With the gavel of the chairman of the committee, Donbasser Leclerc Djochen, the inquiry meeting on the relationship between Galloping Plain and Kirislav finally came to an end. Representatives of Kirislav and the Southeast Kingdom did not look back. After escaping from the conference hall, they were afraid that if they stayed for a while longer, Han Fei and Lant would return and have another ten-minute long speech.
"Mr. Lant, I congratulate you on such a good start in the imperial capital." Han Fei Appleby smiled and extended his hand. "It is a pity for the civil service system that people like you failed to join the imperial department."
"Your Excellency Han Fei is truly well-deserved as the chief civil servant of the empire," Lant held his hand tightly. "The absence of you from the committee of the Galloping Horse Foundation is simply a mistake of the Galloping Horse family."
Don Basser on the side rolled his eyes and sighed at the hypocrisy of the two people. If Han Fei was really allowed to join the committee of the Galloping Horse Fund, then I am afraid that not a single cent of the fund's subsidy would be spent.
When Lant took Little Cardinal out, he saw a person waiting for them in the corridor outside the door. This man was tall and straight, with a Chinese character face and a very upright face. His golden back hair was combed meticulously, and he looked like He is incompatible with the barbarians here.
"Earl Lant, this is Gordon Campbell, Assistant Secretary of the Imperial Treasury," a staff member next to him introduced to Lant respectfully.
"Mr. Earl, congratulations on restoring order in Yeqi City!" Gordon showed a commercial fake smile, which reminded Lant of the time when he faced his superiors in his previous life.
"Hello," Lant greeted Gordon and waited for the official from the Department of Finance to speak.
"Earl Lant, I wonder how your territory is going to deal with the huge expenses after the war?" Gordon asked with a smile.
When Rand heard this, it was obvious that there was a pit waiting for him to step into. He wanted to know how big the pit was, so he quickly asked: "My current idea is to sell specialties in the territory. In addition, after the war protection policy is implemented, The empire will also provide some subsidies.”
"I'm afraid you are not familiar with the terms of the protection policy," Lant's answer was completely in line with Gordon's expectations. He hurriedly said: "The subsidy of the protection policy is the reduction of imperial taxes. With the area of Yeqi City, it requires The tax paid must be at least 300,000 gold coins!”
"Oh, in that case" Lant nodded, "please deduct it directly from the Galloping Horse Fund!"
"Huh?" Gordon was stunned for a moment.
"The account books of the Yeqicheng Finance Department and the Galloping Horse Fund are shared. As a believer of His Majesty, I am willing to pay the full amount and deduct it directly from the fund!" Lant showed a very serious expression.
"Ah, that... that's natural," Gordon was suddenly interrupted by Rant. He naturally knew that the account of the Yeqi City Finance Department was the Galloping Horse Fund. Even the Imperial Finance Department regarded the Galloping Horse Fund as his own. a part of.
Rand's words are to ask the Imperial Finance Department to pay the taxes on the Galloping Horse Plains. This is obviously a fantasy for the Treasury Department. Even if the money originally belongs to the Galloping Horse family, it is unacceptable.
"...But,..." Gordon couldn't figure out his thoughts for a while, but Lant spoke over there.
"I think as the assistant secretary of the Department of Finance, you don't need me to introduce you to the source of the Galloping Horse Fund, right? Even if you only look at the principal brought to the imperial capital by the Qicheng Department of Finance that night, it can be deducted from taxes for at least 10 years." Rant smiled and took a step forward, causing Gordon to step back slightly.
"We can't say that all the money that our galloping royal family brought to the imperial capital was eaten by the Imperial Finance Department?"
"That's... that's..." Gordon subconsciously wanted to say, "That's natural. We have collected the 300-year storage fee."
When has the Finance Department spit out the money it swallowed? However, Gordon's reason told him that he could not just break up with Lant.
At this time, Han Fei Appleby couldn't stand it anymore. Frank, the chief secretary of the Department of Finance, served the Minister of Finance every day. He was a relative of the God Emperor and the biological father of the current emperor, the legendary mage His Highness Zhang Xu. Naturally, he was too lazy to run away. I came here to talk to Lant personally, but the secretaries of the Ministry of Finance had a high opinion of themselves and looked down upon their opponents too much, so they fell behind in a few words.
Seeing Gordon in trouble, Han Fei said on his behalf: "Earl Lant, I guess your colleagues in the Department of Finance will express their admiration for your loyalty. However, Gordon is here this time to help you." Solve your war funding problem!"
"Ah, yes, yes," Gordon nodded quickly, "Our Ministry of Finance has a once and for all solution!"
"Oh?" Lant's eyes were full of curiosity.
Gordon led Lant and Little Cardinal to an empty conference room and told the Finance Department’s suggestion: “In view of the fact that the most powerful product in your territory is the magic furnace, we recommend that you set up a mentor in the imperial capital. The workshop is dedicated to the construction of magic furnaces.
The Department of Finance is willing to arrange everything at a preferential price, including providing all materials and selling all magic furnaces. You can get at least 100,000 gold coins for each magic furnace. And the Finance Department can advance all the funds you need for this war. "
"Oh?" Lant showed a very curious expression, and the little cardinal beside him couldn't stand listening. A new magic furnace means that the empire can issue 2.5 million gold coins, but the Department of Finance only intends to give Rand 100,000 gold coins of his hard-earned money.
"Sir Gordon, now that we are building a magic furnace, will the Salt and Iron Department give us 150,000 gold coins? Why will we be given less in the future when we build more?" Little Cardinal suppressed the temptation to expose others and asked. One sentence.
"It's very simple. After any equipment is built in large quantities, the cost will be closer to the material cost. What's more, large-scale production will definitely mean that someone will imitate it. Your magic furnace may be difficult for ordinary families to imitate, but it is still very easy for the legendary family to imitate." Ge If what Den said is not a magic furnace, it actually makes sense. "Once your workshop can produce stably, the Department of Finance will ensure that only your workshop has the power to manufacture magic furnaces!"
"Yeah, that sounds pretty good." Rand nodded habitually. To put it bluntly, the Imperial Finance Department wanted to form a monopoly with Rand. If Rand didn't know about the mess of the Galloping Horse Fund, it really didn't count. A bad idea.
"Then how many magic furnaces does the Finance Department hope to produce?"
Gordon sounded promising and quickly said: "800 units, the first batch!"
"..." Lant and Little Cardinal looked at each other. Sure enough, the Department of Finance wanted to use 80 million gold coins to activate the Galloping Horse Fund, which has a market value of 2 billion, and take it for itself.
After hearing this, Lant determined that the purpose of the Department of Finance was to let him take over the fund, but he did not want him to control the fund. If Lant really wanted to conquer the imperial capital, this plan might actually be a good idea, but he just wanted to be a good lord.
"Sir Gordon, I have a proposal. I will build 6 magic furnaces for the Marquis of Fiat. In the future, the Galloping Horse Department of Finance will transfer all the royal family's shares to the Marquis of Fiat and Galloping!"
(End of chapter)
