Chapter 121. Preparing to open a bank
⑵ “But you refused…. Did you not like the other person?”
“Are you going to be roughly the same? Well, it’s not that the other person had a problem, so don’t misunderstand. It’s just that I didn’t like it.”
For the time being, I made an excuse for the honor of the opponent who saw the match.
It was me who was always cold, so I have to explain that much.
“There are other things to do than that, so get ready to go.”
Anyway, it is more important to lay the foundation for making a plan for me to live comfortably in the future rather than meeting in the past.
“Since the distance is long, I will go by teleport. Prepare Dia.”
“Yes, but where are you going?”
“huh? not a big deal.”
I said it lightly as if it really was nothing.
“I’m just going to seduce someone who might be my next business partner.”
In a sense, it may be another confrontation.
Yeah, it’s more important than a face-to-face meeting with someone you’ll be discussing money with.
Using Dia’s teleport magic, I arrived at a small territory located in the southwestern part of the kingdom.
Basically, in terms of scale, it is nothing more than a rural area that is barely self-sufficient.
However, there is no idiot who ignores this place because the land is small, at least not among the sane nobles.
“Im here.”
“It’s quite secluded….
I glanced around the lord’s castle and surveyed the atmosphere of this place.
It may not have been a place that has been revived in earnest, but there were no signs of great suffering on the faces of the residents that I see from time to time.
“This is Karet-ryeong…
Asha, who accompanied me, looked around and muttered as if thinking about something.
Today, not only Dia, who used the teleport magic, but also Asha, for some reason, accompanied her.
Not because it’s particularly dangerous.
It was because I thought it would be better for Asha to show her face at least here.
“There’s nothing to be too nervous about.”
When I tried to reprimand Asha with a bitter smile.
We heard someone calling us.
A man in his early 40s who seemed to be the lord of this place came out and greeted me.
“Welcome, Mr. Arell!! Hajill Carret. On behalf of Karet, I would like to express my welcome to Arel.”
“…Don’t be too rigid, Marquis Carret.”
I responded to his greeting with a smile as well.
“You are Sir Pernil. I often heard the story from my youngest daughter.”
“Ah, my name is Asha Pernil.”
For some reason, Asha greeted him with a lot of tension.
Dia, not knowing why Asha behaved so hard, tilted her head in silence.
Knowing the circumstances, I smiled bitterly.
I can’t help it.
This is Karet.
and Marquis Carret.
Heiacaret, who is currently dating Asha’s younger sister, Iret, is his youngest daughter.
As an aside, Iret and Heia seem to be getting along well these days.
….I was very curious about how they were getting along.
“Looks like my daughter has caused trouble.”
“Oh no! My sister is…
Asha rarely panics.
It must be a very uncomfortable moment for Asha, who is currently in the same position as the head of the Pernil family.
Even so, the reason I brought Asha was more so that Marquis Carret would not be too wary of me.
Even if you’re not familiar with them, it’s good to give them a little sense of kinship.
However, it would be a completely uncomfortable position for Asha.
Because she wouldn’t know how to treat the other person.
As if understanding her, Marquis Karet nodded and guided us.
“You can be comfortable. Please eat inside first.”
The impression of the inside of the castle, which came under his guidance, feels like it was decorated quite well.
Rather than being extravagant, it’s more about showing the other person appropriate dignity and wealth.
It feels like furniture and decorations are equipped with appropriate practicality and design rather than luxury items.
Shall I improve the interior in this direction in the castle where I stay?
I suddenly had such a thought.
Well, the current business is not simply to consult on interior design, but to discuss future business.
Marquis Carret, who was sitting opposite me across the table, stared into my pupils.
“Excuse me, can I get straight to the point?”
“I think so anyway. Oh, I’m sorry I came here in such a hurry first.”
Saying that, I handed him a gift prepared in advance.
Well, it was just a gift of a few new products that had not yet been distributed as a greeting.
However, while Marquis Carret readily accepts my favor, she is not seduced by it.
Simji is coming soon.
The first time I saw him was when he greeted me at a banquet on my birthday.
Even so, the reason I thought of him was simply because of Asha’s sister’s work, and because I was purely evaluating him before.
“Let’s get straight to the point.”
He took a sip of the tea and continued talking.
“I want to do business with the Karet family.”
“…You mean business? If it’s just business, I know that there is a business that Arel-sama can reach, right?”
Of course, the reaction was that I didn’t understand.
It must be that he doesn’t understand why I left the normal company and suddenly brought up this story to him.
Not to mention, the family was not specialized in the business of currying.
To put it bluntly, they are the ones who are talented in investing.
That’s why they can live affluent despite having a narrow territory.
“No, it is not a simple business. I think it’s a scene where bigger money is rolling.”
“Money… you mean?”
“Tell me without dragging on. I intend to establish a bank in Ernesia Kingdom where my influence can reach.”
His eyes narrowed.
Normally, it would be a joke, so I would pass it off, but he noticed that I was speaking so seriously, and that my current performance was not something to be easily overlooked.
“Why did you do that to me?”
“I don’t have enough hands to drag the bank by myself. There are no talented people on our side of the territory either. Then it’s only natural to find someone who can work with you, right?”
I chose Marquis Carret as my partner to lead the establishment of a bank.
This is because it was judged suitable not only for his personality, but also for his ability through rumors heard in the world.
“Is your goal simply to establish a bank?”
“Can’t you? To be precise, we will issue currency. A bank is a window for that.”
It explicitly expressed its intention to obtain the right to issue currency.
In this case, the simplest and best way is to just quickly reveal your true feelings.
“Currency issuance right…
” “Father… I have already told His Majesty in advance. I am doing it, not anyone else, so you will support me.”
In addition, the economic power will be held by the royal family, not by anyone else.
My father may have expressed his intention to grant permission with that in mind.
“And this is the currency that will be circulated in the future.”
I’ve put some metal coins I’ve sampled on the table.
Respectively, copper and gold will replace traditional currencies.
At this point, it should be conveyed desperately that I am not joking.
“…Arel-nim, can I seriously tell you my opinion?”
“However much? Give your opinion openly.”
When I shrugged my shoulders and gave my permission, Marquis Carret glared at the coins I showed her in a cold sweat.
“It’s difficult to talk about banks, but money is usually not a formidable task.”
“I know.”
Currency reform is by no means a light achievement.
Of all the things in the world, things involving money are bound to be the most troublesome.
One of the sensitive ones is money.
“The existing copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins have too many loopholes.”
First of all, the biggest problem is about counterfeiting.
Of course, the mold for printing each currency was thoroughly managed by the kingdom, but there were idiots who wanted to imitate it.
Fortunately, it mostly ended in failure.
The mold used to print currency that is currently used was manufactured by the Dwarves with all their might.
It would be difficult to recreate it with tolerable means and skills.
However, there are many other problems besides counterfeiting.
For example, the problem of content.
It is also common to lie about the silver and gold content of each currency.
I heard that about 20 years ago, there was a considerable commotion because of a noble who secretly tried to deceive the content.
In addition, it seems that various big and small troubles keep happening.
“I will use this opportunity to stabilize the value of the currency of the Kingdom of Ernesia.”
And I’ll catch that flow.
“I wonder if this currency is counterfeit?”
“Impossible.”
I bet
“The mold used to manufacture this was entirely designed and manufactured by me.
In addition, several anti-counterfeiting methods have been applied in this. At least 20 other guys did it to replay it? It will take 30 years.”
Of course, by that time, we will come up with more advanced anti-counterfeiting methods.
In conclusion, I can assure you that no one can print this currency.
“The metal composition is also my original.”
“…I’m not a blacksmith, so I can’t say anything.”
“If it’s a guarantee, the iron workshop can do it for you.”
Since ancient times, when it comes to iron, borrowing their names is still the way to prove a brand.
Even if it’s just when I’m printing this sample now, I’m going to say, “Are you using this level of technology for just that!!” And the dwarven blacksmith, Aken, said in an absurd way.
When I said this confidently, Marquis Carret began to suffer from the heart.
“how is it? Would you like to hear more?”
“It looks like it should. I’m still not sure if I can participate in Arel’s plans.”
To Marquis Karet, who asked for a more detailed explanation, I told the stories I could tell at this point in turn.
How to establish a bank, management policy, what to do with funds, etc…
And most importantly, my thoughts on currency reform.
Each time he heard it, Marquis Karet’s face gradually went into agony.
It’s to the point where I want to watch it slowly to see how serious people can get.
Perhaps in his head right now, he is reviewing my plan and weighing the benefits and risks that will follow.
An eye for profit and loss calculations.
Based on that, will you invest in the other person? The sense of deciding whether or not to speak.
Perhaps right now, he is desperately shaking his head, shuddering at a scale that is different from the previous transactions.
“I think it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how about ‘?”
“…I don’t know if that’s the case.”
He groaned and spoke out.
“Can I ask you something?”
“Is there really only one? Keep asking questions until you are satisfied. Let’s leave no doubts.”
This time, instead of forcing cooperation unilaterally, I am taking the policy of slowly convincing the other party and drawing them to my side.
It is a plan to fight against the money going around the kingdom.
It’s not something you can do just by impulse.
