Chapter 1,264 Noble Bank’s Suggestions
In the empire, the trend of the nobles changed.
The Grand Duke of Kawei was not in a hurry, he just replenished the vehicles with all his strength, and then waited for other nobles to take the initiative to show their goodwill.
Grand Duke Risa could only watch each of his allies leave silently, thinking hard about how to break the situation. Even if the Kawi family does not attack, time is not unlimited for the Rizal family. If the situation does not change and continues to evolve, the pressure will force the Rizal family to collapse first without the need for outsiders to fight.
Therefore, Duke Kawei, who held the blood flag high, was not worried. He was just conserving his strength. After all, the vehicles needed by the three legions were not yet complete.
As one of the partners in automobile manufacturing and R&D, Lin can allow internal prices, but does not allow anyone to just take the car without paying. In fact, this is also to maintain the financial soundness of the auto center. Someone knows very well that there is a Grand Duke and a Chamber of Commerce who are in charge of everything. If there are no restrictions, there is no need to drive out. Just internal digestion, if the center is to build one, there will be no one.
The Grand Duke has no objection to operating the automobile center in this way. After all, you get paid when you sell ore to the center. There's no reason why you should get a car for free after you've earned the material fee.
Besides, cars have very high requirements for roads, and it is not as easy to choose an attack route as outsiders imagine. In fact, there are not that many offensive routes that the car can use, but it is enough to allow itself to play with the Risa family at the palm of its hand. Besides, there are deception tactics in war, why should the old Duke bother to explain this beautiful misunderstanding. At times like these, silence can create even more stress.
Of course, Grand Duke Kawei could not allow this situation to continue. The legion was assembled and the supplies consumed were also a considerable number. Maybe if it continues, the Rizal family can be dragged to death, but it may also arouse the resentment of other nobles.
After all, the war between the two great dukes will affect all aspects of the empire. When other people's emotions when watching the show turn into war-weariness, the wind may change again and be unfavorable to one's own side.
Not to mention revenge, the emphasis is on killing the enemy with your hands. Watching the other person self-destruct is too boring. Without blood and fire, how can one pay homage to his dead son? Therefore, the time limit the old Duke set for himself was the moment when the number of vehicles was enough to carry three legions and necessary supplies, and that was the time to destroy the Rizal family.
This is why he asked a magician to borrow money, just to speed up the replacement of vehicles. But if this road doesn’t work, Duke Kawei won’t force it. Anyway, according to the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the Risa family is sacrificed alive. If anything changes, to be honest, he is also looking forward to it.
But speaking of variables, there is indeed a suspicious rumor. After thinking about it, Duke Kawei decided to inform the magician in front of him, saying: "Although this war cannot be said to be caused by you, you are still involved in the situation as a promoter. So I heard a rumor, maybe you You should pay attention.”
"Rumors? What happened?" Lin asked.
"I heard that those damn bastards from the Rizal family have plans for your technology in making airships," the old Duke said.
In fact, the credibility of this rumor is very high. To crack the advantage of the Kawei family, we can only find a way to move faster than a car. Airships are indeed a solution, but they are impractical. Thinking about the cost and construction speed of the airship, and comparing the condition of the car, Mr. Kawei only thought that the Risa family was treating a dead horse as a living doctor, so he came up with such a method.
How long does it take and how much investment does it take for an airship to become an organic system that can carry legions and play a role in war? This time is enough for him to destroy their family several times. However, you can't help but guard against the opponent's sudden jump, and try any move that looks promising. So the old Duke warned the magician.
However, Lin smiled when he heard that it was related to airships. Said: "If they just think of entrusting me to build the airship now, is it too late? And based on my relationship with you, I can't agree to help them. Thieves also pay attention to stealing." Well, as a businessman, I don’t want to make money on both sides and offend both sides.”
"I know what you are thinking. But if they have such a plan, of course they are using dirty tricks. How can they take the formal route. But as you said, everything is too late. The Risa family is in ruins. It won’t change. I’m informing you, but I just want you to be careful and don’t fall into their trap.”
"Understood."
"So how much do you think a warning like this is worth?" The old Duke showed a philistine expression and said with a smile.
Of course it's impossible to act stupid at this time. Although the information the old Duke gave was the kind of information that he would not worry about, it was still information that he had not known before. Being willing to remind yourself has a certain value, so Lin Zhi asked: "Oh, what do you need, sir?"
"Since there is no way to borrow money from the bank, you can always help with an idea on this matter." Duke Kawei changed the topic back to the original destination.
Lin said: "If you just come up with ideas, of course there is no problem. When you came to me during this kind of war, you must have known the benefits of dealing with the gold coin goddess. Although I didn't do it right away, I have plans to do it in the car later. A small bank should be built next to the center. It does not need to be the same size as the one next to the technical guild. It is mainly used by people in the center and can also be used by people nearby."
"Oh, I thought you were going to limit it to just six of those being built."
"How is it possible? I want to find a way to help the Goddess of Gold Coins promote the bank to the whole world. It just has to be done step by step, and things have to be done one by one. From this standpoint, I also hope that the adults will be in the territory of the Kawei family. There are also banks set up in the city. It doesn’t matter whether it is a new building or an old building renovated. At that time, as long as you ask His Majesty Ke Yin to consecrate the Great Holy Emblem, you can use it nearby. Instead of traveling thousands of miles to the Holy Emblem, you can use it nearby. The city comes to use it.”
"Oh, you mean I can build a bank dedicated to the family?" asked the old Duke.
Lin shook his head and said: "No, no, no, this won't work." Pulling the completed diagram of the bank next to the Technology Guild, Lin explained: "If you don't want to queue up, you can set up a VIP area inside the bank. It is for your personal use or for people within your family. But other places must still be open to the public. After all, it is related to the belief of Her Majesty the Goddess. If you prevent others from using the bank, you will become enemies with Her Majesty."
For humans, blocking someone's way of making money is like killing their parents; for gods, it means severing their faith, which also creates a lot of enmity.
Although whether he is willing to let the Holy Emblem of the Gold Coin Goddess function as a bank is entirely up to Ke Yin. But Lin had advised the goddess to be careful of the privileged class monopolizing banks and benefiting from it.
Without mentioning too many practical tricks, Lin Guang thought of one thing. The nobles built the bank in their own castle; or even more directly, they sent people to block the door of the bank to collect taxes. People who want to save money or exchange currency must first 'pay taxes' to the nobles before they can enter the bank to do business. If things continue like this, who would dare to go to the bank? With fewer people using it, the power of faith that Ke Yin can obtain will also decrease.
Just mentioning this point made His Majesty quit. Requests for bank construction that were unwilling to open to the outside world, or those who promised not to engage in small tricks, were all rejected. Although it is difficult to guarantee and define the scope of the latter, it is absolutely impossible for Her Majesty the Goddess to agree to the request of establishing a family-only bank like the former at this stage.
Perhaps in the future, after banks are spread all over the land, it is not impossible for some wealthy families to build small banks to exclusively serve the family members. But now is the time when expansion is needed. If the demands of those in power are met, how can they possibly contribute to the needs of the common people.
In a class-divided society, it is normal to only consider 'one's own people' regardless of the overall situation. Because in their eyes, their own class is the overall situation.
However, there are still loopholes in this restriction that can be circumvented. Simply put, a bank needs at least a dozen windows. The privileged class cannot use it all the time, but if they are not willing to queue up, then they can just reserve one or two windows for waiting, and the others can be open to the public. In this way, His Majesty's resistance will be reduced a lot, and there will be room for negotiation.
In fact, it is to compromise the demands of the two parties and find a method that takes into consideration both sides. Driven by interests, no one will forcefully refuse such a request.
The old Duke did not blindly trust such advice. After all, he didn't know how important the magician in front of him was in the so-called bank. So he asked: "Is what you said feasible? I have heard a lot of complaints from the forum that the requirements of the Gold Goddess are too harsh."
"Ha, the so-called harshness means not obeying the wishes of those people. Those kind of people can bully their own subjects and subordinates, but why don't they complain that the emperor is too harsh? There is no way for them to make a goddess obey. Their will, it's not my fault." Lin said with a smile.
But such a tone seemed unable to relieve the old Duke's worries and doubts. After thinking for a while, Lin simply said: "If you are still worried, you can just tell His Majesty Ke Yin no."
"how do I……"
Just when the old Duke wanted to complain, he saw the magician in front of him take out a palm-sized doll from the hood behind him. The doll's appearance is just two balls and four sticks, and it barely looks humanoid. He even made the puppet stand upright, clasping his fists on his chest, and praying silently.
Just look at the appearance of this doll's body, changing into that of a halfling female. But the size of the doll has not changed, it is still only as high as a palm. But it is as vivid as a real living thing, not a clumsy puppet created by a magician.
Grand Duke Kawei looked in front of him in surprise.
"Hey, boy, why did you call me here? You won't ask me to work in vain again, so I can help you exchange new coins." Ke Yin turned around and saw an old face full of astonishment. The halfling goddess pointed behind her and asked, "Who is this old boy?"