Chapter 347: Gold Coins (I)

"Your Highness, all the property seized from the Duchy of Madras has been counted. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "Speer stood in front of Lorist with a yellow folder.

"How many?" Lorist asked.

"Your Highness, the amount of gold we have seized from the Grand Duke's treasury and confiscated from the property of those nobles is only one hundred and seventy thousand, not even two million. Director Speer replied disappointedly.

Also, the destruction of the Kingdom of Haneyabada yielded 27 million gold merits alone, but the destruction of the Principality of Madras only yielded about 1.7 million. This is simply robbing a rich man and then robbing a beggar, and the gap in harvest is too big.

However, it is easy to understand that the kingdom of Haneyabada was isolated abroad, and it was peaceful for nearly a hundred years, and it made a fortune by the prosperity of the slave trade, and then the savings of nearly a hundred years were robbed by the Norton family. The Principality of Madras, on the other hand, will be in war in a few years of peace. First of all, Lorist led the convoy back north and grabbed a handful along the way, and then the second prince took advantage of the fire to rob the principality, which was actually a plunder, which greatly damaged the vitality of the principality, and finally settled down, and the Grand Duke of Madras spent money like flowing water, and made the border into an iron wall, and said that he could put his mind at ease and live a peaceful life for a few years, but the Norton family came from the sea and directly destroyed the principality.

It's like throwing out a punch with all his might, not only missing but also flashing his waist, and almost all the money spent by the Grand Duke of Madras is useless, whether it is the castle fortress built or the newly formed legions or the arms deal that has been purchased at a large price, it has not come in handy in the attack of the Norton family's armed forces, so that Lorist now regrets the account book seized from the Duchy of Madras.

"In the past four or five years, the Grand Duke of Madras has spent more than six million on armaments, I really want Kenmez to see that his Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce has sold the iron armor eliminated by our family for more than 800,000 Jinford, and he is still complacent, thinking that he has made a lot ......of money," Lorist said with hatred of iron and steel.

"Your Highness, half of the more than six million goldfords spent by the Grand Duke of Madras are the cost of building seven castle fortresses on the border of the small mountain range of Hinderson and the formation of four garrison legions, and the rest is the purchase of equipment and weapons. More than a million of them were bought from the Duchy of Handla, shipped back to recruit craftsmen to build their own ......," said Speer, looking at the account books.

Lorist threw the account book in his hand on the table: "So we have captured very little property, but there are a lot of these armaments?"

"Yes, Your Highness. Supervisor Speer began to flip through the folder in his hand again: "In the past few years, the wind and rain have been good, there have been no major disasters, and the granaries of Delemke Province are full of grain, and the account books are about 13 million puerh. It is estimated that in three years, the family domain will no longer need to worry about stockpiling food. ”

13 million pu'er, one pu'er is equal to 100 catties. The destruction of the Principality of Madras and the seizure of grain amounted to 1.3 billion catties, which is good news. Although the Norton family territory has been vigorously developed for nearly a decade, the food that can be produced can only be said to have just met the needs of the people and armaments. Once there is a natural disaster or something, the lack of food harvest is a big trouble for the family. Unexpectedly, the Duchy of Madras had so much grain reserves, which solved a big problem in the family territory, and Lorist's spirit was lifted at once.

"Your Highness, in addition to food, there is also a large part of the armaments left behind by the army of the Principality of Madras after the surrender, of which the number of weapons and armor is the largest, which can equip nearly three hundred thousand people in total. After we selected and eliminated, there were about 300 pairs of fine armor, nearly 70,000 pairs of fine iron armor, more than 100,000 pairs of medium armor, and nearly 270,000 pieces of various weapons. The poor armor and inferior weapons have been taken back to the furnace to make farming tools. What do we do with the armor and weapons that are left behind?" asked Director Speer.

This is a problem, the family now has its own Sid steel armor, a complete set of standard equipment, many of these equipment and weapons captured from the Duchy of Madras are eliminated by the family armament, even the three allies in the Northland do not look down on these armor, their family armament is also from the Norton family customized standard equipment, it seems that they have to find a way to do the arms trade again.

"Keep the fine products, and keep twenty or thirty thousand pieces of good iron armor and weapon sets, and after the family canonizes those vassal lords, you can give them credit to form a territorial garrison and family arms. In this way, they will also have good protection when they follow us into battle. As for the rest of the armor and weapons, some of them will be shipped to the island of Hirowas, and ask the Peterson Chamber of Commerce if they can sell them on their behalf, and if they are not interested, wait for the Earl of Kenmath to return, isn't he expanding his trade routes to the Central Four Duchy? Lorist said.

Chief Speer was stunned: "My lord, aren't the four principalities in the middle of the country also our enemies, and is it appropriate to sell them these equipment and weapons?"

Lorist rolled his eyes: "If you don't sell it to them, who will sell it to?" Second Highness, he will owe debts, and not a single copper plate will be released." Sold to the Fisabrun family? Don't forget that we haven't completed our arms deal with them this year. The business alliance has the Peterson Chamber of Commerce to do it for you, and the standard equipment we sold last time was not ordered by any other chamber of commerce except for the Chicked Chamber of Commerce. Now all that remains is the Central Four Duchyes.

Governor Speer, you have to have faith, even if the Central Four Duchy become the enemies of our Norton family, then selling them these weapons and equipment will only be a circle in their hands. As long as we fight against our family, these things will soon be back in our hands......"

This is also no way, who called the Northland too remote. The continent of Gelinthia is large, but its shape is very irregular. Human settlements occupy only two-thirds of the continent, like a spoon. Just as the Northland does not refer to the northernmost point of the continent, on the contrary, the Northland is still in the middle of the map, and it is only because it is located in the northernmost part of the human settlement, which is called the Northland. Further north beyond the Northlands, there is no wilderness that no human has ever set foot in, except for the era of magical civilization two thousand years ago.

Lorist is right, except for the four principalities in the middle of the Northland, there is really no place to sell these equipment and weapons, which makes Lorist can't help but envy the superiority of the territory of the Fort Business Alliance, the Falis Hill Plain is almost the middle of the human settlement, it is extremely convenient to go north and south, and those principality kingdoms around are the best arms sales targets. Perhaps, Sambarwood can lead the Sea Legion to see if he can open up a trade route to the southern golden coastline, and maybe bring a steady stream of new wealth to the family......

The chief spel soon found that his new Grand Duke, the Grand Duke of the Northlands, was distracted again, and he didn't listen to his report at all, and he coughed twice in dissatisfaction before Lorist came back to his senses.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Speer, I was distracted and didn't hear what you were saying, please say it again. Lorist honestly admitted his mistakes.

"That's right, Your Highness, although we have only harvested one million seven hundred and forty thousand gold fortunes in the Duchy of Madralsen, we have found three underground treasure troves full of gold coins in the Grand Duke's Mansion in Aderice City, but they are all filled with the gold coins of the old man's head of the empire, and each treasure trove contains more than three million gold, a total of more than ten million gold......"

Lorist perked up: "So our harvest is not small, more than 10 million Imperial Old Man Head Gold Coins can almost be exchanged for more than 3 million gold fords, it seems that we still have earned a lot of money." ”

Chief Speer's expression was very serious: "Your Highness, the Grand Duke of Madras didn't expect to exchange these Imperial Old Man's Head Gold Coins. According to the steward of the Grand Duke's Palace, the Grand Duke of Madras wanted to use these gold coins of the old man's head of the empire to privately mint gold fortunes. ”

"What do you say, Archduke Madras wants to make a private goldford?" Lorist was very curious.

"Yes, Your Highness. Now the exchange of Jinford for the gold coins of the Imperial Old Man's Head is one to three, which is actually a discriminatory and vindictive exchange ratio. To put it simply, if three Imperial Old Man Head Gold Coins are exchanged for one Gold Ford, there will be an Imperial Old Man Head Gold Coin that is earned for nothing by the exchanger. Director Speer replied.

"You mean that the actual exchange ratio should be one to two, and two Imperial Old Man Gold Coins can be exchanged for one Goldford?" Lorist asked.

Director Speer shook his head: "No, in terms of weight alone, the real exchange ratio should be one to one point seven, which is the exchange ratio that has been in use for nearly thirty years." When the Fort Business Alliance first issued the Golden Fort, the exchange rate with the Imperial Old Man's Head Gold Coin was 1:12, then rose to 1:15, and finally the weight was equal to 1:17. This exchange rate has been in use for thirty years. ”

"Wait, shouldn't the exchange rate of gold coins be based on the gold content of gold coins, how can you compare them in terms of weight?"

"Your Highness!" Governor Speer was also very helpless, his archduke always made mistakes in some common sense of life, although these common sense was very obscure:" The gold content of all gold coins is the same, 7.5 to 1.5 to 1, that is, 75 percent gold plus 15 percent bronze plus 10 percent chrome gold, this ratio is handed down from the era of magical civilization, and only the gold coins minted in this ratio can pass the test of gold liquid, and the rest will be considered counterfeit coins even if they are 100% pure gold, and no one wants to use ...... in transactions."

Lorist patted his head and remembered that little Locke had learned this common sense when he entered Dawn Academy, and he hadn't been in this world yet, so it was easy to ignore what little Locke had learned. The gold coins of the various countries that prevailed on the continent of Guelinthia were indeed minted according to this recipe. It is said that this recipe was specially formulated for ordinary humans by magicians in the era of magical civilization, and they used a higher level of magic gold.

According to this formula, the most important feature of the gold coins minted is that they are not easy to change color, resistant to corrosion and wear, and can still maintain a bright and golden appearance even if they are used for a long time, and the image is clear and the weight is intact. As for the gold liquid, it is said that it is also a potion recipe invented by a magician, which is specially used to check the fineness of gold coins. Gold coins minted according to this recipe ratio will sink to the ground as soon as they are put in, while gold coins minted according to the standard will float vertically in the gold exchange liquid.

This is a very magical formula ratio, Lorist remembered that when he was in the pharmacy major class at Dawn College, the professor prepared a large pot of gold liquid in the classroom, the preparation materials of this thing are very ordinary and low, and the cost is only about two small silver coins, which is the practice of junior students majoring in pharmacy. I remember that Lorist also took a few gold coins and threw them in and had a lot of fun, wondering why the gold coins were floating vertically in the gold exchange liquid. The professor said that if you want to know this, you have to learn materials science, maybe it's up to you to solve this eternal puzzle......

Lorist finally understood that this was not his previous life, and the gold content of those gold coins was messy and there was no uniform specification. I remember that in my previous life, all kinds of so-called commemorative gold coins emerged in an endless stream, and I had bought a few sets of good rivers and mountains, a certain sports meeting to commemorate and what to return to the anniversary of the gold coins, and I also wanted to collect and appreciate to make a fortune. Later, it turned out to be rusty...... It's rusty...... Isn't this a commemorative gold coin issued by the state? How can it be rusty, and after taking it for professional inspection, I will realize that the gold content of these commemorative gold coins is very low, and the so-called national issuing agency is not a real state institution......

It's better to be Gelintya, the proportion of the gold coin's minting formula is the same standard, and everyone can only make a fuss about the weight. By the way, what is the name of the professor at Dawn Academy, and he is very proud to say that the size of the gold coin issuance means whether a country's power is strong or not. The fact that the Kingford of the Commercial Alliance has become the currency of most of the Gelinthia continent means that the power of the Business Alliance has expanded to every place where Kingford passes, which is a place that the citizens of any Business Alliance are proud of.

The more powerful a country is, the more valuable it is to be recognized for its gold coins. In the past, when the Krisson Empire was strong, the exchange ratio between the old man of the empire and Kingford was only 1.7 to 1. And now that the empire is torn apart, and it takes three Imperial Old Man Gold coins to exchange for one Golden Ford, it is no wonder that even the Grand Duke of Madras is ready to privately mint these accumulated Imperial Old Man Head Gold Coins into Golden Fortune to alleviate the losses.

Lorist remembered the Imperial Old Man's Head Gold Coins that were also used by the family in the past, but they were all exchanged for gold fords according to three for one. It hurts to think that this exchange alone has lost almost a third of its value, and oh my god, it's a big loss.

"Chief Speer, didn't our family use those Imperial Old Man Gold Coins before, and did they all exchange them for Goldford?"

"Your Highness, in the earliest days, we used the Imperial Old Man's Head Gold Coin as one-third of the Golden Fortune. Later, Knight Schrader told us to stop using the Imperial Old Man's Head and save it up. Because the family is not short of gold, we only buy the savings and do not exchange them. After seizing the nearly 10 million Imperial Old Man's Head Gold Coins from the Principality of Madras, I went to check the account books and found that our family had accumulated more than 8 million Imperial Old Man Head Gold Coins, most of which were exchanged from the people at a three-to-one rate. ”

Lorist became excited at once, adding up to 18 million gold coins of the old man's head of the empire, if he also learned from the Grand Duke of Madras to mint these into gold fords, two to one would be nine million, and he could finally make up for the family funds that he had spent lavishly in the past two years.

"Can we also re-mint these Imperial Old Man Gold Coins into Goldford?" asked Lorist eagerly.

Chief Speer shook his head: "Your Highness, I am responsible for the storage management of funds and materials, and I don't know how to mint gold coins, you have to discuss these matters with Lord Sredder." ”

"Oh, I see. Schward, let the Schrader knight get to me as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

...... (To be continued.) )