Chapter 1,255 Bank Construction

Uzov's concerns are well-founded.

In the Lost Lands, besides building a city from scratch, the most expensive building is to build a magic tower. Three levels are the basic level, with each additional level at least doubling the price, up to five levels.

A more intuitive comparison, taking the Gwana Empire as an example, to build a five-story tower for Dharma Saints to settle in, not counting some additional facilities and structures, only counting the basic expenses, would require about three years of the empire's total tax revenue. If you want to build more weird things, there is no upper limit.

Therefore, every magic tower that has been handed down to this day is the result of continuous modifications and additions by successive tower owners. For the first tower owner to see, some of them would even make them unable to recognize that they were their own works.

The temple, as the name suggests, is the palace of the gods. Except for the lack of energy supply facilities such as energy pools, the materials and specifications of the exquisite temple are not inferior to those of the magic tower. It is conceivable that the cost will definitely keep those who pledged to raise funds to build the temple busy for a lifetime, and they may not be able to build an area the size of a toilet.

By the way, church buildings are not so particular. Maybe an ordinary house can be used as a church with some planning. This is also a big difference between the two. Of course, you have to be careful. Compared with the magic tower, there is no upper limit... On Earth, can a three-story house, a luxury villa, and a residential complex be compared to each other?

However, in response to this follower's concerns and suggestions, Lin just smiled and shook his head, saying: "There will be many places for cooperation in the future. This gold coin temple next to the Technology Guild must be built by ourselves, so that we can Follow our ideas and serve as a model for others. If I had found collaborators from the beginning and just integrated their opinions, I would have just worked on their ideas, and I wouldn’t have to do anything else.”

The situation someone mentioned was exactly what was experienced during the establishment of the automobile manufacturing and R&D center. Kawei Gong and the Ruan brothers from the Jialong Chamber of Commerce were the partners agreed upon from the very beginning. Both parties contributed money and people, and one person contributed his brains.

As a result, the person who came up with the idea almost brain-dead himself just to integrate the opinions of the two investors and not deviate too far from his own plan. Maybe Midi doesn’t have the idea that ‘the customer is God’, but ‘the rich are the boss’ is a universal truth. Not to mention that one of them not only has money, but also has power and soldiers to see if others are afraid of him.

Lin didn't want the same thing to happen twice. So he said to Uzov: "In short, let's build a demonstration building by ourselves first, and don't be influenced too much by others. Others can do whatever they want on their own sites. My plan But to spread out to the entire Mysterious Land as soon as possible, we must cooperate with the local people. Anyway, the god Ke Yin is dealing with them, and it is not up to us whether they do it as required."

"The financial part is not easy. I can use segmented settlement to reduce the burden of payment. But I'm afraid there will still be a gap." Uzov secretly calculated the cost of a temple, and The net worth of his cheap master.

Lin smiled and said, "What if we don't use the standard temple construction method."

"Ah, oh." Uzov said with sudden realization: "Sir, you mean covering ordinary materials with magical materials." This is how someone built his mansion in the holy city of Estali.

"Be a little more economical. You don't need to build the defense facilities to a watertight level. You can just use ordinary materials to build them in many places. Anyway, there is a hotel for the Turtle Dove Alliance and adventurers nearby. It can still be done by recruiting temporary manpower to repel the foreign enemies. . What's more, no money will be placed in the temple, and it will be sent directly to the Kingdom of the Goddess of Gold Coins. As long as you are not mentally ill, you should not go to the Kingdom of God to rob. Those who have this ability can go and rob more valuable things. , instead of heavy and heavy gold coins.”

"Well, that's indeed the case." Uzov compared his experience a little, estimated the cost, and said: "In this case, it won't cost much. With the property you have deposited in the guild, sir, we should be able to solve the problem." Yes. Do you need support from the guild?"

"The current situation over there is not easy to operate," Lin said. I also know that this follower just mentioned it casually.

In the early days of technical guilds, the rules were not that big. Although at someone's insistence, public accounts, salary accounts, and private accounts are calculated separately, the money is kept together, and sometimes misappropriation is inevitable. But it can always be made up quickly, so that the ticket will not be delayed and the skylight will not be opened.

But as the guild developed and more and more people joined, someone emphasized that the financial accounts must be very clear and open to everyone. At the same time, as long as anyone has doubts, the coins stored in the guild can be publicly counted at any time under the witness of witnesses.

It was this kind of action that had never been seen before in Midland that made Uzov's position in the guild unshakable. No one believed that such a fool would appear again. Uzov could be regarded as a compromise reached by all forces and grassroots craftsmen.

But precisely because of this action, what Uzov just mentioned became impossible. Maybe he relied on the power of the guild leader to use it privately, and maybe someone would come out to check the accounts if he turned around. This old archer from the Turtle Dove Alliance has already made many people dissatisfied. You can pull him down and beat him to death, no one will show mercy.

Uzov, who was well aware of his situation, couldn't help but sigh. He may appear to have a high position on the surface, but he is actually walking on a tightrope. If you are not careful, you may end up being shattered to pieces.

Not to mention that I live in a city of magicians. No matter how good the craftsmanship is, no matter how many people I recruit, I am still no match for the magicians. Therefore, he has always carefully managed the relationship between the guild and other organizations in the Holy City, for fear of being destroyed overnight.

The current situation is that everyone wants it, but no one dares to reach out first. Not to mention that the main backer of the guild is the Banjiu Alliance, so no one is sure that they can win without injury. The one who reached out first might have exhausted the strength of the Turtle Dove Alliance in the Holy City, and then was stabbed in the back when he turned around, allowing others to pick the fruits of success.

But Uzov still had other methods. He said: "If the guild's money is not enough, I actually still have some savings..."

Lin directly interrupted his follower and said: "Forget it. I know that most of your money has been used to relieve the members of the alliance, and there is not much left. Even if it is not to build a standard temple, the little money you have, It can be of some help. Keep it."

Uzov smiled coquettishly. Lin added: "Speaking of which, what we are building is not a temple, so I plan to change the name to a bank."

Meyer asked curiously: "Why do you want to change the name? And why do you want to call it a bank?"

"If you name the temple of the Gold Coin Goddess, it will easily prevent devout believers from other churches from coming in. Some people may also worry that if they are not believers, they will be forced to donate after entering. In this case, it is better to call the church from the beginning The colors are toned down, making the bank a neutral place where everyone can come and go freely. Of course, fighting inside the bank is strictly prohibited."

As someone said, the concerns outsiders might have are justified. More than three hundred years ago, during the craziest era of religious wars, the way the Templars and monks preached was to use a holy book in one hand and a mace in the other, while asking if they were willing to convert or convert.

Usually no living person refuses... because those who refuse are dead. In this way, each church of gods, regardless of its good or evil stance, would brush it three or four times, often turning a living town into a dead town.

When things got to this point, the secular nobles couldn't bear it anymore. Perhaps the theocracy colludes with the political power to maximize the exploitation of the people, but only if there are people who can exploit them. Kill them all and skin them, who will they take? Is it possible to cut the body into meat, remove the bones, make soup and sell it?

Therefore, in the later period of the era of religious wars, nobles from various places intervened forcefully and completely wiped out the armed forces of various churches. But he did not invade the kingdom of God and try to destroy the belief in gods.

If the bottom line is not touched, the church's armed forces are just the church's armed forces, and God will not personally show up. In fact, such a limit also implies the dissatisfaction of the gods with the church's armed forces. If you are used to using violence, there will always be people who will do something conveniently and cover it up under the righteousness.

But the nobility's destruction of the church's force did not leave them unscathed. It was precisely because of experiencing this crazy turmoil that Mi Di entered the next period of recuperation. All countries and forces are accumulating strength, opening up wasteland, and competing with nature.

Especially the pressure from natural counterattacks, the harassment of Warcraft and uncivilized races allowed the world of Homo sapiens to temporarily put aside their prejudices against each other and consolidate and preserve the fire of civilization.

But the madness of religious wars has not yet been completely forgotten. This is also the reason why secular power will not specifically support or even combine with the divine power even if it does not deliberately suppress it. That's why Lin had the idea of ​​asking banks to reduce their religious overtones.

And he continued: "As for why it is called a bank, it is just a habit from my hometown. It seems that it is called a bank, a bank, a bank, a bank account...ah, the bank account does not work, there is no ticket. It is really nonsense. In short. You can call her by any other name you want. You can discuss it with the Goddess of Gold Coins. I have no objection to this."

Discuss it with God... Uzov and Maieryan ignored this opinion at the same time. That is not something that ordinary people can do, and no matter how high their achievements are, they still belong to the category of "ordinary people".

Lin suddenly added: "By the way, in fact, you don't have to deliberately save the funds. Because after the bank officially operates, they will amortize the initial construction costs, and it is not me who will pay for it." Money. Future construction in other places should also follow this model. This is to minimize the possibility of outsiders controlling the bank. After all, the bank is essentially a temple to the goddess of gold coins. And this is what I drew A draft.”

Lin unfolded the water mirror screen in the small living room and showed several sketches. Specifically, it refers to the grand and luxurious architectural styles of some large banks with history in Europe and the United States. Of course, exquisite sculptures and pictures are also indispensable as decorations in the hall.

On the one hand, it is also because this style is closer to the original style of Midi and is easier for people to accept. If a building suddenly appeared that was too out of the ordinary, people might worry that it was a temple of an evil god designed to lure people into it. So when it comes to style and design, being safe is good, being safe is best.