As he led the Great Qing with all his might toward the path of rejuvenation, Su Ran keenly sensed that various forces were quietly surging like undercurrents beneath the water, and an invisible storm was brewing.
In the economic sphere, the vicious phenomena of price gouging and hoarding spread rapidly like a malignant tumor across the body of the market, wantonly eroding what had been a healthy and orderly marketplace. Faced with these soaring prices, the common people were plunged into deep suffering, finding life unbearable. The shortage of daily necessities plunged the populace into basic survival dilemmas, and social conflicts began to quietly sprout like tiny sparks. Su Ran knew deeply that if this malignant current were allowed to continue unchecked, it would inevitably provoke massive popular grievances, acting like a breached dam that would wash away the bedrock of social stability.
The initiative of military reorganization was like a boulder tossed into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand ripples and deeply touching the interests of the old nobility. Rooted deep within the military system and long accustomed to enjoying privileges, these old nobility were like parasites feeding on the military body of the Great Qing. Now, the military reforms vigorously pushed forward by Su Ran ruthlessly severed their chains of interest, filling the old nobility with dissatisfaction. Their inner resentment simmered, ready to erupt like a volcano. In secret, they frequently contac…
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