Timmy saw Theresia and muttered: "How did Your Majesty choose the Red Dragon as an ally, those guys are not only breeding freaks but also as rude and irritable as the Black Dragon, if you can make less trouble, Your Majesty should call Kem to bless you." ”

Theresia rubbed Timmy's pink hair and comforted, "The Red Dragon didn't choose anyone else but me, so you Silver Dragons need to be more considerate." And they are directly involved in the battle, compared to you silver dragons......"

Next to him, Jingshi turned his head embarrassedly, and Timmy also smirked to hide his embarrassment.

Although the silver dragon is the friendliest to humans, the silver dragon has always been a must-fight. Because in the eyes of money, there are few who can fight, and compared with the red dragon who directly sent combat forces to defend the empress and participate in the battle, the sincerity is much worse.

Timmy cheered up and said triumphantly: "I came today to prove to Your Majesty that our Silver Dragon has one hundred and twenty points of sincerity!"

Theresia was a little surprised: "Didn't you come for Richie?"

Timmy said awe-inspiringly, "That...... I do have a very close relationship with Richie, but now that he dares to alienate the Empress, how can I be in the same league with him?"

Being watched quietly by Theresia, Timmy scratched his head and said, "Well, I don't actually know what happened between you, I'm innocent." But my father and the clan insisted that I keep my distance from him, or else they would confiscate my little coffers...... Well, freeze my personal account, I can't help it. ”

Timmy whispered, "Don't talk about him, Your Majesty, we're here to give you a gold busher." ”

Theresia kept her smile graceful, and she didn't care much about it. When did you Yinlong become so generous, and even if you really gave money to show your sincerity, how much could you give?

The reconstruction of the imperial capital and the new formation of the army are two major events, and the total cost is hundreds of millions of gold bushels, but fortunately, there is a joint communication network with an annual income of tens of millions of dollars that can be cushioned first, and how should the gold bushbills come later, her uncle, that is, the prime minister, is busy with this matter at a visible speed.

Even if you send a few million gold bushels, it's a drop in the bucket.

"Your Majesty, even if I give away all my belongings, I won't be able to solve any problems," said Timmy, "but we have an idea that should ease Your Majesty's financial troubles." ”

"Issuance of Treasury bonds?"

Hearing Timmy's idea, Theresia frowned: "It's just borrowing money, isn't this something that nobles often do? But what mortgage can I take? The right to collect taxes? The right to exploit mountains and forests? No, no, if you do this, the empire will be in chaos." ”

"No, there's no need for a mortgage," Timmy said with a smile, "Your Majesty and the Empire, which in itself is a guarantee." ”

Timmy came up with a plan, and when he looked at the complicated provisions, he knew that it was made by the dragon clan and the business temple together, and Timmy did represent the silver dragon clan and had nothing to do with Li Qi.

According to the plan, the empire will set up a corresponding department to issue imperial bonds, and the various chambers of commerce of the silver dragon clan and the close-knit commercial temple will jointly fund and underwrite. An initial issuance of 100 million gold bushels for a period of three years with an interest rate of 10%. Ten gold bushels per bond, bearer, freely tradable, and issued to everyone.

Theresia saw two problems at a glance, the first being that she didn't believe that she could raise such a large amount of money from the private sector.

The Dawning War lasted for nearly two years, and she tried her best, even at the expense of selling her image to show up on the mirage, barely raising enough funds, and the total amount did not exceed 50 million gold bushels. Now that a batch of bonds is printed, and there is no actual property collateral, you can get 100 million gold bushels!?

Timmy said in an old-fashioned manner: "Your Majesty, the people have money, as long as everyone is willing to spend it, as much as they want." Isn't that joint communications network capable of earning tens of millions of gold bushels a year?"

Theresia was stunned, indeed, the people are rich.

Yesterday Medi and Gordon had just reported to her that a draft law had been drawn up for the management of bulletin boards for communication networks, which would strictly separate the advertising areas of merchants, the announcement areas of the imperial and government departments, and the information areas of private individuals, and would increase the price of advertising areas, and it was estimated that the annual income would be doubled.

At that time, she thought that the two of them were painting a big pie for her, but now that she thinks about it, if the news in the advertising area is technically kept longer and easy to find by category, then the businessman will definitely be willing to pay more for the launch, and the income will naturally rise.

Businessmen can invest tens of millions of gold bushels a year just to publish advertisements, so how can the people have no money? It just depends on whether the rich people are willing to spend it.

"There are a lot of rich people, but Jin Buel himself can't give birth to Jin Buer. There are commercial temples or recently built banks, and there are also custody fees, so many people choose to lend out for interest. ”

"It's very risky to lend it to others, and even if you have the testimony of the Styx Oath, you often lose all your money. But if you lend it to your majesty...... No, strictly speaking, the Empire doesn't have so many worries. Although the interest is a little less, it is very stable, and it can be traded like a general creditor's right, so I am not afraid that I will not be able to get rid of it. ”

"What the empire has to do is to prepare one or two million gold bushels, deal with the early payment that will be available at any time, and pay the interest in installments, so that the right to use the 100 million gold bushels will be in the hands of the empire, and everyone will win. ”

Theresia was impressed, with this money, the progress of the reorganization of the legion would be greatly accelerated, and the various projects that the empire had built at the beginning would also be funded.

However, the second question she can't ignore is that the principal will be repaid after three years, where will this principal come from?

"Your Majesty, isn't three years enough time for you to build a strong tax system?"

Timmy scolded Fang Xuan as if he had become the Empire's Minister of Finance: "The Empire definitely doesn't rely only on the joint communication network to eat, right? ”

"Your Majesty allows magicians and clergy to establish schools and teach apprentices, which must also be regulated, and of course there must be taxes. ”

"Your Majesty is also allowed to freely open a magic workshop to sell all kinds of artifacts and magic tools. But these actions must be brought under the jurisdiction of the Empire, so that evil gods do not take the opportunity to cause trouble, or be used by evil people to do bad things. Then the workshops and shops also have to be taxed, which is a matter of course. ”

"Besides, isn't the teleportation service of the Temple of Commerce strictly regulated? Even our dragon clan still has the various services provided by the Temple of Commerce, Your Majesty can consider taxation, without a stable empire, there will be no stable market. ”

"Also, those kings, dukes, and even barons under the empire, according to custom, shouldn't they pay castle tax and shield tax to higher lords?"

She said with a full spirit: "These, as early as last year, I had a spectrum in my heart, as long as these taxes are raised, how can the empire have a stable income of several hundred million every year, right?"

Last year......

Theresia thought for a moment and said with a wry smile: "It was Li Qi who told you, right?"

Timmy was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly solemnly stated: "He just said a rough idea, and the specifics are all my own thoughts!"

Then he asked, "Isn't that how an empire should be? Just like a kingdom, doesn't it even collect a minimum tax?"

A feeling of being pushed forward by some kind of force that transcended time and space, and that she was just following a pre-set pace, came to her now, and made her mind feel a little dazed.

No, I chose to get to where I am today, not to be their puppet.

Reluctant to think about it, Theresia pressed this feeling into the depths of her heart, and she sighed faintly: "It seems that I have to change the Chancellor of the Exchequer." ”

Then he said: "Even if the empire has a lot of taxes at that time, it must have spread out various expenditures at the same time, how can it pay back so much money at once?"

Timmy spread his hands: "Then issue a new treasury bond, you don't have to repay the principal, just continue to pay interest." ”

Can it still be like this!?

Theresia thought it was strange at first, and then thought that as long as the empire remained stable and borrowers could cash out bonds in the market at any time, it was true that as long as they paid interest, they could continue to hold the principal.

"I ...... You have to think about it. ”

This kind of operation is beyond the old concept of Theresia, and borrowing money to live is not stable in any way. At the beginning, her father had not borrowed money, and the dignified king, in front of a small goblin, whispered in front of a small goblin, and it was not enough to use the crown as collateral, and several royal estates were added, and that scene deeply stimulated her and Catherine.

But this way of borrowing money now is completely different from borrowing money directly from the Temple of Commerce or the Dragon Clan. The first is to borrow money from countless people, and the debt can be freely traded. It seems feasible not to take anything as collateral, just make sure that the principal can be repaid at any time.

Of course, many details have not yet been figured out, but Theresia decides to discuss the matter with her ministers. If the risk is not great, she prefers to issue the bond as soon as possible to raise 100 million gold bushels.

100 million gold bushels can put the empire's rule on track as soon as possible, and the legion can be established as soon as possible. Moreover, if you set up 10,000 tax officers with 10 million gold bushels, you can recover tens of millions of gold bushels of taxes a year.

Of course, you have to do it yourself to ensure that the tax collectors are impartial and supervise them through various channels, especially communication networks, including other officials. You can't go all out like that time, and it's always possible to pay a little more attention to the information.

Theresia was fascinated by the moment, and Timmy shouted several times before she reacted, and she smiled: "Didn't you use to be more willing to do business and sell things, and now why are you interested in these things, and you have become the representative of the silver dragon?"

"This is also business", Timmy's mind flashed the "financial business" casually mentioned when Li Qi taught her, and said with a sweet smile: "This is the business of using gold bushels to make gold bushels." ”

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"Uncle, don't be nervous, what's the point of collecting some taxes? When we decided to integrate into the world, weren't we mentally prepared to face this situation?"

There are countless books, record chips, and crystal balls floating in the study, and Hathaway's black hair flutters through them like a mermaid, while talking to her uncle Gordon.

"Making this empire strong and devouring the aristocracy that divides the land, the population, the gold bushels and all kinds of power into pieces is the direction we are working for, and the joint communication network is not the best proof of this?

"I'll explain it to you at the next meeting, and I'm sure a lot of people won't just focus on that little bit of tax and not see the booming business opportunities. ”

"Whether it's borrowing money or collecting taxes, Teresia has to spend it in the end. The armed legion asks for money, and the construction of various imperial projects costs money, which is a good opportunity for everyone to expand their business. ”

"Let's talk about her plan to rebuild her legion, didn't I sell her a plan to form an Imperial Air Force with a floating fleet?" she rolled her eyes and said she had no money. Now that she's rich, and she's threatened by Romulus and the Mad King, won't she be tempted?"

"We don't need to get involved with the Ted family ourselves for the time being, I have more important things, why should we care about that bit of gold bushels, just grasp our levitation technology." ”

"Yes, uncle, you must maintain a high demeanor in front of her, and a posture dedicated to the benefit of the empire, which is the most admired virtue of Her Majesty. ”

After talking to her uncle, Hathaway continued to check the information, and after a long time, she said excitedly: "I see! It seems that I have to organize a secret expedition." ”

She summoned Taling, "Misya, calculate if we have enough resources at hand. ”

An ethereal voice echoed in the room: "In terms of personnel, I don't know the specific difficulty, but ten legends and a hundred hero peak professions, and also stipulate specific professions and specialties, it shouldn't be easy." And an army of puppets, only counting materials, the unit price of each is about 120,000 gold bushels, and 10,000 is 1.2 billion gold bushels. ”

"The bigger problem is that the Mirage Floating Ship you plan to build not only has the ability of an ordinary floating ship, but also requires that it can directly pass through the main plane barrier, the wind elemental plane, and the fire elemental plane, and also be able to sail in the Chaos Void, which has surpassed the current level of technology. ”

"My advice is to find the demigods for help......"

Hathaway snorted coldly: "That's impossible, when the time comes, if you really make a discovery, can it still be mine?" Although I can make some arrangements to get the demigods, but this risk of losing dominance, even if it is only a little bit, I am not willing to take it." ”

Taling pointed out the key point: "More importantly, Miss is unwilling to play the role of subordination, even acting. ”

Hathaway pouted: "Don't be sarcastic, make a list of all the difficulties that the existing technology can't solve." ”

A list was projected in mid-air, and looking at the dense items on the list, Hathaway groaned: "Compared to our predecessors in the era of the Magic Empire, we are really ignorant kobolds." ”

"There's another solution, and that's for the young lady to be promoted to a demigod," Taling suggested.

Hathaway shook her head: "I have both the inheritance of the divine power of the Night Lady and the bloodline inheritance of the Goddess of Magic, and I have not yet found the direction of the path of merging these aspects, and it is difficult to be promoted to a demigod." And even if I am promoted to a demigod, the world of demigods is very dangerous, and I must focus on self-protection first, where will I have the energy to do this. ”

Taling continued, "If you start based on the existing conditions, the mages and magicians of the family will not be able to solve so many technical problems, and they can only rely on the power of all the mages. Judging from the current world law, only the golden bushel, hundreds of millions of golden bushels, can gather the corresponding talents, and then spend more golden bushels to research and manufacture the Phantom. ”

Hathaway sighed: "I have to hide ...... people's eyes"

She said helplessly: "It seems that there is no way to maintain the character of high morality in front of Terexia, we have to make money in the empire, make a lot of money, and at the same time get the necessary technology and gather the necessary manpower." ”