Chapter 1348: A dilemma
"The interest rate difference between the current circulating coins and the exchange of Coin coins has become a money-making opportunity in the eyes of some merchants. Many people like to collect old coins in the old way. Even bad money, which is avoided by others, is accepted at a big discount of five generations one or ten generations one. Then in the bank, the pure metal content strictly separated by the goddess is used to convert the coins.
"In the holy city of Estali, there are even merchants who go around buying old coins with Coin in their hands. In the name of it, it benefits areas that have not yet been able to open banks. In fact, they are constantly making profits from this, becoming a strange phenomenon of making money with money. ”
After making a clear analysis of what was happening in the holy city of Estali, Lin said a summary. However, such a conclusion stunned the nobles of the Karlsruhe Empire, who never imagined that the exchange gap between coins could actually be a method of making money.
In the silence, the young nobleman instinctively asked, "Is this true?" If it's true and you can make money from it, then why do you say it? ”
"Hehe, of course, it's because of the different position. Those who see this benefit, in order to maintain this interest can be continuously harvested, invariably make moves to restrict the development of banks. Only the more places where the old coins are used, the greater the benefit they can reap from them. It can be said that the first obstacle to the spread of the goddess belief appeared because of those who became believers or bank depositors in the first place. ——”
The fact that someone said made him smile bitterly himself. This is something that was never imagined before the promotion of the bank, and what is actually happening. It's just that the signs of things are emerging, and those with vested interests have not yet formed an intertwined group to cooperate to suppress anyone who wants to break through this situation. That is to say, someone still has a chance to break the game,
But from the standpoint of the goddess, in addition to the circulation of Coin coins, the construction of banks is also quite important in the spread of her faith. Does it matter to the goddess whether you make money or not? Does it make sense? Her Majesty the Goddess never thought about making money from the beginning. Since we couldn't count on the people below to help spontaneously, the goddess had to come on her own, so she sent us. ”
Grand Duke Infantador sneered at this time and said, "Your Excellency Magician, if everything is as you said, then this is not the best reason for us to ban the use of Coin coins. As long as it is ordered that the Coin is regarded as bad money and forbidden to be used and circulated, then what you say has nothing to do with us. ”
"Oh, my lord, let me ask, can this be done?" Lin also sneered back and said, "In the Gwana Empire, those stubborn lords who originally insisted on their own opinions had only one way to deal with this matter. That is to take the initiative to welcome the bank, abandon the circulation of old coins, and fully replace them with Coin coins.
"Because only by doing this can you avoid being taken away by greedy merchants who are no different from vampires, taking the money that belongs to the lord. If they don't, they will have to passively wait for the circulation of Coin coins, gradually replacing the currency that was originally in circulation in their territory. And in this process, how much loss will be incurred is not clear to ordinary people and cannot be estimated. ”
What someone didn't say was that the loss of these lords depended entirely on the price they offered, that is, whether the exchange rate was higher or lower, by the merchants who bought the old coins. The bold make a big profit, the timid make a small profit, except for those who are robbed by accident, no one will lose money. You must know that the current exchange market is unregulated and irregular, and it is completely a carnival of capital.
The same is true of the militaristic state of Vida, as well as other areas of the hinterland where banks are located. And after this gameplay was known, the most ruthless of the subordinates were the five elf kingdoms. It's just that the elves didn't deliberately prevent the bank from spreading outward, but used this way to threaten their neighboring human kingdoms. Secretly said that there is no bank, just wait to be slashed.
"So don't you think that we should completely ban the circulation of Coin coins, and even expel the belief in the goddess of gold coins. Keep the Karlsruhe Empire clean. Grand Duke Infantador said calmly and persistently.
"Have you ever thought about a thing? As the banks continue to proliferate, the circulation of Coin coins gradually replaces the old coins, and when the empire that insists on minting coins will become the once proud double-faced Empress coin will become evil money in the eyes of others. Can the Karlsruhe Empire completely cut off communication with other kingdoms? Putting your coins at the mercy of the minor? Lin smirked.
The five empires of the Lost Land, taking advantage of all the advantages in the world, how could they allow themselves to become inferior. The young nobleman who dared to speak out and dare to contradict a certain god and divine envoy said again with a humble heart: "If according to Your Excellency, then we will accept the bank and completely switch to Coin coins, and there will be no such problems." ”
Of course, Lin knew who was speaking, and he could see that many nobles were in favor of such remarks. In fact, this is also the common idea of the aristocracy who accepted banks in other regions. Lin couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "Naive, my lords." Sure enough, it's a lack of experience that limits your horizons. ”
Without waiting for others to refute or explain, Lin Da scooped up his hand, took out a Coin and twisted it in his hand, and asked: "Has anyone ever thought about why the goddess of gold coins set the coin to such a size, specification and weight?" ”
The young nobleman laughed mockingly twice and said, "Didn't Your Excellency the Magician just say that the Coin was set by Her Majesty the Goddess with reference to the specifications of ordinary coins. It also focuses on the user's experience, not being too alienated from the past, and similar in value to ordinary coins. ”
"Wrong, my lord. The actual situation is that Her Majesty Coin is willing. Lin cracked his mouth and smiled, raised the Coin in his hand, and said: "This is not a technical problem, nor is it a problem of the casting craftsman, nor is it that after the mold is created, you can only accept the error between the old mold and the old mold." Shaping with divine powers, none of this is a problem.
This means that if the goddess is willing to reduce the weight of each Coin by one percent, then after cutting out a hundred Coins, she will be able to create another Coin and have a surplus. If it is a reduction of 1 thousandth or 10,000 of them, the number of coins will increase. And what about aggravation? In other words, how much money can be paid is all in the mind of His Majesty.
"And one, two, I don't see why. But thousands, tens of thousands, or even more, a little bit of adjustment represents a change in quantity. Of course, it is impossible for the goddess to make the new coins that are already in circulation slightly different from the newly minted Coin, in order to ensure fairness and impartiality. But in addition to ensuring fairness and justice, what Her Majesty the Goddess wants to do is not something that mortals can control. ”
It's so simple that even a fool can understand it. For the Karlsruhe Empire, the nobles who had been on a coinage mission were the ones who understood this best. It's a pity that even though the Empire's minting technology is superior to that of other small nations, it still can't do the kind of delicate manipulation that a certain divine envoy said, Her Majesty the goddess of gold coins. That's appalling!
The nobles who did not know about the minting task were shocked that it was actually operable. They did not think about the process and difficulty of minting, but with ill-intentioned eyes, they stared at the great nobles who had carried out the task of minting, and wondered how much self-interest they were trying to make from it.
The young nobleman who had been following Lin raised the bar at this time, slapped the table even more, and pointed to the goddess of gold coins in front of the podium and the envoy of the goddess of gold coins, and said excitedly: "Everyone, the person in front of me has made it very clear the benefits of holding the right to mint coins and setting up a bank. We can build our own bank of our empire, and find a way to improve the minting technology so that the coins of the Karlsruhe Empire can be circulated in the maze, and eventually replace the Coin coins, and hold all these advantages in our hands. ”
This fan, expressing their approval, and the number of nobles who were eager to try it increased, but they did not take the liberty of expressing their position. It is true that with the pride of the people of the empire, they are not afraid of any challenge. But the presence of someone's old god still made many people feel uneasy, as if this whole thing had fallen into someone's hands from the beginning.
Lin showed a sharp gaze for the first time, glaring at the young nobleman who was keen to sing the opposite. With a serious expression, the atmosphere that had begun to be warm quickly cooled down again. Lin said at this time: "This lord, are you serious when you say these words? ”
As if encouraged by the other supporters, the young nobleman puffed up his chest and said eloquently: "Hmph, magician, don't underestimate the strength of an empire, and don't underestimate the will of an empire. As long as we want to do it, there is nothing we can't do. ”
Someone doesn't want to complain, and wants to directly instigate the other party to conquer the entire maze. Lin just sneered and said, "Then is the Karlsruhe Empire ready?" What you have to fight is not the kind of group fight between two villages fighting for water and finally splitting half of each; It's not the kind of war where two countries compete for territory, you occupy it this year, and I occupy it next year. What you want to fight is a priesthood that is directed at a god and try to replace it, a god war that will never stop dying. So I asked, are you ready? ”
In a word, it choked everyone directly.
Most of the nobles realized that they were not dealing with envoys from neighboring small nations, nor envoys from the other four empires; Rather, it is a messenger of the gods, her chosen people.
Fighting a war, especially a big war that can reap considerable benefits if it wins, the empire can fight with all its might. But the opponent is a word of God...... Perhaps the empire will do its best, regardless of losses, and have a chance to win. But by then, what will be left of the Karlsruhe Empire?
Besides, even if he really defeated the goddess of gold coins, Keyin, and broke her divine kingdom, took her godhead, and replaced her priesthood...... Who replaces? It's just one god for another, and the 'Golden Coin Goddess' is still there. The empire wants to dominate the bank and control the coinage, but it still can't get around this gold coin goddess who is not Ke Yin.
Those who were originally high-spirited became aggrieved, and they looked at each other. All this, indeed, is as the magician said at the beginning, support the bank, hand over the coinage, stupid! Not to support the bank, not to hand over the mintage, just as stupid!
Look at the starry sky of the Magic Tower.