"Your Highness, all the property seized from the Principality of Madras has been counted." Chief Speer stood in front of Lorist holding a yellow folder.
"How many?" Lorist asked.
"Your Highness, the Goldford that we seized from the Grand Duke's treasury and confiscated from those nobles' properties is only 1.74 million, not even two million." Manager Speer replied disappointedly.
That is to say, the wealth gained from the annihilation of the Kingdom of Haneyabada was 27 million, but only about 1.7 million from the annihilation of the Principality of Madras. This is simply robbing a rich man and then robbing a beggar. The difference in harvest is really too big.
But it's easy to understand when you think about it. The Kingdom of Haneyabada hangs alone overseas and has been peaceful for nearly a hundred years. It also made a fortune from the prosperity of the slave trade, and then the Norton family robbed all of its savings for nearly a hundred years. The Principality of Madras is peaceful and will encounter war in a few years. First, Lorist led the convoy back north and robbed it along the way, and then the second prince took advantage of the fire to rob it in the name of support, but it was actually a robbery, which seriously damaged the principality's vitality, and finally settled down. Generally speaking, Xin said that he could rest assured and live a peaceful life for a few years, but the Norton family came from the sea and wiped out the principality directly.
It's like punching out with all your strength, not only hitting the air, but also flashing the waist. The money spent by the Grand Duke of Madras is almost useless, whether it is the construction of the castle fortress h, the newly formed legion, or spending a lot of money. The armament deal purchased was of no use in the armed attack of the Norton family, so Lorist felt very sorry for holding the ledger seized from the Principality of Madras.
"In the past four or five years, the Grand Duke of Madras has spent more than six million gold dollars on armaments. I really want to show this guy Kenmax that his Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce sold the iron armor eliminated by our family for 80. Laiwan Jinford is still complacent, thinking that he has made a lot of money..." Lorist said bitterly.
"Your Highness, half of the more than six million Jinford spent by the Grand Duke of Madras was for the construction of the seven castles and fortresses on the border of the Hindelson Mountain Range and the formation of four garrison regiments, and the rest was for the purchase of equipment and weapons. Among them The more than one million yuan was purchased from the Principality of Handela and transported back to recruit craftsmen to make it by themselves..." Director Speer said looking at the account books.
Lorist threw the account book in his hand on the table: "So we seized very little property but a lot of these military supplies?"
"Yes, Your Highness." Director Speer began to flip through the folder in his hand again: "The weather has been smooth and rainy in the past few years, and there have been no major disasters. The granaries in Dlemke Province are full of grain, and the statistics in the books are about Thirteen million Pu'er. It is estimated that within three years, the family territory will not need to worry about food storage."
There are 13 million Pu'er, and one Pu'er is equal to one hundred catties. The Principality of Madras was destroyed, and the grain seized reached 1.3 billion catties. This is good news. Although the Norton family's territory has been vigorously developed for nearly ten years, the food that can be produced can only be said to have just met the needs of the people and armaments. Once there is a natural disaster or something, the lack of food harvest will be a big trouble for the family. Unexpectedly, the Principality of Madras had so many food reserves, which solved a big problem in the family territory, and Lorist's spirit was immediately cheered up.
"Your Highness, in addition to food, there is also a large number of armaments and supplies left by the army of the Principality of Madras after the surrender. Among them, the number of weapons and armor is the largest, which can equip nearly 300,000 people in total. After we selected and eliminated, among them There are about 300 pairs of high-quality armor, nearly 70,000 pairs of high-quality armor, more than 100,000 pairs of medium-sized armor, and nearly 270,000 pieces of various weapons. Those poor armor and low-quality weapons have been eliminated by us Take it back to the furnace and prepare to make farm tools. Now what should we do with the leftover armor and weapons?" Speer asked.
This is a problem. The family now has its own Sid steel armor and a complete set of standard equipment. Many of these equipment and weapons seized from the Principality of Madras were eliminated by the family's armed forces. Even the three allies in the Northland can't see it. In addition to these armors, their family armed with standard equipment customized from the Norton family, it seems that they have to find a way to do arms trade again.
"Keep the high-quality goods, and leave 20,000 to 30,000 pieces of high-quality iron armor and complete sets of weapons. After the family canonize those vassal lords, we can give them credit to form a territorial defense team and family armed forces. In this way, they will follow us to the battlefield in the future. There will also be good protection. As for the remaining armor and weapons, some of them will be shipped to Hilovas Island. Ask the Petersen Chamber of Commerce if they can sell them on behalf of them. If they are not interested, wait for Earl Kenmes to come back. Do you want to expand the trade route to the four central duchies? See if you can sell it to the four central duchies." Lorist said.
Manager Speer was stunned: "My lord, aren't the four central principalities also our enemies? Is it appropriate to sell these equipment and weapons to them?"
Lorist rolled his eyes: "If you don't sell it to them, who will you sell it to? Second Highness, he will owe the debt, and he won't even pay a single coin. Sell it to the Feisabrun family? Don't forget our armaments and theirs this year The transaction has not been completed yet. The Petersen Chamber of Commerce is on the side of the Business Alliance. The last time we sold standard equipment, no other chambers of commerce placed orders except for the Chicod Chamber of Commerce. Now the only ones left are the four central duchies.
Director Speer, you have to be confident, even if the four central principalities become the enemy of our Norton family, selling them these weapons and equipment is just a circle in their hands. As long as we go into battle with our family, these things will soon return to our hands... "
This is also helpless, who said that the Northland is too remote. The Galintia continent is huge, but its shape is very irregular. Human settlements occupy only two-thirds of the continent, like a spoon. Just like the Northland does not refer to the northernmost tip of the continent, on the contrary, the Northland is still in the middle of the map, and it is only called the Northland because it is located in the northernmost part of the human settlement. After passing the Northland and going north, it is a barren land where no humans have ever set foot except for the era of magic civilization two thousand years ago.
Lorist is right. Apart from the four principalities in the central part of the Northland, there is really no place where these equipment and weapons can be sold. This makes Lorist envious of the superiority of the Ford Business Alliance site. The Mana Hill Plain is almost populated by humans. In the middle of the district, it is extremely convenient to travel north and south, and the duchies and kingdoms all over the place are the best targets for arms sales. Perhaps, let Sambawood lead the Sea Legion to try to open up a commercial route to the southern golden coastline, and perhaps bring a steady stream of new financial resources to the family...
Director Speer soon realized that his new Highness, the Grand Duke of the Northland, was distracted again, and he was not listening to his report at all. He coughed twice in dissatisfaction, and it was only then that Lorist came back to his senses.
"Sorry, Manager Speer, I was distracted just now and didn't understand what you were saying, please say it again." Lorist honestly admitted his mistake.
"It's like this, Your Highness, although we only harvested 1.74 million Gold Fords in the Principality of Madrassen, we found three underground treasure houses full of gold coins in the Grand Duke's residence in the city of Edris. However, all of them are gold coins of the old man's head of the empire, and each treasure house contains more than 3 million pieces, a total of more than 10 million pieces... "
Lorist lifted his spirits: "So our harvest is not small. More than 10 million imperial old man's head gold coins can be exchanged for more than 3 million gold blessings. It seems that we still made a lot of money."
Manager Speer's expression was very serious: "Your Highness, the Grand Duke of Madras did not expect to exchange these imperial old man's head gold coins. According to the official account of the Grand Duke's mansion, the Grand Duke of Madras wanted to use these imperial old man's head gold coins to privately mint Jinford. "
"What did you say? The Grand Duke of Madras wants to privately cast Jinford?" Lorist was very curious.
"Yes, Your Highness. Right now, Jinford is exchanged for one to three imperial old man's head gold coins. In fact, this is a discriminatory and retaliatory exchange ratio. To put it simply, three imperial old man's head gold coins are exchanged for one Jinford, and there is one imperial old man's head The gold coins were earned for nothing by the money changer." Manager Speer replied.
"You mean, the actual exchange ratio should be one to two? Two imperial old man's head gold coins can be exchanged for one gold fortune?" Lorist asked.
Manager Speer shook his head: "No, in terms of weight alone, the real exchange ratio should be 1:1.7, which has been in use for nearly 30 years. The exchange rate of the Imperial Old Man’s Head Gold Coin was 1:12, then rose to 1:15, and finally equalized in weight to 1:17. This exchange rate has been in force for thirty years.”
"Wait, shouldn't the exchange rate of gold coins be based on the gold content of the gold coins? How can it be compared in terms of weight?" Lorist felt very strange.
"Your Highness!" Chief Steward Speer was also very helpless. His grand duke always made mistakes in some common sense of life, although these common senses were very uncommon: "All gold coins have the same gold content, seven point five to one point five. One, it is 75% gold, 15% bronze, and 10% chrome gold. This ratio is handed down from the age of magic civilization, and only the gold coins minted with this ratio can pass the exchange rate. The test of gold liquid, the rest of the gold coins even if they are 100% pure gold will be considered counterfeit coins, no one wants to use them in transactions... "
Lorist patted his forehead and remembered that little Locke had learned this common sense when he entered Dawn Academy, and he hadn't come to this world at that time, so it was easy to ignore what little Locke learned Knowledge. The gold coins of various countries that circulate in the Galintia continent are indeed minted according to this formula ratio. It is said that this formula was specially formulated by magicians in the era of magic civilization for ordinary humans, and they used a higher level of magic gold coins.
The biggest feature of the gold coins minted according to this formula ratio is that they are not easy to change color, corrosion and wear resistance. Even after a long time of use, they can still maintain a bright and golden appearance, with clear and intact images. As for the gold exchange liquid, it is said that it is also a medicinal formula invented by a magician, which is specially used to test the fineness of gold coins. As long as the gold coins that are not minted according to this formula ratio, they will sink to the bottom once they are put in, while the gold coins minted according to the standard will float vertically in the gold exchange liquid.
This is a very miraculous formula ratio. Lorist recalled that when he was taking a pharmacy course at Chenxi College, the professor prepared a large pot of gold exchange solution on the spot. The ingredients for this thing were very common and cheap, and the cost About two small silver coins, it is a practice work for junior students majoring in pharmacy. I remember that Lorist took a few gold coins and threw them in and had a great time, wondering why the gold coins would float vertically in the gold exchange liquid. The professor said that if you want to know this, you have to study material science, maybe it's up to you to solve this ancient puzzle...
Lorist finally understood that this was not his previous life, the gold content of those gold coins was random and there was no uniform standard. I remember that various so-called commemorative gold coins came out in an endless stream in my previous life. I once bought a few sets of some great rivers and mountains, commemorating a certain sports meeting, and some commemorative gold coins commemorating a few years of return, and I wanted to collect them and earn a fortune. It was later discovered that it was rusted... rusted... isn't this a commemorative gold coin issued by the state? How could it be rusted? After taking it for professional testing, I realized that the gold content of these commemorative gold coins is very low, and the so-called national issuing agency is not a real national agency, just like the National Dental Defense Team, who named themselves of…
It’s better to be Galintia. The ratio of the gold coin casting formula is the same standard, and everyone can only make a fuss about the weight. Just to whom? By the way, what is the name of that professor from Chenxi College? He proudly said that the amount of gold coins issued means whether a country is powerful or not. The Goldford of the Commercial Alliance has become the currency used in most of the Galintia continent, which means that the influence of the Commercial Alliance has expanded to every place where the Goldford passes, and this is a place that any citizen of the Commercial Alliance is proud of.
The more powerful the country, the higher the value of its gold coins to be recognized. When the Christen Empire was strong in the past, the exchange ratio between the head of the old man of the empire and the Jinford was only 1.7 to 1. But now that the empire is torn apart, it takes three imperial old man's head gold coins to exchange for one gold fortune. No wonder the Grand Duke of Madras is planning to privately mint these accumulated imperial old man's head gold coins into gold fortune to reduce losses.
Lorist recalled that the old man's head gold coins of the empire were also used in the family before, but they were all exchanged for three gold coins for gold. Thinking about the loss of almost one-third of the value of this exchange alone, I feel heartbroken. Oh, the loss is huge.
"Director Speer, didn't our family use the old man's head gold coins from the empire before? Have they all been exchanged for Goldford?"
"Your Highness, in the earliest days we used the Imperial Old Man's Head Gold Coins as one-third of the Goldford. Later, Knight Shredder told us to stop using the Imperial Old Man's Head Gold Coins and save them up. Since the family has no shortage of Goldford, we only I bought the savings, but did not exchange them. After seizing the nearly ten million imperial old man’s head gold coins from the Principality of Madras, I went to check the account books, and found that our family’s accumulated imperial old man’s head gold coins also had more than 800 There are ten thousand coins, and most of them were exchanged from the people at a ratio of three to one."
Lorist immediately became excited, adding up to 18 million imperial old man's head gold coins, if he also learns from the Duke of Madras to cast these into gold fortune, then it will be 9 million at a ratio of 2 to 1, which can finally make up for it In the past two years, I have spent lavishly on the family funds.
"Can we also remelt these imperial old man's head gold coins and recast them into Jinford?" Lorist asked eagerly.
Manager Speer shook his head: "Your Highness, I am responsible for the warehouse management of funds and materials, and I don't know how to mint gold coins. You need to discuss these matters with Sir Shredder Knight."
"Oh, I see. Schwader, let Knight Shredder come to me as soon as possible."
"Yes, my lord."
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