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Gawain and Anna have begun to prepare for the future transfer of power in the imperial capital, first of all, they have built a Basilica-style cloister building in the southeast corner of the city of Tarsus, announced the revival of the abolished "Romanian Curia Citizens' Union", and merged the terminal organization of the Brocade Brotherhood and the Tarsustopol Renewal Society. Only the emperor and queen had the power to convene meetings and announce the agenda, and the Kuria delegates were mostly submissive and carried out edicts, and this team was a "reserve bureaucracy" that would allow it to continue to function quickly after taking over the imperial capital in the future.

After occupying the rich silver mines of Trabzon and Greater Armenia, Gawain also began to use the Santa Barbara Mint to officially mint the common currency of his own country, namely "Tasso".

The name Tasso is derived from "Tarsus", and was also set by Gawain as three quotas, namely 1 Tasso, 1/2 Tasso and 1/4 Tasso, but they are all round coins minted from 27% pure silver, and the silver used is not only the money obtained from war plunder (Gawain remade these silver coins from other countries at his expense, and it is said that the poisonous gas produced has killed many coinsmiths), which is the silver mountains of Trabzon, Chaldia, Melitane, and Great Armenia, In particular, the last-owned Parbes silver mine is particularly large. The full value of 1 tasso is exactly the same weight, with the heads of Gawain and Anna engraved on the obverse and reverse, while the 1/2 tasso has the head of St. Paul on the obverse and the proverse the phrase "Appreciate the word of God", while the 1/4 tasso is engraved with a pegasus motif symbolizing the city of Tarsus, and the reverse is in the shape of a short Christ cross.

Later, it was customary to call 1 Tasso "couple", 1/2 Tasso as "São Paulo", and 1/4 Tasso as "Pegasus". There are also copper "croc" coins, which continue to circulate in small trade and taxes. In the exchange between it and Tasso, Gawain introduced the Indian decimal system for the first time, and since then he has declared that each "Pegasus" is equivalent to 10 copper crocus, "St. Paul" is naturally equal to 20, and "couple" is equal to 50 (this tasso is heavier, and the so-called half or quarter is just a simple name, not the actual weight).

In addition, Gawain set the tax on seigniorage income at five thousandths and demanded strict compliance.

In this way, the Tasso silver coin system covered the needs of small and medium-sized trade, and established its own exchange ratio with the "Byzantian gold coins" (known as hyperperson in Eastern Rome) that had been minted in large quantities by Alexios, especially Alexios, and Gawain ordered that the conversion data be engraved on a large stone tablet, and that one be set up in the markets of Iconium, Smyrna, Tarsus, and Fahis.

Since its introduction, the Tasso silver coin was quickly welcomed by the "silver standard" medieval society because of its strong convenience advantages, first in large numbers in domestic caravanserais, and then began to spread rapidly to various kingdoms on land and sea.

However, Gawain was still not satisfied, because in order to truly occupy the position of a trade center, it was impossible not to produce high-quality and high-priced gold coins! Just as the Eastern Romans ruled the maritime trade for 700 years (beginning with Constantine the Great and ending with Mikhail VII), the gold solid (Nomisma) had a strong durability that was practically equivalent to the dollar we have today.

However, there was not enough gold to provide for the coinage, and the small amount that flowed into the Mediterranean through trade was carefully hoarded by various city-states such as Relaya and Venice, because they all had plans to mint gold coins, so Gawain could only wait for the time being.

After the ceremony of dredging the harbor was completed, Gawain returned to the court and received a report from the city of Bari, "Sure enough, this is the direction, John is not willing to be captured, and the Norman kingdom and Venice of Sicily are unwilling to sit idly by and watch our strength, and all kinds of enemies from the west are going to organize against us!" ”

"Then what should we do with the operation of Tripoli this time, including the upcoming recovery operation against the imperial capital?" Anna asked eagerly.

Gawain paced to the edge of the terrace, looking at the distant view of the harbor, the wind blowing his robes, and after a while he laughed, "Let go of the avenue first, let Raymond's poor bastard and the Norwegian barbarian king Magnusson come, and let them toss and turn as much as they want, while we keep the siege of Tripoli at the same pace." Then we'll have to use a little bit of a little to set the enemy on fire in the backyard! ”

Hearing this, Anna tapped her chin with her fingertips, and after rolling her eyes a few times, she leaned over and stood on tiptoe and whispered a few words in Gawain's ear.

"Anna's guess is right, that Roger in Sicily can be a vassal of the city of Rome with peace of mind, but no matter how the king changes, it is impossible to coexist peacefully with the city of Rome." Gawain sincerely agreed with Anna's speculation and proposal, "Confidential Officer Firactos sent an edict to Cyprus, asking Anderodat not to be disturbed in any way and to keep his original plan to go to Tripoli. In addition, I will soon receive His Excellency Patriarch Anselm. ”

Anna immediately slyly ate and laughed, and Gawain also sighed, "I'm afraid that if you treat me sincerely, your majesty will suffer." But don't blame me, I'm also a passive defender of the counteroffensive, who told them to want to trap the new Roman Empire in Tarsus? ”

At this time, Anna's face was as serious as frost, and her beautiful eyebrows rose slightly, "All the stones that stand in our way into the imperial capital must be crushed!" ”

In the prayer room of St. Paul's Cathedral, decorated with Afyon filigree marble and Virginia's precious wood, Gawain stepped on the floor where he could see the figure, smiling as he walked in, and the ostrich-egg-like baldness of the other party was shining here.

"Your Excellency Anselm, are you interested in taking up the new pope?" The first sentence of Gawain's speech was very straight to the point, and he almost didn't let Anselm slip to the ground immediately!

"What nonsense are you talking about, I have been serving as Bishop of York, Bishop of Barry, and Patriarch of your place, and even if I return to Rome, I must first be one of the Seven Cardinals to be eligible. Don't make fun of me. Anselm's face and head then turned red, and although he was overjoyed and excited (after all, Gawain had spoken), he verbally scolded Gawain, and continued to warn, "Your actions on Great Ark Mountain are too arrogant, remove the title of emperor quickly, otherwise it will not be easy to attract criticism from the Holy See." ”

"I'm not kidding - I mean, I'll do whatever it takes to get you into the Lateran Palace if you want to, and that's good for you and me, right?" But Gawain's expression was very serious.