The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 638

Episode 638 I need a lot of money now. (2)

Lowell shook his head and asked again.

“So, you’re saying they’re going to keep printing money?”

“Yes! Just keep loosening it and adjusting it! It will go on forever! Because the current amount of money can’t keep up with the ever-increasing production! We need something to replace gold anyway!”

“Why are you talking so seriously about something crazy when you’re trying to pay off your own debt… .”

Lowell, who was about to curse, stopped for a moment.

What if that plan really works?

‘You can hold the continent’s economy in your hands and shake it!’

As things stand now, Rutania’s currency will be used throughout the continent. At first, it will guarantee the value of the currency in Rutania, and it will also be portable.

Although it was an economic system built on debt, it was done in a frighteningly surprising way.

If the kingdom keeps printing money, the debt will continue to grow. Once it starts, it becomes a carriage that no one can stop.

‘Is that really possible? But does it seem like it would work? Maybe it would run the country more effectively… . . . ‘

Unlike when money was minted from gold and silver, it became possible to print money indefinitely.

And that also meant that the country could artificially control the issuance of currency.

If they just take the lead, other kingdoms will become economically dependent on the Kingdom of Rutania.

‘Father, it doesn’t seem like an impossible story, does it?’

If successful, it will transform the real economy into a credit economy.

And that credit is guaranteed by the military and productive power of the Kingdom of Rutania.

But how do we establish this new system? Will people believe that scraps of paper are money?

As Lowell was momentarily lost in thought, Claude grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him, shouting:

“It’s definitely possible! I’ve been thinking about it! So let’s just take some money! Or else get out of here!”

“Th-Th-Is that really going to happen?”

“You just have to make them believe! If people believe, then it’s money!”

“This, this crazy guy… … .”

While the two were arguing like that, a soldier came and shouted.

“Your Majesty, His Highness the Grand Duke has arrived.”

“Huh?”

Claude, who had become a beggar, turned his head in surprise. It was because he had met someone he shouldn’t have met yet.

Sure enough, Giselle was approaching with the knights.

Giselle clicked her tongue as she saw Claude grabbing Lowell by the collar.

“What? Why are you here? Aren’t you out to hunt down bandits?”

“That, that, that… … So… … .”

The thief’s feet are numb, Claude was greatly embarrassed when he saw Giselle. However, his mouth was moving smoothly.

“The people in the newly incorporated areas have been severely exploited and are not able to live stably. So we are urgently trying to get funds from Rimhal to support the people… … .”

Just looking at his snout, he seemed to have reached the level of a superhuman. Lowell looked at Claude with a dumbfounded expression.

Giselle snickered. It was obvious why Claude was here.

But I didn’t show any sign of noticing, because then Claude would run around harder.

Instead, he looked at Lowell and said:

“Are you out for an inspection?”

“Yes! That’s right. But the Director, the funds here now… … .”

Lowell decided to take a stab at it. He could think about the new currency later.

But Jiselle spoke first.

“Is there a lot of money here?”

“Yes? Yes, there is a lot. The cash is probably the most piled up in the kingdom.”

“Get ready right now, I’ll take everything except the minimum operating expenses.”

“That… that much money?”

“Yeah, it’s useful.”

Lowell and Claude looked dumbfounded.

This side always seemed to be short on money, while the other side, as always, seemed intent on spending money lavishly.

Claude, who felt wronged, immediately got angry.

“No, why do you only think about spending money! There are so many things to spend money on these days! You have to save money! Don’t you save money?”

Lowell looked at Claude with a look of bewilderment. I don’t know about other people, but that guy shouldn’t talk like that.

Jiselle said confidently.

“I have never saved anything since I was born.”

Belinda next to me closed her eyes and nodded. Even when I was little, I was busy spending the money I was given.

“… … .”

Claude and Lowell were silent. They had nothing to say when he spoke so confidently.

Jiselle continued speaking with a look on her face as if to ask what the problem was.

“If you run out of money, you can always get more. When you spend, you have to spend it wisely.”

Claude asked in a tone that came easily to him.

“Oh, where can I get it?”

“Somewhere. Someone has money. Or there’s something worth paying for somewhere.”

“… … .”

Lowell looked back and forth between Giselle and Claude.

One guy says that since there is no money, they will print money, and the other guy talks as if money is just everywhere in the world. It was really hard to follow their common sense.

The listeners were dumbfounded, but Giselle really thought so.

In my previous life, I lived as a mercenary, rolling around the battlefield without a single penny. When my life was on the line, I didn’t have time to think about money.

With or without money, Giselle somehow managed to survive.

“I am a man who can be happy without money and be happier with money.”

“… … .”

Anyway, other people were taking care of the money problems. Like Claude, Lowell, Rosalind.

Jiselle urged with a calm expression.

“So bring it all quickly. I need a lot of money now.”

“What are you going to use it for?”

“We’re going to use it to develop the Demon Forest. It’s going to cost money to hire laborers, pay soldiers, and use materials… … Anyway, there are a lot of uses for it.”

“But you write that much? All at once?”

“If you want to push it hard, you have to spend money hard too.”

Jiselle snickered. It’s her job to push away as much money as she spends.

I haven’t had much to do since I was busy with post-war processing and other things. In my spare time, I just focused on training.

I practiced the skills of the heroes I saw in my dreams and integrated them with my own swordsmanship. Thanks to that, I became a little more skilled than before and was able to use my willpower a little more easily.

‘My dreams have become more frequent, you know.’

How many times have I seen battles between heroes and apostles of that era, battles between warriors and their adversaries. When I woke up from my dreams, I would continue to practice by comparing my swordsmanship with theirs.

The saintess herself never spoke again after that. There were many instances where she did not show herself at all.

Most of what I saw in my dreams was related to battles. It was as if the dream was urging me to become stronger than I was now.

And Giselle was living up to that wish.

After that, my body started to tremble. It is human nature to want to exert strength when one’s level is high.

Giselle said to Claude.

“Are you coming with me?”

“No. I have a lot to do. I have to go out to hunt bandits again. I’m also working on a new economic system.”

“Hmm, a new economic system? I’m curious. Tell me when you’re ready.”

“yes.”

Lowell hesitated whether to speak or not, then kept his mouth shut. Once the details were decided, they could be reviewed.

For now, it was fortunate that Claude couldn’t take the money.

“Okay, then you’re both doing a good job.”

“yes.”

Claude cleared his throat. It seemed that he hadn’t been caught embezzling military funds yet.

In fact, everyone who should have known knew, except Claude.

When Jiselle, who had collected a lot of money, posted an advertisement, laborers flocked to her.

Everyone in the kingdom knew that participating in Giselle’s work would bring great rewards.

“You absolutely have to participate in this!”

“If you just work hard, money will come in in abundance!”

“When His Highness the Grand Duke spends, he spends it with utmost certainty. He doesn’t save money.”

“Something goes together!”

As the news of Jiselle’s pioneering became widely known, the northern lords let out a deep sigh.

In particular, Count Zimbar, who was attached to Ferdium and the territory, was in a state of complete melancholy.

“Haa… …Everything I do gets messed up.”

He had previously formed the Northern Alliance and attacked Amelia from behind. Most of the lords who had joined him were killed, but he escaped and survived.

At that time, I lost quite a few troops. Even the troops that I somehow recovered were handed over again after being persuaded by Jiselle’s conversation, sympathy, and persuasion.

He created the Northern Alliance, but suffered the humiliation of having it disbanded on the same day it was created.

“Why on earth aren’t the troops being returned… … .”

In the northern territory, all troops except the minimum required to maintain public order were drafted into the Northern Army.

However, the Northern Army was not yet disbanded. It was thought that it would be disbanded after the war ended, but Jisel still commanded the Northern Army in the name of stabilizing the kingdom.

The northern lords, who had nothing to do, often gathered at Zimbar’s estate to socialize. They also sighed like Count Zimbar.

The world has become a better place to live in, and the people’s hearts have turned to Jisel. The soldiers are satisfied, so if I ask for the soldiers back now, I will be seen as a shameless person.

“If you hadn’t given it to us, we would have died anyway.”

“I would have died at the hands of either Count Desmond or the Duke of Delphine someday.”

“He could have been killed by Count Leipold.”

As a result, it was a stroke of genius to force Giselle to hand over the troops. They got through the war safely without even participating in the civil war.

And that’s not all? They were able to survive famine, epidemics, and even rifts without doing anything.

Moreover, since he received a lot of money and food as operating expenses for the estate, he had no choice but to be satisfied with that.

So they aimed for the other side.

“Let’s put out a big advertisement and apply for jobs, even if it’s just laborers.”

“We need to put as many of our estate workers as possible.”

“The north is closer to the Demon Forest, so it’s a good place to go for development.”

They were hoping to collect more taxes with it.

Fortunately, a huge number of people applied. They were happy, but also bitter about Giselle’s popularity.

There were ten thousand laborers selected from all over the kingdom. Even children came, so it took even longer to send them back.

The workers immediately began construction on expanding the Demon Forest Garrison. With so many people moving around, supplies were also important.

The best 40,000 men of the Northern Army decided to participate in the pioneering effort and began preparing for expedition.

The garrison was quickly completed thanks to the help of numerous laborers. Soon, the 40,000-strong Northern Army, ready to go on an expedition, advanced into the Masu Forest.

Jiselle looked around at them and smiled.

“I don’t really have anything to say this time. It won’t be that difficult, but don’t let your guard down.”

“Waaaaaaaaaah!”

Their morale was sky-high. The army that had risen against all odds was now unafraid of the forest of demons.

Skoban and Ricardo looked moved at the sight of the magnificent army.

“Wow, the first time I went there, I only brought a few mercenaries with me.”

“The second one was a little better. There were quite a few.”

“The third one is overwhelmingly good… … .”

Skoban turned his head. Elena was standing proudly on a huge horse.

Because the giant hammer was so powerful that even a small horse wouldn’t be able to withstand it, this horse was barely able to be found after searching the entire kingdom.

“Our princess has changed a lot. She said she would become an elegant lady.”

“Where does that blood go?”

“Right… … . Let’s follow along diligently.”

The Northern Army entered the forest confidently. The path to where Queen Greggs had been killed was already clear, so they could advance easily.

This time, the goal was to get to the center of the forest. After that, we planned to gradually develop the area from the entrance.

However, the area around the route to the center was planned to be scorched as much as possible. That is why the workers followed behind.

Boom! Boom! Kwung!

With so many people coming in to work, the huge trees quickly disappeared.

Most monsters didn’t dare approach. A few crazy monsters rushed in, but were slaughtered as soon as they got close.

Upon arriving in the new area, the Northern Army soon discovered something brilliantly shining.

They were crimson crystals. The crystals that gave off an ominous aura were distributed over a fairly wide area.

People were making a fuss when they saw it.

“Is that a jewel?”

“Can I go?”

“Something seems a bit off… … .”

While I was wondering for a long time, suddenly the crystals started to shake.

Dddd …

The modifications were happening. They had already raised their bodies and formed a fairly large, human-like shape.

Some of them looked like lions.

Gggggg… … .

That extreme, that extreme, that extreme!

Every time the crystals that raised their bodies moved, a grinding sound was heard.

They began to approach the invaders who had invaded their territory.

Kwah! Kwah! Kwah!

There were hundreds of giant crystal monsters moving around.

In the past, I would have been scared by an unidentified monster, but now there were too many troops.

Everyone naturally took a fighting stance.

Belinda, who had been watching leisurely, said.

“A monster has appeared.”

“You can’t call me a monster anymore.”

“Then what is it?”

Jiselle chuckled.

“It’s all money.”

As expected, there was something worth money somewhere.