Chapter 149 (1)

Chapter 149 (1)

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Establishment of the Currency Finance Department (2)

It was difficult to maintain a calm expression, but recalling the humiliation that Tepez had suffered earlier, he managed to suppress his anger.

'I must endure. I cannot fall for such low provocations.'

As he consciously looked around at the nearby Tepez family head, he noticed the discreet sneer directed at him.

Well, of course.

If he were to be humiliated in this place, the person who would be most delighted was none other than him.

'I will never let them see me like that.'

"What lies? Do you have any evidence?"

Rockefeller then pulled out a fake Goblin Dollar that he had prepared in advance.

"This is a counterfeit Goblin Dollar that Prince Calman had made, thinking that he would not be able to win the Crown War and wanting to turn the situation around."

Next, he took out a real one.

"And this is the Goblin Dollar that we made. Some of you may not know, but the real Goblin Dollar has a magic power that can distinguish it from the counterfeit. If it's real, it turns blue, and if it meets a fake, it turns red."

Rockefeller then held the real and fake Goblin Dollars close together for them to see.

At that moment, the real Goblin Dollar began to emit a red light.

"Did you see? Our issued Goblin Dollar is impossible to counterfeit, and even if a fake is made, it can be easily distinguished. It is impossible to counterfeit, no matter how clever or resourceful the people who think themselves awake may be."

After organizing the Goblin Dollars in his hand, Rockefeller turned to address the Sinclair family head, who was present at the scene.

"Evidence that the Sinclair family tried to counterfeit the Goblin Dollar? There is a living witness."

The nobles present at the gathering stirred at the mention of a living witness.

Then, one noble, driven by curiosity, opened his mouth to question Rockefeller.

One of the nobles, curious about Rockefeller, opened his mouth to speak.

"Rockefeller... Your Grace."

Seemingly unfamiliar with the title, the noble hesitated for a moment before smoothly starting to speak.

"I have a question because I really don't know. If not only our promissory notes but also those held by other commoners all go back to the guild, can we get back the gold coins we entrusted without any problems?"

It was a genuine question.

Rockefeller then lied to them without batting an eye.

"Of course. Your promissory notes are absolutely safe. Everyone here must know that our Lyon Guild is involved in various businesses. We have given you promissory notes backed by as many gold coins as we have. So you can rest assured."

At this, the majority of the nobles who did not know the situation well, like the ignorant commoners, began to feel greatly relieved.

"After all, it's the place with the most gold coins in the empire."

"It's the Lyon Guild. They've merged with the Union and gotten bigger. Our gold coins must be safe there."

"Of course. If there is a problem, we just have to quickly go and exchange them before the problem explodes. I don't have any plans to do that now because of the interest, but who knows what will happen later?"

However, not all nobles thought that way.

A few of them doubted Rockefeller's words.

That's because they knew to some extent about the deceptive practices the bank had been involved in.

And the person who knew this best was none other than Austin, the head of the Sinclair family.

"Hahaha, this time, Your Grace Rockefeller is quite good at lying."

Thinking that this was the right moment, he chuckled and began to speak confidently to everyone.

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