Chapter 175 (2)

"Yes, we are sacrificing the existing one for a greater purpose. That way, the Goblin Dollar can become the common currency of the continent based on the Ducat."

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It was something the emperor had never even thought of.

"Do we really have to give up the Dalant?"

In response to that question, Rockefeller answered confidently.

"Dallant has already lost its trust. Instead of rebuilding that trust, we can simply take the existing trust and use it for ourselves. That is the Ducat."

"......"

Dallant had become rather ambiguous as the empire's common currency at this point.

It was because the Goblin Dollar had already replaced much of its position.

'Indeed, it has become more difficult to see Dallants lately. You can only see them in the royal warehouse or at the bank.'

"So, going forward, the Goblin Dollar will be..."

Before the emperor could finish his sentence, a slightly smiling Rockefeller spoke on his behalf.

"It will be issued with the Ducat as collateral."

"......"

"There is no other way. And the Ducat is a gold coin that has gained some trust from all races on the continent. We must use it."

"I never thought the Ducat would be used as collateral... So what happens to the existing Dallant?"

"Most of the Dallants that were in use are now rotting in the vault. Since people do not go after all the gold coins, we can secretly replace the Dallants with Ducats."

Rockefeller continued his explanation.

"I might be exaggerating a bit, but everyone knows that the Ducat contains more pure gold than the Dallant. If we encourage the use of Ducats within the empire, no one will prefer Dallants with less pure gold. Then, we can separate the Dallants into pure gold and copper using magic and alchemy, and create Ducats with the pure gold obtained."

"Will there be no problems in doing so?"

"There shouldn't be any problems. Since the Goblin Dollar system is in place, Ducats won't be traded much among people. Like Dallants, Ducats will be stuck in the vault and move only on paper. So no one will know that their gold coins are being exchanged from Dallants to Ducats."

"I see."

"And when the time comes, you can announce that the empire will use only Ducats instead of Dallants. Then we will naturally switch to using Ducats instead of the untrusted Dallants. And this is the first step for our Goblin Dollar to become the common currency on the continent."

The emperor began to nod as if he understood.

'If the Goblin Dollar is based on the Ducat rather than the Dallant... not only the people of the empire but also others may prefer the Goblin Dollar. After all, the Goblin Dollar can be exchanged for Ducats within the empire.'

It seemed that one issue had been resolved.

Now, the last problem remained.

It was the necessity.

"Even if we establish the trust of the Goblin Dollar with the Ducat, will everyone in the world use it?"

Rockefeller's confident smile continued here as well.

"If there was no need to use it, why would the Goblin Dollar be used so commonly in the empire instead of the Dallant?"

"That's because... taxes can only be paid in Goblin Dollars."

"That's true, but actually, the Goblin Dollar has been used quite a bit even before that. It's just that some people were avoiding it because its trustworthiness was not certain."

The emperor, who expressed doubt, began to be convinced.

'Well, it's much more convenient to use the paper Goblin Dollar than the cumbersome gold coins.'

"Still, it seems very lacking. Can't we make all races on the continent prefer the Goblin Dollar more?"

"There are several ways to do that. One of them is this."

Rockefeller continued his explanation.

"Since we have the most gold in the continent, we will force all races to conduct gold transactions in Goblin Dollars. In other words, if you want to buy gold, you must have Goblin Dollars," Rockefeller explained.

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