"How's the exchange going these days?"

On the third day after the issuance of the new currency, Roland convened a ministerial meeting in the castle chamber to discuss feedback on the currency reform.

As a person who has been in the past, he knows very well how difficult it is to break a tradition that has been maintained for thousands of years, and any mistake in any link can lead to an avalanche of problems. If the new currency falls, the Executive Office ...... Even the trust he has accumulated over a long period of time will be seriously damaged.

"Less than expected, Your Majesty. Barov seemed more relaxed, "The exchange amount in three days is less than a thousand gold dragons, and considering that the initial period of the new policy tends to be the most turbulent, the treasury should be able to fully meet the demand after that." ”

In order to prevent a run, the first batch of banknotes issued was equal to the total amount of wages for the month, and even if they were all exchanged, it would be delayed for two months. But if that happens, it would essentially mean that the plan is bankrupt.

"I think you're overly worried," the old manager stroked his beard and smiled, "exchanging new currency for old currency is equivalent to losing money in vain, and most of the people will not act rashly unless it is absolutely necessary." ”

"But it should not be assumed that the people have accepted the new dollar in this way," said the Minister of Agriculture, Seni Dalí, cautiously, "and I have found that the sales of grain in the convenience market have been much higher recently, along with all kinds of dry goods and spices. ”

Roland was stunned, and only reacted after a while.

He couldn't help but laugh dumbly, the people did not want to bear the loss of fees when the situation was uncertain, so they exchanged the safe haven for other necessities - and in the past, food was often used as a general equivalent. As for dry goods and seasonings, isn't it a big feature that they can be stored for a long time and will always be used in the future?

A familiar advertising phrase seemed to come to his mind...... Scraps of paper for food, you can't buy it, you can't be fooled, what are you waiting for?

But it also reassured Roland.

It's not realistic to get people to change their minds in just a few days, but if they just switch to buying goods, there's hardly any pressure on the Executive Office. For example, wheat, eggs, and cheese can be produced in Neverwinter enough to meet the consumption of the entire Western Territory. After three months, the vault will be able to receive a new round of sales from the United Chamber of Commerce, and then the big picture will be decided.

"It's okay, let them buy it. He instructed Saini, "You must keep an eye on it for a while, the market must not show the slightest sign of shortage, as long as the prescribed personal limit is not reached, they can buy whatever they want." ”

The goods in the convenience market are all necessities, and they can also be regarded as stores controlled and operated by the state, and they can only be purchased with an ID card. As long as businessmen with large amounts of capital are not involved, short selling will hardly happen.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"By the way, how did the other merchants react?"

"Back to Your Majesty," Barov continued, "the merchants in Neverwinter are vaguely divided into two factions, and the merchants from all over the mainland are still in a wait-and-see mode, and many shops have announced their closures, do you want to ......" he made a gesture of expulsion.

Can't you just close the store if you refuse to accept new dollars?" Roland shook his head, "It's okay, the lease of the store hasn't reached yet, and it's up to them whether they are open or not." What about the other faction?"

"The big chambers of commerce in the fjord didn't react much and continued to open as usual. However, I have received a number of letters from fjord merchants asking if they can pay for the steam engines and paddle steamers in Singapore dollars, and I have replied in the affirmative as you requested. ”

There was a sudden sound of heads and ears in the living room.

Obviously, everyone was quite surprised by this situation, and in their eyes, the loss of the domestic merchants to the overseas merchants in supporting the king was a shame for the Gray Castle.

Roland didn't care.

It seems that the seafolk are indeed more active in accepting new things, thinking that when the steam engine was first introduced, it was Margaery, a fjord person, who first expressed great interest and provided the first pot of gold for the industrial development of the frontier town.

"But...... There are exceptions," Barov coughed twice, "and instead of closing, a clothing store called Rainbow Stone put up a banner saying it was running a discount promotion to celebrate the release of the new currency—according to my people, residents who went to buy clothes filled almost the entire long street." ”

Roland blinked, then chuckled...... The Victor Lothar who came to the door and asked to cooperate with Yezi?

Should I say that the other party is bold, or does he really understand his own idea?

"Very well," he said, looking at Honey, the Minister of Propaganda, "let's do a special report on this, at this time, confidence is more important than gold." ”

"Understood. Honey nodded.

"That's right, Your Majesty...... Confidence is more important than gold. Edith, who had been listening, suddenly said, "Beware of the rumors that have been deliberately fabricated, I think they will come soon." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Barov frowned, "could anyone else deliberately want to be against the new currency?"

"This is normal, and those who benefit from the policy will also suffer from it, such as those merchants who do not want to accept paper money, or unscrupulous people who simply want to shake the foundation of His Majesty...... You don't think that the aristocracy that once made such a fuss really died down after only two years, right?"

"Uh-" The old manager was momentarily speechless.

Of course they didn't, Roland knew it well, they were just hibernating, as long as they showed their decline, this group would still show their fangs.

Even if the devil is already in the city.

"Don't worry, Honey and Asha will take care of it for me. ”

"And me – the mines of the Westland are never too crowded. A cold voice rang out of thin air in the chamber, and although no one could hear it, no one would think it was a joke.

Roland looked around at everyone, "Listen, this is just the beginning. After the first few months of stability, the monetary reform should be extended to the whole country as soon as possible, completely replacing the circulation of the golden dragon at the level. This is of great significance for winning the battle of divine will, and you still need to work hard!"

"As you wish!" said in unison.

"Your Majesty......" Barov hesitated after coming down, "will there be time to make so many banknotes in a few months?"

"Just because the current volume can replace the salary, it doesn't mean that it only has a little bit of capacity, so you don't need to worry about that. Roland replied.

Although the banknote is just a piece of paper, the technical content is a new peak in Neverwinter. Considering that the golden dragon and silver wolf accumulated over thousands of years was an extremely large number, he did not consider letting Zoroya carry this burden alone from the beginning. In terms of paper, the new currency has a certain proportion of rubber worm mucus added to the pulp, which has a high degree of flexibility after drying and molding, and is not easy to tear and break.

The security mark is a denomination numeral made of tin foil, which is pre-pressed into place when making paper - a technique that makes metal tin as thin as a cicada's wing, only found in Neverwinter;

The production was printed on a new cylinder printing machine, and the pigment was provided by the combined force of dark clouds and broken swords, and the color was both vivid and durable, much better than the plant and mineral dyes of this era, and the duration was enough to last until the next round of currency change.

It can be said that the new coin has done its best in terms of production efficiency and imitation of counterfeiting, and the witch only supplies raw materials, and the production can be done by ordinary people, which makes it not encounter any threshold when it is produced in large quantities.

The smooth distribution of paper money is a solution to Roland's concern, and since Neverwinter now has both people and money, all that remains is how to turn these resources into productivity.

"I'm going to add a new batch of projects, about 20,000 to 30,000 people," he said to the head of the Administration Department, which in the past was equivalent to the total population of a main city. ”

"Yes. ”

"First of all, the Ministry of Chemical Industry—" Roland looked at Kemo Strour.

It was clear that it was time to further expand the production of various types of gunpowder.