Chapter 955 The Attitude of the Kingdom of Solant

"So," Fiona raised her eyebrows, looking astonished, "the big trouble on Dragon Island was solved with a bang? They didn't hold you accountable?"

"Why pursue it?"

Tang En shrugged, pushed Nora away from his nose angrily, and then said: "Sasha Grot is quite grateful to us. It is no exaggeration to say that the dragon can now be regarded as our steadfast Allies."

"Can we not be allies?"

Fiona said angrily: "We made such powerful weapons and armed them. If they don't stand on the same front as us, it will be us who will be unlucky."

Tang En smiled bitterly in his heart. Fiona just said it unintentionally, but she didn't know that the dragon was really the angel of destruction who shouldered the responsibility of "blowing the horn of doom".

"Don't worry, that won't happen."

Tang En added in his heart, unless the world is completely hopeless.

"How is the situation of the Chamber of Commerce these days? The Glory Festival has passed, and you should be able to see the effects now, right?"

After hearing Tang En ask about the Chamber of Commerce, Fiona perked up and said in high spirits: "Of course it's great!"

She eagerly handed several documents to Tang En, and then said: "The new products we released at the Glory Festival were extremely popular. Not only did it cause a rush of buying among local residents, but also those outside merchants purchased in large quantities and prepared for shipment. Go back and make the difference yourself.”

While flipping through the documents, Tang En asked with confusion: "We have enough sales points in Illus, right? Do they really make a profit by shipping them back?"

"You think too much."

Fiona rolled her eyes: "Although we have obtained convenient transportation channels through the teleportation arrays we have laid in major cities, and have also opened direct-sales stores, the secondary towns are basically not covered. The target is second-tier towns, and I don’t recommend that we open direct-operated stores in second-tier towns. The cost is too high and the profits are too small. Let’s give this profit to those merchants.”

Tang En nodded noncommittally: "Just make up your mind on this kind of thing."

Feeling Tang En's trust in her, Fiona felt happy.

"Of course, the sales of the Glorious Festival are so good. I think the main reason is because of the discount activities launched in conjunction with the monetary reform policy."

Fiona counted it for Tang En with her fingers. Although it was an unprecedented 20% off, the profit lost from the discount was made up for by the nearly doubled sales volume. Not only did she not lose money, but she also made a huge profit. The pen made even Alleria jealous.

"Why is she jealous?"

When Fiona said this, she said angrily: "Isn't the money we earn going to be used to build the Illus Empire in the end? And you are also the regent, the de facto king of this country. I can't figure out why she is jealous. .”

Tang En laughed loudly and said, "That's because she was used to living a hard life. She saw how easy it was for us to make money, so she became envious and jealous."

"Hmm."

Fiona hummed and said: "I only saw how easy it was for us to make money, but I didn't expect how high the technical content is. What's more, we support tens of thousands of employees. After careful calculation, the entire Illrus Empire There must be more than 500,000 families who directly or indirectly depend on our Datang Chamber of Commerce."

This number is not an exaggeration, and is even slightly conservative. Although there are only 30,000 to 40,000 directly employed employees, there are still many employees who are not included. They can only be regarded as non-staff personnel, such as the teleportation array and other core secrets. You are not qualified to know.

These 50,000 to 60,000 employees are all core employees who signed confidentiality contracts and swore allegiance to Tang En to the gods. They are the foundation of the Datang Chamber of Commerce.

"This is normal. The greater your ability, the greater your responsibility. Don't forget our purpose of making money."

Tang En reminded her that he was afraid that the management staff of Datang Chamber of Commerce would be obsessed with making money and forget their true intentions. The larger the organization, the higher the probability of this kind of thing happening. Once it starts to rot from the root, it will be very difficult. It's difficult to manage.

"I won't forget it."

Fiona nodded: "Every time I have a meeting, I will emphasize to them the fundamental spirit of our Datang Chamber of Commerce. However... take it from the people, use it for the people, benefit the society, and create a future together. This spirit is really... It’s so shameful, I feel like a merciful and savior Mary.”

Fiona complained about this core spirit more than once, but it has to be said that this core spirit reflects Tang En's thoughts very well.

Tang En couldn't help laughing: "Aren't you the Holy Mother?"

"No, this joke cannot be made casually. Your Majesty, please don't pay attention."

Fiona waved her hands repeatedly and said that she was the Virgin, so wouldn’t she be the mother of the Saint?

Iluli blinked her eyes, pursed her lips and smiled: "I won't care. Master, he is a great savior."

Lord, master...

Fiona twitched the corner of her mouth. Her Majesty the Saint seemed to be getting more and more accustomed to the special relationship with Tang En. She used to know how to restrain herself and cover up to prevent others from thinking too much, but now it's better. She doesn't even cover up anymore. .

Although there are only Tina and Marlene listening in the room, and there are no outsiders, let's try to show it...

I didn't see that the eyes of those two little girls were about to gleam - seeing their master take down all the lofty Vatican saints, the admiration in their hearts almost overflowed, okay?

Tang En closed the document in his hand, pondered for a moment and then asked: "How is the use of the new currency going? Does the sales staff have any specific feedback?"

The sales staff of the Datang Chamber of Commerce are front-line personnel and the most direct window to consumers. It is the most direct way for them to give feedback on the use of the new currency.

Fiona looked at Marlene: "Marlene?"

Marlene hurriedly opened her book. She was responsible for statistics on this matter recently: "Based on the feedback from stores in several major cities, the situation is pretty good."

Tang En frowned: "What do you mean it's okay?"

Seeing Tang En frowning, Marlene suddenly panicked and hurriedly explained: "The usage rate of the new banknotes has reached about 20%. The main ones used for shopping in stores are alloy currencies. According to Purandar Judging from the feedback from the central bank, I think the issuance and exchange volume of currency are not enough, so it will take some time to buffer before large-scale circulation."

“It’s also related to the fact that after the Glorious Festival, discount activities were reduced, so people’s willingness to use the new currency was not strong, but...”

"but?"

“However, the new currency has been welcomed by merchants and adventurers. Because banknotes are portable and do not take up space or weight, adventurers can save more weight-bearing space to carry supplies when traveling. They all welcome the new version of the currency. "

Tang En nodded: "This is expected."

"Princess Alleria sent a message yesterday, deciding to further expand the number of currency exchange points and popularize the new version of currency as soon as possible. At the same time, she also said that she will start in-depth cooperation with Star Diamond Bank in the near future and directly conduct currency transactions with Star Diamond Bank. Exchange, then all the currency flowing out of Star Diamond Bank will be replaced with banknotes."

Tang En smiled slightly, Levitz's actions were quite efficient.

Could Rivetz be ineffective? The boss has already spoken, so what right does he have to question? If you don’t want to be abandoned by the times, you can only work hard to be at the forefront of the times!

"only……"

"only?"

Marlene suddenly hesitated and said: "It's just that our currency reform policy seems to have encountered resistance in other countries. The Solant Kingdom publicly declared that this is a ridiculous approach, and they will never accept us giving them a piece of paper in exchange for it. Although the Kingdom of Grace has not expressed its position, it seems that they are also leaning towards the attitude of the Kingdom of Solant. They even claim that we are blaspheming against God..."

Fiona sneered again and again: "These two countries usually don't deal with each other, but now they stand together."

"This is normal because there are common enemies and common interests."

Tang En shrugged: "As long as the people in power are not stupid, they can see the meaning behind monetary policy, but to say it is blasphemy to God is too much. After all, our banknotes all have magical anti-counterfeiting techniques. Woolen cloth."

Marlene continued: "The attitude of other principalities in Purandar is ambiguous, neither opposing nor supporting."

"Their attitude doesn't matter. Those principalities are just poor people trying to survive."

Fiona waved her hand and said casually: "If it weren't for setting up a military buffer zone, they would have been annexed in minutes."

"Well said."

Tang En smiled and said: "As long as those merchants bring our currency, they can't use it. Now the only obstacle that hinders the circulation of the new currency in other countries is the strength of our Illus Empire and the influence of the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce. .”

Marlene was startled and asked curiously: "Our influence? Why?"

"Because Datang Chamber of Commerce and Star Diamond Bank are the main force in promoting the new version of currency. As long as we express our attitude, clearly support the transactions of the new version of currency, and continue to open discount activities, those businessmen will never be able to resist the temptation of profits and will actively invest banknotes. Come in arms.”

Fiona explained: "Similarly, the same goes for Star Diamond Bank. Since His Majesty Tang En has reached a cooperation with the Dragon Clan, His Majesty the Dragon King also agrees with His Majesty Tang En's policy. Therefore, as the Dragon Clan's lackeys and slaves, led by Rivitz Star Diamond Bank also had to support this policy."

"As long as the gold coins reserved by Star Diamond Bank are completely converted into banknotes and no longer provide customers with gold coin deposit and withdrawal services, more than half of the gold coins in Purandal will be completely replaced by banknotes."

You ask for the other half of the gold coins? Some of them are piled up moldy in various noble houses and even in the treasury, and the other part is used as a mattress in the dragon's lair...

"Gold coins that are not in circulation will not be considered. When the circulation of banknotes equals the number of recycled gold coins, the currency reform will basically be considered completed."

Tang En explained with a smile: "At that time, the gold, silver, and copper coins we recycled can also be converted into industrial raw materials for use."