Chapter 713, Eight Peaks Mountain National Debt

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The expedition to Bafeng Mountain was an expedition with great rewards, a large scale, and a high cost. Leaving aside the factors of long-distance sea routes, the daily food and logistics of an army of nearly 50,000 people is an incomparable task. Great challenge and work.

In the past, Ryan's wars have always been fought in the human country. No matter how bad it is, it is also fought on the edge of the human country. Under such circumstances, supplies can be obtained directly along the way. Raise food from many places.

But for this great expedition, there is no food to adjust in the bad land, and it cannot be given to the enemy, so all logistical support must be transferred from Britannia itself, or from Estalia, Tilly, etc. If you want to buy it, if you can't do it, you have to raise money from Haimen Customs.

What about after leaving Haimen Pass?

A barren, harsh climate, is a general term for a barren and desolate area composed of arid plains and deserts. Here, greenskins have been active for thousands of years, and there are also ogres, old and young of the Stryg undead empire, and a few The dwarf expedition was infested. When Ryan started his expedition, it was impossible for the army to get any food and logistical supplies from the badlands. Everything had to be prepared by itself, and a stable logistical channel had to be established.

Reality is not a game, it’s not that after the knight army and dwarf coalition landed at Haimen Pass, use the mouse to frame Ryan and Bellegar, right-click to let them go straight to Bafeng Mountain, and then click the "end of round" button, waiting for super A long turn-by-turn animation is enough. If so, then the war is too simple.

If there is not enough logistical support and supplies, the end of this army will be annihilated.

At the beginning, Bellegar was able to successfully launch the expedition with the help of the dwarf kingdoms, and the dwarves could drill the tunnels of the earth veins. Bellegar sent some ranger squads to manage to recover a small part of the tunnels and stored some long-term food in them. , the dwarves of Iron Peak Castle will also respond, and the dwarves can rely on drinking beer and gnawing dry food for a long time, and can also endure hunger for a long time, but on the one hand, humans cannot drill the earth veins with the dwarves. It is impossible for human beings to rely on dry food and water for a long time. Besides, there were few people in Belega before, and they could barely deal with it. Now the expeditionary force has a scale of nearly 50,000 people. How many resources are consumed? How much will be lost on the road?

Therefore, when Ryan passed the budget of the Great Expedition, even Suria couldn't tolerate it anymore. If Ryan's budget was really followed, it would not be enough to take out all the family's small coffers, and it would not be enough to clean up the treasury. Still just make do.

"War bonds, Bafengshan bonds, are designed to invest in this war." Ryan said seriously: "Only through this method can we raise enough military expenses for the expedition. If we can help Bellega recover Bafeng Mountain, then needless to say anything else in Bafeng Mountain, the thousands of sets of rune armor in the Temple of the Ancestors of Anglund can pay off all the debts, not to mention the dozens of mines buried in the mines. countless treasures."

Suria was still a little worried. The female knight wanted to ask if she won, what if she lost?

This thought just flashed through Suria's mind. She knew that Ryan would not lose. This was her man, the hero of the kingdom, and the hero of mankind.

Lane never fails.

"Who gave you advice?" Surya asked casually.

"Olika, she told me." Ryan put away his serious expression, and he couldn't help covering his face and chuckling: "Because the dark elves often have such national debts,

Before a Black Ark departs, the commander of the Black Ark will sell this kind of national debt in a big way. The only difference from us is that the national debt we use is currency, while the national debt of the dark elves is slaves. "

"She is indeed very talented in this area... she has a good mind and can give you a lot of ideas." After hearing this, Suria smiled slightly: "But what I want to say is that human beings and dark elves are different after all. We don't have much experience in this matter in Brittany, but you've got a good advisor now, don't you?"

"Grand Duke Schulz." Ryan nodded: "I will discuss with him in detail what to do. He has the most experience in this area."

"Lian, remember, no matter how good your relationship with Grand Duke Schulz is, you have to remember that he is a businessman after all." Suria was still a little worried: "He will only consider issues from his own perspective, businessmen don't worthy of complete trust, they can only"

"No, he is trustworthy." Ryan shook his head, he thought for a while, and said in his wife's ear, "He belongs to my father."

Su Liya understood, what else she wanted to say, Ryan's hand had been gently inserted into her long skirt: "Ma'am, you are so beautiful tonight~"

"Lian, you bastard..." Su Liya immediately understood what Ryan wanted to do, and the queen's face immediately turned red: "Why don't you go and accompany me to give you this opinion and the dark elf, why are you staring at me? "

"We'll talk about Olika tomorrow, ma'am~ I've been busy for three days in a row, and I finally have time. The first thing I thought of was you." Ryan secretly reached out and took off Suria's pair of fish mouth high-heeled shoes, and put them on The wife held a pair of beautiful white silk feet in her hands and played with them: "I miss you."

"Well... I miss you too, Ryan..." Surya blushed, but closed her eyes and kissed her gently.

……… I am the dividing line of the beautiful moonlight tonight………

The next morning, in the courtyard of the Royal Palace of Courona, the King of Britannia and the Grand Duke of Marienburg had breakfast together.

Even the king's breakfast is relatively simple. Freshly ground Arabic coffee, roasted croissant, pan-fried chicken drumsticks, jam cake and fried eggs are the breakfast of Ryan and Schultz today.

The king's time is very tight. Although today's schedule is not very full, the king still has to use every possible time in it. In the bright courtyard, Ryan and Schultz are sitting opposite each other, with a clean white tablecloth, made of silver The sound of tableware colliding, Ryan chatted with Schultz about the issuance of Bafengshan national debt.

"Well... If you only rely on my relationship and your personal prestige, don't say one hundred thousand gold kroner, even if you say one million, the two houses of Marienburg dare to lend you." The Grand Duke of Marienburg Van der Gouber-Schultz is still as elegant and calm as when they first met more than ten years ago, or in other words, after meeting the Emperor and entertaining multiple Primarchs, Schulz seems to have more Something: "You're right, I was a little negligent, the business princes in Marienburg lend you money, and most of the time they don't really want you to repay the debt, you are a human hero, a great knight king, Or ... if you have too much debt, it's very bad for your future."

Ryan nodded slightly, merchants are so greedy, or the nature of capital is like this, he is a knight king and a human hero, if he can control him through borrowing and threaten him, the interests in it are much better than simply paying back the money .

To make a simple analogy, the Venetian merchants continued to borrow money from Byzantium on a large scale, did they really just want the interest?

In the end, wouldn't the people of Constantinople welcome Ottoman's new dynasty with honor?

"On the contrary, national debt... This thing is simply money, it is money, yes, it is the shining gold coins, and those coppers that the workers hate but have to use." Grand Duke Schulz of Marienburg carefully He explained the difference to Ryan: "The problem is that how much credibility the national debt can have depends entirely on Ryan, your personal prestige and the credit of the Knight Kingdom. It's not like borrowing money from a businessman. It's hard to know how much you can borrow... Maybe you can try, after all, your reputation and the credit of the Kingdom of Britannia are still very valuable."

"Even, some businessmen have discussed in private, saying that if you are willing to mortgage the Barony of Jean to them, they are willing to directly lend you 200,000 gold kroner."

Ryan nodded sullenly. Of course he knew that choosing national debt and choosing to borrow money from businessmen had their own advantages and disadvantages. Schultz had already explained all the issues clearly, and he was the one who had to choose and make decisions.

There are two biggest disadvantages of issuing national bonds. The first is that it is impossible to determine how much money can be raised. The second is that if they lose, it means that the national credit of Ryan himself and Brittany is bankrupt.

Very serious consequences.

Seeing that Ryan was silent, the expression on Schultz's face changed slightly, which seemed to be joy and approval.

A good leader must make a decision immediately when he needs to be decisive, but when he has enough time to think, he cannot make a hasty decision, because it is irresponsible.

Seeing that Ryan was still thinking, Schultz continued: "Your Excellency Ryan, please allow me to call you that, I will not call the second person Your Majesty."

"Just call me Ryan." Ryan shook his head: "If you have anything to say, go ahead."

"What I want to say is that if you can't repay the money I borrowed from you personally, such as the 100,000 gold kroner war loan, if you really can't repay it, it doesn't matter. I can make the decision now, such as extending the repayment Deadline." Schultz shook his head slightly: "But other businessmen are different. If they want to ask you to pay off the debt, as long as the procedures are all right, I can't help you either. Want me to give you an example? It's about Your Majesty."

"Please speak." Ryan was obviously interested when he heard about the Emperor.

"On the holy Terra, there is no harmony." Schultz said with a smile: "To this day, there are still many warlord families, fighting for power and profit, and arguing with each other. Do you know why? Because His Majesty unified the holy land in 31k At the time of Terra, several warlord families who surrendered and cooperated with each other were licensed to retain a small piece of their own territory and a small number of private armed forces. Now, 10,000 years have passed, and the descendants of these warlords still exist on Terra. , still retain a small piece of territory and their own private armed forces, some of their families have become glorious rogue dynasties, some have become dignitaries who sit in the Ministry of the Interior, and some have found their place in the state religion , some families are out of the imperial army, but there are still a few families who ride dilapidated modified motorcycles all day long on the crowded streets of Terra, yelling and shouting, and as long as they don’t make things too big , even the imperial army and the supreme lord council have nothing to do with them."

"Because this is my father's promise." Ryan understood: "Even a father must keep his promise. He is, and so must I."

"That's right." Schultz frowned at Ryan's answer: "So you can't hope to renege on the merchants of Marienburg, or play word games where you are not loyal and the political commissar comes to your door. This is not what His Majesty wants to see Yes, a debt is a debt, and a promise is a promise. Your Majesty's promise is still valid after ten thousand years. What I can do is help you persuade those big businessmen to participate. The choice is yours, whether to issue national debt or make a big deal loan?"

The two of them finished their breakfast like this.

"I've decided to issue national bonds!" Ryan made a decision before leaving, and he reached out to shake hands with Schultz: "Issuing one-year Bafengshan national bonds worth 50,000 gold kroner first, let's try the market! "

"Finally made a decision?" Schultz nodded: "No problem, I will come up with a plan and test the waters in the market first, but I want to remind you that the business princes of Marienburg will not be happy to see After this scene, they will find a way to destroy your national debt credit, and then force you to ask them for a loan."

"It doesn't matter, outside Marienburg, they are nothing, they are afraid of death, they are terribly afraid, merchants are always weak, of course, not including Grand Duke Schulz." Ryan laughed: "As for the effect, I firmly believe Facts speak louder than words, and in terms of propaganda, I have my people and you have yours."

"Very good." Seeing that there was no one around, Schultz bowed and signaled: "Then if there is nothing more, I will leave too. The business world is always changing rapidly. I must first do research and test the water. As we all know, the Most of the free people in Litania are concentrated in a few cities. I think I have to let you know that the main buyers of national debt are free people, self-cultivating farmers, and the bourgeoisie, not big nobles or merchants, but you can put some money first. wind."

"I understand." Ryan nodded: "Father has a task for you, right?"

"That's right, and this task is still a bit troublesome..." Schultz sighed: "I can't say any more."

"Very good, then goodbye, my Grand Duke, may you succeed."

"Goodbye, Ryan."

After Schultz bid farewell to Ryan, on this day, there was a little rumor in the palace of Korona. According to the Kingdom Minister of the Palace, Katzenberg, the new king "The Pious" Ryan-Maka More, war bonds will be issued! The name is Bafeng Mountain National Debt, which is used to raise military expenses for the expedition to Bafeng Mountain!

The entire kingdom was in an uproar, especially the nobles who were still stranded in Korona. Many nobles felt a deep sense of humiliation. When will the glory of our Britannia be destroyed by money and money? Is something like national debt tainted?

But the dukes who can see Ryan are very clear, without issuing national debt, where will the funds for the war come from? When Richard abdicated before, there were only more than 5,000 gold crowns left in the treasury. This amount of money was not even enough for the logistics and military expenses of the Knights' Road Expeditionary Army for a month! And it will take a month to arrive at Haimen Pass from Bordereau alone!

This kind of big expedition, the money is really spent too fast...

As for the minor nobles, those young knights who were filled with righteous indignation would never have the chance to meet the king. As for most minor nobles, they were already packing their bags, leading their horses, and preparing to go to Bordeaux, but they didn't care too much. The so-called Bafengshan national debt, the vast majority of knights and nobles firmly believe that the king will bring them victory.

Relying on hiding in the palace, Ryan escaped a wave of trouble. He met the two dukes François and Bohemond in the morning, and learned that they would send elites to join the battle, including most of the red knights who were Holy Grail knights. The Brotherhood of Dragon, the Knights of the Holy Grail, and the Knights of the Expedition, the Brotherhood of the Champion Knights of Quinalis, will be dispatched, and the Unicorn Guard formed on the basis of the Wenford Fugitives will also be handed over to the Knights of the Holy Grail, Cue Commander Anthelm, Earl of Leuw.

The Great Knight of the Holy Grail, Devonhill's godfather, Calad, is also packing up his things. The lineup for this Great Crusade will be stronger than ever.

Francois also joked that should I pay for your Bafengshan national debt?

Ryan refused on the spot, and the target of the national debt is not a nobleman like the old man.

At noon, the king's own family had lunch with Emilia, and Ryan was about to take a nap in the afternoon before dealing with government affairs, when an unexpected visitor came to the door.

The real King of Eight Peaks Mountain, Bellegar-Tie Hammer, rushed over panting, and he stopped in front of Ryan: "Brother Ryan! Brother Ryan, what is going on? Why is the national debt of Eight Peaks Mountain suddenly going to be issued? What do you do? Can we use our clan’s things as collateral to borrow money from others?”

You said it as if you had never borrowed it before, Ryan slandered in his heart.

"I didn't take your things as collateral, King Belegar." Ryan thought for a while, then lowered his head with a smile: "We just use the victory or defeat of our war to borrow money from the whole country, otherwise our current money is not enough to win the war." This war, when we win, we will naturally be able to pay back."

"Win? Of course we won!" Bellegar said angrily, "But what if we lose? Brother Ryan, haven't you considered this? Our fame is going to be ruined! God, Ge Lonny beard, you're crazy!"

"It doesn't matter, I have already thought about the way to retreat. If we lose, we will gather the remaining troops to form a wandering army. The name is Bafengshan Chivalrous Army, and we will wander together." Ryan smiled: "I don't think there is one in the whole world." The Wandering Legion is led by two kings, it will be a very face-saving thing, no shame, really."

"Ah, you are really... I swear in the name of Grimnir, you must have gone out of your mind!" Bellegar was stunned by Ryan's words: "I want to write this down! Brother Ryan, you wait!"

"We are all betting, King Belegar, your kingdom, my kingdom." Ryan stretched out his fist and bent over to Belega: "The kingdom will rise and fall in one fell swoop! Are you ready? My friend?"

"..." Bellegar put away his angry expression, and stared at Ryan.

After a long time, a big fist hit Ryan's fist, and Bellegar laughed loudly: "Hahaha~ That's right, it's done here!"

"But it's different from the previous ones. This time, if we can win, we will definitely win!"