"By the way, King Sally, ask them to bring me a few more periodicals when you're free. It's boring to just read magic. I want to read something else. I'll pay you the credit points. "
Morales pointed to the periodicals and newspapers on the wooden bookcase next to him. The newspapers of Karen's Age for the last two months were listed there, and it was obvious that they were often flipped through. Sally had begun to feel numb to the word "credit". She nodded in agreement and then left the 19th floor.
When the monarch of the Kingdom of Karen walked in the Magic Tower, the Dragons she met on the way would greet her in a friendly manner. Seeing a green dragon that she was familiar with, Sally said, "Gloria! Are you going to the entertainment area? "
"Yes, are you going too?"
Gloria was petite and looked like a little girl. She was wearing a dark green short-sleeved shirt and holding a bag of "credit coins" that were commonly used in the tower.
Sally replied, "I want to see what you guys are playing. Are you going to watch the game?"
"Yes, the Force of Nature is going to have a match today. I'm going to cheer for them! Our team is Rock Force. Oh, that's the team of Black Dragon Herrlöw … "
Sally followed her into the demiplane of the "entertainment area" and found that it was divided into many areas. When the "sanatorium" was first opened, no one came here at all. But now it seemed that all the Dragons were here. A group of Dragons was warming up in the football field. Because there was a barrier in the field to ensure that they did not use their magic ability, everyone was sitting in the seats outside and watching.
Gloria took her to the stands, and then Sally followed the group of Dragons to watch the whole game. Although Dragons could not use magic, their physical fitness and skills were definitely among the best, so the game was very enjoyable to watch. There were more than 20 Dragons watching, and everyone's cheers were louder and louder.
In the end, Gloria bet on the green dragon team to win, so she got the 1.2 times the odds of the points coins. Excited, she took Sally to play mahjong …
After Gloria won a few rounds with her good luck, Sally could not help but play a few rounds. However, her calculation ability was obviously not as good as the Dragons, and she lost several rounds in a row. Just as he was feeling disheartened, he suddenly relied on his luck to make a clean sweep and made a huge profit.
Gloria cried out excitedly, and Sally was so nervous that her palms were sweating. At this moment, she finally experienced the thrill of these games. Her mind was filled with the urge to play again …
However, she eventually controlled this thought. After bidding farewell to Gloria, Sally held her scepter and went to the "Points Exchange Office". When she saw three or four Dragons coming over with papers to apply for points, she was speechless …
"How did this guy come up with so many new ideas?"
In his impression, Roddy was a commander who was good at planning and was always looking for the best solution. But when he rose to the level of the prime minister, it was absolutely impossible to just plan. The regulations and implementation details of each policy were definitely not things that were 'born with knowledge'. What Roddy implemented seemed to be mature plans that had gone through countless evolutions. And now, these games that the Dragons were addicted to, Roddy was even more at his fingertips … He only provided a few ideas and venues, and the Lord-level existence of the Dragons could not help but use knowledge to exchange for worthless "points coins".
Perhaps only this kind of genius could make the Kingdom of Karen truly strong.
Walking out of the "entertainment area" and experiencing the excitement of the gambling game, Sally glanced at the magic clock in the tower and suddenly realized that there was an important meeting to attend in ten minutes, so she hurried to the nuclear room on the 21st floor.
After entering the door, the High Elf Edith was in a daze looking at a plan that had just been sent over in front of the table. Sally knew that Roddy usually did not let Edith participate in political affairs, but this seemed to be an accident. She walked over and asked, "What is this? What new ideas did he come up with this time? "
Looking at the "plan", Sally read aloud, "National credit system and currency? What does that mean? "
"The prime minister asked me to read this plan and answer some questions. Speaking of which … it's mainly about the currency of the High Elves."
Edith was clearly in a daze. Sally was a little confused. "What's wrong? Are you not feeling well? "
"No … I just find it hard to believe that the prime minister knows so much. If the High Elves had such an economic system back then, how could … "
She felt that she was talking too much and quickly stopped. She smiled embarrassedly and said, "The plan is here. Your Majesty, please take a look. There's a meeting later, right? I'll go and prepare the magic circle first. "
Sally looked at the plan curiously. The concepts in it made her full of doubts. "Issue currency? Isn't it better to use gold coins? Why use this kind of … low-cost paper money? "
Edith, who was adjusting the crystal wall, replied, "During the High Elves' era, the country's currency was all gold coins. It was the hardest currency. Because gold was recognized as a rare metal, it had the right to be used as a currency. Later, with the development of magic, Magic crystal also became a currency similar to gold coins. However, it only circulated in the magic world and had little to do with the common people. At the same time, because Magic crystal is of varying quality, there is no fixed exchange rate … The prime minister's plan is to issue a paper money that is not worth much and let the government of the Kingdom of Karen define its value. "
"Define? Does that mean that the paper is worth how much I say it is worth? "
Sally was astonished. Wasn't he just messing around?
But the more Edith thought about it, the more she felt that the "paper money" was powerful. She explained patiently, "So the value of the paper money comes from the country's credit. If a gangster on the street tells me that there is a piece of paper here that is worth one gold coin, I won't believe it. I won't believe it. But if the cabinet of the Kingdom of Karen tells me all this, I will choose to believe it. "
"Just like how the Prime Minister was able to borrow a huge loan from Lassman for the war, he borrowed it because of Efta's credit. Now that Eiffel had unified the Kingdom of Karen, the kingdom's credibility must be higher than before. With the rise of the kingdom's power, I'm afraid that this kind of paper money will not only circulate within the kingdom, but will also become a 'hard currency' in Lassiman! "
Sally opened her mouth slightly and blinked her eyes. "Let the people of other countries recognize the value of a piece of paper? It's hard to imagine. "
Edith had been thinking about it for a long time, so she had a general understanding of Roddy's intentions. "These notes can actually be seen as commodities, similar to jewelry, bread, or art collections. It's just that it can be widely traded. "
Sally stood there and thought for a long time. "Isn't it just issuing a currency that is more convenient than gold coins? But I think it will take a lot of effort to do it, and he also needs to set up the 'Central Bank of Karen' … Bank. He told me about it before, but what is this' Central Bank '? "
Indeed, economic problems could not be explained in a few words. Let alone Sally, even Edith, who was very intelligent, could not see the wider sky behind the "paper money". She also did not understand what the "Central Bank" would bring.
However, the communication circle made Sally understand that she needed to go to the meeting. She tidied up her makeup and sat in front of the crystal wall. On the screen, the "Cabinet Office" in the Dragon Tower was already full of cabinet nobles. Roddy sat in the middle and looked at the crystal wall. "The signal is fine. Your Majesty, let's start today's discussion."
He was wearing a simple black suit, and there were several stacks of manuscripts on the long table in front of him. "The kingdom's various statistics have been basically completed recently. We are currently facing a lot of problems, very serious. Because of the two wars, the population has suffered heavy losses. It will be fine if there are no natural disasters this year, but if there are any disasters, famine will be the first problem we have to face."
Sally did not talk much in the meeting. She only occasionally asked questions, and after getting Roddy's answer, she did not say anything more.
There were such meetings in the cabinet almost every day, and the issues discussed were very complicated. Because the kingdom was still in a state of extreme shortage of "civil servants." Since power was centralized, how to control the huge kingdom in the hands of the cabinet was a very big problem.
After the lords of the various territories expressed their allegiance to Sally the First's rule, their future wasn't as simple as eating and drinking in their own territories.
At this time, Roddy was talking about the specific implementation plan of "agricultural reform." Because of Elson's early research and experiments, crops with more than three times the yield had now been cultivated. These seeds would be promoted to be planted all over the country in the future, and the "ridge farming system" would also replace the backward "three garden system." The use of manure would also be gradually promoted. In the next three years, the food problem was at least expected to be solved.
There was no objection within the cabinet. In fact, all the current "cabinet" decisions were basically put forward by Roddy, and finally implemented after simple modifications. It was not because the other nobles did not dare to object, but because with their level of knowledge, they could not find any reason to object.
Farming could get more food, so why not?
Roads could bring more wealth to the country, so why not build them?
Airplanes, ships, and armies were not to be mentioned. These three were currently firmly in the hands of Roddy, and the armies of the other nobles had been completely cancelled and ordered to be dismissed. Sodelor was currently stationed in the Royal City, and a group of people were left in the Holy Cathedral, Hollier, and Elson. These four core cities occupied the four regions of the Kingdom of Karen, and were collectively known as the four major war zones.
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