't be watching these officials every second."
"Therefore, the democracy you're talking about is simply impossible to achieve."
"Because people's hearts are too complicated, you can never guess what other people are thinking."
Li Yao's words immediately plunged Bai Suzhen and the others into deep thought, giving them a sense of sudden enlightenment.
To achieve 'fair democracy', it must be implemented by 'people'.
However, people's hearts are unpredictable.
If we encounter some ill-intentioned people who try to implement 'fair democracy,' how can we ensure that 'fair democracy' is achieved?
Bai Suzhen said somewhat dejectedly, "Does this mean we will never be able to achieve 'fairness and democracy'?"
Li Yao smiled and said, "No, absolute fairness and democracy are indeed difficult to achieve, but relative fairness and democracy are achievable."
"Relative fairness and democracy?"
Bai Suzhen frowned.
Clearly, this was the first time she had heard this claim.
Just as she was about to ask more questions, suddenly, the Bodhidharma Heart made a 'clang' sound.
The second layer of Bodhidharma's mind was opened by Kong Ci.
Bai Suzhen and the others' eyes lit up.
Although they understood after Li Yao's enlightening speech that even with thousands of acres of gold, fairness and democracy could not be achieved.
However, they all wanted to know where these thousands of acres of gold were buried.
Li Yao remained unmoved, and instead smiled, saying, "The truth may be even more unexpected to you!"
Suddenly, his expression hardened, and he said, "Someone's coming!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a scream of agony rang out.
At the same time, a dark shadow flew in diagonally backwards.
Bai Suzhen's expression changed. "Demon Lady...is it him?"
The person who flew in backwards was one of Bai Suzhen's subordinates: Demon Girl.
The demoness lay on the ground, her face deathly pale, and weakly said, "Yes... Master, he... has arrived! Please... forgive me for my incompetence... he... he has become... too strong..."
Chapter 254 The Purple-Clad Boss, Jing Wang
As soon as the demon girl finished speaking, she coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Clearly, she was seriously injured.
Even so, she still tried her best to answer her master's questions.
This clearly shows that she was extremely loyal to Bai Suzhen.
Bai Suzhen looked disdainful when she heard the word "him" from the demoness.
She snorted coldly and shouted, "Traitor! You've killed countless people and never changed your ways despite repeated admonitions. I've wanted to get rid of you for a long time. Come out here and face your death!"
As soon as the words 'Prepare to die' were uttered, the stone walls inside the chamber shattered as if glass had been struck by a giant hammer.
It turns out that when Bai Suzhen uttered the last two words, she infused them with her true energy, enough to split mountains and shatter rocks.
The stone wall shattered, sending sand and stones flying, and the cave entrance was shrouded in a gray haze.
Just then, it seemed as if a terrifying force pressed down on the sand and stones from a distance.
A moment later, a figure slowly walked in.
This person was dressed in blood-red clothes and held a Zen staff stained with terrifying blood in his hand.
It was as if he was born for blood and fought for blood!
He is the traitor Bai Suzhen spoke of: the Invincible Scripture King.
Jing Wang, along with Hei Tong, Mo Niang, Xue Damo, Ren Mian Shi, Shou Xin Gui, Zi Tong, and others, are all subordinates of Bai Suzhen.
However, the three—King Jing, Beast Heart Ghost, and Human Face Envoy—were not very loyal to Bai Suzhen.
Moreover, these three people are ruthless and have no bottom line in their actions.
King Jing also harbors a grudge against Kuroko and has always wanted to defeat her.
However, he was never a match for Kurohime.
Therefore, he faked his death and hid away, diligently practicing the six major scriptures that Bai Suzhen had taught him, namely the "Scripture Without Scripture and Path".
Both Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng were shocked when Wang Gang appeared.
They sensed a gleaming light emanating from the King's eyes, a powerful killing intent emanating from them.
Moreover, with each step King Jing took forward, the ground beneath his feet rumbled and pounded, as if struck by a mighty hammer.
It was truly a series of startling surprises at every step!