Chapter 56 (1)

Chapter 56 (1)

Bonus chapter thanks to @Shadeshlasher on kofi

The Birth of Deposits (3)

Carter started pacing anxiously inside the store.

Today, countless mercenaries had visited his store, exchanging their promissory notes for gold coins. He couldn't even remember how many had come and gone.

"Already 1,000 Dalants have left the store today. Are you aware of this?"

Rockefeller, who was nearby, nodded subtly in agreement.

"Yes, I've been keeping an eye on the ledger. It's not an immediate problem, but it does seem like it might be dangerous in the future."

"We might really be in trouble at this rate. We don't have nearly enough gold coins to give to these mercenaries. We've even loaned out gold coins we don't actually have."

Inside the territory and the mercenary camp, promissory notes backed by non-existent gold coins were circulating, issued by Carter Bank.

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If all those promissory notes were to be returned to Carter Bank at once, the bank would have no choice but to close its doors.

This was because they didn't actually have that amount of gold coins in the bank.

"What if people find out we don't have enough gold coins? Wouldn't that be a real disaster?"

Unlike the visibly worried Carter, Rockefeller's expression remained calm.

"Of course, it would be."

"No, shouldn't we have some kind of plan to deal with this?"

"Well, of course, we have a plan."

Only then did Rockefeller reveal a smile, causing Carter to look baffled.

"You have a plan?"

"Yes."

"What kind of plan? Are you saying you can prepare enough gold coins for all these mercenaries right away? We can't even get the gold coins we lent to the lord back immediately."

The lord had a lot of debt to pay off, and his cunning tactics had become a problem.

'A considerable amount of gold coins will be needed. It's not just one or two people; many will want to exchange our promissory notes for gold coins.'

Even a rough calculation showed that Carter Bank didn't have enough gold coins to give to their clients.

So, to solve this problem, Rockefeller considered using the gold coins the church had.

If they could get those gold coins, they could easily resolve the immediate issue.

'That's the idea.'

Upon arriving at the church, Rockefeller and Joshua saw the barley and hop fields, which had lost their vitality compared to before.

'The war seems to be over. It's surprising how quiet such a busy place has become.'

As they went further into the church, they were able to easily meet Leo, the fourth child of the Rosmedichi family.

"Leo."

"Rockefeller hyung, and Joshua, too. What brings you here?"

As they visited the church every weekend, meeting Leo wasn't a novelty, but seeing their younger brother who lived separately was always a joyful occasion for them.

After exchanging light greetings, they were guided by Leo to the place where Priest Peter was.

"So, you guys have such a problem."

"That's why we want to see Priest Peter. He will probably be satisfied with our proposal."

"I'm sure he will be. Priest Peter likes Rockefeller and Carter Bank."

Leo could recall Priest Peter's increasingly somber expression in recent times.

'His expression has darkened lately. The beer business with the dwarves isn't going as well as before.'

In Leo's view, the reason for Peter's darkened expression was his concern that the church's finances would become difficult again due to the decline in the beer business.

'Hopefully, everything will work out for everyone.'

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