Chapter 1,280 Emperor Wen

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"Haha." The old emperor said with a smile: "Looking at you appearing here so skillfully, I almost thought you had been here before and remembered the location here. It seems that Lord Tripwood is better than you in the rumors. To become even stronger. Are you willing to serve the empire?"

Faced with the solicitation, Lin responded with a smile: "Why not. In my hometown, there is a saying that men will not betray, but the price is not enough; women will not cheat, but the temptation is not enough. Anything Everything has a price, even those things that are sworn to be priceless. If someone disagrees, it just means that the price given is not high enough. Of course, whether others are willing to pay an exorbitant price is another matter. . But this is called a transaction, isn’t it? Even if the transaction fails, benevolence and righteousness still remain.”

"So what's your price? Can the empire afford it?" the old emperor asked with interest.

Without thinking, Lin said: "Give me a magic tower, and I can be a cow or a horse."

"Haha, your Excellency has offered a price that no one dares to agree to. It seems that the idea of ​​recruiting you has to be given up. So I want to ask you some questions, and what kind of price is required?" The old emperor faced the rejection and said Instead of saying anything bad, he changed the direction and asked again.

Shaking his head, Lin said with an exaggerated expression: "What a pity, apart from the magic tower, I can't think of anything else I need. Money or treasures, either I don't need it, or I don't need too much."

"Oh, really. Then I will lose an opportunity to ask for advice." The old emperor said jokingly, following the meaning of his words. But the expression on his face did not relax at all, but stared sharply at the person in front of him.

Of course, Lin could feel the pressure from his sight. Besides, he would appear here just because the Goddess of Gold Coin was pulling strings from him. If you don't give face to the emperor, it doesn't mean you don't give face to the goddess. If you do this, you will only be the one who looks bad afterwards. So someone laughed loudly and said: "Actually, if you think about it seriously, I may have something that cannot be done except by Your Majesty. If Your Majesty agrees, then I will tell you everything I know about your problem."

"Oh, tell me."

Lin bluntly said: "I need an opportunity to issue imperial-level decrees."

Such a request made the old emperor frown. He thought about the purpose of this magician and said, "Sir, why do you need such an opportunity?"

"Isn't this an obvious thing? When I need the empire to pass a decree, I, who have nothing to do with the empire, probably don't even know who to talk to. If the time comes, I take the liberty to come to His Majesty. , making such a request, treating me as a madman is probably the best result. A thousand-mile pursuit would not be surprising. But if Your Majesty agrees today, I won’t have a good reason to come to your door in the future." Lin Said with a smile.

However, the old emperor did not let go of such a matter easily and kept thinking about it. Seeing this, Lin added: "And your Majesty, all I want is a chance. It doesn't mean that the empire must accept everything I say. Of course, I can also accept it, as long as you are willing to give me a chance, no matter what In the end, whether the empire implements this decree or not, I will regard you as having fulfilled your agreement with me and will not make a second request. Are you still satisfied with such a promise?"

The old emperor finally spoke and said: "Your Majesty the Great Magician, can you guarantee that your request will not harm the interests of anyone in the empire?"

"Haha, Your Majesty, how can such a thing be done? It is the same with any government decree or law. While taking care of some people, it will inevitably harm the interests of other people. How to choose between this is what we want to do. The wisdom of politicians. There is no such good thing that can benefit everyone involved. Even if you go to rob gold and distribute it to the whole empire, there will be an unlucky person who has his gold robbed. Is this the truth? "

"That's true." After thinking about it again and again, the old emperor chose to compromise compared to what he wanted to know. He said: "Okay, I agree. You got my promise. Even if I can't fulfill it while I'm alive, my heirs will abide by this agreement. So, Mr. Great Magician, what can you tell me about the bank?" ?”

Seeing that the emperor pointed out his question, Lin did not answer directly, but asked: "Your Majesty, in what capacity do you ask this question?"

"Oh, is there any difference between these?" the old emperor asked curiously.

"The same sword, what it represents in the hands of a fledgling young man, what it represents in the hands of a father with a family, what it represents in the eyes of a general, what it represents in the hands of a city lord, a king, and even an emperor. Although the meaning in their eyes seems to be the same thing. But are they thinking about the same thing? I think not. The bank, that is, the priesthood of the goddess of gold coins, in the eyes of people with different heights, Of course, they also have their own directions of attention. That’s why I ask, Your Majesty, in what capacity do you ask me this question.”

"The thirty-fifth emperor of the Holy Gvarna Attor Empire, Armin Kazharnia V, would like to ask His Excellency the Great Magician Tripwood about the bank." Very formally After announcing his identity and position, the old emperor said: "I know what that old guy Ricardo Carvey did, but there are some things I can't figure out. Including the functions of the bank, it seems to be more than just depositing and withdrawing money." Money is that simple. I need to know more to make the bank work within the empire."

"Okay, Your Majesty, as you wish." Lin said, but there was no follow-up.

After a while, the impatient emperor showed a slight anger and said: "Magician, are you teasing me?"

Lin was not afraid of the emperor's eyes full of majesty and anger, and said seriously: "Emperor's skills are never taught lightly. Your Majesty, are you sure you want so many people to hear it?" With a glance, there were many irrelevant people in the small hall. 'person.

Realizing his mistake, the old emperor was not angry, but more interested in what the magician might say next. He didn't even care whether it would be dangerous to be alone with this magician. He waved his hand and said, "All of you, please leave." Then he pointed at Efren and said, "Kid, you stay. What do you want for me?" If I do something, you also need to listen to what’s coming next.”

The old emperor tilted his head again and shouted: "Yommel!"

The emperor's true confidant, the tower-like figure of the commander of the Guards, stepped out from the shadows. The powerful warrior wearing full-face armor made no secret of his unique intimidation, but he also behaved obediently and waited three steps behind the emperor.

Perhaps because the footsteps were very familiar, the old emperor did not turn around to confirm whether the person appeared, but directly ordered: "Let all the personal guards go out and guard by the small hall. No one can enter. Kill the intruders! Then you Leave."

The emperor's instructions were quite clear, so the commander of the Guards only waved his big hand and told others to pack up and leave. It didn't take much time. In the small hall where the emperor used to receive his private ministers, only the emperor Armin, the monk Efren of the gold coin goddess, the emperor's personal guard regiment commander Yomel, and the protagonist of this meeting were left. , a magician, four people in total.

Perhaps someone's height and vision prevent him from laying out the layout designed by Duke Kawei for his own territory. Of course, he cannot plan any details for an empire. But I have been a hot-tongued keyboard warrior, and what I am best at is talking nonsense. Not to mention the experience and endorsement of the entire history of the earth. At this time, someone is not fighting alone!

"Coin, as a widely recognized medium of exchange, the way it is used will certainly affect the development of a country."

Starting from the above, Lin tried his best to deceive the emperor of an empire... It should be said that he painted a bright future and possible economic development.

These futures are not necessarily good, some are bad, or even evil. Lin didn't care whether his stance was neutral or emotionless when he told the story.

As for telling these things to the emperor of an empire, will there be any adverse consequences? To be honest, Lin didn't know and couldn't guarantee it, but that didn't mean he shouldn't tell it.

Just like before I traveled through time, I often heard some economists making pessimistic predictions. The results afterwards proved that these experts and scholars were either blind or their knowledge was bad. In any case, none of the predictions came true. If you make financial investments according to their predicted trends, you will only lose a lot of money.

Let’s not consider for the moment that these people are the black hands of certain capital and deceive retail investors in the market. In fact, when these experts and scholars issued warnings, normal people would of course try to improve the shortcomings named and avoid the tragic future predicted. In other words, the environment has changed, and the future predicted by those scholars is of course invalid.

There should be no one who knows that there is a wall in front of them, but still wants to test whether his head is strong or not, and insists on hitting the wall.

In fact, this is also an example of how some people who study prophecy believe that when the prophecy is spoken, the future has already changed.

Lin was not worried that when an emperor heard the 'prophecy' he told, he would be frightened and simply ban all bank activities and eliminate the influence of the gold goddess.

Just like a sword in the hands of evil people, it will play a different role in the hands of good people. Few people would choose to give up holding a sword because it might hurt them, or they think they would do bad things if they got the sword.

As an emperor, how could he think that he could not control a sword or control money and banks, two financial tools? Unless giving up today is for a bigger plan tomorrow. But when new money and banks suddenly appeared in front of them, not many people had time to make different plans. That's why an emperor would turn to a magician for help.

However, just as Lin did not expect it beforehand, the layout of Grand Duke Kawei's territory was something that he could not do with the eyes of an ordinary person. Lin also couldn't imagine what an emperor, especially one who was quite capable, would do if he knew what he said.

However, what the Gold Goddess and the World Trees need is nothing more than the development of the bank. No matter how those in power use this tool, as long as it does not touch the bottom line of the first two, they certainly have no reason to refuse. And this is also Lin's attitude.