After breakfast, Frederick sat down at a long table with Walter and counted 1,200 gold coins in front of them. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe golden Emperor gold coins were piled up in two wooden boxes, and even overflowed.

"That's it?" asked Walter, who was finally dressed in a dignified manner, resting his fists on the table with a solemn attitude, and looking at Frederick.

"That's all. Frederick stood up, pressed the gold-filled chest with both hands, slowly pushed it towards Walter, then straightened up and said, "It's all yours." ”

Walter stood up, moved the two boxes of gold coins in front of him, then sat down, propped up his three-tiered chin, and said, "The agreement is in duplicate, and the signature is valid." The first down payment is 1,200 gold coins, and the remaining 8,800 gold coins are divided into 3 batches to be paid off within three years. The interest rate is one percent a year, and then we are a partnership where money is thicker than blood. ”

The butler carefully shoved two finely tough parchment agreements in front of Frederick.

Frederick took the quill from the ink bottle, scraped off the excess ink, lowered his head and lifted the parchment, turned the pages one after another, signed his name in six places, and finally pressed his handprint.

"Fort William's credit will protect the sanctity of this agreement. After Frederick signed it, he handed Walter a copy of the agreement, and put it away, "Now let's go and check the goods you have brought." ”

Walter put away the agreement, walked out from behind the table, walked over and hugged Frederick, touched his shoulder lightly, and said, "I signed this agreement with you to compete for the mainland market." And deep down, I hate you, as always, you paranoid and reckless fool. ”

Frederick also hugged him and said sincerely: "I signed this agreement with you in order to get rid of the Habs Central Bank." And on the surface, I already dislike you, you hooligan who has been in heat all year long. ”

"Hey, hey, I'm the leading navigator in Watertown, and love is the most basic decency!" said Frederick as he walked to the warehouse, and Walter pursued him all the way to plead.

When he reached the warehouse, Sir Glafate untied the twine, and in one fell swoop ripped off the tarpaulin that had wrapped the carriage tightly. Then the servant unloaded the goods, and in less than a cigarette, all the goods were piled up in an angular pile on the tarp, like a giant marble cut in a fine cut.

It was all neatly bundled banknotes with Frederick's head and a delicately embossed cross eagle stamp.

"The value of these banknotes, whose denominations range from 1 copper to 1 gold, can be exchanged for a full 10,000 gold. Each one can be exchanged for the same amount of gold in the water city. Now it's a lump sum payment to you. The first installment will receive you 1,200 gold, and the remaining 8,800 gold will be paid off within three years. Walter stroked his round belly and concluded proudly.

Frederick walked over, picked up a wad of banknotes, and scratched it gently, and the crisp "whoosh" sound of counting the coins was extremely pleasant. He stroked the stamps on the banknotes and asked Walter, "What is the exchange rate between these banknotes and Taylor?"

"These 10,000 banknotes, all by the only currency issuing agency in Shuicheng 'Iron Vault', stamped and printed, only this batch, never reprinted, so it can be exchanged with Shuicheng's legal tender 'Taylor' 1:1, and can also be consumed in Shuicheng without scruples. These banknotes were printed for you in response to a special request from Fort William. You can even name the money. ”

"Is there a risk of being counterfeited?" asked Frederick, picking up a few other stacks of notes. He is more concerned with basic security issues than naming the coin.

"The stamps on the steam stamps are very easy to identify and display so long-lasting that ordinary mechanical workshops simply cannot reproduce such large stamps, which are safe banknotes. Walter stroked the delicately outlined eagle stamps on the coin and showed it to Frederick: "Even if someone is lucky enough to make a copy of such a huge machine as the steam printer, it is too cumbersome to transfer, making it easy for your knights to find the counterfeit workshop, shouting for the glory of Fort William, chopping up the counterfeit dealers, and then happily moving the 'steam printer' back to Mingxing City—so that you will earn a coin for nothing." Walter spoke eloquently, and it was clear that he had a lot of experience.

Frederick didn't care how much counterfeit money dealer's blood was on Walter's hands. He checked the denomination of the banknote and went on to ask, "In order to win the trust of citizens, this banknote is printed according to the conversion ratio of gold, silver, and copper, right?"

Walter snapped his fingers approvingly and flipped the money over to him, "Yes." You see, 100 dinars for 1 shilling, and 100 shillings for 1 taylor. The conversion method is the same as that of copper coins for silver and gold coins. So as long as the citizens are stupid enough, no, as long as the citizens trust you enough, they will quickly accept the paper money you issue, and then you can secretly print money, print more and more, use it to lend money, use it to pay wages, coax farmers to plow the land for you, coax their daughters to sleep with you......"

Frederick examined it, waved his hand to Sir Farragut, and said, "Count the money." ”

Farragut took the three knights and began to unpack and count the money.

Walter complained with a dark face: "As a friend, you don't trust me too much. ”

"No, no, no, as a friend, I know you too well. Frederick shook his finger and asked Farragut, "What are the denominations?"

"9990 Taylor. The knights were exhausted and returned with a straight face.

Frederick stared at Walter.

Walter counted out 10 gold coins to Frederick.

"I'm not like you. I print this money to make the market flourish again, to fill the rallies with laughter, and to make my kingdom more prosperous. Frederick accepted the gold and emphasized, "Not to sleep with anyone's daughter." ”

"Good, good. But the price you're paying is high enough. If the Central Bank of the Habs knew that you bought a steam printer and printed gold standard notes in Bafaria, they would have a headache for a whole year. Walter shrugged, "Accordingly, you'll have a headache too, trust me." At this time, your issuance of honest money will save the domestic economy, but it will also put you on the gallows of the Habs. ”

"The Habs Central Bank sacrificed my country, and the royal family turned a deaf ear. So as I save my country, I want the royal family to continue to fall on deaf ears. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been polite to the broken emperor - an emperor who was powerless to save the people was no threat in my eyes. Frederick tossed the gold coin and said fiercely.

"No, no, no, the emperor, who is powerless to save the people, will suddenly rise up when he suppresses the people, and he will rise stronger than eating a deer whip. Walter hastened to correct Frederick's mistake, "Don't be so stupid as to take your word for it—the Emperor won't save you, because even if he does, he will only save you." But he will definitely suppress you, because if he doesn't suppress you, you will assimilate a group. Believe me, the royal family is more far-sighted than you in this regard, even biased. ”

"I've made up my mind. Frederick instructed Sir Glafate to reload the 10,000 Taylor notes into the cart and go out in no uncertain terms: "Within a month, please bring my custom-ordered 'steam press' to Fort William for the printing of the second batch of notes." I will reorganize Bafaria, and whoever is not accustomed to it will come!"