Section 41 Self-Weight of Beasts (II)
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Xue Demeng's eyes rolled before he said, "Regarding the Mithril Mine, since the Free City is loyal to the royal family, of course, this Mithril Mine also belongs directly to the Modo Royal Family. Of course, as a vassal of His Majesty, I can build a relationship to the royal family with you as the manager of the Mithril Mine, guarding it with the Modo soldiers. ”
"Lord Earl, I'm afraid this will be difficult. Franklin said slowly.
"The city lord is unwilling to be loyal to the royal family?" Xue Demeng's face suddenly became difficult to see.
"No, as I said, I'm not against becoming a subject of Modo, but as for the Mithril Mine, I'm afraid it can't be completely handed over to the Modo royal family. ”
"Why?" Xue Demeng was stunned, he knew that Franklin and the others did not give in so easily, but he was also a little curious about what reason the other party could use to not only show that he did not resist Modo, but also reasonably refused to hand over the Mithril Mine.
"Because Mithril coinage is already in use, it is now the only currency in Free City that is eligible for unlimited debt repayment, and merchants have embraced it, including in transactions with orc tribes. Count Schedermon, you may not know, in the past two months, we have agreed to use Mithril coinage to pay for our transactions with most merchants and orcs, and due to the insufficient amount of coinage, we still owe Rhine a large amount of coinage that has not been paid, so we can only wait for the production of coins to increase and repay it in installments. If all the Mithril Ore were given to the royal family, and the Free City lost its coinage, the orcs would not agree. ”
"You can pay for it in other currencies, or other goods. ”
But the orcs did not accept it, insisting that these debts and future trade must be paid with Mithril coinage. A young voice replied with a smile.
"Are you?" said Shedmonborn, confused.
"Owen, Owen Solomon. Wang Qinian said.
Xue Demeng endured the irritability in his heart, and also expressed his indignation at the brazenness of the people of the Free City.
By now, he finally understood Franklin's tricks.
What is called the self-weight of the beast, this is called the self-weight of the beast.
If the Free City still has the right to mint Mithril coinage, then there will be a reason to maintain an independent military capability, and all they will lose is independent diplomacy, no, they will not be able to fully do this, they will definitely still use private opportunities to hook up with the orcs.
Damn, there are such shameless people in the world.
Xue Demeng could hear the roar and powerlessness gushing out of his heart, this was completely a machia, even if he clearly knew the intentions of Franklin and the others, but there was no way.
Did this qiē design come from Franklin himself, or was it his Xi mage Chris? Could it be the young man in front of him who suddenly interjected?
Solomon, Schedermon suddenly remembered that in the information given by Weah, this young man was very mysterious, and he rose and rose in the Free City with an astonishing speed, but there was only the least information about him, only that he knew and promoted some fancy magic applications, such as the thing called the Shadow Animation, and it seemed that Modo also had a viscount who was his partner.
Xue Demeng suddenly had a feeling that both he and Weah were underestimating this young man named Owen Solomon.
Xue Demeng took a deep breath and looked at Wang Qinian.
Wang Qinian looked at Xue Demeng with some amusement in his heart, what he said just now was the truth, the Mithril standard was implemented, but the smelting or minting of Mithril in the early stage could not keep up with the demand.
Now the minting capacity is about 100 coins a week, and it is a meticulous job from melting to the completion of the coinage pattern to mint exquisite Mithril coins, which is no less difficult than enchantment. The actual output has not yet reached 600, because Mithril mining has not yet been fully reached, after all, it has only just begun, and it is expected that it will be at least three months before mining will be close to peak capacity, and then it will be reversed, and mining will provide coin power.
In this case, the Free City issued bank notes at the same time, announcing that since the Mithril coinage was still being minted in 6 reins, the bank notes could be withdrawn from Franklin Bank at any time to relieve the pressure of insufficient currency.
Fortunately, Franklin's reputation played a role, and people were able to realize the benefits of bank notes in large transactions in the city.
One of the reasons why Mithril coinage can be quickly accepted by merchants is that its value is forty times higher than that of gold coins, which is more suitable for large transactions and reduces the trouble of carrying and counting coins.
Then bank bills are actually more convenient for businessmen from this point of view, but Wang Qinian did not have the idea of issuing paper money immediately.
Because in people's hearts, the value of the currency itself can guarantee the storage and circulation, which is still irreplaceable, as can be seen from the fact that the orcs had a very difficult time accepting the currency, and it was not until the appearance of the Mithril coinage that there was a heavy dà progress.
The premise and timing needed by the banknote bank are not available, and according to Wang Qinian's needs, the most important thing now is to extend the influence of monetization to every corner of the body as much as possible.
Therefore, although there are some rudiments of paper money, bank notes are only limited to the Free City under Franklin's rule for the time being, and their function is only to pay for the payment of Mithril coinage.
However, it was enough to realize Wang Qinian's design, and he boldly used the concept of "debt management" to pass the bank bills without so many Mithril coins, which was equivalent to owing orcs and some merchants a lot of Mithril coins in advance.
In this way, the danger of having to withdraw the currency from circulation due to the limited minting capacity in the short term was avoided, and the Mithril standard was tenaciously implemented.
Moreover, they used this method to tell Xue Demeng in front of him that they had forcibly tied other forces to the chariot.
The businessmen are better, as long as they are not a big chamber of commerce, even if some small businessmen are dissatisfied, they will not affect Moduo.
However, the orcs already owe a lot of Mithril coinage, and any Terran state that wants to forcibly annex the Free City will face this debt dispute.
"I will report this to the royal family and the Prime Minister. Xue Demeng gritted his teeth and said, fortunately, he had already planned a plan before he came, otherwise he would really be overwhelmed by these obstacles created by the Free City.
"Is the Earl going to leave right now?" Wang Qinian said in surprise.
Xue Demeng hesitated for a moment, the progress was not going well, and it was also expected, and it stands to reason that he should enter the second plan quickly.
If it was the second plan, he should have left Liberty City as soon as possible, lest he become a hostage of Liberty City when Modo attacked.
But when he saw Wang Qilai's inquiring eyes, he suddenly couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.
If you leave like this, will it make the Free City immediately wary?
If you stay, don't you delay the time and paralyze Franklin and the others, so that the White Feather Legion can come along the cover of the army, so that it will be too late when the city of freedom is awakened.
His personal safety was weighed in the bald head of Count Xue Demeng, and just as he weighed it and made a decision whether to evacuate immediately, believing that the meaning of staying was less than the risk, Wang Qinian's words made him change his mind.
"If the Earl is not in a hurry to leave, it is entirely possible to stay for a few more days, for it just so happens that we will have a banquet in the coming days, attended by the merchants of the city, and the distinguished guests from the orcs. ”
If these few sentences still don't make Xue Demeng have the need to stay, then the next sentence is completely different.
"By the way, there may be another distinguished guest, and just as you arrived, the Emissary of Asturistu also sent a knight to report in advance, and the emissary was on its way, which means that perhaps the ball in a few days will also be used to welcome them. Adults are also our guests, and of course we can't favor one over the other, so we really hope that you can stay and go back after this ball. ”
Xue Demund immediately changed his mind, and the above words added up to reason for him to stay for a few more days.
Attending the banquet can undoubtedly confirm the authenticity of some information, such as whether the Free City is really crazy that the Mithril mine has not mined much, and in order to carry out Mithril coinage, he first promised the orcs to use Mithril coinage to pay for all commodity transactions, so that he owed a large amount of debt first.
If it is true, even if Modo is successfully annexed, this account will definitely be calculated on Modo's head, otherwise the border will not be peaceful in the future, and for the sake of the Mithril mine, Modo must defend this territory, and the expenses incurred at that time will be a lot of expenses.
What made Xue Demeng pay more attention was that the messenger of Asturias was also about to arrive, and it seemed that he and the others had underestimated their reflexes, although Modo had successfully taken the lead and had made careful planning, but the Asturians were not stupid.
It was completely necessary to stay and take this opportunity to find out what was true and false, and what was Wang Qinian's purpose in taking the initiative to tell him? This also made Xue Demeng hesitate.
If you have the intention to turn to Asturias, shouldn't you sneak in and avoid yourself?
What the hell are they doing?
Fearful and uncertain, combined with the belief that staying would further paralyze the Free City from suspecting that Modor was about to go to war to seize the Mithril Mine, Count Schedmund's loyalty and love for Modor overcame his fear for his own safety.
There's still time, just leave Free City before the White Feather Legion arrives.
Count Schedermon whispered to himself.
"I'm very glad you invited me, I have decided to stay at this ball, perhaps, maybe we will get to know each other better during this time, and it will also help you ......" Count Sherdmont could not find the right words for a while, so he could only make a gesture, and then forced a smile: "I mean you will understand Modo's determination more this time, and you will change some of your minds." ”
Wang Qinian smiled and gave a salute, and said meaningfully: "We also hope that Lord Earl can learn more about the 'facts' and then convey them to Lord Weah." ”