Chapter 499: I Don't Have Any Money
Speaking of this, Alfonso paused for a moment, and then said a staggering number: "Three million two hundred and sixty-seven gold coins, excluding the leader, the total loss of mankind in this war is three two hundred and twenty thousand gold coins." ”
Three ,200,000 gold coins! - Arthas was stunned - even in the wealthy kingdom of Lordaeron, the taxes and other revenues that are imported into the palace every year add up to only a few hundred thousand gold coins, how did Lord Alfonso calculate such a huge loss?
But when he thought about it, Alsace was relieved - the warships lost in the Balatine Gulf were put together by the various countries of the alliance, and the navies of the countries that rose with it because of the prosperous sea routes, after more than ten years of accumulation, the total value reached this value is not so terrible, and ...... Alsace knew that the number jù in Alfonso's mouth had shrunk by more than half, and it was estimated that it had exceeded the real number jù.
"Of course, these losses are not entirely the fault of your people, Your Excellency." Alfonso seemed very understanding, "At least half of the fault is on the hateful orcs, and one percent of the fault is on King Darin's rash attack, so your people only need to bear the four achievements of these losses, which is one hundred and twenty-eight thousand gold coins." ”
"Of course, not all of these gold coins belong to our kingdom of Lordaeron, more than half of them belong to the kingdom of Kurtilas, twenty percent belong to the kingdom of Stormwind, and two percent belong to our kingdom of Lordaeron, and the kingdom of Stormgard and the kingdom of Gilneth jointly own the remaining one...... Your Excellency, are you listening to me? Alfonso noticed the Red Dragon Queen's wandering gaze. So he stopped and asked.
"I ...... I don't quite understand, what you mean. I need...... I need to give you 1,280,000 gold coins? The Red Dragon Queen stammered in reply.
"Allow me to remind you once again, Your Excellency the Queen, that these gold coins are shared by your people; If it were only your own fault, out of friendship between His Royal Highness the Prince of Arthas and you, we would be happy to forgive your debt, but unfortunately, this is already a matter between the Alliance and the Red Dragons. There is not the slightest room for accommodation by our personal will. Alfonso said.
"One...... One million two hundred and eighty thousand......" The Red Dragon Queen stretched out her ten fingers and began to fiddle with each other - arithmetic has always been a difficult thing for the Red Dragon Queen - not to mention that she always talks about an encounter with someone ten thousand years ago. In fact, let her say the exact date...... I'm afraid she won't be able to say it in another 10,000 years.
"This is only the first indemnity - and of course, the largest; The other reparations pale in comparison...... But we can't underestimate every coin, can we? The children of the warriors who died in the service of Lordaeron still need to be raised, and their families need to be cared for. Homes that had been shattered after the war needed to be rebuilt. And my job is to make sure that every copper coin is spent where it deserves - and I will not spare a single gold coin that we deserve. Alfonso said with a smile, then picked up the account book on the table again.
"In Nanhai Town, the Red Dragons have attacked humanity again, although this time they did not cause much damage, and here it is recorded as five thousand gold coins for the reconstruction of Nanhai Town and the subsidies for the farmers who have migrated because of the war." Alfonso was right. Compared with 1,280,000 gold coins, 5,000 gold coins are just a drop in the ocean.
"Other than that. Our allies in Ironforge - I mean the dwarves and gnomes - as far as I know, the dwarven griffin messengers flew across the Palatine Bay to inform us of the orcs leaving Ironforge and were intercepted by your people on the way, and I count them as five hundred gold coins, which are the compensation that your people need to pay to the dwarves. Alfonso finally closed the book, which he carefully placed back on King Terenus's desk.
"To sum up, Your Excellency the Queen, your clansmen owe a total of 1,285,500 gold coins to the Alliance, if your clansmen can pay it off within ten days, I can be the master and skip the fraction behind, do you think this is okay?" Alfonso folded his hands back into his sleeves and said to the Red Dragon Queen.
"One...... One million two hundred and eighty thousand......" The Red Dragon Queen was still fiddling with her fingers, but she felt that the number was too large, like the scales on her body, it was impossible to count them clearly.
This is naked/naked/naked blackmail! - Alsace pouted - when the Coalition fleet was completely destroyed in the Balatine Bay, what did Alfonso do with these losses? Could it be that he knew at that time that he would have to collect debts from the Red Dragon in the future? It must have been a random number made up after knowing that the red dragon had signed a pact with humans, right? But there is such a thing as collecting debts from the Red Dragon...... It's too ...... for a mortal It's incredible, isn't it?
"Your Excellency? Do you hear me? Seeing that the Red Dragon Queen was still fiddling with her fingers, Alfonso couldn't help but urge, "If your people need to defer their repayments, then here's the problem...... Even at the lowest interest rate, for each day of delay, this is more than the added value generated by the huge debt...... That's a staggering number! ”
"You...... You mean, do I need to pay it back? The Red Dragon Queen lowered her hands and looked at Alfonso in surprise.
"That's right, Your Excellency." Alfonso replied, "Of course, we in the Kingdom of Lordaeron are very keen to establish a good friendship with Your Excellency the Queen, and I can promise here that every expense you spend in the territory of Lordaeron will be borne by our Kingdom of Lordaeron; However, one yard is one yard, and compensation is indispensable. ”
"Yes...... But I don't have any money. The Red Dragon Queen replied sadly, "I don't know what gold is—of course I know it's your human currency, but we Red Dragons don't have the habit of using money, so my people don't have any money. I'm sorry that my people have hurt you, but I really don't have the money to compensate you. ”
"I've been thinking about this for a long time." Alfonso nodded and said, "I think Your Excellency and your people can replace it with other things, such as gold, diamonds, crystals, and of course some precious ores, and I have professionals under my command who can value anything your people offer." (To be continued......)