I'm a dragon, I only want to steal princesses

Chapter 493 Red Dragon Banker

"Spend money?" At the dining table of the Endless Tower, Ganouen held a piece of garlic ribs he made in his mouth and looked at Zhenna with a surprised look.

"Yes, I think you need to spend the money you have hidden in the cellar - mainly gold and silver." Zhenna looked into Ganouen's eyes with determination.

"What's wrong? Do you need money for something?" Ganon didn't understand.

During this period of time, they had nothing worth spending money on. When Zhenna and the others asked him to use money, he would approve it as long as there was a reason.

During dinner today, Zhenna suddenly told him that he should spend money, which made him a little confused. In his impression, Zhenna was not an extravagant and wasteful person.

"How many tons of gold are stored in your cellar now?" Zhenna asked seriously.

"A lot," Ganon replied.

He generally knew how much his treasure was, but he still had to do a good calculation before he could tell the weight.

"I think you can ask Dolan this question." Isbel suddenly pointed at Dolan Siloni.

This led him to continue to make money and accumulate gold and silver, while the empire's precious metal reserves were getting smaller and smaller, to the point where even currency was in short supply.

He doesn't know much about economics, but some of the knowledge he learned in another world allows him to roughly sort out the cause-and-effect relationships.

"A minister reported to me that the price of gold and silver in the northern part of the empire has become very high, the money supply is insufficient, and everything on the market has become extremely cheap, but the domestic transaction volume has dropped significantly. We are forced to mint more gold coins and issue them. But the gold reserves in Longshou Fort are very small, not enough at all, and there is also inexplicably little gold on the market... I'm wondering if it has something to do with the gold and silver treasures stored in your treasure house." Zhenna looked at it seriously. Ganon asked.

A lot of his business was conducted in the empire, and he also had a title in the empire and could tax the territory he cultivated.

"Speaking of which, there is also a deflation problem here in Muxia." Isabel said.

The empire had been attacked many times by Dragon Ascension's Lair before, and the black dragon Gale Sloan also looted the treasury of Dragon Head Castle, which greatly reduced the empire's gold storage.

"What's going on?" Ganon signaled Zhenna to speak clearly.

This resulted in a large amount of gold and silver continuing to flow from the northern part of the empire to his treasury, and he had been hoarding huge amounts of precious metals, and the amount consumed in the market could not be compared with what he earned.

Now Ganon's wealth has reached a very exaggerated level. The cellar of the Endless Tower cannot store it at all, so he simply dug some secret spaces underground as warehouses. Huge amounts of gold and silver are stored here, and because Ganon is still running business in the territory, and the gold and silver treasures are still increasing.

"Uh..." Ganon scratched his eyebrows.

The gold that flowed into the Dragon's Nest also includes the money that the Dragon's Nest collected and used in the salt mine business in the past, whether it was the Blue Dragon King's, the other two ancient dragons, the ancient dragon Kalama, or dozens of other giants. Dragon's private treasure. When the battlefield was cleared after the battle, Ganon dug it all out again.

Dolan Siloni almost choked on her food when she heard this. She covered her mouth for a while before she recovered. Then she hurriedly responded: "Ask...why do you ask me?"

"Ha, Nitrilan has had this problem for a long time. Because the precious metals were stolen by the Dragon's Nest, we all started to use a large amount of copper and nickel to make coins. Now that the Dragon's Nest has been destroyed, the problem has become more serious. ." Anya said and glanced at Ganouen, "Speaking of which, some of your money was stolen from me. You are so rich now, don't you plan to pay it back to me?"

Countries in this world basically adopt gold and silver standard monetary policies. The supply of gold and silver as currency raw materials has a great impact on the value of currency.

"I heard before that there seemed to be some problems in Beishan Country, but they increased the mining volume of gold mines, so it didn't have much impact for the time being." Mo La also said something. "The wealth I have stored has already affected the economy of the entire northern part of the continent?" Ganouen folded his hands and thought seriously.

"The lower realm is really strange. Gold and silver can actually affect people's livelihood issues. They are obviously inedible and cannot be used." Salil was completely unable to understand the value of discussing this issue. Of course, she lay on the table and shouted without caring about it at all. Compared to Annie who was sleeping soundly, she listened more seriously.

"Does this mean you want me to give away the gold?" Ganon touched his chin and pondered.

"Let's not talk about whether you are willing or not. This will cause big problems." Zhenna shook her head, "Either you sell the gold to us directly, or you can borrow money. In short, you have to find a way to spend the gold, or else ...How about you use it to purchase and develop territory?"

"Then why don't I just open a mint? As long as my currency is recognized by your country." Ganon thought for a while and realized something. "By the way, I can also open a bank."

The other members present looked at each other, and then questioned the term in unison: "Bank?"
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At the junction, the Garnorn territory was established as a free trade zone by the Empire, Muxia and Beishan Kingdom. In the same year, the lord Earl Garnorn claimed to have discovered a gold mine, and established a mint with the approval of the Empire, minting a large number of gold and silver coins and entering the market. circulation, greatly alleviating currency tensions.

Soon Ganon established a bank in his own name and began to provide basic lending and savings services. A few years later, the Red Dragon Bank appeared in the northern part of the empire and the federation...

One day, in a tavern in the northern part of the empire, a regular businessman came in with a group of people and handed the gold coins to the boss: "A private room, a box of the best wine, and a large table of wine and food."

The boss picked up the gold coin and took a look. One side had a dragon printed on it, and the other side had a tower and numbers printed on it.

"Golden dragon coins, you are so generous. Did you make a lot of money from your business in the Federation this time?" The boss accepted the gold coins directly. Now, gold dragon coins have become the mainstream currency in several provinces in the northern part of the empire.

"Forget it, the borrowed money has to be repaid with interest. Every time I work hard to transport such a batch of things to sell, the bank can just sit back and collect my money." The boss complained loudly, "Over there The damn red dragon, the bastard banker with the title of earl, should really be hung on the monument in Dragonmaw Square!"

"Noble sir, may wealth always favor you. May I have the opportunity to share your joy. I am willing to sing a song for you." A young man dressed as a troubadour smiled enthusiastically and came up to ask for a drink. It means drinking.

"I'm sorry, young man. I don't like to listen to people singing while eating, but if you want to ask for a drink, just tell me a joke here. If I am satisfied, I am willing to buy you a drink." The businessman turned around Finished sentence.

The troubadour bowed and said loudly:

"I once heard that there was a fugitive outside the Great Wall who dreamed of becoming a great thief, so he went to Shaman City and found the most famous local gang, hoping to join. As a result, the gang leader heard about his purpose and said that you were involved in this matter If you want to reach the top, you should go find the red dragon living in the north. That dragon is the most powerful robber in the world.

'Then he must have attacked many towns. ’ said the fugitive.

The gang leader replied, 'No, he never raided towns, but he opened this thing called a bank. '"

"Excellent!" The businessman laughed immediately, took out a silver coin and threw it to the poet, "You deserve this, have a good drink."

The businessman took his companion into the box. The troubadour took a look at the dragon and tower patterns on it. Instead of buying wine with it, he returned to a round table with one of his female companions sitting at the table. .

"It feels like you are more infamous than before." The Empress of the Empire, disguised as a tourist, said leisurely.

"Whatever." Ganon, disguised as a bard, smiled and tossed the silver coins in his hand.

(End of this chapter)