Chapter 216 Earl of Rondon (1)
A week ago.
The Earl of Rondon heard the devastating news.
“… The Golden Bank has sent you an ultimatum. fortnight later. If you do not pay back 100,000 gold, you will exercise your rights as a creditor and make a formal complaint. what should i do with this As you know, the Redford royal treasury cannot afford to pay that debt. If you spit out 100,000 gold in a situation where you have to cover the operating expenses for next year from outside, the country will collapse.”
100,000 gold.
It’s obviously a lot of money, but it’s not an amount that would speak of collapse on a national level.
The problem was Redford’s circumstances.
Due to the king’s careless extravagance and gambling, the national treasury dried up day by day, and the debt accumulated to an extent that could not be handled by now.
Belatedly, he raised his fever to control the king.
But when he realized the reality, an avalanche of debt, which must have been the size of a snowball at first, hit the kingdom.
said the Earl of Londondon.
“Is there any room for negotiation?”
“yes. At Golden Bank, I nailed it to no room for anything.”
“… Whoa.”
He let out a big sigh.
last few years.
The Earl of Rondon worked tirelessly to save the country.
In the process, he lost a lot of his property, but the country still had many problems to solve.
A debt of 100,000 gold. As of now, there was no way to repay it.
To be precise, even if he paid off his entire fortune, Redford would repeat the same situation in future problems.
It was stifling.
Golden Bank.
Targeting the entire continent, they thoroughly punished those who failed to repay their debts.
I didn’t care if the opponent was a country.
It was clear that it was basic to cause riots by spraying money from within, and to try to destroy the country by funding the war of hostile countries.
If you don’t have the energy to spit it out. It was their way to retrieve it on their own.
History has shown what can happen if you ignore Golden Bank’s warnings.
“What did His Majesty the King say?”
“It is always the same. His Majesty the King is not the one we already knew. He is addicted to alcohol and women every day, and whenever he has a chance, he goes to the gambling table. We have put restrictions so that we can no longer touch the national treasury, but there is no way for us to control even the piles of debt that have the national seal stamped on them.”
“There is an outside force that encourages His Majesty to deviate. As long as they are in good health, the problem will inevitably repeat itself.”
Redford.
The country was in decline.
The common people did not yet know the seriousness of the situation, but the Earl of Rondon knew that his downfall was imminent.
Treasury dries up.
if a riot breaks out.
The meaning of the country will be lost.
Knowing that that was the goal the Empire wanted, the Earl of Rondon resorted to evil and attracted money.
In the process, I thought of rebellion countless times.
However, according to the information he found out, the king’s deviation was the result of external forces.
They hoped that those who care about the safety of the country would revolt, and it was clear that they would use it as a justification for purging the moment they raised troops.
It was an outcall.
In a situation where options were limited, all he could do was support the pillars of a crumbling country.
person who came to him.
was the treasurer.
The reality of the country was that the person who was supposed to report to the king secretly visited the Earl of Rondon.
‘Is there really no way.’
at the end of the desk.
I saw a picture with my father.
The photo, which was magically taken during his lifetime, showed a man who looked just like Count Rondon, laughing broadly.
In fact, people remembered the father more than the Earl of Rondon.
He was a man of great patriotism to the point of being respected by everyone, and he did not let go of his worries about his country until the moment he died in an accident.
he dies
People condemned the new Rondon heir.
Unlike his father, his reputation in the world was that he was a scum who plundered people and only revealed money.
said the Earl of Londondon.
“Redford is running towards the cliff. We cannot abandon this country and run away, knowing that one day this country will fall over a precipice and be shattered. We must draw up a list of factions that will help us. First of all, the Golden Bank debt must be settled so that Redford can be safe.”
“All right.”
Treasurer bowing his head.
Count Rondon leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling.
painted ceiling.
It seemed to represent the reality of this country.
* * *
I didn’t find Dmitri from the beginning.
I went to the forces that I had been friends with before, but they all expressed their position that they were in trouble.
“Earl of London. Rumors are circulating on this floor about Redford Kingdom and not lending you any money. No matter how high the interest is promised, wouldn’t it be only us if it collapses before we get it back? I’m sorry. Shouldn’t we also think about reality now?”
ten encounters.
Ten rejections.
Count Rondon’s feet swelled.
I walked a long distance and earnestly asked for it, but most of them responded so coldly that they refused to even meet.
Then I remembered the Dmitry family.
Although they weren’t close friends, there might be a possibility if they were called super-wealthy even though they had a hostile relationship with the Cronus Empire.
A glimpse of possibility.
It was a feeling of holding onto even a straw.
After visiting Roman Dmitri, he swallowed dryly at the sight of the opponent opening the door and entering.
‘Roman Dmitry. The best talent on the continent who defeated Gustavo Knight Commander in one blow. According to rumors, Roman Dmitri is a very cool-headed person. If he knows Redford’s circumstances well, the chances of him lending money are slim.’
He too knew the reality.
but.
There were no other options.
Rumors spread that Dmitri was actually led by Roman Dmitri, not Duke Romero, and that’s why he went to Roman Dmitri.
Roman Dmitri, seated across the street. After briefly revealing each other’s identities, they immediately got down to business.
“I’m sorry for asking you this in the first place, but please lend us 100,000 gold. Of course, I am well aware that this is an unreasonable request. There was no relationship in the first place, and even if you borrow money, it is not a situation where you can pay it back quickly.”
revealed the teeth.
I didn’t borrow money with plausible words, but honestly told what the situation was.
Rondon and Dmitri.
Both are families with the blood of merchants.
It was clear that an absurd excuse would not work, and even though it was a huge loan of 100,000 gold in the first place, there was no benefit for the Dmitri family to gain.
The existence of interest was meaningless.
If Redford and Rondon perish, the opponent to receive the interest will disappear, and the money will also evaporate.
“If Golden Bank’s debt cannot be repaid, Redford will collapse. I’d like to block that much. Roman Dmitry. You know the importance of Redford. The Kingdom Alliance is barely maintaining its existence, but if Redford falls, the Kingdom Alliance will lose its power to stop the Kronos Empire. So please give me a little bit of strength. Redford cannot stand without foreign aid.”
this transaction.
turned the situation upside down
He appealed to Dmitri, who pretended to be with Cronus, about the importance of Redford, not simply a relationship of gain.
Count of London.
He was a smart person.
To be honest, he made Redford’s problem everyone’s problem.
set of circumstances.
Roman Dmitri, who listened to the other person’s words calmly, asked in a low-pitched voice while drinking tea.
“I’ve heard rumors about the Earl of Rondon. Redford’s godfather. A being who plundered the property of the people around him and accumulated enormous wealth through cruel business skills. People call you scum or a bloodless miser. But the Earl of Rondon I met seems to be different from the rumors.”
public reputation.
It was different from what was in front of my eyes.
At least the people of Redford did not consider Rondon a patriot.
“Please explain to me. Why do you, with such a reputation, work so hard for Redford? In fact, don’t people with money have enough to live for if they abandon their patriotism?”
* * *
Roman’s words.
fell into silence
The Earl of Rondon looked at the other person without a word.
public evaluation.
He knew.
People cursed at the Count of Rondon, who confirmed his business and took away the surrounding property even in the process of the country’s collapse, calling it trash.
And I didn’t spend a single penny on others.
It was the Earl of Rondon, who was seen holding the money until the end even though he was being pointed at by people.
The reality was different.
Most of that hard-earned money has been spent on solving Redford’s problems.
said the Earl of Londondon.
“… Just a few years ago, I was not very interested in the situation in this country. It was my goal to inherit my father’s family business and become the best merchant on the continent. By the way. When you accumulate enormous wealth, you see the truth that people don’t know. The aberration of His Majesty King Redford. People say that His Majesty the King makes things difficult for the country, but those who know the truth are not unaware that the process is abnormal. I am convinced that the Kronos Empire is behind this incident.”
king.
He was put on a gambling board by someone.
At first, he was delighted by making a lot of money, but within a year he became a gambling addict.
A gambling board where the continent’s titans gathered.
How did the king get into that position in the first place?
Questions arose, and the Earl of Rondon knew that the forces behind it were leading the downfall of Redford.
“The rich man of Redford. How do you think our family will be reflected to traitors who are trying to bring down the country? My father’s death was no accident. A person with patriotism and wealth would have thought that it would be a big stumbling block to their plans. So I turned my back on public opinion. He trampled on other people’s business, took property, and was criticized by people, but he has no regrets about it. The beings I destroyed. They are all bastards. I just took back their property and returned it to the state.”
beyond memory.
The Earl of Rondon, who first inherited the family, was actually not a patriot enough to devote everything to this.
however.
As time passed, something solid formed in my heart.
Watching the series of collapses of Redford with his father’s death, Count Rondon could not let the situation go the way Cronus intended.
So now he dedicated his life to Redford.
It didn’t matter how people judged him.
single purpose.
In order to protect this country built by his father and his ancestors, he didn’t care what his reputation was.
said the Earl of Londondon.
“I have no intention of taking on all the responsibilities of 100,000 gold. As collateral for this transaction, I will bet not only the land of Rondon, but also the family heirloom. Even if things get to the worst. As for Dmitri, it won’t be much of a loss. And if Redford fixes the problem and gets back to normal. London family. Furthermore, Redford will never forget this grace for the rest of his life.”
when you’re done talking.
The Earl of Rondon had a hunch.
‘I’ll refuse this time too.’
Dmitry.
A family of traders who rose to their current position by selling steel had no reason to accept this offer.
An elaborate story?
Relationship with Kronos?
It’s not a problem facing them.
The fire that fell on the feet of others did not know the danger until it spread to himself.
But then.
“Okay. I will accept your offer.”
answer returned.
As the Earl of Rondon, who had already given up, he couldn’t hide his bewildered expression.
