Zantz City.
As a new government, the Free City State operates surprisingly smoothly. The integration of towns around Zanc City was also surprisingly smooth.
After all, the common people actually got their own land that they could cultivate, and they said goodbye to the years of being tenants for the nobles.
It was as if the haze in the sky above the heads of the people had finally drifted away.
Equality and human rights should be the most direct demands of all people living at the bottom. At least that's what it seems on the surface.
Of course, there is another reason why Baixin trusts the new government so much, and that is Alvin. This handsome, amiable young painter is more comfortable to look at than those paunchy nobles.
Let him be the leader of the Universal Church Freedom Army, and the effect is particularly good.
There were even more nefarious people who exposed the war on the Constant Plains, so Alvin's talents in both civil and military affairs were publicized. I don’t know if Riya was involved in this.
It seems that as long as this unparalleled painter exists, the Free City can survive in the Fulwei Empire where there are many nobles.
But in fact, Theresa of Newfandor and the Philodi family of Tyrell City are eyeing Zantz's side. The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole. If Earl Oneyin is the cicada, then the Philodi family is the mantis, and Theresia is the oriole who thinks she is smart, but in fact Alvin is the hunter with the most abundant harvests.
But in fact, Alvin does not think of the problem so simply. In addition to being wary of external enemies, he also remains wary of internal allies.
Just like kings for thousands of years, he was also very wary of religious authority. Of course, it was impossible for Ria to confide in Alvin.
However, Alvin has no intention of confronting the church head-on at this stage, or at any stage in the future.
As a result, he has been busy discussing with Kui Qing recently, planning to open a "Zonghengtong Trading Company".
Although the cultivated land around Zantz was divided, the land tax recovered was far from enough to pay for military expenses.
Therefore, the hundreds of thousands of rounias that Kui Qing brought to Alvin must have a chance to play.
From Alvin's point of view, this military expenditure can be paid for by himself, but it cannot be paid without a name.
The key is that if he bears the military expenses of the Free Army in his own capacity, there will be various problems in the future. First of all, if he takes this opportunity to make excessive demands on the subject of power, he will put himself on the opposite side of Riya's group.
Jia Ziya may not be able to help but think: "Are you threatening me with this?"
Furthermore, the opinions of the people are also important. It was agreed that everyone was equal, but if he took out so many Looney's at once and his status suddenly appeared, he would inevitably fail to convince everyone. Moreover, ordinary people like Zantz couldn't help but ask where these Lounis came from? Could it be that he, Alvin, had looted it from those nobles?
So to sum up, this is a situation that Alvin doesn't want to end up in. He does not want to fall out with Riya and the others at this stage, nor does he want to have any conflicts within the Free City at this time.
The character of splitting and caution is vividly displayed in Alvin. On the one hand, he was secretly guarding against others, but on the other hand, he did not want to conflict with them.
But there is nothing wrong with this kind of political logic.
So, going back to the previous topic, since Looney Alvin cannot come forward personally, someone else can only do it. Thinking back to the banknotes mentioned last time, Alvin thought about setting up a trading house.
The common people can exchange banknotes for runes at the trading house, and Alvin can lend out military expenses through the trading house.
When the time comes, it will be revealed that Zongheng Trading Company is the creditor of the Free City State. In this case, it makes sense in name. At the same time, Alvin can also pass through this trading house without anyone noticing, and hold the Free City in his hands.
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When the "Zongheng Trading Company" was established, the people in Zanci City were really shocked.
The grand opening ceremony, the luxurious array of lights and colors, and the red carpet covering the streets were really breathtaking. The key is that all the senior officials of the Free City State are here. Archbishop Leah and Commander of the Free Army Alvin came to support the scene, which shows that this trading house is really great. The Universal Cult team behind Liya includes Turang, Meng Pu, Ji Ao and others, while Alvin has brought all the high-ranking generals here, including Xia Ye, Lang Yun, Qiao Zhi, Shiba , Bai Kang and so on.
Kui Qing is the proprietor of the trading house.
This is why there are so many high-level figures who can help Zonghengtong Trading Company.
If Alvin were to be the boss of this trading house, he would definitely not be able to hire Riya and others.
For Riya, on the one hand, it is fear, on the other hand, it is to avoid suspicion.
During the opening ceremony, Riya always felt that she had seen this childish girl somewhere, but she just couldn't remember it.
And Kui Qing would always avoid Lia's prying eyes in an understatement.
And all the interactions between the two people were visible to Alvin. He had no intention of exploring Kui Qing's life experience, but various clues always prompted him to make various speculations.
In fact, Kui Qing refused to be the proprietor of Zongheng Trading Company at first, but later she couldn't stand it anymore and Alvin insisted on emphasizing the powerful connections there, so she agreed.
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Even though there are so many people coming to see the fun, they still don't understand what this "trade house" does.
It wasn't until Kui Qing announced that the banknotes of "Zonghengtong Trading Company" had been released. This shocking news finally made everyone present completely uneasy.
What are banknotes? For thousands of years, no one has ever heard of this thing.
Everyone is eagerly waiting to see what happens.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Kui Qing smiled and made a gesture. Two rows of young women in black narrow skirts filed out of the door of the trading house behind her. They all held a brocade-red tray in their hands.
Then these women walked up to the crowd one by one holding the trays.
Only now did the common people see the true face of banknotes.
The denominations of these banknotes are five, ten, twenty, fifty, one hundred, five hundred, and one thousand from small to large.
Each one is printed with a different landscape painting, mainly the mountains and rivers around Zantz or the religious buildings in the city.
Kui Qing confidently introduced, "In the future, large transactions will no longer have to be as troublesome as carrying several large boxes of Looney. These banknotes can perfectly replace Looney."
Everyone looked at the little girl with suspicion.
Seeing this, Alvin's lips curved into a deep smile.
If paper money wants to circulate, it will naturally not work just by relying on Kui Qing's few words. As early as a few days ago, Kui Qing had made appointments with the shopkeepers of dozens of shops in the city, and each of them received a lot of benefits from Kui Qing. Moreover, once banknotes begin to circulate, these stores will also benefit. After all, the efficiency of each transaction will be much higher. It is the true nature of a businessman to be mercenary, so when Kui Qing suggested it, these shrewd shopkeepers naturally agreed one after another. With these stores helping secretly, the early promotion of banknotes will be much easier.
This was planned in advance by Alvin and Kui Qing. It's just that Alvin didn't show his face, and Kui Qing acted as the front.
"Everyone can use the runes in their hands to come to our Zongheng Commercial Bank to exchange for banknotes of the same amount." Kui Qing glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "I know what everyone is worried about. Are you thinking that if you exchange these
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What should I do if I can’t spend the banknotes? "
"Yes, yes..." This touched everyone's heart.
"Then I can guarantee here that as long as it is a transaction in Zanc City, no store will refuse these banknotes."
"real or fake..."
"Then I'll have to change some to try later..."
Everyone started talking.
Kui Qingqing had the demeanor of a general. He did not take these questions seriously and always responded with a smile.
"Then what should we do if we leave Zanc City?" At this time, someone had other questions.
"This is exactly what I want to say next." Kui Qing responded with a smile, "Our Zongheng Trading Company will circulate banknotes to every corner of the Boer Principality as quickly as possible, and then to the surrounding areas. Each principality, and even the entire Fuwei Empire.”
"Phew..." Everyone felt a huge sense of absurdity when they heard such a young girl talking about such a grand idea, so unreal. But looking at the various characters who came to press the battle, there seemed to be no problem.
This also implicitly illustrates a problem. The implementation of this paper currency is still related to the territory.
If we want banknotes to really become popular, the territory of the Free Army must not be as small as it is now.
Therefore, sometimes the purpose of war is not as simple as territory.
For Alvin right now, even if Thearesia or Old Cask don't come to him, he has to find a way to find them.
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After the paper money was introduced, it was integrated into the lives of the people of Zanc City faster than Alvin imagined. This efficient currency quickly swept through the towns around Zantz City.
Seeing that the effect was so good, negotiations between the Zongheng Commercial Bank and the Free City were immediately put on the agenda.
Of course, this was naturally arranged by Alvin behind the scenes.
Leah is also worried. The government cannot afford the huge military expenditure, and the church cannot afford such a large expenditure. But the Universal Church Freedom Army is the foundation of all actions. After all, the protection of the Free City and the expansion of its territory cannot be relied on just by his words.
So when Kui Qing came to visit with military funds, people like Liya looked calm on the surface, but they were probably happy in their hearts. What does it mean to be in the right mind? This is called to be in the right mind.
As a result, Kui Qing naturally put forward his own conditions - all the currency issuance rights of the Free City State must be handed over to Zonghengtong Trading Company.
For the current situation, it seems that it makes no difference whether it is handed over to her or not. When it comes to religious teachings, Riya and Turang are all good players. But when it comes to business, in front of Kui Qing, these two old men are just like two two or three-year-old children.
So when Kui Qing handed over an agreement drawn up in advance to Riya, Riya didn't raise much alarm.
After Riya read the entire agreement carefully, she handed it to Alvin.
Alvin pretended to read it, and also questioned Kui Qing on several details. But in fact, this agreement was drafted by himself from beginning to end.
"Only Zongheng Trading Co., Ltd. is the currency issuer of the Free City." When Alvin saw this clause, the corner of his mouth raised slightly.
While answering Alvin's irrelevant questions, Kui Qing was secretly amused, feeling that her elder brother was really hypocritical.
After Alvin had no objection, he exchanged glances with Ria and nodded slightly.
After the archbishop and the military commander signed their names on the agreement, the matter was settled.
Ria didn't know how much trouble he would bring to the future free city-state, or the future world.
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