Dragon's Origin

Chapter 322: Terrifying Financial Power (Part 1)

What the Emperor said was exactly what Wang Sheng wanted to know. Although Mei'er was capable, her development time was short, and she could only temporarily stay in the capital. It was impossible for her to achieve this level of intelligence gathering. But obviously, the Emperor must know the reason.

Knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle. Even when dealing with the Linglong Pavilion, which doesn't have much extreme martial power, Wang Sheng would treat it as a formidable enemy. He wouldn't abandon a thorough understanding of the opponent just because of their reputation, so as not to repeat the mistake of underestimation that the Dai family made when dealing with him.

"In fact, the Linglong Pavilion still has trump cards," the Emperor now dared to talk and laugh with Wang Sheng without Steward Zhou present, because he knew Wang Sheng wouldn't be detrimental to him. It could be said that this was a kind of relaxation after the interests of both parties were tied together.

Wang Sheng raised his glass and casually gestured to the Emperor. The Emperor was obviously surprised by Wang Sheng's ordinary casualness. He also picked up his glass, clinked it with Wang Sheng's, and finished it in one gulp before continuing.

"The strength of the Linglong Pavilion is not only reflected in the surface of the Tian Gong Workshop," the Emperor rarely had the opportunity to guide Wang Sheng. He was in high spirits. Before, he always listened to Wang Sheng's ideas. Now it was the other way around, and it felt really good. "Strictly speaking, the strength of the Linglong Pavilion is almost the same as that of a hidden world sect. If all the major families unite, they can destroy it, but the price they pay would probably outweigh the gains. Moreover, including the royal family, everyone needs something from the Linglong Pavilion. Besides crafting and skills, the Linglong Pavilion has no other ambitions, so everyone lives in peace."

Being almost as strong as a hidden world sect surprised Wang Sheng. This kind of strength was not something Wang Sheng could handle single-handedly.

As curiosity arose, it could no longer be suppressed. Seeing that the Emperor was in high spirits, and Chief Li and the others hadn't arrived yet, Wang Sheng simply asked, "Is it another Old Lord Temple?"

"Old Lord Temple?" The Emperor was stunned, then began to shake his head. "In terms of combat power, they certainly can't compare to the Old Lord Temple. But they hold some important skills that we can't do. We just need something from the Linglong Pavilion."

"Important skills?" Wang Sheng became even more curious. "What important skills?"

"Many," the Emperor smiled. "Everything named after Linglong, including the Linglong Seal Box, which is used to store important information, the Linglong Secret Key, and so on. Of course, the most important thing is gold coins."

"Gold coins?" Wang Sheng was even more puzzled. Gold coins were indeed important, important to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and the great plans of the world, but what did this have to do with the Linglong Pavilion?

"The gold coins we use now actually have a formal name," the Emperor looked at Wang Sheng, and seeing his puzzled expression, he felt a sense of accomplishment. After admiring it for a while, seeing that Wang Sheng was about to lose his patience, he continued, "They are called Linglong Gold Coins."

"Linglong Gold Coins?" Wang Sheng was shocked. The gold coins were actually called Linglong Gold Coins. Wasn't this too scary? Greatly puzzled, he asked again, "Why?"

"Because only the Linglong Pavilion in the whole world can mint these identical Linglong Gold Coins," the Emperor didn't know where he found two gold coins. He held one in his hand and threw the other to Wang Sheng, letting Wang Sheng examine it carefully.

This was the first time Wang Sheng had observed gold coins so carefully. Before, he had possessed tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of these gold coins, but he had never thought about where the gold coins came from. Now he learned from the Emperor that the Linglong Pavilion was actually an institution with the right to mint coins, which was not ordinary.

"Shouldn't the minting of coins be done by the imperial court?" Wang Sheng asked casually while looking at the unusually exquisite gold coin.

"Do you think I don't want to?" The Emperor couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Wang Sheng's words. "We don't have that skill. The dozen or so jewelers secretly raised by my subordinates can indeed carve out identical gold coins, but the speed..."

Letting jewelers carve gold coins, what an idea the Emperor had. Wang Sheng directly shook his head. Wang Sheng himself had handled no less than hundreds of millions of gold coins. Letting jewelers carve them out one by one, it wouldn't be enough even if half the people in the world did this. Apart from large-scale industrial production, it was impossible to use other methods.

"Then you are willing to accept this?" Wang Sheng asked provocatively.

"What can we do if we are not willing?" The Emperor sighed. "The world has been using this kind of gold coin for thousands of years, and the Linglong Pavilion has always been minting gold coins. Each family has gold mines, but after the gold mines are mined, in addition to a part used for jewelry making, the rest is sent to the Linglong Pavilion's minting place to mint coins. The Linglong Pavilion charges 10% of the total amount as minting fees."

"Ten percent of the world's wealth is actually in the hands of the Linglong Pavilion?" Wang Sheng was about to jump up in surprise.

Who would have thought that the Linglong Pavilion, which was inconspicuous and only relied on making exquisite products for people, would suddenly become an economic giant? The Linglong Pavilion had to collect 10% of the minting fee for each gold coin. Wasn't 10% of the world's wealth on the Linglong Pavilion?

This was simply the Federal Reserve of the Yuanhun World. Fortunately, it has always been using gold coins as physical objects, not a printing press, otherwise, wouldn't the world be at the mercy of the Linglong Pavilion?

Looking at the exquisite gold coin in his hand, Wang Sheng looked at the one in the Emperor's hand, took it over and compared it, and it was indeed the same size.

"We have all tried it. It is almost as difficult as ascending to the sky to mint such exquisite and uniformly sized gold coins," the Emperor continued to explain when he saw Wang Sheng pondering the size of the gold coin. "No matter how hard the royal craftsmen try, they can't cast it so uniformly by using clay molds."

Hearing the Emperor mention the clay mold casting method, Wang Sheng's heart suddenly moved. This was not built at all, but stamped out. Gold is soft, and other metals must be added to it, and then stamped into this shape. If this is the case, doesn't that mean that Wang Sheng has actually found a way for the Linglong Pavilion to mint coins?

"Do you know where the Linglong Pavilion mints coins?" Wang Sheng suddenly asked, "Are there any large rivers nearby?"

Wang Sheng originally wanted to know if there were any large rivers nearby, the Linglong Pavilion might be relying on hydraulic stamping to make coins, but the Emperor obviously misunderstood and thought that Wang Sheng wanted to get the method of minting coins.

"In the mountains, there are no rivers nearby," the Emperor shook his head at Wang Sheng and said, "Don't think about it. The families have tried countless methods for thousands of years, but they have not been able to find out anything. Although the Linglong Pavilion does not have many masters, each one is very powerful. In the mountainous area where coins are minted, except for the Linglong Pavilion's own people, anyone else who enters will not come out."