The Original Vampire

"Ear... Lord Earl!"

Arnold saluted cautiously, and an ominous premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

Colin came to Weber Knight, patted his shoulder with a smile, and said:

"Knight Webber, I didn't expect you to have so many businessman friends in the north!"

"Actually...Actually, I was just invited to the party by Mr. Arnold, and I don't know anyone else." Knight Weber responded stiffly.

He suddenly realized that he might be used by Arnold, and he also underestimated the importance Colin attached to this northern merchant gathering.

During the time when they came to the North, Knight Webb felt more and more that Colin's power was strong. Unlike the Royal Dragon City, this place was completely Colin's home court.

Consul Sebastian's warning resurfaced, and Knight Webber finally made up his mind to get out of this quagmire.

"Lord Count, I just thought that there is an urgent matter that needs to be dealt with, so please allow me to take my leave!"

Colin looked at Knight Webb with a smile, and when he saw the other party, he was embarrassed.

Knight Weber, as if receiving amnesty, did not look at Arnold, who was reluctant to speak, and left in a hurry.

The atmosphere in the tavern suddenly changed.

The businessmen saw some clues from the embarrassed escape of Knight Weber, and immediately realized that Arnold did not really get the support of the Saint Hilde family.

At least, the current real ruler of the Saint Hilde family, Count Angele, is not on Arnold's side.

Arnold was also in a turmoil at the moment, and he didn't know what to do.

It wasn't that he didn't take Colin's attitude into consideration.

As a big businessman who has been standing in the business world in the north for decades, Arnold certainly knows the changes in the situation in the north.

Colin's rise was extremely rapid, and many people were caught off guard, but Arnold noticed the upstart in the north, who was deeply appreciated by Duke St. Hilde and Marquis Garcia.

It's just two things about the previous troll empire's trade terms and the suppression of food prices that made Ke Lin unconsciously stand on the opposite side of the major merchants in the north.

Arnold also gritted his teeth at Colin for a while, secretly hating the other party for cutting off his own fortune.

But after Vera succeeded in inheriting the Duke of the North, especially the consulative Sebastian bowed his head, Arnold had to recognize the reality and began to move closer to Colin.

He first presented Colin with a pair of expensive enchanted armor through the Sebastian Consul, as a test.

It turned out great.

Colin accepted the armor and wore it several times in public.

Therefore, Arnold took it lightly, thinking that Colin had no ill will towards the North Wind Chamber of Commerce.

Who knows, the other party suddenly came uninvited today, and he still looked menacing. Now, Arnold was a little blind.

"Mr. Arnold." At this time, Colin turned around and smiled at Arnold who was standing beside him, "I came here uninvited this time, and I hope you don't mind."

"Of course not! It's my honor to have you come to the Butter Tavern!" Arnold felt bitter in his heart, but on the surface he could only pretend to be flattered.

Colin smiled lightly, and then said in an anti-guest manner: "Actually, I just wanted to say a few things here, and I'll leave after I'm done, and I won't disturb your party."

"Okay, okay, please speak." Arnold had to sit down obediently and handed the podium to Colin.

Of course Colin would not be polite, and said loudly: "Everyone, you must have already heard the news from Oliver, and the Saint Hilde family is going to collect food from you in the form of loans.

I know you have a lot of grain in your hands, ready to take advantage of this famine to make a fortune.

To tell you the truth, I was going to collect these grains for free. "

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar.

But then, the merchants closed their mouths again under Colin's icy gaze.

They know that if they really want to irritate the person in front of them, "free expropriation" will really happen.

After all, the entire northern region is now in the hands of the Ke Lin couple, and the major lords dare not speak a word. What about the merchants who do not have an army?

Colin kept everyone's reactions in his eyes, and didn't pay too much attention to these businessmen who dared to speak out.

He said this just to lower the expectations of businessmen, so that the latter measures will not cause too much backlash.

"However, the merciful Lord Duke is sympathetic and unwilling to take such extreme measures." Colin pushed Vera out as a good person, while he himself played the role of a villain.

Sure enough, the merchants immediately praised the Duke of the North.

Colin stretched out his hand, and the audience immediately became quiet again. He continued: "However, don't even try to make money with black hearts. I can tell you frankly that in a few days, I will personally go to Yinan. Moon City purchases food.

At that time, a large amount of grain will flood into the northern market like last year, and the price of grain will not rise even if it wants to rise!

Don't even think about going to the half-elf kingdom to buy food, hoarding and reluctant to sell it, because I have reached an agreement with Queen Elsa that the half-elf kingdom's food will only be sold to the Saint Hilde family! "

The merchants looked at each other and beat drums in their hearts.

However, they still believed Colin's words.

After all, last year, the half-elf kingdom's food was all covered by Colin alone, and Queen Elsa also sent the Silver Moon Guards to help Colin guard the Ice Rock City. Therefore, Colin's control over the half-elf kingdom is beyond doubt.

Colin looked at the worried businessmen, his tone slightly softened, and said:

"So, if you don't want your hoarded grain to rot in the warehouse, take this chance.

This time, the Saint Hilde family will openly collect food, and everyone who is willing to lend the food to the Saint Hilde family will receive an equivalent bond. "

Having said that, Colin clapped his hands.

Immediately, a group of attendants filed in and distributed the prepared bond templates.

Arnold also got a copy and found that the so-called "bond" was made of an unknown material, somewhat like papyrus, but thinner, whiter, and smoother.

The paper stated the value of the bond, ranging from one pound, five pounds, ten pounds, to thousand pounds, and it said that the bond was due in three years, and that it paid eight percent a year.

In fact, this is the bond that Colin designed with reference to the paper money on the earth to use as shadow currency.

After Ke Lin and others got the bond samples, they emphasized: "Anyone, pay attention, anyone who takes these bonds and comes to Lion's Roar Castle on the expiration date can exchange for the equivalent food, of course, also There will be interest accrued during this period.”

The merchants took these bonds and began to whisper and discuss.

Paper money has not yet appeared in this world, so when merchants look at these bonds with various denominations, they do not think of the real function of this thing.

They are now just attracted by the 8% annual interest rate and feel that this is indeed a good deal.

If the price of grain in the north continues to rise, the merchants will of course refuse to lend out the grain to the Saint Hilde family, but Colin has made it clear that he is determined to stabilize the price of grain, and the merchants will of course start to calculate the gains and losses.

Rather than betting that the St. Hilde family can't control the price of food, it is better to exchange food for these bonds.

At least it's a sure-fire deal.

Continuing to fight against the Saint Hilde family while holding the grain will surely offend the murderous Count Angele in front of him.

They also knew that the young earl's title was not obtained by marrying the Duke of the North, but was killed with one knife and one shot. The road to nobility can be said to be paved with blood and corpses.

"Don't worry, Lord Count, our North Wind Chamber of Commerce will definitely take out all the food we have in store in exchange for bonds!" Arnold was the first to say, this guy is just thinking about how to please Colin, not to mention that this transaction will not actually make He lost money.

With Arnold taking the lead, the rest of the merchants also raised their voices and expressed their willingness to lend the food to the Saint Hilde family.

Ke Lin nodded with satisfaction. He actually knew that although it was profitable, it was impossible for these businessmen to take out all the food they had saved. It is estimated that many people wanted to take out part of it and then wait and see how the situation developed. , and then consider whether to continue exchanging food for bonds.

However, Colin is not in a hurry, the establishment of bond credit also requires a process.

It is believed that when the first batch of bonds expires and is successfully redeemed, the merchants will believe and recognize the value of these bonds, and finally equate bonds with food.

At that time, the new farming and animal husbandry system of Bachelor Sonny will gradually be rolled out, the demand for currency in the market will also surge, and Colin can also take the opportunity to announce that he can use bonds to pay taxes.

In this way, bonds will truly function as money.

Moreover, businessmen will gradually find that these paper bonds are actually easier to carry and trade, so they are more willing to accept bonds as an alternative currency.

In this way, the Saint Hilde family also has substantial coinage rights.

Maybe the royal family will gradually react, but by then, the northern border has fully developed, and Ke Lin will not need to care about the royal family's questioning.

Thinking of this, Colin became more comfortable, and said again:

"Thank you for your support! Next, I'll talk about the second thing."

He looked around in the field for a week, and finally his eyes stopped on Arnold's face, and said with a smile:

"I'm going to set up a Beijing Foreign Trade Company. If you want, you can contribute money to participate."