Legendary Hero

When seeing Horn, Rowling could barely recognize him. It was a year since I saw him. He has become much richer. He is wearing a fine black silk robe. He seems to have gained a lot of weight. He is simply a rich landlord look like.

"Oh, my friend, you are getting fat." Luo Lin laughed.

"It's not fat, it's stronger. I've been practicing martial arts, how can I be fat?" Horn squinted his eyes and smiled, and looked Luo Lin up and down: "You are more majestic than before."

Now Luo Lin is wearing a black leather robe, his body has become stronger and stronger, and he seems to have grown a little taller, looking tall and mighty. Everything on him looks very casual, but as long as you look carefully, you can find many extraordinary things. The robe on his body is very simple, but it is made of high-quality leather, which cannot be bought by nobles. Beard, looks very casual, but casual and not sloppy, obviously well-groomed. He also wore a ring on his left hand. The body of the ring shone with fine silver light. At first glance, it was made of mithril. Such a ring cost at least 300 gold coins. It was a family crest ring and non-nobles could not wear it.

There is also Luo Lin's temperament, which is much more graceful than a year ago. Standing in the crowd, others can recognize him as a lord at a glance, and he is undoubtedly a great lord.

Luo Lin smiled: "You are the chief manager here, this time you have to treat me well. But this time I came here secretly, so don't make it public."

For example, Horn was the only person who came to receive him now, and he didn't even bring any servants with him. It was because Luo Lin, the Earl of Maple Leaf, was a little sensitive when he came to this place.

"I understand." Horn smiled: "Where do you go first? Shall I take you to the bedroom where you rest or to the conference hall?"

"The meeting room. It's just the four of us. There are some things that need to be done immediately." Luo Lin said.

So, under the leadership of Horn, Vianna, Iona, and Rollin entered a room on the top floor of the castle. The room was not too big, fifty square meters, divided into two rooms, the back room, and even the door was soundproof. .

The four finally arrived in the secret room.

There are not many things in the secret room, just a table and a few chairs. Because it is a room on the top floor of the castle, the skylight is opened, and a beam of light shines directly from the skylight on the table.

After sitting down, Luo Lin straightforwardly stated the purpose of coming this time: "Sorge, the king of orcs, went directly to Fire Lion City, the king's capital, to find me, and asked me to help evacuate the orcs from the south. I agreed, and I am going to go by sea and land , go to the cape of the South China Sea, and ask the orc tribe to transport it to the Sapphire Islands."

Horn was startled when he heard this, and then fell into deep thought. Ten seconds later, he said, "The undead put so much pressure on the orcs?"

This is why Rowling only consulted with Horn. He is very rational and rarely let his emotions influence his judgment. For example, now, of course he hates orcs, but he can consider the overall situation. This is easy to say, but few people in the entire Fex Island can do it.

Rowling knows and trusts Horn and Vianna, and now Iona is added. Although this frost dragon looks a little unreliable, it is actually due to her personality, but like this kind of life After three or four hundred years of existence, the mind is very clear.

"It's very large. The undead are expanding their power everywhere. Obviously, the orcs in the Hengduan Mountains in the south are a very good target. Although the Hengduan Mountains are vast, they can't resist the undead's hunting. I estimate that the orcs will hide for half a year at most. , there is no way out.”

"Sure enough." Horn said, "I'll arrange the boat right away. How much do you need?"

"The more the better."

"Then we have to requisition merchant ships. If all merchant ships moving in the port are requisitioned, there should be more than 100 ships. With ironclad ships, they can transport 30,000 people at a time." Horn is very clear about the situation on Fix Island. Mental calculation, you get the result.

"30,000 people. Very good." Luo Lin nodded: "The Beast King's tribe now has 70,000 people, of which more than 10,000 are newborn half-orcs. This does not take up space, so that is 60,000 people. I originally estimated It was divided into three trips, and now it seems that the situation is much better."

The development of Ficks Island exceeded his expectations, which made Rollin very relieved.

"But there is a problem." Horn frowned: "Fix Island now relies on free trade to attract ship owners from all over the world. If ships are to be requisitioned, they must be compensated for their losses. There are at least two large ships during the requisition period. month, the profit generated by each ship is at least 5,000 gold coins, and we have to compensate at least 80%, which is 40,000 gold coins. This money is hard to come by."

"Forty thousand? That's not too much, right?" Luo Lin remembered that the Primo family made millions of gold coins. Although more than half of it was given to Duke Lehman, it wouldn't be enough for a year. light it.

Horn smiled wryly.

Vianna on the side explained: "According to your thinking, Horn distributed nearly two million gold coins in more than a year. For example, this castle cost a full one million gold coins. Of course, The effect is also very obvious. After the castle is built, the whole pier will be prosperous."

Horn also spread his hands: "The current financial situation is barely maintaining a balance of payments. The business is flourishing, and the daily flow of gold coins is very large, but if you want to take out cash, it is only 20,000 at most, and there will be many more question."

"You spend money really fast." Luo Lin teased.

Iona on the side couldn't figure it out: "The situation is urgent, just expropriate it directly, what compensation will you give? Aren't you lords?"

Iona's words represent the general rules of the mainland. It's fine in normal times. In wartime, the military's authority will expand to the limit, and any wealth of the people can be directly requisitioned. As for compensation, it is considered kind to return it afterwards, and you have nothing to say if you don't return it.

But those present, both Horn and Vianna were brainwashed by Rowling's set of arguments. Before Rowling and Horn could refute, Vianna directly despised: "If you do it like this, the whole continent will soon be Become your barren northern land. The higher you are at the top, the more you have to restrain your desires, so that you can really rule for a long time, otherwise everything will be destroyed!"

"I don't understand you." Iona dismissed it.

The three ignored him and continued the discussion. Luo Lin said: "Perhaps we can borrow money from private rich people, promise to repay them with interest in the future, and give them some business privileges, such as tax reduction or something?"

If Luo Lin had the money, he would just pay it. The problem is that his pocket is also empty. The Earl's Mansion only has more than 10,000 gold coins, which are used for daily expenses and to maintain the ostentation of the Earl's Mansion. This represents the majesty of the lord. Feel free to scale back.

And Luo Lin's method, in terms of the earth, is to issue national debt.

"It's a good way, but it's a bit disgraceful." Horn smacked his lips and came to this conclusion.

"It's fine if it works. We'll talk about respectability later." Luo Lin said.

Iona on the side couldn't listen anymore, look at these two poor people, they have to borrow money for these tens of thousands of gold coins, is this still a lord? What a shame.

"Since you want to borrow it, don't ask others, just ask me. I'll pay for whatever you want!" Iona boldly threw her magic package on the table.

"Can I have a look?" Rollins asked.

"Anything you want." Iona ostentatiously looked like a nouveau riche.

Luo Lin took it over and took a look, and saw a golden mountain inside, a huge pile of ten meters high, so golden that it almost blinded people's eyes.

"How come there are so many?" This is only a lot more than the wealth of the Primo family. It is said that the Primo family is the richest in the world. It turns out that the biggest rich man is in the extreme north!

"She is a miser. More than a hundred years ago, she discovered a small island producing gold mines in the center of the extreme north. She dug for fifty years before digging it out." Vianna said, she knew this, Because there was a time when Iona used to flaunt her wealth to her.

Horn also took a look at the magic package, and then he was also stunned, and then he was heartbroken. How much power can be mobilized with such a large sum of gold coins? Quickly restore the glory of Vendome.

Now this money is just piled up here, moved from a mine on a small island to a magic package of a giant dragon, it is exactly the same as never being mined, what a waste, what a waste!

Luo Lin had already spoken: "Can I take them all?"

"Beautiful thinking!" Iona snatched the magic package, she learned quickly: "If you want to get money from here, you have to issue an IOU, and you have to give me privileges..."

She suddenly stopped, stunned, and then she seemed to have an enlightenment: "Haha, I suddenly thought of a good idea. I will borrow money in the future, and then charge interest, and use this money to make money for me. My God, this idea is really good. Awesome, how did I not think of that before?"

The more she talked, the brighter Iona's eyes became, as if she had found an excellent toy.

"Isn't this just loan sharking? I thought you came up with some good idea." Vianna hit her hard.

Rollin and Horn looked at each other, feeling a little surprised. No matter what method is used, as long as the money can be taken out of Iona's package.

Horn immediately said: "You have such a large sum of money, it must be very troublesome to manage. I can find a large number of clerks for you, all of whom have undergone professional training. I think they will definitely be able to keep this big money for you fortune."

Luo Lin thought more, and he suggested: "Iona, you have so many gold coins as a guarantee, I have a good idea, will you listen?"

"Tell me." Iona wrapped her magic tightly, and she saw a greedy green light in the eyes of Luo Lin and Horn. These two guys must be thinking about her gold coins.

Luo Lin sorted out his thoughts: "I think you can make a name and open a vault, such as the Dragon Vault. Let the merchants deposit the extra money with you, and then you give them a voucher, and wait for them to use it. When he comes to you with the certificate, you will give him the money and charge a small amount of coins as a storage fee."

"Is this okay?" Iona opened her eyes wide, and found that this method is also very good for making money. You don't need to pay anything, just collect the money at home.

"Of course. A few gold coins are fine. But one thousand, ten thousand gold coins is not a small amount. Not everyone is willing to spend thousands of gold coins to buy magic packages, and many magic packages are of poor quality. If you are not careful, it will break. If it is not impossible, who would want to run around with such a large piece of metal, and risk being robbed in the middle?"

Speaking of this, Iona fully understood, and she smiled brightly: "I have to say, Luo Lin, you are not only a fighter, but also a profiteer!"

Luo Lin smiled: "In fact, these methods have been used by private businessmen all the time, but the scale is not large and the spread is not widespread, but the methods are really good methods."

"Well, my first business is to lend 30,000 gold coins to the Primo family. Horn, find me a clerk quickly, and I will issue a certificate. Well, I will put a stamp on the certificate Let's see who dares to forge my magic mark!"

Come on, I really didn't see that this frost dragon is still a business genius. After a few people discussed in this way, they came up with the most primitive bank.

After that, the four discussed the details of requisitioning merchant ships, and then Horn went to work.