"People will co here to borrow money due to the earthquake damage. You know exactly how to proceed as we discussed before, right?"
"Of course, I know. I'll keep the interest low, but I'll be sure to thoroughly check the credit."
"You certainly know it well."
"And I'll replace the outgoing money with these promissory notes."
This was the most important thing.
Rockefeller nodded alone and opened his mouth.
"That's the most important thing. Give promissory notes instead of gold coins, no matter what. That's advantageous for us."
'Protect the real money' and lend the 'fake money (promissory notes)' to collect interest.
That was the reason Rockefeller insisted on promissory notes.
Then, it beca like doing business with non-existent money, so whether the loan interest was 1% or 3%, it was always a profit for the bank. And since promissory notes could be issued infinitely, it was possible to lend more than the amount of gold coins held by the bank.
'It's the miracle logic of banks.'
"Do you know that?"
Joshua showed a confident smile.
"Of course I do. That's how we benefit."
"And get the fortress repairs done in advance. It will cost more if you repair it later."
Knowing the future, Rockefeller knew when the dwarves would attack.
"Enemies inside are important, but the ones we should be most wary of are the enemies outside, not the inside."
"Is that because of the dwarves?"
"Right. Originally, the owner of this land were not humans but dwarves."
"Got it. Then I'll also replace the repair cost for the fortress with promissory notes."
Rockefeller smiled brightly at Joshua.
"Yes, it's not too difficult, so you should be able to do it well on your own."
* * *
Rockefeller, who hurriedly left for Lyon, arrived in Lyon, one of the most prosperous comrcial cities in the empire, a few days later with a guide.
Lyon was a tropolis incomparable to the Montefeltro territory located on the outskirts of the empire, and there were many people living there.
Upon arriving in Lyon, Rockefeller headed straight for the cathedral.
It was the place where his younger brother Leo, who was working hard in a distant land, and Bishop Verkis, whom he had co to know through Father Peter, resided.
'I should et Bishop Verkis before eting the Lyon Guild leader.'
The Lyon Guild leader was also a mber of the Lyon family.
And Bishop Verkis was also from the Lyon family.
For this reason, Rockefeller sought to et Bishop Verkis before eting the Lyon Guild leader.
Upon arrival at the Lyon Cathedral, the entire building was covered in tal as if it were armored, and the towering spires were quite impressive.
In terms of scale, it was truly overwhelming compared to the small church building in the Montefeltro territory.
'Didn't they say that an archbishop used to co from here?'
Now it's just a bishop.
The reduced status of Lyon within the church was largely due to political reasons within the organization.
'That also changes with ti.'
Rockefeller, accompanied by a guide, entered the cathedral and first looked for his brother Leo.
Leo was not difficult to find, and contrary to his worries, he was doing well as a priest.
Upon seeing Leo, who had grown from a child into a respectable priest, Rockefeller broke into a bright smile.
"Leo!"
"Rockefeller hyung!"
Leo, who seed much brighter than before, hugged Rockefeller and expressed his curiosity about his sudden visit.
"What brings you to Lyon, brother?"
"What do you an? I ca to see our Leo. Don't tell we've beco strangers just because you've beco a church mber?"
"How could that be? Even though I've entered the church, I'm always a mber of the Rothsdici family."
"That's right, it's good to see you doing well."
After eting Leo, Rockefeller quickly finished their conversation and imdiately requested a eting with Bishop Verkis.
Since they had a good relationship, Bishop Verkis had no reason to refuse Rockefeller, and the eting was quickly arranged.
A mont later, Rockefeller, who was alone with Bishop Verkis, spoke.
"I'm truly sorry for intruding so suddenly."
"No, not at all. I was actually delighted to hear that you had co."
"Haha, thank you for saying that."
The conversation then moved on to the main topic.
"What brings you here? I hope there's no problem?"
When Bishop Verkis asked with a slightly worried expression, Rockefeller imdiately shook his head.
"No, it's not that. I ca here because I have so business."
"Business? What business?"
"I ca all the way here to join the Lyon Guild."
"The Lyon Guild?"
"Yes, I want to et the Lyon Guild leader who is here."
Contrary to Rockefeller's thoughts, Bishop Verkis' expression was not very good.
"Suddenly... why?"
"You ca here to et Benjamin? Hmmm..."
"Yes. Is there any problem?"
As Rockefeller asked worriedly, Bishop Verkis shook his head.
"No, not really. It's just that..."
Despite his words, there seed to be sothing going on.
"Excuse , but may I ask what the issue is?"
"It's nothing big. The relationship between the guild here and us has beco a little bad because of an incident that happened when you were with us."
At that, Rockefeller expressed his confusion.
"What do you an?"
"It's just a family matter. It's a part you don't need to know."
"But I'm still a family mber, aren't I?"
"Well, yes... but you're only closer than a stranger."
Rockefeller couldn't help but tilt his head at the ambiguous words.
'What on earth is going on?'
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