Chapter 1,348 Difficulties Between Advance and Retreat

"The interest rate difference between the current currency in circulation and the exchange rate of Coin coins has become a money-making opportunity in the eyes of some businessmen. Many people like to use the old methods to collect old coins. Even bad money, which is avoided by others, has also been People accept it at a large discount of five to one or ten to one. Then the pure metal content strictly separated by the goddess is used to convert the Koin coins in the bank.

"In the holy city of Estali, there are even businessmen holding Coin coins in their hands and going around to buy old coins. In the name of benefiting areas that have not yet opened banks. In fact, they are constantly making profits from this , becomes a strange phenomenon of making money with money.”

After making a clear analysis of what was happening in the holy city of Estali, Lin gave a summary. However, such a conclusion stunned the nobles of the Karlsruhe Empire. They had never thought that the exchange gap between coins could actually become a way to make money.

In the silence, the young noble asked intuitively: "Is this true? If it is true and you can make money from it, then why did you say it?"

"Haha, of course it's because of the different positions we are in. Those who see this benefit, in order to maintain that this benefit can continue to be harvested, have invariably made moves to restrict the development of banks. Only places where old coins are used The more they have, the greater benefits they can get from it. It can be said that the first obstacle to the spread of the goddess's belief is actually those who become believers, or bank depositors, in the first place. - "

The fact someone said made him smile bitterly. This is something that I had never imagined before promoting the bank, and it is actually happening. It's just the first signs of things happening, and those with vested interests have not yet formed an intricate group to cooperate to suppress anyone who wants to break through this situation. In other words, someone still has a chance to break the situation,

"——But from the goddess's point of view, in addition to the circulation of Coin coins, the establishment of banks is also very important in the spread of her faith. Is it important to the goddess whether it is profitable or not? Is it meaningful? Her Majesty the goddess has I never thought about making money from the beginning. Since we can’t count on the people below to help spontaneously, the goddess has no choice but to do it herself, so she sent us.”

Duke Infanta sneered at this time and said: "Your Majesty the Magician, if everything is as you said, then isn't this the best reason for us to ban the use of Coin coins. Just give the order and treat Coin coins as bad money. , use and circulation are prohibited, then what you said has nothing to do with us."

"Oh, sir, let me ask, can this be done?" Lin also sneered back and said, "In the Gwana Empire, those stubborn lords who originally insisted on their own opinions responded to this matter in the following way: There is only one thing. That is to take the initiative to welcome banks, abandon the circulation of old coins, and completely replace them with Coin coins.

"Because only by doing this can they avoid greedy businessmen who are no different from vampires from taking away the money that originally belongs to the lord. If they don't do this, they can only passively wait for the circulation of Coin coins and gradually replace the original money in the territory. Currency in circulation. And the amount of losses that will be incurred in this process is something that ordinary people cannot see clearly and cannot estimate."

What someone did not say is that the amount of losses suffered by these lords depends entirely on the prices offered by the merchants who redeemed the old coins, that is, whether the exchange rate is set high or low. The brave will make big profits, and the timid will make small profits. No one will lose money except those who are accidentally robbed. You must know that the current exchange market in Midi is unregulated and without rules. It is a complete carnival of capital.

The same situation also occurs in the Vader Military State and other hinterland areas with banks. And after this method of play became known, the five elven kingdoms were the most ruthless. It's just that the elves did not deliberately prevent the banks from spreading outwards. Instead, they used this method to threaten their neighboring human kingdoms. He said overtly and secretly that if you don't set up a bank, you will be chopped into pieces.

"So don't you think that we should completely ban the circulation of Coin coins, and even expel the belief in the Gold Coin Goddess. Let the Karlsruhe Empire remain pure." Grand Duke Infanta said calmly and insistently.

"Have you ever thought about something? When banks continue to spread and the circulation of Coin coins gradually replaces the old coins, then the empire that insists on minting coins will become someone else's double-sided Empress coin. Bad money in the eyes. Can the Karlsruhe Empire completely cut off exchanges with other countries? Let its own coins be at a disadvantage?" Lin smiled proudly.

The five great empires of Midland have taken advantage of everything in the world, how could they allow themselves to become second best. The young nobleman who dared to speak out and go against the envoy of a certain god once again said with a guilty conscience: "If you follow your words, then if we accept the bank and fully switch to Coin coins, then we won't have these problems."

Of course Lin knew who was speaking, and could see that many nobles agreed with such remarks. In fact, this is also a common thought among nobles from other regions who have accepted banks. Lin couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "You are so naive, gentlemen. It is indeed your lack of experience that limits your vision."

Without waiting for anyone to refute or explain, Lin took out a Koyin coin and twisted it in his hand, asking: "Has anyone ever thought about why the goddess of gold coins set the coin to such a size, specification and weight?"

The young noble laughed mockingly and said, "Didn't Your Majesty the Magician just say that the Coin coins were made by Her Majesty the Goddess with reference to the specifications of ordinary coins. They also paid attention to the user's experience and would not be too different from the past." Alienation and value are similar to ordinary coins."

"Wrong, sir. The actual situation is that Your Majesty Ke Yin is happy." Lin cracked a smile, raised the Ke Yin coin in his hand, and said, "This is not a technical problem, nor a problem of the foundry craftsmen, nor is it a mold making problem. After it comes out, you can only accept the deviation from the old mold. With the power of divine shaping, these are not problems.

"This means that as long as the goddess is willing to reduce the weight of each Coin coin by one percent, then after digging out a hundred Coin coins, she can create another Coin coin and still have a surplus. If it is Reducing it by one thousandth or ten thousandth will increase the number of coins. What about increasing the amount? In other words, how much money can be spent depends on your Majesty's decision.

"And one or two coins, you can't see the reason. But when there are thousands, tens of thousands, or even more, this little adjustment represents a change in quantity. Of course, it is impossible for the goddess to let the coins already in circulation be compared with There are slight discrepancies in the newly minted Koyin coins. This is to ensure fairness and justice. However, apart from ensuring fairness and justice, what Her Majesty the Goddess wants to do is beyond the control of mortals."

An operation so simple that even an idiot can understand it. For the Karlsruhe Empire, there were nobles who had performed minting tasks, and they understood this best. It's a pity that even though the empire's casting technology is superior to other small countries, it still can't achieve the kind of delicate manipulation techniques that a certain divine envoy described as Her Majesty the Goddess of Gold Coins. That is simply appalling!

The nobles who had never understood the task of minting coins were shocked that it was actually feasible. They did not think about the issue of casting technology and difficulty at all. Instead, they stared at the nobles who had performed the coin minting task with malicious eyes, doubting how much personal gain they had sought from them.

The young nobleman who had been arguing with Lin suddenly stood up and slapped the table. He pointed angrily at the gold coin goddess and his entourage in front of the podium, and said excitedly: "Everyone, this man in front of you has already mastered the power of minting and established a bank." The benefits of it are very clear. We can build our own bank of the empire, and find ways to improve the casting technology, so that the coins of our Karlsruhe Empire can be circulated throughout the land, and eventually replace the Coin coins, and these coins will be replaced. All advantages are in our hands.”

With this flapping, more nobles expressed their agreement and were eager to give it a try, but they did not express their stance rashly. It is true that the pride of the people of the empire makes them unafraid of any challenge. But the presence of someone's old god still made many people feel uneasy, as if the whole thing had fallen into their hands from the beginning.

Lin showed his sharp eyes for the first time, glaring at the young nobleman who was keen on naysaying. With his serious expression, the atmosphere that had started to get warm quickly cooled down. Lin then said: "My lord, are you serious about what you say?"

As if inspired by other supporters, the young noble raised his chest and said plausibly: "Humph, magician, don't underestimate the strength of an empire, nor the will of an empire. As long as we want to do it, we won't do it." Things that can’t be accomplished.”

No one wants to complain, but wants to directly encourage the other person to conquer the entire puzzle. Lin just sneered and said: "Is the Karlsruhe Empire ready? What you are going to fight is not the kind of fight between two villages fighting for water sources, and each side will get half of it in the end; nor is it two countries fighting for territory. This year You're going to switch to the kind of war I'm going to fight next year. What you're going to fight is a priesthood that points directly to a god and tries to replace it. It's an endless battle between gods. So I ask, are you ready?"

In one sentence, everyone will be choked.

Only then did most nobles realize that the people they were dealing with were not envoys from neighboring small countries, nor envoys sent by the other four empires; they were the envoys of a god, her chosen ones.

When it comes to fighting a war, especially a war in which winning can bring considerable benefits, the empire can fight it with all its strength. But if the opponent is a god... maybe the empire will use all its strength, regardless of losses, to have a chance of victory. But by then, what would be left of the Karlsruhe Empire?

Besides, even if we really defeat the gold coin goddess Ke Yin, break through her divine kingdom, seize her divinity, and replace her priesthood...who will replace her? It's just one god replaced by another, the 'goddess of gold coins' is still there. The empire wants to dominate the bank and control the coinage, but it still cannot get around this gold coin goddess who is not Koin.

Those who were originally high-spirited became frustrated and looked at each other. All of this is exactly what the magician said at the beginning: support the bank and hand over the right to mint money, stupid! Not supporting banks and not handing over the right to mint coins are just as stupid!

Look at the starry sky at the Magic Tower.