Chapter VII Repayment of Debts
"Look, this kind of troublesome person needs special skills to solve it, and it is a good way to divert attention. He is afraid that it will be a long time before he thinks about whether he continues to ask for debts and has no necessary connection with the divine territory, as long as he has an IOU in hand, whether there is a divine territory or not, he has the right to recover the arrears. But with today's incident, he will not dare to come to the door for a long time. ”
"But, brother, didn't you just say that he promised us that we can pay back the money at any time?" Lisa's big eyes flickered, full of curiosity, although there was something wrong with this curiosity, "Why are you worried that he will continue to entangle in the future?"
The Lord taught us to be honest with others and to be sincere in our dealings with others, but the Lord did not teach Him. Shul pouted, "Nobles like them, verbal promises are meaningless and completely devoid of credibility. ”
"Hehe, I see. Looking at the remaining two, Lisa smiled subtly.
"Of course, I'm just talking about Max, and it has nothing to do with the two of you. After straightening out the robe, Shuer re-seated and sat down facing the middle-aged nobleman, "Your Excellency is ......"
"Maseph, Franto Maseph. The gloomy middle-aged man was straight to the point, and there was not a word of superfluous nonsense.
"Well, it turned out to be Viscount Marseff, the personal treasurer of the Grand Duke of Rose. ”
"One of them. ”
"It's a great honor. Shure nodded, the priesthood who served the gods did not need to bow to anyone of any status, "However, I don't remember any financial dealings between the Darkmoon Sanctuary and the Grand Duke of Rose or Viscount Marseph." ”
"Mr. Priest, please take a look. Viscount Marsef took out a stack of solutions and pushed them over.
The IOUs were old and new, some of the paper had dried up and yellowed, while others remained soft, apparently not from the same period. Reading the IOUs one by one, and passing them to Lisa after reading each one, she has grown up and it is time for her to learn to touch specific matters, such as paying debts.
"Hehehe, I see, it seems that Mr. Viscount came here in his own name this time. After reading the last one, Shul nodded, "Money is a good thing." ”
"Mr. Priest's words are so reasonable. A smile actually appeared on Viscount Marseff's gloomy face, "Money is indeed the loveliest thing in the world. ”
"I can't accept this, the cutest thing in the world is obviously ......"
"Brother!"
"Ahem, okay, okay, don't talk about this, Mr. Massif has a lot of heart, and has collected so many IOUs, which were transferred to Mr. Viscount by the original owner?"
"The Rose City has a large population, and it is common for people to move in and out, and some people are already preparing to move to other cities, so it is good for everyone to transfer the IOU to me. "In the past few years, I have bought a lot of IOUs, and the amount calculated in the first two days is worth bothering you. There are 5,672 pieces in total, which is not a large amount, but it is still very important for poor nobles like us. ”
"Tsk, Grand Duke Rose's personal income is almost this amount in a year, isn't it a small amount?" Shuer squinted his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled, "Your Excellency, can you tell me that there is the temple standing behind you?"
There was no answer, only a mysterious gloomy smile, and Masef just pointed to the IOU on the table and said softly: "Personal behavior, hehe." ”
"Buying the debt at a low price, and then collecting it in the name of the temple behind it, if we can successfully force us to sell the god's territory, it is the most ideal result, we can complete the task entrusted by the church, and we can even get the favor of the gods, of course, this last point is very difficult. It doesn't matter if it doesn't work, although we don't sell the territory, but other people's debts can be delayed, but the debts here cannot be delayed, so even if it is not successful, we can recover the debt, and at least we can earn the difference of one or two thousand gold coins. Hehe, His Excellency the Viscount is worthy of being a treasurer, and he is really keen to grasp the timing. ”
"Talking to Mr. Priest is worry-free. Viscount Marsef smiled implicitly, "It's just the instinct of a merchant. ”
"So, from the point of view of His Excellency the Viscount, what do you want me to choose?"
"I'm happy with both results, and I'm not particularly tendentious. "But judging from Mr. Priest's performance just now, it seems that he is very reluctant to sell the Divine Territory, and I think Mr. Priest should be ready to repay the debt." ”
"Tsk, Sister Tarina. Shure pondered for a moment, "How much money do we have in our coffers?"
"This ...... Lord Shure. The nun looked at Shure in astonishment, and then at the two creditors present, and really did not understand why the priest asked such a question in person.
"It's okay, don't shy away from it, you can just say it. ”
"Yes, Lord Shuer, we still have eight, eight hundred and forty-five gold coins, large silver coins......
"Needless to say, silver coins. Xiuer thought for a while, took a piece of paper and began to write something with his head down, and said as he wrote, "Your Excellency, more than five thousand gold coins is not a small amount, well, I mean the weight, after all, the incident happened suddenly, we couldn't exchange the copper coins in advance, so it's not realistic for us to carry such a heavy thing now." In this case, your Excellency will go back first, and tomorrow morning, we will deliver the gold coins to the house, and then you will return the IOU to us, and our debts will be settled. ”
Viscount Massif's pupils shrank, and he looked at Shul thoughtfully, of course the viscount heard the conversation between him and the nun just now, but it was not good to ask, why did the temple, which only has more than eight hundred gold coins at home, promise to send more than five thousand gold coins tomorrow. However, how can the other party also be the Church of the True God, the representative of the gods in the mortal world, and the promise made on such an occasion will definitely not be violated. Everyone is a person with an identity, and since the other party has made a commitment, then he can only wait for tomorrow morning to see the results.
"Well, since Mr. Priest said so, I'm relieved. Then tomorrow morning, I will wait for Mr. Priest at home, and I hope that Mr. Priest will not keep me waiting. ”
"Be sure to go on time, promise in the name of the Dark Moon. Shul lifted his gaze from the paper and smiled affirmatively, "If Your Excellency Viscount has anything to do, please go ahead and don't need to worry about us." ”
Taking off his hat and saluting, Viscount Massif left the Dark Moon Temple with a daze, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to fall asleep all night today, even if he sleeps, I am afraid that he will be wondering in his dreams, where is the certainty of Shuer, he can take out a huge sum of more than five thousand gold coins in one afternoon.
In fact, others may not be sure, but Shul has, and is confident.
A philosopher in his hometown once said that those who can't look at ten steps can only be troubled by the step in front of them.
Shul agrees with this statement, so he always prepares well in advance, as he did in his hometown, and it will not change in the future.
"Brother. Lisa Rashuer's robe sleeves, "What about next?"
The girl didn't ask how to solve the 5,000 gold coins, and in Lisa's heart, since Shuer said that he could send more than 5,000 gold coins, then tomorrow there would definitely be 5,000 gold coins neatly placed in the storeroom. The girl's faith in Shuer has reached the point of blindness, so there is no need to ask if there is one, and the most she needs to ask is where the gold comes from.
But that was for later, and the most important thing now was the last amiable-looking old man.
After the changes four years ago, and being instilled with a lot of messy thoughts by Shuer over the years, the girl's heart is actually extremely vigilant, the more this kind of appearance is easy to make people relax their vigilance, the more vigilant the girl will be.
No one should try to deceive the greatest Archbishop Lisa, the maiden thought to herself.
"It's easier to do below, and things between smart people are always not difficult. Shul patted Lisa on the head, "Do you know this one?"
Shure was naturally referring to the last old man left.
Lisa shook her head vigorously, hmph, Lisa doesn't know these strange guys, it's enough to know her brother.
"Marquis Reuben, even if you haven't seen it, you should have heard of it. ”
Indeed, in the City of Roses, there are not many people who have not heard of this name.
Anderson Reuben, the number one minister of the Duchy of the Rose, and the most trusted friend of the Grand Duke of the Rose. It was clear that the Ruben family could become the most powerful family in the dukedom, but he turned down the positions of real power, including the chief consul and the lord of several sub-cities, and instead accepted the idle position of the executive of the holy center responsible for coordinating theocracy-related affairs, and lived a leisurely and comfortable life in his old age.
But even so, no one dares to underestimate this old man, the Ruben family is a thousand-year-old aristocratic family, coupled with Anderson's irreplaceable position in the hearts of the Grand Duke of Rose and several heirs of the Rose bloodline, it can be said that in addition to the direct Rose bloodline, the Marquis of Ruben is the person with the highest status in the dukedom.
Of course, limited to the mortal world, to the divine realm, he is also an ordinary nobleman, well, maybe not ordinary.
"It stands to reason that Lisa should have had a chance to meet Executive Reuben earlier, but it was Old Bishop Summerer before, and I contacted Mr. Executive Officer for you, so you haven't seen him all this time, and today is a good opportunity to meet. The old marquis is a good man, and he is a very kind one among the nobles. ”
Brother's words must be right, Lisa's gaze at Marquis Ruben immediately eased a lot, well, if you look closely, it seems that this person doesn't look like a fox that much.
Comfortably smoking his pipe, the Marquis of Ruben twisted his beard as if he had not heard anything, smiling and twisting his beard, as kind as the old man next door.
"Okay, the idlers are gone, it's time to get down to business. No longer teaching Lisa with practical actions, Shul showed a serious expression that only shows when chasing shadows is in danger, and said very seriously, "Marquis Reuben, there is a very important matter to discuss with you now. ”
"Please. Mr. Reuben was surprised by Schul's performance, and he couldn't help but put down his pipe and look like he was listening.
"Borrow some money, the amount is not much, five thousand six hundred and seventy-two gold coins will do. ”