Road toll right!

This is a tax that has existed since ancient times, and even today, there are royal commissioners who set up cards to charge fees on certain roads.

Road tolls were not aimed at the common people, but at the merchants and the elite, and according to Katerina's conjecture of the future, those who could travel between the cities in horse-drawn carriages were either rich or noble, if not rich and noble, at least they would not have to worry about food and clothing.

In the case of civilians who can only make ends meet, they can travel to another city either by public carriage, on foot or by car, neither of which requires paying road fees.

Road usage fees are already included in the ticket.

In addition to the issue of road maintenance, another purpose of the toll is to recover costs, and Mavi proposed at the meeting to use asphalt to pave the road, and cement for some sections, which is a significant expense.

From the technical and manual level alone, the cost of paving each kilometer of road is about 1,000 gold pounds, and the cost of building a road network like a spider web is destined to be astronomical.

With such high costs, paving roads is destined to be a slow job that cannot be completed overnight.

When Mavi proposed the infrastructure plan, he was also questioned, and many people thought that there was no need to pave roads, and that railways could fully support the transportation needs of the entire kingdom, so why spend a lot of money on roads between cities?

It was not anyone else who supported Mavi the most, but Dino.

Dino, who worked as a grocer and started his business by buying and selling, has a deep understanding of the importance of roads.

He believes that the health of a kingdom's economy depends on the flow of money, as long as money flows, the economy will show a thriving scene, after all, money is just a tool to exchange goods, I earn money, and I spend money, which means that I get goods or other things.

Demand determines the market, and the market stimulates demand, and once a virtuous circle is formed, the country can become rich and strong.

When Dino was young, the connection between cities was not close, which was the fundamental reason why he could make money by buying and selling, and the very cheap grain in the village would increase in value exponentially when it was transported to the city, and most of the profits were earned by middlemen!

In order for ordinary people to make money, it is necessary to break through the barriers between cities, open roads in the mountains and build bridges in the water, only in this way can the economy be active, provide opportunities for more people, and let wealth not flow into the pockets of a small number of people so quickly.

Railways alone are clearly not enough to do this.

It is with Dino's support that the infrastructure plan can be easily passed in the Romanov Kingdom, there is no way, Dino, as the financial director, thinks that the road construction is inevitable, what else do others have to say?

Could it be that they know more about finance and making money than Dino?

On the issue of road construction, the Kingdom of Windsor has much more confidence than the Romanov Kingdom, long before Mavi put forward the infrastructure plan, many cities in the Kingdom of Windsor have begun urban construction, the world's first asphalt road was laid in Nottinganshire, the Kingdom of Windsor 17 years ago, and then because of the improvement of the railway system, expensive asphalt roads have not been implemented in a large area.

Even so, the Kingdom of Windsor still has the highest road coverage in the world, first because of the small land area, and secondly because of their wealth.

While many cities in the Romanov Kingdom were still using dirt floors, many wealthy cities in the Kingdom of Windsor began to use stone bricks to pave the floor, which was not only beautiful, but also more convenient.

The wealthy Kingdom of Windsor does not need to borrow money from the Church of Truth, and the Kingdom and local governments have enough funds to carry out the infrastructure plan, and there is also a reason why the infrastructure plan proposed by Ma Wei in London can be successfully passed.

On the other hand, the reason is that the magnates of the Windsor Kingdom were killed, and the surviving ones did not dare to resist Ma Wei at all.

The nobles of the Romanov kingdom survived a lot under the protection of Katerina, in short, they were not killed, and a large part of them were loyal to Katerina, and they naturally dared to raise objections to the nobles who had experienced the military exploits of the Peter the Great.

After the completion of the highway for 20 years, although the cost cannot be fully recovered, it can also recover seventy or eighty percent, not to mention that the money is lent to the kingdom, and will be repaid by the local state government in 20 years, absolutely no loss.

After some contemplation, Dino agreed to Katerina's request without any interest, but at the cost of 20 years of toll collection after the completion of the road, but in accordance with the toll standards established by the kingdom.

"I have a second thing to do today."

After talking about the issue of road infrastructure, Dino changed the topic: "The Divine Council of the Goddess has been condensed recently, and there will be some visions in the sky over Mosk, I hope Your Majesty and the church will cooperate and publicize it in advance, so that the people will not panic." ”

Hearing that Yunia's kingdom was about to be condensed, Katerina's eyes lit up, and she was glad that the Church of Truth had decided to place the archchurch in Mosk.

At the same time, the condensation of Yunia's divine kingdom means that she has completely consolidated her current realm and set off towards the three awakenings.

When she is promoted to the rank of the main god, the Church of Truth will have the confidence to compete head-on with the Apocalypse God Department.

Offense and defense are also shaped.

"Why don't you throw a big event for this?" Katerina proposed: "It just so happens that the Northern Alliance will be officially announced on March 1st, and there are only a few days between them, how about celebrating together?" ”

"Everything is up to Your Majesty."

If November 1 is the birthday of the gods, then March 1 is designated as the day of truth, on this day, all churches will open their doors, priests and bishops will light candles, hold Mass all night long, welcome the believers, and offer communion to celebrate this important day.

The Northern Currency issued by the Central Bank of the Union will also be officially exchanged on March 1, with an exchange ratio of 7:1 with the gold pound, that is, 1 gold pound can be exchanged for 7 Northern Currency.

The fundamental reason for setting this exchange rate was to link it to the new monetary system, and after consulting with Dino, Mavi decided to change the status quo of the gold standard and adopt a fixed exchange rate to ensure the price of the currency.

The biggest drawback of the gold standard is that the amount of gold is far inferior to the amount of money issued, which will eventually lead to a contraction of currency prices and irreversible inflation.

If you set a fixed exchange ratio between the newly issued Northern Coins and gold, such as 1 Northern Dollar for 1 gram of gold, or 1 Northern Dollar for 0.883 grams of gold, you can add a buffer zone to the gold standard to buy respite from special situations.

The 1 gold coin issued by the Kingdom of Windsor was mixed with 7 grams of gold, and the initial currency price had to be low due to various factors such as inflation, so it was set at 7:1.

The coins were issued at the same time as the banknotes, and the reverse of the coin was printed with the image of the church flag, and the obverse was a number, cents and cents, and 100 cents equaled 1 yuan, further simplifying the conversion process.

Banknotes are slightly more denominational, with 1 yuan as the lowest denomination, and there are 6 denominations of 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 20, 50 and 100 yuan, so as to ban bank vouchers.

This is a currency reform, Ma Wei really can't stand the strange conversion method of the Windsor Kingdom, Rao is that he often miscalculates the price, let alone ordinary people who have not been to school for a few days?

Decimal, decimal is definitely easy and convenient.

The issuance of new currency does not mean that the old currency will be abolished immediately, there must be a process of banning, and in the next year, the old currency can be exchanged at the local bank, and no handling fee is allowed, and the price must be clearly marked.

Because the currency is pegged to gold, there is no need to worry about causing riots, and both the value of gold in the eyes of the people and the credibility of the church are currently passable.

As for whether there will be a decoupling between the northern currency and gold in the future, Ma Wei thinks that there will definitely be, nothing can remain eternal, and the collapse of the gold standard is sooner or later, as long as you want to develop, you will definitely encounter setbacks, and once and for all it is wishful thinking!

If there is a problem in the future, then solve the problem again and set a fixed ratio, just to prevent the economic crisis caused by the collapse of the gold standard and pave the way in advance.

March 1.

On this day, there was a long queue at the entrance of the bank early, people took rubles to exchange for the newly issued Northern currency, and the fastest runners were merchants, who knew the economy better than ordinary people, and when they heard that the Northern currency and gold were exchanged at a fixed rate, many people immediately guessed the meaning behind this move.

These businessmen broke out in a cold sweat at the time, they only felt that the Church of Truth was extremely bold and bold enough to openly challenge the gold standard!

To put it mildly, the creation of a northern monetary system means challenging countries that use the gold standard, whether it is Bonaparte's First Empire, Frederick's Kingdom or the Roman Republic, they can come to you with Northern coins to exchange for gold!

If you don't exchange it, or if you can't get out the gold, then the northern monetary system you built will collapse!

This move is insane, and only when the gold standard collapses, can it be created by the most powerful state, and the Church of Truth crosses the Apocalypse and unilaterally declares a fixed exchange ratio with gold, either it is not fatal, or.

It's full of confidence!

Among the countries that have joined the Northern Alliance, the most powerful are the Kingdom of Windsor and the Kingdom of Romanov, the Kingdom of Windsor can try forcibly, but if Napoleon and Caesar join forces to deal with you, the Kingdom of Windsor will not be able to withstand it!

The first time he heard the news, Napoleon almost couldn't suppress his surprise, he subconsciously thought that the Church of Truth had made a fatal mistake, but he thought about it.

What is the Northern currency pegged to?

Gold!

Gold is rare, so it has value, but if it is all over the ground like dirt, is it still worth it?

In history, there was a time when there was no shortage of gold?

Golden age!

The golden gods discovered the Golden Rule and created Mithril!

At that time, gold was not worth anything at all!

And Ma Wei, who has mastered the white candle of the gods, can go to the golden gods at any time and ask them about the mystery of the golden rule!

Once you have the Golden Rule, plus the Siren's Tears, how much gold is not enough?

If Napoleon used the Northern currency to exchange for gold at this time, and wanted to take this opportunity to bring down the Northern monetary system, the result would only be to shoot himself in the foot!

At that time, as long as Mavi took out a large amount of gold to distribute to the world, causing the price of gold to plummet, the First Bonaparte Empire, which exchanged the whole country for gold, would immediately usher in an economic crisis!

And this economic crisis is irreversible!

If nothing else, the economic system of Bonaparte's First Empire would collapse in an instant, and it would be in a situation from which it could never recover.

This.

It's a trap!

Napoleon calmed down and dismissed the idea of storming the northern monetary system.

The gold is in the hands of Ma Wei, as long as he doesn't take it out, the price of gold will not collapse, which is good for everyone.

Napoleon knew that Mavi was able to communicate with the gods of gold, but the merchants did not, but they were still willing to exchange all their money for northern coins, even running at the front.

In addition to the merchants who operate gold and must exchange the northern currency, the other businessmen who rushed to the forefront have a very simple idea, the emergence of the northern currency means the cancellation of tariffs, and the goods can circulate freely, this is the best time to make money, if you are afraid of the collapse of the northern monetary system and cower, miss the best time, the money will be earned by others!

What's more, there is the Church of Truth behind the northern monetary system, there is the Kingdom of Windsor, even if it is impacted, it will not be finished for a while, instead of stopping and watching, it is better to take the initiative and take advantage of this gust of wind to make money first!

What if all the currency is exchanged for commodities, even if the currency depreciates?

Money is meant to be a tool for pricing commodities!

Don't take money for money!

"Look!"

Suddenly, someone pointed to the sky and shouted, looking forward to it, and the merchants who were waiting to exchange the new currency looked up, only to see that the originally white sky had darkened at some point, as if there had been a solar eclipse, only a faint light came from the sky.

The air became a little colder, and the low pressure carried the air to form small cyclones, raging through the streets, and just when the crowd was overwhelmed, a priest shouted: "Don't be afraid! This is the goddess condensing the kingdom of God! No danger! ”

"It's your pleasure."

The priest looked at the sky and muttered, "I'm afraid I won't see this kind of spectacle once in my life."

The dim sky light fluctuated like ripples, or like the aurora appeared, splitting the sky and falling vertically towards the ground, forming a curtain of light that stopped only a few hundred meters from the city.

In the middle of the light curtain and the light curtain, the phantom gradually condensed, turning into mountains and rivers, the earth, the sea of plants, trees and clouds, until the mountains and rivers took shape and the ocean was rippling.

When the golden sprout appears, the whole world is instantly full of green, flowers and plants begin to grow wildly, and the sprouts continue to rise, turning into a golden giant tree, straight into the sky.

At the highest point of the firmament, the branches of the giant tree turned into umbrella covers, converging with the light curtain that divided the space, and quickly condensed into a barrier to the world, becoming a self-contained entity.

When the golden tree and the light curtain all merged, the world gradually disappeared, and the sky became bright again, as if nothing had happened.

(End of chapter)