I have no money to do scientific research, so I am forced to be a star

Chapter 716

The two of them were very busy, and the two of them were very busy.

After Oda Shizuno finished speaking, there was a rustling sound in the banquet hall.

The eyes of many powerful and influential people from the Eastern countries present began to flicker.

They exchanged glances with each other intentionally or unintentionally.

It seemed that they had reached a tacit understanding in silence.

After a while…

An old man with white hair and a suit and leather shoes slowly got up from the futon.

This action immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Because this old man was the head of one of the most powerful families in the Eastern countries: Takahashi Gokiyo.

The Takahashi family currently monopolizes the steel, metallurgy, and heavy manufacturing industries in the Eastern countries.

These truly invisible dignitaries, whether in terms of wealth, status or political influence, are far from being comparable to those wealthy people on the Forbes rich list. If they are willing to donate generously, with the wealth of the Takahashi family, it would be easy to take out a few billion dollars. Under the expectation of Oda Kiyono and the suspicious eyes of the family members, Takahashi Wuqing took the lead and said with a heartbroken expression: “Lord Oda, your words are like a warning bell, deafening!” “We can still clearly remember the disaster losses caused by this rare rainfall in a century.” “However, as you know, this natural disaster has also caused unprecedented losses to my Takahashi family!” “Two large metal factories were destroyed by floods, the supply chain was interrupted, and hundreds of millions of assets were wiped out.” At this point, Takahashi Wuqing’s expression looked extremely heavy. It seemed that every word he said was full of great pain:

“But even so, our Takahashi family has never forgotten the responsibility we shouldered.”

“In this difficult time, although our Takahashi family has suffered heavy losses.”

“But I am willing to lend a helping hand on behalf of the Takahashi family and donate 10 million US dollars to the national treasury for post-disaster reconstruction.”

After Takahashi Wuqing finished speaking, the banquet hall instantly fell into a dead silence.

Oda Kiyono, who was sitting on the stage, had a livid complexion, and his old face was almost as black as the bottom of a pot.

10 million US dollars is already an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

But for the Takahashi family, which is engaged in a monopoly business and has huge wealth.

A mere 10 million US dollars is not even a drop in the bucket and can be completely ignored.

However, the old guy Takahashi Wuqing pretended to be like cutting meat to feed an eagle.

Although he wanted to skin this old bastard, Oda Kiyono still had no way to deal with him.

Because the current situation in the East is extremely similar to the Guanlong Group during the Sui and Tang Dynasties in Longguo.

People who don’t understand history will subconsciously blame Yang Guang for the demise of the Sui Dynasty.

They say that Emperor Yang of Sui was licentious and immoral, causing the people to live in misery.

However, this statement is pure nonsense, just like smearing Qin Shihuang.

Even if Emperor Yang of Sui was a tyrant, he was not a tyrant.

Looking at the history of Longguo, the most powerful dynasty is not the Qin and Han Dynasties or the Tang Dynasty.

But – Sui Dynasty!

Take the national population as an example. The population during the Daye period of the Sui Dynasty was as high as 50 million.

And the population during the Kaiyuan Period, the most prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, was only 41 million.

Although the Sui Dynasty only existed for a mere 38 years, it accomplished many feats that many dynasties could not accomplish in 300 years.

It had been more than ten years since the Tang Dynasty was established, and the food left by the Sui Dynasty had not been eaten up.

It only ended the nearly 400 years of chaos since the Five Barbarians’ Invasion of China, and unified the country that was torn apart by internal and external troubles again.

With this achievement, even if Emperor Yang of Sui could not be called the greatest emperor in history, he would not be a tyrant who only knew how to indulge in luxury.

But why did the Sui Dynasty, which is recognized as the strongest in the world, perish in its heyday in just 38 years?

To understand this problem, we must first know the strongest family in the family history that has given birth to four dynasties – the Guanlong Group!

This group of families is so powerful that it can influence the emperor’s dethronement and the change of dynasties.

Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian was able to establish the Sui Dynasty with the support of these aristocratic families.

And Yang Guang was able to replace Yang Yong and become the new prince.

It was also with the support of Dugu and Hongnong Yang in the Guanlong Group.

But Emperor Yang of Sui was too hasty after he came to power, and he wanted to get rid of the control of the aristocratic families.

He first moved east to Luoyang, away from the important

Guanlong Group.

Then, in order to get the economic support of the southern gentry and get rid of the economic monopoly of the Guanlong Group, the Grand Canal was directly dug.

The three expeditions to Goguryeo were to consume the military power of the Guanlong Group.

As for the establishment of the imperial examination system, those poor scholars had the opportunity to enter the court as officials.

It was to break the monopoly of talents and divide and counter the power in the hands of the Guanlong Group.

But doing so would be equivalent to cutting off the official path of the descendants of the aristocratic families.

Because before the establishment of the imperial examination, the transfer of officials relied on mutual recommendations between the aristocratic families.

Yang Guang’s various behaviors naturally caused strong dissatisfaction among the Guanlong Group.

So, they pushed Li Yuan, who seemed more honest and obedient, to the stage.

Even Tang Taizong Li Shimin, who was known as Tian Ke Han and the greatest emperor in history.

When facing the Guanlong Group, the major shareholder behind him, he was also helpless.

Because… if Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, dared to touch the core interests of the Guanlong Group.

Then the fate of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty is a lesson for us!

If it weren’t for the Jibei Group launching the Anshi Rebellion, which consumed most of the Guanlong Group’s manpower.

Later, the super ruthless Huang Chao appeared and killed all the powerful aristocratic families according to the list!

Otherwise, even if the Tang Dynasty was destroyed, the aristocratic families headed by the Guanlong Group would still be safe and sound.

But compared to the history of the Dragon Kingdom, there would be a few super ruthless people from time to time who uprooted those aristocratic families.

The citizens of Xiaodongyang are not so lucky.

And in today’s Dongyang, the power of the aristocratic families has long been deeply rooted.

This is also why when facing Takahashi Wuqing who only took out a mere 10 million US dollars and perfunctorily dealt with himself like a beggar.

The main reason why Oda Jingye couldn’t do anything to the other party even though he hated it so much was that.

After suppressing his anger again, Oda Jingye quickly adjusted his mentality.

He continued to appeal to these aristocratic families with emotion and reason to be generous.

However, with Takahashi Wuqing’s first statement, other aristocratic families also followed suit.

Compared with the Takahashi family, their donation amounts were almost at the same level, and some were even lower.

The representatives of these aristocratic families looked solemn, and their words were full of lamentations for their own losses.

It seemed that they were the biggest victims in this disaster, and they were just short of asking Oda Jingye for money to make up for the losses.