Chapter 505: Chapter 394 A Good Idea
However, things have to be dealt with one step at a time.
"Well, I will deal with these matters one by one. Actually, there are a few things I need to discuss with you, your majesty the Emperor," said Long Yi.
"What a coincidence! I also have a matter to discuss with you," Kirei said with a smile.
"Alright, since you only have one thing, you go first," Long Yi said.
"My request is simple. I hope you can become the group leader, forming a special legion. You can choose your own legion members, what do you think?" Kirei asked.
In fact, Kirei had long been contemplating the feasibility of this idea. After all, given Long Yi’s current strength, joining any Dragon Knight legion might seem improper. However, letting Long Yi act in the capacity of a free man also seems less than ideal. Therefore, giving Long Yi the power to form his own legion seems like the perfect solution.
Hearing Kirei’s words, Long Yi laughed: "Great, this will lower the number of things I need to discuss with you."
Kirei nodded, truly deserving of Long Yi, who had already anticipated this.
"Good, the next issue is related to the Imperial Treasury," Long Yi said.
By this point, Long Yi and Kirei had arrived at the entrance to the Imperial Treasury. When Long Yi saw Kirei, he immediately asked Kirei to take him to the treasury. Kirei was puzzled, and Long Yi just smiled without uttering a word. Kirei didn’t think Long Yi would rob the treasury, but what did he want to do?
Using the imperial bloodline, Kirei opened the three heavily guarded doors of the treasury. Naturally, the interior was a dazzling array of gold.
"Ha ha! You pauper, is this all you have?" Long Yi laughed uproariously.
"Hey, hey, this is the Imperial Treasury. To put it bluntly, it’s the Imperial Family’s money, not the national treasury!" Kirei defended.
"No problem, no problem. Since I’ve seen it, I can’t just stand by and do nothing!"
As he spoke, Long Yi had already opened his personal space. Immediately, countless gold, silver and jewellery flowed into the treasury like an overturned garbage dump! This also included the possessions that Ai Lin had gathered. Long Yi allowed Ai Lin to pick out some of her favorites and the rest were piled here.
"Is this... Is this what you got from the Black Dragon Empire?" Kirei couldn’t believe it! The huge mountain of treasure before him was several times more than what had been in his Imperial Treasury!
"There’s a bastard called Abbas in the Black Dragon Empire. I cleaned out his secret treasury!" Long Yi said, pounding his chest. Then, Long Yi began to recount his business successes in the Black Dragon Empire. After hearing this, Kirei wanted to grab Long Yi by the collar and shake some sense into him.
But after a thought, Kirei simply patted Long Yi’s shoulder powerlessly: "Brother, you have such a good business acumen. Can’t you use it in our own empire?"
Long Yi was stunned.
My goodness!
Really!
That’s a moneymaking method!
"Ahem, hahaha! It’s no fun to make money from our own people; we should go and make money from foreigners!" Long Yi declared righteousness.
"But the problem is that the special supply salt has been sold to our White Dragon Empire at a price of two gold coins!" The Emperor said.
"Kill those profiteers! I invented that stuff!" Long Yi shouted indignantly.
"They probably didn’t rip people off as much as you did. They sold a bag of salt for a gold coin!" The Emperor said.
"No problem, your majesty. Don’t worry, the salt can be improved. Allow me time to think about the chemical formula. Soon we’ll be able to taste even better salt, and then we’ll sell it for five gold coins!"
"Dream on! With five gold coins, you can hire a worker to sun-dry the salt for you every day!"
"Your Majesty, can we drop this topic? Speaking of money, I have a more important issue to discuss!" Long Yi surrendered immediately.
"How important?"
"So important that it could destroy the Black Dragon Empire without deploying a single soldier," Long Yi said.
"Alright, go ahead!" Initially, Kirei was just joking with Long Yi. The damage Long Yi had caused to the Black Dragon Empire couldn’t be measured in money!
"Great! My dear emperor, do we have skilled counterfeiters in our empire?" Long Yi suddenly asked.
"Of course we do," Kirei said.
"Secretly gather the best of them and tell them that the time has come for them to show their worth to the country."
"What are you doing?"
"Making money of course!"
Long Yi laughed.
"On our way back, we conveniently detained some experienced old workers from their mint, one of whom was specifically responsible for managing the gold ratios. They are very familiar with the Black Dragon Empire’s gold coins, and from them, I came across some news."
"What news?"
"The gold content in the official currency of the Black Dragon Empire, the Black Dragon Coin, has been reduced somewhat."
"What!"
Every country in the world has its own currency. Though the names may vary, they’re typically composed of three types: copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins. When it comes to purchasing power, the White Dragon Coin of the White Dragon Empire is the strongest. A single White Dragon Gold Coin is worth three times as much as the Green Dragon Gold Coin with the lowest value. This is naturally related to one’s national strength, which is reflected in the gold content within the coin.
Although they are called gold coins, they are not made of pure gold, but a type of alloy containing gold.
Gold is precious, and the amount produced each year is limited. If one were to manufacture pure gold coins, firstly, there wouldn’t be enough. Secondly, the wear and tear from transactions alone would be enough to make any merchant cry.
The gold content in the coins of each country varies, and although the average citizen may struggle to understand the meaning, for a merchant, it signifies a difference in value. The White Dragon Empire, with its stable gold content and emphasis on commerce, has made the White Dragon Coin the preferred currency for business activities worldwide. The Black Dragon Coin, from an empire of similar scale, ranks only third, following the Red Dragon Coin. The reason lies in the Black Dragon Empire’s continual alteration of the gold ratio in their coins.
By decreasing the amount of gold in each coin, the same amount of gold can produce more coins. This can temporarily enhance the purchasing power of the royal family. However, the currency will soon begin to depreciate, and prices will start to rise, resulting in a loss.
Historically, the Black Dragon Empire subtly modified the gold content of the Black Dragon Coin twice, both times eliciting a boycott from the merchants. It was because of these boycotts that the Red Dragon Coin became the second most circulated currency in the world. The Black Dragon Emperor believed that their world-leading military power could control commercial activities. They thought they could obtain more gold coins while curbing prices, but both attempts ended in failure.
The Black Dragon Empire once tried to forcefully demand that all merchants refrain from raising prices, but the pressure of stock replenishment forced merchants to increase prices. As a result, some merchants were executed, causing a large number of them to flee. The scarcity of goods led to skyrocketing prices, and the Black Dragon Empire had to mobilize supplies to meet the demand.
This happened twice. It was precisely because of these incidents, coupled with the contrasting open commercial society of the White Dragon Empire, that led to the creation of the enormous commercial wealth of the White Dragon Empire.
"Whether it’s currency fraud or something else that the Black Dragon Empire is causing, let’s not worry about that for now. My plan is to make a batch of Black Dragon Coins ourselves and distribute them massively into the Black Dragon Empire. With these experienced workers helping us, our Black Dragon Coins are bound to be foolproof. The impact of a large number of counterfeit coins flooding into the Black Dragon Empire will be far more than mere inflation!"
Kirei was stunned. Just a few days ago, the Eye of the White Dragon submitted a report that detailed a novel economic perspective, which was the product of recent research by the owner of the Eye of the White Dragon. Kirei was fascinated by the new views in it, and now, Long Yi, a warrior who had run off to the Black Dragon Empire, suddenly drafted an economic warfare plan!
No, it’s currency warfare!
"I... I need to think this over!" Kirei was unfamiliar with this concept and struggled to understand the principles behind it. The term ’inflation’ made him feel lost.
"Sounds good, think it over. I’ve already arranged for the mint workers to settle in. If you feel they’re of use, keep them. If not, do what you think is best, I have some things to attend to."
Long Yi hurried off, just as he rushed in.
Bewildered, Kirei nodded and picked up a Black Dragon Coin from the ground, holding it tightly in his palm.
"Let’s go."
Kirei said to the guard next to him.
"To the headquarters of the Eye of the White Dragon."
Having learned of Long Yi’s return, Dandi 233 and her over 300 sisters all rushed over. Suddenly, the entire courtyard was occupied by those sexy and cute young girls. What’s magical is, these girls all looked exactly the same, it’s impossible to tell them apart.
Isrile sat on the roof, watching the flock of girls in the garden, and said to Ai Lin next to her, "See, that’s what you call ’giving an inch and taking a mile.’"
"Hehe, it’s okay." Ai Lin laughed.
"It’s not okay, even the emperor of this world wouldn’t go this far, right?" Isrile said.
"What are you saying! They’re not that kind of relationship! Plus, Brother Long is not that kind of person!" Ai Lin was completely unconcerned.
"Oh my god, you must have been drugged by Long Yi, you’re not bothered by this, and in the future, if this guy really goes to the upper Plane, what about the cat-eared girls, the night elves, ah right, and the Celestial Clan, it’s endless!" Isrile whispered to Ai Lin.
"Haha, tickles... Relax, look at how outstanding Brother Long is. I’ve known him for two years, and during these two years, he has been fighting all the time, not caring much about what’s around him. And...he...he hasn’t touched me at all until now..."
As she said this, Ai Lin’s face turned red.
"Eh? Don’t tell me you...want him to touch you..."
"I’m not talking to you anymore!"
