"We minotaurs will use this loan to purchase enchanted products produced by your blood elves."

The Minotaur ambassador Tolet shook his hand and gestured, "I'm here to help our new allies open up the tribal market for a friendly visit, and of course you should thank me." ”

Huh, thanks?

"Oh, that's right."

Michaela turned her head slightly to the right, glancing at Humphrey, who also raised her right hand, and made a gesture of scratching her forehead, and said softly:

"The Minotaur wants to get the 5,000,000 gold we gave them, and then use our gold to buy our enchanted products."

Translator Shenji (self-styled) Tolina on-site translation: "White prostitute." ”

Two words, concise and to the point.

In her previous life, Michaela was a white prostitute who never watched videos three times and never rewarded online articles, and proudly believed that "white prostitution" was the best quality in the world. Now, someone has prostituted himself for nothing, and the feeling is really:

"That makes sense, doesn't it?"

Can nonsense be unreasonable! To deny the other party is to deny the white prostitute, so don't even deny yourself!

Interestingly, Humphrey on the side did not turn his face on the spot, but held his chin with his hand and pondered.

The minotaur ambassador on the opposite side was not in a hurry, but patiently took a puff of his cigar and enjoyed the pleasure of tobacco in his nasal cavity.

In this way, the scene fell into an eerie calm.

Only Tolina in the spirit world jumped up and objected: "Michaela, this kind of thing is not reasonable at all!" ”

"It doesn't seem to make sense financially."

Michaela said something else: "But this can directly increase jobs, and the money is a loan, and the loan needs to be repaid, although only the principal." ”

Tolina retorted: "But you lose interest. ”

Michaela: "But if the money is left untouched, there will be no interest!" Moreover, the gold coins in circulation in Azeroth are physical currencies with stable value, not paper money, and there is no currency depreciation caused by inflation. ”

"Therefore, no matter how long the loan term is, the principal will not fall in value due to time constraints, and when the loan matures and the principal is recovered, 5,000,000 gold coins or 5,000,000 gold coins will not lose monetary value."

Torina understood a little: "So this time it's equivalent to Silver Moon City issuing a loan to invest in its own enchantment industry?" ”

"So to speak!"

Michaela further said, "The enchantment industry has always been the backbone of Silvermoon City's economy, but due to the impact of natural disasters and wars, the entire industrial chain is in a state of stagnation, so a large order is urgently needed to revitalize the industry, which is internal. ”

"Externally, because the blood elves have just joined the tribe, and the other members are not familiar with us, if this enchantment trade order is successful, with the excellent enchantment skills of the blood elves, I believe that opening the tribe's market is not a problem, then there will be more orders in the future."

Friendly reminder, today's financial situation of Silver Moon City is completely eating its old capital, its industry, especially the enchanting industry, is basically suspended, there is no income without industry, there is no tax without income, and the government has no money without tax, a vicious circle.

It is no wonder that the regent Ah Qiang will specifically tell Michaela that he must deal with the trade with the tribes, and only by opening trade and resuming the production of the industry can there be income and taxes, and the government's economic situation can improve.

What?

Is there a provision in the tribal treaty that the members are open to each other?

Yes, the market is open, you can sell your products, but is it okay if the other party doesn't buy them? This does not conflict with the open market, and the treaty does not stipulate that the other party must buy your products!

Straight to the point.

After Michaela's estimate, in the short term, the blood elf's interest-free loan is undoubtedly a loss-making transaction, but in the long run, as long as this enchantment trade successfully opens the tribe's market, then the income after that will definitely make up for the previous loss!

"The simple description is to buy the future with the present!" Torina said.

From another point of view, the Minotaur dared to ask for an interest-free loan, which must have been the result of careful discussion, and they knew that the blood elves urgently needed a large trade order to revive the industry.

So, Michaela spoke: "Mikaela Ambassador Trust, if we agree to a loan, then can you do anything about the speech, well, hehe, you know. ”

Mikay stretched out the index and middle fingers of his right hand and shook a few times to make a gesture of scissors, and a discerning person could tell at a glance that he was hinting at revising the speech.

"Oh, of course you can."

Toras leaned forward and said, "But things must be settled now." ”

Torina added, "Since the Ministry of Finance in Silvermoon City has not yet been established, matters related to finance, such as loans, are still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Administrative Affairs, and now you understand Humphrey, oh, how much power Michaela has in his hands!" ”

But at this moment, Humphrey spoke: "Blackmail! ”

The trust pretended not to understand and said, "Are you talking about my advice?" ”

Needless to say!

Michaela smirked, "That's a good suggestion indeed." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Trust reached for the speech on the coffee table: "Since you don't approve of it, forget it." ”

"No, no!"

Neither Michaela nor Humphrey could not allow this speech to be poked out and immediately intervened to stop it, and Michaela even said:

"I mean, we can make a deal, right, Humphrey?"

"Hmm...... Minister. ”

Humphrey got up from the couch and took two steps back to the corner, the meaning of which was already obvious.

Michaela smirked and waved at Trust, who nodded, and Michaela immediately got up and walked to the corner with Humphrey.

Michaela said, "I think so." ”

Humphrey immediately asked, "Is this called okay?" ”

Michaela: "The trust gave us a solution!" ”

Humphrey: "You call this a solution?" He wants to prostitute our gold for nothing! ”

Michaela: "It's a loan, and it's going to be repaid." ”

Humphrey: "No matter how you explain it, we don't receive interest on a single copper plate. Are you going to spend a full 5,000,000 gold coins to buy the so-called Friendship of Friendship? ”

Michaela explained, "All I know is that the 5,000,000 gold will help us revive the enchantment industry and open up the Horde's market, Humphrey, with your ingenuity, you wouldn't have thought of it!" ”

Humphrey even said righteously: "This is corruption, minister, this is political donation, using money to buy a way out, this is not justice!" ”

Even Torina exclaimed, "When did this old bureaucrat Humphrey become so righteous?" ”

Michaela also doesn't feel right, this guy took advantage of his own war to openly approve the construction of luxury villas, and used himself as a shield, God knows what other shady things this thing has done (such as ordering the priest's union to brainwash the people)!

Is there justice for people like this?

Noticing Michaela's gaze, Humphrey asked, "Chancellor, what are you looking at?" ”

"I'm looking at an old bureaucrat."

Michaela said, "In my image, you are not a messenger of justice. ”

Humphrey: "Chancellor, what do you want to express?" ”

Michaela: "Humphrey, you're a power-hungry bureaucrat, and you're planning to give up your current diplomatic achievements when the Ministry of Diplomatic Affairs is about to be established?" ”

In the face of the various new departments that will be established after Silvermoon City, if Humphrey's administrative affairs department still wants to hold the top department, it must show enough achievements to suppress other departments to stabilize the situation.

For example, in the case of the imminent establishment of the Ministry of State Relations, Humphrey must seize the last opportunity to make a huge diplomatic achievement to give the Department of State Communications a cup of medicine. And the first foreign trade deal to join the tribe is obviously a good political achievement, can't Humphrey see it?

"Chancellor, what were you talking about?"

In the face of Humphrey's question, Michaela said angrily: "This enchantment order is for you to use to suppress the achievements of the Ministry of Diplomatic Affairs!" ”

"Oh, I see."

Humphrey "suddenly realized" and said: "Minister, you are really far-sighted, and you have even taken this into account, and I am still kept in the dark, please forgive me for being stupid. ”

Humphrey had a big smile on his face, and Michaela had the feeling that she had been tricked.

"Michaela."

Torina said, "Did Humphrey think of it a long time ago, but he was just waiting for you to say it?" ”

Hehe, do you still need to ask?

That's the way it is, of course!

The author directly points out that with Humphrey's political experience, he has long thought of Michaela "buying the future with the present", and also thought that this political achievement can consolidate his power, but he must show the "fair", "incorruptible" and "public" side, so he deliberately opposed.

In the thinking of the bureaucracy, anyone has a price, and as long as he pays that price, he can carry out all kinds of bottomless transactions, for the bureaucracy, he only needs to know whether the result of this transaction is necessary, as for the price of the transaction, it doesn't matter at all, anyway, the state pays for it!

That is, the so-called "reasonable consumption of public money in exchange for political benefits".

Therefore, bureaucracy kills people, good children don't learn!

At this point, both Humphrey and Michaela have recognized the feasibility of this loan from different angles.

"It's just that as civil servants of the country, we must think about the interests of the country!"

It was a sarcasm that came out of Humphrey's mouth, but he didn't end his words: "Chancellor, I think the term of the loan is too long. ”

"Makes sense!"

So Michaela walked back to the trust and said with a smirk, "Ambassador trust, we think your blackmail...... Well, I mean the loan proposal is very constructive, and we have agreed with it in principle. ”

The trust bull nodded slightly, and said, "Very good." ”

Michaela immediately followed: "However, we think that the 10-year loan term is a bit too long, I thought we could continue to discuss this aspect?" ”

In fact, Michaela's heart is 5 years, but he learned the previous lesson and did not say his thoughts, but tested the other party's tone.

"Oh, this one."

Toras took the cigar bag from his bosom, snuffed it out and put it back in the bag, and then said, "While we minotaurs have been having some difficulties lately, we can't put too much pressure on our new ally, can we?" ”

From the point of view of the trust, his purpose of lending (extortion) has been achieved, and it is not impossible to let go in other respects. From Michaela's point of view, shortening the loan term can reduce losses, and it is equally necessary!

Seeing that the other party was relieved, Michaela immediately asked, "So how long do you think the loan term is appropriate?" ”

The trust tentatively asked, "What do you think of the loan term being changed from 10 years to 4 years?" ”

4 years, directly penetrated Michaela's psychological price.

"Deal!"

Michaela immediately held out her right hand to the trust, who also stood up and held out her right hand. The hands of the two were tightly clasped together.