Anyway, what is the maximum amount you can lend ? I need as much money as possible.
It seed the situation was quite urgent.
While Carter thought about it, counting up in his head the amount of gold coins he could lend right away, he saw Rocekfeller trying to catch his eye and look at him aningfully, trying to give him a hint.
Right now? We dont even know how the territory might end up, but youre focused on making money right now?
To the point that it was an addiction, he was a person truly obsessed with money.
Even compared to soone like Carter, who had spent most of his life working with gold coins. Maybe he was even worse than Goblins, who were said to care more about money than any other creature in the world.
Hes a really scary guy.
What would he beco when he grew up?
The Lord, who hadnt seen the look Rocekfeller was giving Carter, was looking at Carter, waiting for an answer. He truly looked desperate.
Id like to borrow as much as possible. He urged.
Along with keeping hold of the Hound rcenaries, we need to hire additional rcenaries to protect the territory. Ill need even more money to keep hold of the mages who participated in the orc subjugation as well. Although I had no idea that I would end up needed this much money so suddenly, with the situation being how it is, I ask that you cooperate as well.
What about villages near the boarder?
Well, weve evacuated as much as possible into the fortress. Since I cant protect them from within their villages, the plan is to create two bases on both sides to keep an eye on the situation. Until His Majesty sends reinforcents, we must endure as much as we can.
The situation is urgent indeed. Then it is only right for to do my best to help you.
If you dont want the territory to be destroyed and lose your ability to do your business then you should help with all your heart.
Of course, my lord.
Nodding, Carter pulled out the shops log and bought so ti pretending to look through it.
Lets see
Carter even pretended to seriously study the log, as his thoughts drifted back to Rockefellers silent urging.
Maybe this is an opportunity. Situations like this dont co around often.
A goldsmiths main inco was more from the interest earned through loans rather than actually making gold coins. In other words, the more one lended out, the more they earned.
As long as you pay back the gold I lend, I can end up making a lot of money from these loans this ti.
The Lord was the person with the best credit in the entire territory. If he could lend out just to the limit of what he could repay back with his amount of credit then that would be a great thing for Carter.
If you think about the amount of taxes he collected from the territory last year
The maximum amount of money that could be given to the Lord right away was about 2500 Talents.
(T/N Thats the annual inco of about 208 rural farrs put together)
That was the sum of his own 1000 Talents and the 1500 Talents left by the custors at the Banco for safe keeping.
If I really pushed it, I could lend up to 2500 Talents but if I do that then the risk is too large.
As he had ntioned to Rockfeller previously, but Carter was extrely wary of what would happen if the Lord decided to use his authority as the owner of the territory to refuse to pay back the money he borrowed.
The Lord was the owner of the land.
And though Carter was putting his trust in him while running his Banco, he didnt trust how the Lords attitude would change later, when he was the one who ended up owning more money than he wanted to pay.
That was why Carter decided that instead of saying he could lend the full 2500 Talents, he would tell the Lord he could only lend 1500 Talents.
Originally he wouldnt even be willing to lend that much, but the situation in the territory was getting urgent that this was the result of taking as much risk as possible because he truly did agree that he had to try and help.
Looking at the books, the total amount of money I can lend my Lord is about
5000 Talents.
Before Carter could finish his sentence, Rockefeller burst out with an absurd figure.
Upon hearing a ridiculous number spoken out-loud, Carters eyes opened wide as he forgot to control his expression for a mont.
Even though I only have 2500 Talents in the safe, why would you even talk about lending twice the amount?!
Carter thought Rockefeller had lost his mind.
Rockefeller only nodded toward Carter, who was staring at him, without a single shift in his expression.
The ti for explanations had passed.
It was simply that Carter didnt have the guts to do the things he did.
Rockefeller turned to the Lord and smiled slightly.
That is of course, if my Lord wants to borrow the maximum amount.
Did you just say 5000 Talents? The lord looked quite flustered at being quoted an amount that far exceeded his expectations.
You. are far richer than I thought.
No matter how good a goldsmith was at making money, he never dread that Carter would have such wealth.
Would a Lord ever be happy if there was sothing of his magnitude that he didnt know about his own territory. His gaze when he looked at Carter was quite unconformable.
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