The release of the new currency was bound to be accompanied by resistance from relevant stakeholders. This was something that had long been expected, but Tang En hadn't expected the Solant Kingdom's attitude to be so firm.
Emperor Klein had publicly stated that the Solant Kingdom would refuse to allow any currency other than gold, silver, and copper coins to enter the Solant Kingdom's market.
Tang En couldn't help but sneer. You think it's okay to refuse?
That's not up to you!
Emperor Klein's thinking was clearly too simple. He only thought that this was a farce put on by the Irus Empire. Although the Datang Chamber of Commerce was pushing it, the Datang Chamber of Commerce didn't enter the Solant Kingdom at all. Their influence couldn't interfere with the Solant Kingdom's market at all.
However, Emperor Klein didn't know the Star Diamond Bank's position in this matter at all.
The Solant Kingdom could refuse the Datang Chamber of Commerce, but they couldn't refuse the Star Diamond Bank.
The exchange between the Star Diamond Bank and the Prandal Central Bank ignored the country. In other words, as long as the Star Diamond Bank completed the exchange process, the currency provided to the Solant Kingdom's customers would also be paper money.
I'm clearly promoting the new currency. Regardless of whether you use it or not, as long as you use the Star Diamond Bank's service, your gold coins will only come in and not out.
There were fewer and fewer gold coins circulating in the market, and using gold coins for transactions became more and more troublesome. Sooner or later, they would be completely replaced by paper money.
Perhaps some people would choose to keep a portion of their gold coins and not exchange them, but the amount of gold coins wouldn't be too much, so they wouldn't be considered.
This kind of overt scheme made them unable to resist.
This was also the first time that Tang En felt the benefits of the Star Diamond Bank.
It was the only bank that had a monopoly on the entire Prandal financial industry. Dealing with it would mean dealing with all its customers.
It could be said that Reeves had made a wedding dress for Tang En this time. He felt bitter in his heart, but he could only swallow his broken teeth and blood into his stomach.
"Right, there's one more thing I want to discuss with you."
Fiona suddenly thought of a very important matter and hurriedly said: "I heard from Master Klotto that you intend to further modify the current Heaven Breaker? Build an aerial combat platform? "
Tang En was stunned and nodded. "Yes, and the work has already begun. What's wrong?"
"I have an idea."
Fiona's eyes lit up. "Since the original design of the Heaven Breaker is no longer for military use, why not use it for civilian use?"
"You mean …"
Tang En was stunned for a moment before he burst into laughter. "I understand. In fact, I also had the same idea. I didn't expect you to bring it up first."
"Airship transportation industry!"
Fiona said excitedly, "Teleportation Portals aren't made public yet, Mana Sedan isn't on sale yet, and the public transportation system isn't mature yet. But if we want to speed up the economic development, a new, convenient, and not too exaggerated means of transportation is very important. Therefore, I think an Airship is the best choice!"
Using the Heaven Breaker as the prototype to design an Airship for civilian use, it would be specialized in long-distance air transportation. Whether it was carrying passengers or transporting goods, it would have great benefits.
First of all, an Airship was a type of flying vehicle. There were fewer threats in the air, only flying magical beasts. However, flying magical beasts generally wouldn't appear in densely populated areas. There were more of them deep in the mountains and forests, so the safety of air transportation routes could be guaranteed.
Secondly, an Airship's speed was faster than a public bus running at full speed on the highway. If one took an Airship from Ellington to Alinx at full speed without landing, it would only take about ten hours to arrive. It would no longer be a dream!
Furthermore, airships could provide a more comfortable and better environment for travel. Many nobles were unwilling to take public transport because they didn't want to squeeze with commoners. If there was a better option, they wouldn't mind accepting this new method of travel.
"If we launch an Airship transportation service, our Datang Chamber of Commerce's transportation products will cover three types of routes: low, medium, and high. The low end will naturally be bicycles and public buses. The middle end will be motorcycles and the private Mana Sedan that will be introduced to the market soon. The high end will be the Airship."
Fiona waved her arm and said excitedly, "I think that the merchants who are in a hurry to their destinations and the nobles who have a demand for quality will definitely not be stingy with spending a little more money to obtain a faster speed and a more comfortable environment."
Tang En smiled. "That's pretty much what I thought."
"Sounds interesting!"
Eluri heard their discussion and was very interested. "If there really is an Airship, I will definitely try to take one."
Tang En and Fiona looked at each other and said in unison, "It will definitely work!"
"We can contact Clotho now and ask him for the design of the Heaven Breaker to modify it for civilian use."
"It's not just about the design. There are many other problems involved in the operation of the Airship."
Tang En, who came from Earth, naturally considered things more thoroughly. He counted with his fingers and said, "First, we need to consider building towers for the Airship to dock in each city. This will make it convenient for the passengers to wait for the Airship and also save time for the passengers to get on and off the Airship. Transportation around the towers must be very convenient, so we need to seriously consider the location of the towers and the subsequent development of the city.
"Secondly, the towers must be designed with convenient facilities for loading and unloading goods. It will be convenient for merchants to charter a ship to unload goods. Cranes or large conveyor belts are indispensable.
"Thirdly, considering that the flying environment can be considered a closed environment, the safety of the passengers must be guaranteed. Therefore, security facilities are indispensable. All passengers must leave their weapons and equipment with the crew when they board the Airship. They are only allowed to take them out after landing.
"Lastly, in order to deal with the birth of the Airship operation industry, we must set up a special sub-chamber of commerce to be responsible for this. At the same time, a new department needs to be set up in the Kingdom. Not only will it be responsible for the connection with us, but it will also be responsible for the planning of the Airship operation routes. At the same time, it will also be responsible for a certain degree of supervision.
"Lastly, regarding the operation of the Airship, just like the operation of the buses, we need to discuss with Aurelia and Olina to formulate the corresponding laws and regulations."
Although the Irus Empire and the Datang Chamber of Commerce were his own, Tang En was not blinded by the power in his hands. Any unrestrained power was a monster. Every industry needed a corresponding supervision department. At the same time, the supporting laws and regulations needed to be formulated as soon as possible and constantly improved in practice.
The art of the emperor was very complicated, and the interlocking way of checks and balances was extremely profound. Tang En did not know much about it, but he was very rational.
Without supervision, the chamber of commerce would slack off after a long time.
Without legal constraints, the supervision department would also abuse their power.
Therefore, it was necessary to form a stable check and balance for long-term development.
Listening to Tang En's clear and logical analysis of the pros and cons, Fiona was amazed.
No wonder he was the man she liked. He always considered everything so thoroughly!
Fiona only had a flash of inspiration and thought of using the obsolete military design for civilian use. However, Tang En could immediately come up with so many very reasonable ideas. He was simply a genius!
Fiona took note of all that Tang En said, then smiled and said, "As long as the related industry starts, we will be able to support more people. This is a new industry."
"It's not really a new industry."
Tang En smiled and said, "Before the teleportation portal became popular, the Airship transportation industry produced by the gnomes and goblins had been popular in Prandal for many years. However, it gradually declined under the impact of the teleportation portal."
"This …"
Fiona was stunned and said hesitantly, "Then if we reopen this industry now, after the teleportation portal is made public in the future, won't we be causing trouble for ourselves?"
Tang En smiled and said, "You're thinking too much. How can I be so stupid?"
"Then …"
"Even if the teleportation portal is made public in the future, I'm afraid it will only be limited to military use. If ordinary people want to travel, they will either have to consider the Airship or take the bus."
Tang En shook his head and said, "Limited resources must be used where they should be used. I don't want the teleportation portal to collapse again in the future."
In the past, the biggest problem with the popularization of the teleportation portal was that it was open to everyone. Therefore, after the outbreak of war, the teleportation portal was operating at full capacity almost every day. All the civilians used the teleportation portal to escape, increasing the burden on the teleportation portal. As a result, the resistance army could not reach the frontline in time, and the losses were even greater later.
With the lesson of the past in front of him, Tang En certainly would not make the same mistake again.
Moreover, if the teleportation portal was opened to everyone, the first to collapse would be the merchants who relied on transportation to make a profit. Under the impact of the teleportation portal, they would no longer have any room for profit.
Of course, this could be said to be a good thing. It would force them to change from buying low and selling high to the industrial sector. However, in the process, how many families would be ruined?
Tang En shook his head and did not dare to think too deeply about this problem.
If he cared too much about human rights and morals, he would not be able to harden his heart to do many things. He was already very benevolent to consider those people.
In short, this matter was happily settled, and with Fiona's efficient execution, the corresponding work would definitely be carried out immediately.
After all, the Airship no longer had any technical bottlenecks. The original design would be modified to make it more comfortable, and after the final draft, it would be put into production. The relevant supporting facilities would be carried out simultaneously. In a few months, people would probably be able to see Airships flying around the Irus Empire.
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