Chapter 1,290 Changes in the Southwest Peninsula
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With the Tower of the Great Sage, the Kingdom of Frank set off a wave of regional integration of political power in the southwestern peninsula of Midi.
And unlike the feudal aristocratic countries that are generally formed with military strength as the core, the Queen of Frank Kingdom, Julia III, still has the identity of the mysterious Lord's Templar Commander and has not given up. Her husband, Prince Guy, is the tower owner of the Tower of the Great Sage and holds the title of Great Magician.
In other words, the core of the Frank Kingdom is a deformed existence that combines three mysterious powers: theocracy, magicians and the traditional aristocracy. This is a country that has never been seen before.
The only thing that hinders the expansion of the kingdom is the traffic roads in the southwest peninsula of Midi that are so bad that everyone has a headache. Julia III did not expand mindlessly, but steadily digested the annexed areas step by step. At least the transportation construction must keep up before taking the next step.
In this situation, of course some people are happy and some are sad.
For the small lords who are not strong enough and are in urgent need of protection from the strong, they can't wait to swear allegiance to Queen Yulia immediately. Then the Tower of the Great Sage will bring his territory under its protection. As long as a monster of a certain level or above steps into the territory, the precise strike from the magic tower will kill the threat outside the town.
A magic tower replaced the traditional garrison to guard human gathering places and protect the fire of civilization. This is the biggest attraction to Frank Kingdom. And for the kingdom, there is no additional cost to the magic tower's attack; all energy expenditures are dealt with by the magic tower's energy pool. It can be said that everyone within the range of the Great Sage's Tower will surely surrender.
But for those lords with ambitions and intentions, the Tower of the Great Sage is a lingering nightmare. In the past, there was the opening of the Gate of the Abyss and the invasion of the Lord of the Abyss, and in the later, there were tens of thousands of mixed magic legions. This kind of strength was enough to sweep across the southwest peninsula, but they all collapsed in front of the Tower of the Great Sage.
Even the tower owners who also guard the magic tower have bowed their heads. Who has the courage to fight against the Tower of the Great Sage.
Anyway, they are both human forces, and the Kingdom of Frank is mainly gentle, supplemented by coercion, and has not yet killed them all. In the name of preserving the fire of civilization, joining it is not a difficult choice. On the contrary, it can achieve better development.
And in everyone's perception, the initiator of all this was not Her Majesty the Queen, nor the current Master of the Great Sage's Tower. But it was the former tower owner of that magic tower, Guybrash Tripwood.
No matter who gained or suffered losses in this wave, they all had a consensus, that is, stay away from the magician. The same goes for vice versa. That is to say, when the magician has the tendency to return to the southwest peninsula, everyone will prevent such a thing from happening.
In other words, someone's current situation in the southwest peninsula of Midland is similar to that of a street rat. If you see it, everyone will shout and beat you. All peninsula people's understanding of this magician is still at the level where a group of half-hearted magic apprentices could threaten him in the past.
King Hahn IV dared to ask Juan to invite such a person back, which shows that the power of the Kingdom of Huelva cannot be underestimated. At least no one dares to come looking for trouble. The airship Gaussbottom, which belongs to the Leon District Chapter of the Magician Association, is parked near the Royal City to maintain combat readiness according to the order of its captain. Just to avoid having irrational people come to your door.
But wanting such a recognized nuisance to stay is another story. Not to mention that what is never allowed to happen is to let that magician have another magic tower!
A tower of great sages is enough to make people despair. If there are two magic towers of the same level, regardless of whether the relationship between them is cooperation or opposition, it will be a disaster for others.
When Juan named someone's reputation in the Southwest Peninsula, Lin was unusually silent.
I have no words to ask the heaven ~
But after a while, someone felt relieved. Anyway, as I said before, although I started from the Southwest Peninsula, this place does not give a traveler the feeling of being at home. Most of the memories left behind are full of malice.
Not to mention that if he hadn't left in the first place, how would he have gotten where he is today. The encounter with World Tree Wadwo is a great opportunity for him to stand up. If you still stay in the Southwest Peninsula, how can you have such an opportunity.
Therefore, Lin never thought about improving or explaining anything about this land's evaluation of himself and his defensive attitude. Of course, I had no intention of staying. Isn’t it nice to have a home in the holy city of Estali? It's a place where I feel like I belong. What can you get when you return to the Southwest Peninsula?
After confirming his thoughts, a certain magician finally let go. Originally, in order to avoid being too arrogant, I was left to work. So when I came up with ideas, although I didn't hold anything back, I was very restrained in thinking.
It's good now, I know that people here don't welcome me, and their bad attitude is the same as before. Then why not seek more benefits for the Kingdom of Velva, which is the only country that has good intentions towards itself; and cause more trouble for others.
Therefore, in response to the policy of "Le Shi Le Zuo", headed by Hahn IV, no matter what questions they raised, Lin would try his best to find an answer from his own knowledge and experience, or at least give a direction. The establishment of the first bank in the southwest peninsula must not only seize the opportunity, but also become a king!
After letting go of the conversation, it was almost midnight before someone used the flash technique to return to Shengcheng's home.
The red-eyed Hahn IV also returned to the palace and drafted various new bills and orders with the crown prince. This was really today's conversation, and it made him feel so excited that he couldn't sleep. I wish that the vision painted by that magician could come true tomorrow.
Although the crown prince's mood was not as crazy as his father's, he was also very attentive to this matter. The reason was simple. He and his cheap eldest brother were the only ones present to talk to the magician. It is impossible for the king and queen to personally supervise the implementation of a government affairs, so whose hands will this job fall into?
The magician said that if this matter is done well, it will save both face and face. What's more, with the eldest brother's promise as a backer, there is no need to worry about the people below being hypocritical and submissive. So if we don’t rely on this time to gain fame and political achievements, when should we rely on it?
In order to support this combination of fists, the Crown Prince also planned to donate one of his mansions under the city as the basic building of the bank. Then as long as they carry out internal renovations and meet the requirements of the Gold Coin Goddess, the first bank in the southwest peninsula can be opened.
During this period, Lin inevitably traveled between the Holy City and the Kingdom of Huelva, looking like a commuter. Fortunately, I had the flash technique to protect me, so I didn't waste my life in traffic.
As for someone who keeps saying he doesn’t want to work, how can he become a commuter? This was by no means a matter of speaking out against integrity, it was simply because Lin felt the need to observe the development of the bank in the Kingdom of Huelva.
Where banking starts to push. The five major elven kingdoms are due to the support of the World Tree and some indescribable attraction to coins. These allowed the elves to choose to embrace the 'Koin' of the Gold Coin Goddess instead of using coins of varying quality minted by other human kingdoms.
The promotion of the Holy City of Estali, the Grand Duke of Kawi, the Gwana Empire, the Vida Military State and other places is because the main circulating coins in these places are traditional fine coins, that is, good coins. Its precious metal content is higher than that of gold, silver, and copper, giving them an advantage in currency exchange.
After recognizing that gold, silver, and copper coins are equivalent to the traditional Kir (gold), Jiangxi (silver), and Danba (copper), the higher exchange rate makes switching to new coins equivalent to a disguised increase in wealth. Such incentives give people in these places, from nobles, magicians to ordinary people, the motivation to use banks.
The participation of Jialong Chamber of Commerce is actually the collaborator that someone is most dissatisfied with. Although the bank set up by the Chamber of Commerce meets the requirements of the Gold Coin Goddess, it is accessible to ordinary people. But in the absence of strong incentives, the bank established by the Jialong Chamber of Commerce is like a private bank that only serves them.
But finally the layout was set out. And for Lam, the Nguyen brothers of the Gia Long Chamber of Commerce are a good collaborator in aspects other than banking. They do their best to fulfill their own requirements. Under such a premise, Lin has no reason to slow down the other party's participation in the bank's maze layout, or even to block it.
However, the situation in the southwest peninsula is different from the ones mentioned before.
On the surface, there is a shopping mall system charging into the battle, so the financial system of the Southwest Peninsula does require various functions of banks. But who are the people using the mall?
Lin Hui originally designed the mall to serve magic tower owners like himself. This allows the needs of tower owners to be conveyed to the Chamber of Commerce faster and shortens the time to get the goods.
When the mall system was launched, it was not only the tower owners of the magic tower who used it. Most of the large transactions of noble lords were also completed in the mall and forums. Of course, the final contract still requires face-to-face negotiations, but during the negotiation stage, the mall and the forum have indeed changed the business ecology of the Southwest Peninsula.
However, the nature of the mall means that it cannot provide complete services to ordinary people. This is because the logistics industry in Midi is too poor, or it can be said to be almost non-existent.
How difficult is it to deliver small parcels and complete small transactions like modern Earth? Some people think that it might be easier to farm and conquer the entire land to unify the world.
In short, the biggest incentive to promote banks in the Southwest Peninsula is not universal among everyone. At least most ordinary people can't use it.
Moreover, the mainstream coins circulating on the peninsula are ordinary coins, and even bad coins in some places are used normally. After all, if you don’t use it, it’s useless. In other words, there is no currency exchange dividend in the Southwest Peninsula to drive people to use the bank's functions.
Then Lin suggested that the Kingdom of Velva promote the policy of "Leshi Lezao" because this policy is really helpful to ordinary people. So under the promotion of "Leshi Lezuo", Lin is very interested in knowing what kind of chemical effect ordinary people will have on banks.
For this first place to get out of the currency exchange dividend, how the bank will develop and what kind of resistance or support it will encounter in the promotion are all the focus of Lin's observation. Because for most areas of the Lost World, the situation in the southwest peninsula is relatively normal.