Roland walked through several floors of heavily guarded doors into the vault chambers of the castle district.

When it was still in Frontier Town, all the golden dragons added up to a few chests, and the castle basement was enough to keep the entire town running. Since the sale of the steam engine and other magical creations, incomes have risen steadily, and soon reached an astonishing level where it is impossible to overstate the amount of money that can be described as a daily income.

As the land became larger, the cost also increased, so in order to facilitate the access of the administrative hall, he ordered a special vault to be built in the middle of the castle and the administrative hall. Although the garrison was strict, as long as the procedures were in order, the heads of departments could enter the vault and withdraw funds, which caused a heated discussion at the time. After all, there are almost none of the nobles who have taken out all their "own family wealth" to build their territories, not to mention that outsiders are still allowed to enter and exit.

It's just that at that time, except for Barov, who knew a little, the rest of the people didn't know that Roland didn't take these hard coins seriously at all, and it didn't matter how much or less, as long as they could keep up with the needs of urban development. For a long time, Wudong's income was greater than his expenses, and he hadn't heard a report of a savings emergency for a long time.

"Your Majesty," Barov, who had been waiting in the storeroom, stepped forward and saluted, "look...... We only have the last twelve boxes left of our golden dragon today. ”

Generally speaking, the golden dragons in a box are about 2,000, and the total amount is about 20,000, which does seem a little empty compared to the full warehouse in the past.

As for the silver wolves and bronze eagles scattered in the corners, they looked like small mountain bags, but they were not of much use at all.

"How long will it last?" asked Roland.

"On current trends...... Up to two months. ”

"Faster than I thought," he raised an eyebrow, "Is it mostly spent on pay?"

"Yes, this accounts for more than half of the expenditure – the population is growing too fast, and the increase in expenditure is most pronounced in the engineering and smelting teams. In addition, you hire a large number of Fjord Chamber of Commerce sea vessels, and it will cost you about four or five thousand gold dragons a month, and if you stop this part, the Administration Department will be able to hold on until the next United Chamber of Commerce's sales share-"

"Nothing can stop transporting people. Roland interrupted the old manager.

"Well......," Barov rubbed his hands, "I remember you said in your last meeting that there is a one-and-done solution...... Is it true?"

"So you haven't forgotten," Roland smiled, surveying the entire vault. I probably expected that there would be such a day, the vault was built quite spacious, and the windows were bright and clean, and after the iron railings and shelves in the house were emptied, it was basically the same as an ordinary house, and it would not feel depressed to stay for a long time, and it was good to use it as a money printing room. "When is the next pay?"

A week later. ”

"Save these golden dragons, don't move them for the time being," he nodded, "You come with me to the office, I have a new department to set up, and the specific regulations will be there." ”

Although the day came a little earlier than expected, he had begun to prepare for it more than half a year ago. The tokens issued to the Witch League and the Maleficent Charm are a test, and if even the Witch can't find a loophole and steal paper money, then the basis for replacing metal money with paper money is ripe for official use.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Barov seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and it could be seen that he did have lingering feelings about the days when he had no money in the past, and now with Roland's approval, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were eased a little, "By the way, Your Majesty, what is the name of the new department?"

"Banks. Roland replied.

......

Five days later, the bulletin board in Neverwinter's central plaza was replaced with a full-page new notice and caused an uproar among residents. The Office of Administration once again sent a special person to give a lecture, which is a rare sight after the popularization of education.

The Grey Keep Weekly also published the details of the announcement on the front page of the most striking - His Majesty was going to issue new coins to replace the Golden Dragon, the Silver Wolf and the Bronze Eagle

For a time, the streets and alleys were filled with discussions of monetary reform.

The inn where Victor lives is no exception.

He had originally planned to return to Bishui Harbor after watching the Shadow of the Devil, but he didn't expect the sudden appearance of the Red Moon to disrupt all the arrangements. Panic turned the order into turmoil, and he immediately changed his plans and decided to stay here a little longer—not out of loyalty to the King of the Greykeep, but because he believed that if the Red Moon did represent the end of the world, it would only be worse elsewhere. When disaster strikes, the safest place on the entire continent is probably Neverfell.

As the king and queen appeared to calm people's hearts, the police and garrison cracked down on crime, and order soon calmed down. Victor was also called to investigate many times because he was a witness to the "Shadow Alienation", which can be regarded as a thrilling situation. Just as he was about to escape from the gentle country of the maid and set off for the south, news of change came.

And the release of this new policy brought him more shock than the red moon.

Neverwinter is going to do away with gold, the currency that has been used since the birth of the human kingdom!

As a merchant, Victor's first reaction when he heard the news was that it was impossible, and he thought it was some drunkard's crazy words, the four kingdoms, and even overseas lands, but wherever there are people, gold is regarded as a precious thing, how can it be so easy to abolish it?

But the newspaper that the maid bought, as well as what the other party saw and heard outside, confirmed the correctness of the news.

The first of these changes is that "Neverwinter will issue new banknotes to replace the existing currency. It has a forced circulation characteristic, and when used in its denomination, it cannot be rejected by anyone. 」

This means that the king can buy all the goods of the merchants who set foot in the Neverwinter Lands with a single piece of paper, and in a sense it is no problem to rob them.

"When I came back, I saw that some people were fleeing the city with their goods," Linglong whispered as she leaned on the soft couch, with a little worry in her tone, and I didn't know if she was worried that Rainbow Stone's clothes would be forcibly bought, or that he would fly away like the rest of the people.

Victor smiled bitterly, the maid didn't know that she was actually tied to the King of the Grey Keep, and without the seeds provided by Miss Leaf, there would be no Rainbow Stone now.

No matter what happens, he can't easily abandon the property of Neverwinter.

And with what he knew about Roland Wimbledon, sooner or later these policies would spread throughout the kingdom.

In addition, the other party's business acumen is no less than that of any big businessman in Dawn, and the current situation is not so bad that he needs to rely on robbery to maintain the situation, so he should not have this thought. Thinking of this, Victor calmed down, and then looked down-

The second and third articles are related to people's livelihood.

"Neverwinter will be paid in paper money. 」

"The materials sold by the Executive Department and the convenience market, including but not limited to food, shelter, etc., are only accepted for paper money transactions. 」

Article 4 clearly takes into account the issue of the amount of new currency.

"The Executive Office will provide a long-term exchange service between the new currency and the old currency, and residents can exchange the gold dragon, silver wolf and bronze eagle in their hands for paper money of equal value at any time, and they can also exchange the latter for the former. When exchanging new currency for old currency, the Executive Office will charge a 5% handling fee. 」

Victor was vaguely aware that there seemed to be something deeper hidden in this article......

The last one seems to be set up specifically for foreign traders.

"In addition, merchants who have obtained permission from the Administration Agency and are legally operating can be exempted from the coin swap fee by declaring their identity. 」