There is no killing without buying and selling, and there is no betrayal without grievance.

The big capitalist MR.MA Nomorien once said: There are only two reasons for employees to leave, either they have less money or they are annoyed.

Carlos himself became a king, and only then did he deeply understand what it means to manage risk and what it means to have an unancient human heart.

Alterac can make endless things in that little place, and he has his father to help him, and he feels a sense of exhaustion and haggard to reconcile internal contradictions. Not to mention this huge Lordaeron.

We love our king, but he dares to raise taxes, hehe, manual riots.

This is the reality of every kingdom.

Terenus. When Minethil II took over the crown from his father, he showed all the qualities of a good statesman———— justice, tolerance, and decisiveness.

Excluding the southward Storm Kingdom, it was not until the last hundred years that the human race of Lordaeron set off a wave of kingdomization, several major kingdoms have completed asset restructuring, and several royal families have been listed and closed.

Before this wave, most of the humans who left the Arathi Heights and went north to pioneer land development were based on the name of their families or the titles of the Arathor Empire, and everyone was actually the same in the political camp, all of them were Arathor Northbound Lordaeron Construction Corps.

Until the last hundred years, I have cash in my hands, my heart is ambitious, and my courage is great, this duke and that lord are no longer satisfied, let's call the king!

Then let's start talking, what benefits you give me, how much shelter I will give you.

As a result, several human kingdoms on the continent of Lordaeron were established one after another.

It took another few decades to stabilize the internal structure and take it into its current form.

Looking at flowers in the fog can't grasp the pulse after all. When Carlos joined the King's Club himself, he found out that during the Second Orc War, in addition to Dalin. Outside of Prodmore's unshakable dominance over Tirculas, almost all kings were on pins and needles.

Thinking about it because of the consequences, I was also a bit of a philistine person who suffered from [Terenus phobia] before.

Terenus is in full swing to bring about the alliance. and unconditionally support Anduin. Lothar's actions earned him great reputation, and even became the leader of the Alliance, all after the Alliance defeated the Horde and the dust of war settled.

The current Terenus is actually having a hard time.

Human beings are also living beings, and biological beings are selfish by nature, which is an evolutionary choice to perpetuate individual life. Lofty convictions, broad horizons, and superior learning can suppress this selfishness of human nature. But how many people in human society in Azeroth, on the continent of Lordaeron, do you expect to possess these excellent qualities?

In order to provide supplies for the large armies of the front. The kingdom of Lordaeron also tightened its belt, but the orcs still hit the city of Lordaeron. This alone gave Terenus's political enemies an excuse to attack him.

However, Lothar's victorious pursuit after the tribal civil strife gave Terenus strong support, allowing him to survive the political crisis.

However, Terenus's political enemies gathered their spirits and threw a heavy punch, but it was empty, and it was inevitable that they would suffocate internal injuries. I was resentful in my heart, but I had to die down.

What Carlos is going to do. It is to provoke the confrontation of various political forces in Lordaeron City again, so as to fish in troubled waters.

First of all, the food purchase plan of 100,000 gold coins directly increased the price of food in Lordaeron City by 50%.

After failing to open a position at a flat price, Terenus decisively issued a shipping restriction order. I don't interfere with your business, but during the war, you are only allowed to enter and not leave. If you buy it, you can only sell it in Lordaeron.

Carlos was surprised by Terenus's decisiveness, and he thought that Terenus would give the order to nationalize the grain monopoly, which would require a large amount of gold to close the position, otherwise the coercive policy backed by force would only provoke greater social unrest.

However, ginger is still old and spicy. Although a paper restriction order has aroused the dissatisfaction of grain merchants and cart and horse traders, it is better to restrict transportation than confiscation and expropriation, and this level of loss is not enough to provoke a violent revolt from relevant interest groups.

In the first move, Terenus took the lead.

For the past few days, Carlos has been entertaining and recuperating in the manor provided by Terenus, waiting for Terenus to ask to meet, as if nothing has to do with him.

Then, the second move quietly fell.

Although there are certain differences in the weight and fineness of the gold and silver coins issued by the various kingdoms of mankind, the exchange rate is generally stable and can be used universally, while the copper coins are the ancient Alaso style of the unified system.

At this time in Lordaeron, one gold coin could be exchanged for sixty-seven silver coins, and one silver coin could be exchanged for one hundred and four copper coins.

In the previous grain purchase war, Carlos raised the price of grain while exchanging gold coins for a large number of silver coins, and used the Barov family's trading houses and political allies with interests to extract more than 700,000 silver coins from the market.

At the same time, Carlos didn't want to go head-to-head with Terenus, and it wouldn't be good for anyone to tear his face. Therefore, they took the initiative to sell the grain in their hands, took the initiative to stabilize the price of grain, and only allowed citizens to buy a small amount with their residence certificates, which was not inferior to the big businessmen who bought and resold it......

So, in the midst of the praise of the inhabitants of Lordaeron, Carlos exchanged 100,000 gold coins for 580,000 silver coins.

Terenus didn't understand Carlos's movements for a while, although he knew that the Barov family must be behind everything, but when the situation was not clear, it was not wise to act rashly.

So Terenus chose to be silent.

According to the coinage records of the past years, the number of silver coins in circulation in the city of Lordaeron is around 11 million. Carlos collected about a tenth of the circulating silver coins without causing much volatility in the market, and because the influx of gold coins led to more manufacturing activity, the smooth progress of the war was also great good news, and the exchange ratio of gold and silver coins fell to 1:69 under the cover of a large number of orders.

Immediately after, Carlos' killer move came. While secretly collecting silver coins, the Barov family, together with other partners, released the news that several major silver mines of mankind were in continuous disaster and the silver veins were depleted. At the same time, let his mages and alchemists buy a large number of silver ingots.

Because the reconstruction of Dalaran is underway, no one doubts why the monks are asking for so much silver.

Under the impact of about 200,000 gold coins, the price of a pound of silver ingots was about seventy-seven copper coins higher than that of a silver coin of the same weight.

The market has always been blind and lagging behind, and ordinary people may not be able to save more than two gold coins a year, and more of their interests are silver and copper coins, in profitable situations. Many silver skewers went from the streets to buy silver coins from the townspeople, and every sixty-eight silver coins were exchanged for one gold coin, and one hundred and six copper coins were exchanged for one silver coin.

A large number of silver coins were melted into silver ingots and sold by black-hearted merchants.

In addition, the mages also said that if the quantity is large, the next purchase price can be a little higher.

As a result, the hearts of black-hearted businessmen became even darker.

However, the promised next time became the eternal next time, and the freshly dressed and angry mages left Lordaeron with their goods and never returned. Only the silver water left for the city of Lordaeron.

It was only then that the inhabitants of Lordaeron felt as if there were fewer silver coins around them.

And in the past ten days, Carlos met guests, ran horses, went to the palace to talk to Terenus twice, and by the way, collected 1,100,000 silver coins again.

"Oh my God, I thought only the color of the gold coin was the most fascinating. Didn't expect ......"

Taking Falina to see the sea of silver coins piled up in the secret warehouse, Carlos gently kneaded the shoulders of her female companion. Help her relax her tense muscles, and then say softly.

"More is strong, big is beautiful."

In the second move, Carlos secretly competed for the lead, just waiting for Terenus to fall.

Sure enough, Terenus convened a court council for a day and a night in response to the silver famine in Lordaeron. Cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods have all popped up.

Challenging the entire Lordaeron Kingdom with the strength of the Barov family alone is undoubtedly self-defeating. But stirring up a fire and pitting the Minahill family together, things are promising.

Silver restriction order, rejected.

Forced the major families to exchange gold for silver and collectively refute.

Restart the minting program. Good! Very good. But no one wants to host. Tyrenus on his own? The daylilies are cold.

Copper coin appreciation? Isn't this asking all the nobles to cut their flesh and bleed to feed the people, don't think about it.

Gold depreciation? Everyone, it's good, if you dare to depreciate, I will dare to buy, and if you want me to depreciate and release it, there is no door.

It's not that Terenus can't forcibly quell the silver famine through administrative means, but Terenus is a king, not a philanthropist, and he won't do anything to sacrifice him for a happy whole kingdom.

After the discussion was fruitless, Terenus went directly to the victim, Carlos.

A silver famine was not enough to sell his daughter, and Carlos promised to release the silver coins he had hoarded in his hand.

"But Your Majesty, we have gone to great lengths to make it rain, and it is useless to just get such a little food."

The envoy asked, puzzled.

"When the price increases, we must be in line with international standards, and when the price is reduced, we have to talk about special national conditions, don't worry, the show has just begun, and we still have time."

Although he said that there was still time, Carlos knew in his heart that there was not much time left for himself to walk a tightrope, and when the news of the defeat of the orc Great Chief came, it was when he stopped it, and if he couldn't complete the plan before then, then the plan would basically be in vain.

Because of the years of war, all countries have the problem of post-war famine, but the severity is different. Altranac said from the supply data that there was a month's food shortage before the summer harvest. But if you want to the mountains and the sea, squeeze your trouser belt, and even the food pockets, you can actually carry it yourself. The problem is that if you do this, the people's will will be lost, and the blood will be gone. Aiden is the king, we are not starving, you Carlos is the king, we are going to starve, why?

Shengdou Xiaomin can't see how many people Carlos's efforts have saved, and everyone only cares about whether they have enough to eat.

This is understandable, but it is extremely sad.

I have given you the most precious, but you can only see what is in your hands.

Carlos knew it was just hypocrisy, and quickly put these negative thoughts behind him.

If you want people to sell their lives, you have to give enough money to buy your life. Saving but not living is just a kind of self-satisfaction, and there is no essential difference between standing by and watching death without saving.

Transporting grain from Lordaeron, raising grain from Stratholme, as long as the carts loaded with grain continue to drive into Alterac, there will be hope for the people.

How to put the silver is very particular, you can't line up with your ID card to send two.

The so-called silver release is nothing more than the use of silver coins for the settlement of bulk commodities, so that the hoarded silver coins can be returned to the circulation market.

Soon, the manor where Carlos lived became crowded, and countless people of status and family came to the door, hoping to pay a visit to His Majesty Carlos.

The envoy had been busy in Lordaeron for several months, and as a professional diplomat, he naturally knew everything about Lordaeron's aristocracy.

After a planned, purposeful, and selective reception of some people who needed to be seen, Carlos closed his doors.

"Gianna, help me contact Master Antonidas."

Ignoring Gianna's heavy little purse, Carlos felt that things were almost brewing.

Because of Farina's role as a double agent in the middle, Carlos had already sensed the clues that Terenus knew that his killer weapon was not the Silver Coin Panic but the War Bonds. And his own act of secretly collecting war bonds is already a secret that cannot be told among all the nobles of Lordaeron.

"Carlos Big Villain, you've locked me up for a month, and you're finally ready to kill me? I want me to be as beautiful as a flower, you are so ruthless, you are really not as good as a beast! ”

Gianna said as she ate her pastry.

"Don't make a fuss, no matter how poor you are, I'll go and search your room."

"Don't!"

Gianna knew that Carlos had acquiesced in her fake public affairs, but if she really wanted to say it, it was always not beautiful to have a chicken and egg fight.

"Although I have done a lot of errands for you, but what are you going to do, you have lost almost 400,000 gold coins before and after, and I don't understand it at all."

Gianna as the king of maritime merchants Dai Lin. Prodmore's daughter is naturally not bad at business, but Carlos's whimsical moves still make her unable to understand.

"What is political belongs to politics, and what is economic belongs to economics. Playing finance in Azeroth means having Yoneda in your head. It's normal that you can't understand it, because my purpose from the beginning was not to make money. ”

Another pat on Gianna's little head, Carlos closed his eyes and waited for Antonidas' arrival.

As the largest holder of Lordaeron's War Bonds, and as a leader in desperate need of the reconstruction of Dalaran, Carlos felt that he could have a pleasant exchange with Antonidas.

Do you want your mother to come and visit?

Carlos felt that after his discipline was shattered, his whole person was much more relaxed. (To be continued.) )