"I'm going to build a Wendini Bank, and the main responsibility of this bank is to be responsible for currency exchange and financial circulation."

Hearing Robin's proposal to set up a bank and exchange currency, the federal businessmen present couldn't help but show puzzled looks: "Didn't you just say ......?"

"Yes, the Republic will not exchange currency with you, but that does not mean that it will not exchange currency with my bank, I hope you understand this." Robin smiled and tapped his fingers on the table to remind you of the difference.

And his statement immediately aroused the displeasure of many wealthy businessmen in the Federation, and they asked dissatisfiedly: "I hope the Republic can have a reasonable explanation for this." ”

"As I mentioned earlier, the Republic's currency 'contribution points' are an extension of the state system, so it cannot be exchanged as a normal currency. As for you personally, if you can exchange federal coins for 'contribution points' at a certain exchange rate to buy items for daily needs, then it is tantamount to negating the personal contribution of the people of the Republic to the Republic, which is unfair to the people of the Republic, so the central computer that runs the Republic will not allow this to happen. ”

"Then why can you?" Although Robin gave a plausible explanation for the ban on currency exchange, it still did not make these wealthy federal businessmen feel relieved.

"It's not me, it's my bank, and there's a big difference." Robin emphasized the word bank, explaining in detail: "My bank has been given a special function, which is why the central computer of the Republic allows currency exchange. ”

"Special functions?"

"Yes, from the standpoint of the Republic, if you allow your personal currency exchange, it is a complete drain on the resources of the Republic itself, which are already quite scarce, and it will not benefit the Republic in any way. But my bank is different, it will perform the function of foreign trade to a certain extent, and trade with Blair's new federal government to buy all kinds of materials needed for the republic to build the planet Wendini. Then trading with the new federal government will inevitably require federal coins, a large amount of cash that can be circulated. ”

"I see......"

As soon as Robin said this, these wealthy businessmen of the Federation immediately understood. In effect, the Republic wants to use the cash they have hoarded to trade with Blair's new Federation, and at the same time, the cash they have deposited will be converted into electronic numbers, which can be used to trade with the Republic for the construction of new cities and the various materials they need on a daily basis. In this process, Robin's bank acts as a medium for both parties who would otherwise not have the possibility of exchange to withdraw what they need through the bank.

"This is indeed a viable solution, and we can absolutely trust the credibility of Lord Robin. But in this case, the construction of the new city involves a problem of capital investment. After Robin's voice fell, a quick and responsive wealthy federal businessman took the lead in complimenting Robin: "Lord Robin has the right of first possession, and it is our financial medium for currency trade, so we have no objection to half of the ownership of the new city. But

……”

After sneering a few times, the wealthy businessman of the Federation suddenly turned his attention to Fei Lun and other mercenary leaders: "However, how to distribute the remaining half of the ownership remains to be discussed, although the land belonging to the nominal city also belongs to the mercenary captains due to the preemption, but the construction of a city is not just something that can be built with land." ”

"That's right......"

The hint of this wealthy federal businessman immediately made it clear to all the wealthy federal businessmen who were contemplating, and they immediately realized that this was the best opportunity to snatch ownership of the new city from the mercenaries. Therefore, almost in the blink of an eye, the wealthy merchants of the Federation, who accounted for the majority of the numbers, began to criticize Fei Lun and several other mercenary leaders who participated in the talks as representatives, demanding that they immediately negotiate with them on this matter and renegotiate the distribution of rights and interests in the new city.

Robin's words completely dismantled the alliance of the Federalists, completely dividing the mercenaries and wealthy merchants who were originally on the same front into two completely hostile camps because of competing interests. In the future, Robin didn't need to care too much about how to divide the interests between the mercenaries and the wealthy businessmen, but after telling these people to come up with a specific plan, he took his leave and let the Federalists deal with these internal disputes themselves.

Leaving the conference room, which was noisy due to fierce quarrels, Robin put on his military hat with a relaxed face and walked out accompanied by Xia Zuo.

"Your eloquence is getting better and better, and now I have to admit that one of your mouths is simply more lethal than a hundred thousand male soldiers."

Seeing Robin solve this crisis with his own eyes, Xia Zuo's heart was suddenly full of admiration for Robin.

"This is also forced out, in the country of the Federation, which is full of intrigues, you can only continue to survive by learning how to intrigue with others." Robin shrugged his shoulders and smiled helplessly.

"So you're really not worried about the Federalists' new city at all? There is an old saying in our Han nationality that 'the side of the couch does not allow others to sleep peacefully', and now you are doing the opposite. ”

"It depends on how you look at it." Robin stopped, looked into Xia Zuo's eyes and said, "If the central computer still implements a republic-like high-pressure regulatory policy on Planet Wendini, then there is no doubt that the future of Planet Wendini and the entire Barnard system is the domain of the Federation." But now it's a different story, and although I don't know exactly why, it seems that the central computer has changed a bit, and it has become more human on many issues. Therefore, compared to the pseudo-democratic system implemented by the Federation, the advantages of our system will gradually begin to manifest over time, and the new city of the Federation will ultimately only be built for us. ”

"Then you want to set up a bank, in fact, you have ulterior motives, right?" Xia Zuo was keenly aware of something.

"Oh?"

Glancing at Xia Zuo with some surprise, Robin approached Xia Zuo and lowered his voice: "The Republic wants to get rid of the current dilemma of insufficient national strength, in addition to the expansion of land resources, the population is also a pole

is an important factor. ”

"You want to absorb the Federation? This...... How is this possible? Hearing Robin say this, Xia Zuo suddenly showed a look of surprise.

The development of the republic needs population, which Xia Zuo can understand, after all, although the current industrial production has developed to the point of large-scale automation, manpower is still not completely liberated from the generation, at best it can only be regarded as high-end semi-automation. The more than 5 billion people of the Republic may have been a lot in the old demographic concept, but they were not sufficient when they were evenly distributed to the solar system and the planet Barnard.

Unlike the Hoffman Empire, which had already mastered the technology of cloning, the Republic was able to rely on artificially creating a large number of clones to fill the demographic deficit. Relying only on the natural reproduction of human beings can hardly meet the needs of a rapidly expanding territory in a short period of time. Therefore, if there is no other means to quickly absorb the people, the republic will face a shortage of manpower for a long time to come.

From this point of view, Robin's attempt to absorb the Federalists in order to supplement the underpopulation of the Republic seems very prescient. However, Xia Zuo still had great doubts about this, and with his understanding of the Federalists, he did not think that the Federalists who were bent on pursuing interests would be interested in the communist system of the Republic.

Seeing Xia Zuo's look of surprise, Robin naturally understood his concerns, so he smiled incomprehensibly: "The pursuit of interests by human beings will only break out in times of peace, look at those wealthy businessmen of the Federation, they have begun to understand what is the most important thing." In life ... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ］