Teacher. ”

Wren whispered, "If the Storm Queen refuses to borrow money, or asks for too much interest, I can find another way." ”

Hearing this, Ansivodaus turned around, and Wren continued: "There are many valuable properties in my territory, such as the port and the buildings in the shopping street, as long as you take out a part of it as collateral and borrow a few million gold from the Imperial Bank, it is relatively easy. ”

The risk of doing so is not small, and if the Floating City is unable to repay, then Wren will have to bear the loss.

Oriense's banking industry is quite developed, with dozens of large and small banks, but only the Imperial Bank can really lend so much money.

The Imperial Bank is a financial institution directly under the Empire, and in fact it is the money bag of the Supreme Council, and no one dares to repay its debts.

Even the Holy Soul Wizard did not dare to break the contract easily.

If Wren does not repay the money within the time limit, he will lose the mortgaged property and return it to the empire, and it will be impossible to get it back later.

This is unacceptable to any lord, and it is also the most corrupt behavior.

If you are not cornered, you must not mortgage the territorial property.

Wren didn't want to do that either, but he didn't want to see the Wezeland Floating City fall, at least for now, he needed the Floating City as his backstage, or he needed an umbrella.

After all, he has something coveted in his hands.

Besides, Wren didn't think that Wezelan would really collapse because of lack of money, after all, Ehrenus was a world where power was paramount, and the strength of the Holy Soul Wizard was there, which was the greatest confidence.

Difficulties are only temporary and will eventually pass.

Compared with icing on the cake, it is easier to win the hearts and minds of the people when sending charcoal in times of crisis.

Sure enough, Ancy Vodaus looked at Wren with burning eyes for a few seconds, and then slowly shook his head: "Your contribution to Wezelan has been enough, and I appreciate your kindness, but the Floating City has not yet reached the point where you need to mortgage your property." ”

"But ......"

Wren was about to speak half-truthfully, but Anthy Vodaus interrupted him with a smile and raised his hand.

"Two million gold shields is not much for the Storm Queen, and she has always been very supportive, as long as I pull my face down and speak, she will not refuse. ”

Ancy Vodaus stroked his snow-white beard and said with a smile: "Lending a sum of money, earning some interest, and in exchange for my favor, I think many people should be very happy." ”

Wren doesn't know much about the Storm Queen.

Since the teacher was so sure, he didn't insist anymore, and said with a serious face: "Teacher, I won't take back my words, if it comes to the time of need, please don't be stingy to speak." ”

"I couldn't become the Earl of Glamorgan without the support of my teacher, and I originally planned to give a sum of money to Floating City every year in return. It's nothing to mortgage some property, even if I sell the entire territory, as long as it can keep Wezeland running smoothly, I won't complain. ”

Suddenly, Anthy Vodaus's face moved.

He gave his student a deep look and nodded, "Okay!"

Wren relaxed, knowing that his status and importance in the eyes of the teacher had improved a lot.

In fact, this is also a disguised investment, in exchange for the trust of a Holy Soul Wizard in just a few words, it is definitely a million profits, and the benefits are numerous, there is no more cost-effective deal than this.

However, he still didn't understand, since the teacher was sure that the Storm Queen would borrow money, why was he still worried?

Ancy Vodaus walked over and sat down behind his desk.

Seeing that Wren was about to speak and stopped, he sighed and said, "Two million gold shields is just a small problem, it is easy to solve, I am more worried about the future of the floating city, even if it will not be dragged down by debts, it will be difficult to return to its former peak." ”

"Debt ......"

Wren's heart was slightly cold, and he asked curiously, "Teacher, how much does Floating City owe?"

"About 100 million. Ancy Vodaus replied lightly.

"One hundred million!"

Wren's eyes widened, and he almost fell out of his chair in shock at the number.

The 100 million in the teacher's mouth naturally refers to the unit of gold shields, what is the concept of 100 million gold shields, converted into copper dollars, it is 100 billion!

The average monthly salary of the workers in Modu is higher than that of the workers in Longshande, nearly 1,000 copper yuan, and the millions of workers in the entire Modu need to work without food or drink for a hundred years to earn so much money and pay off the debts of the floating city.

Wren is now one of the richest people in the empire.

In a few years, he will be able to become one of the richest dozens of people, but the huge debt of 100 million gold still makes him a little dizzy, and he has not come back to his senses for a long time.

Ansiwodaus laughed twice, "Actually, it is less than 100 million, it should be more than 9,800 gold and more than 10,000 gold, the amount changes every day, and I don't know." ”

Wren was speechless.

Is there a difference between 98 million and 100 million?

"Teacher, how can the Floating City owe so much money?" Wren felt incredible, as far as he knew, the Duke of Silver Star had searched for Longshande for hundreds of years in order to establish the Floating City, and the money raised had not reached 100 million gold shields.

In other words, it doesn't cost 100 million gold to build a brand new floating city.

"A large part of the responsibility here belongs to me. ”

Anxi Vodaus had a vague regret in his eyes, as if he was recalling the past, "It should be seven hundred years ago, during those decades, I was obsessed with the study of magic knowledge, and I didn't manage the floating city well, and the council was rarely held, and suddenly one year I found that I had no money." ”

"It just so happens that since that era, more and more wizards have entered the Floating City. ”

"Every wizard has to practice, the potions they consume, the alchemy materials used for practice, the equipment on their bodies, and their daily expenses all cost money, and Wezeland is in a stage of rapid expansion, and every ten years, someone is promoted to a legend and builds a wizard tower for them. ”

"I didn't think too much about it at that time, so I borrowed a sum of money from the Imperial Bank, a total of hundreds of thousands of gold dong, thinking that it would be repaid in less than two years, so I didn't pay much attention to it. ”

But then, Wizeland's reputation grew, the number of wizards grew, and the cost of maintaining the floating city increased year by year. ”

"I can only continue to borrow money from the Imperial Bank. ”

"When a debt matures, you borrow another sum of money to pay it back, although the interest is very low, but after hundreds of years of accumulation, the debt snowballs, and now it is basically unable to repay. The interest paid to the Imperial Bank alone is close to one million gold every year, and if you add up the interest for so many years, it will already be more than 100 million. ”

Anthy Vodaus said the back, and began to have a headache again, tugging at his beard and worrying.

After hearing this, Wren was both helpless and wanted to laugh.

This sounds all too familiar, and in previous lives, there are many people who fell into this kind of borrowing trap and ended up unable to extricate themselves and ruined their lives.

Unexpectedly, a Holy Soul Wizard was also tricked.

However, there is still a difference between the Holy Soul Wizard and ordinary people, as long as he is willing to pull down his face and disregard his reputation, no one dares to do anything to him, and he can be the most powerful old man in history.

Of course, with the character of a teacher, he will definitely not be able to do it.

Wren thought about it, and he didn't have the ability to help the teacher solve the difficulties, 100 million gold shields was too much, and maybe few people in the world could get it.