But old Linman stood in front of the counter window but did not leave, staring blankly at the gold coins in his hand.
Firstly, he was relieved that he could actually take out the money, and secondly, it was on this brand new gold coin.
This is a kind of golden dragon that Old Linman has never seen before. Its front is still the emblem of the three-headed fire dragon of the Targaryen family, and on the back of this golden dragon is a depiction of a silver-haired young man wearing a crown.
The profile of a person's face is heroic.
"This is"
Old Linman hesitated slightly while holding the gold dragon. With his many years of experience in business, he knew the gold coin was real just by looking at it without touching it.
However, he has been doing business in King's Landing for so many years, but he has never seen this golden dragon.
But the lady at the counter of the Imperial Bank immediately cleared up his doubts.
"This is the new money the empire is preparing to issue."
"You should be able to tell if this is true or not."
Old Linman hesitated and touched it with his hand again, and then nodded slightly. He could confirm that this was indeed a real piece of money, but he did not expect that His Majesty would issue a new batch of money.
After weighing the weights, they seemed to be about the same. Afterwards, he couldn't find anything wrong with them, so Lao Linman still kept the ten new coins hesitantly.
But if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising. Your Majesty has already changed the country's name to Valyria, made a resolution to rebuild Valyria, and ascended the throne as emperor. Naturally, he has to make a series of changes.
Although Old Linman does not understand what economics is, it is not uncommon for the ruler of the Iron Throne to issue some new money. Daemon Blackfyre, Aerys I, Daeron II, Aegon IV, etc. have all issued it.
own coins.
Coupled with the various coins used by the Seven Kingdoms before the War of Conquest three hundred years ago, and the pencils carried by customers of the Free Trade Cities, the money currently circulating throughout the Seven Kingdoms is very mixed, and there are all kinds of money.
Gold dragons, silver moons, silver deers, bronze stars, copper wheat, half-copper wheat, copper cents, copper plates, etc., there are too many.
When doing transactions, merchants will also flexibly adjust prices based on the type of currency the customer pays. Some gold coins do not have a high gold content, while others are valuable. The exchange rate must also be considered, which is really troublesome.
Therefore, unifying the currency market and regulating the circulation of coins is also one of the tasks assigned by Viserys to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Ever since Illyrio came to King's Landing from Pentos, he has not had a free day. He has been busy every day with the construction of banks, the three mints in King's Landing, the port of Blackwater Bay, the customs department, and taxation.
Department etc.
Therefore, Finance Minister Illyrio does not often attend the Imperial Council, and his duties are often vacant, including the Minister of War, Cargo, who is now far away across the Narrow Sea.
In fact, Kago's military quality is not very high. He has rich combat experience, but his knowledge is very lacking, and he can only command cavalry.
Viserys originally gave Kargo the position of Minister of War just to better absorb the loyalty of the Dothraki. To make the 'horse whip of the true dragon Khal', it is not really necessary to refer to Kargo's wise advice, otherwise the Iron Throne will now
They have already started declaring war and plundering everywhere.
"Brother Vilas, you are finally here."
There are three royal mints in King's Landing. Minting coins is the exclusive power of a few kings. Other nobles in the Seven Kingdoms do not have such power.
As the chief economic adviser to His Majesty the Emperor, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is in charge of a large number of government officials, including the income and expenditure of the royal family and the treasury, the payment of taxes and duties, and external borrowing, including the three local mints.
There is a lot of oil and water in the mint, and your hands will be full of oil if you just pass it by. The three mint directors from the time of Robert Baratheon are now blowing cold wind on the Great Wall, and the newly replaced directors naturally dare not make mistakes in a short period of time.
And as a royal property, this place is also guarded by the Unsullied Legion, the royal family's exclusive guard.
The mint used to be corrupt and chaotic during King Robert's time, but the Unsullied Legion's desire to abandon it made it even more difficult to persuade them to participate, so now the mint of the new dynasty is relatively clean.
And recently they have taken on a new task, which is to recycle a large number of old coins and then recast them into new coins. They are very busy now.
At this moment, Willas Tyrell solved the matter of old Linman, and then set off to the Royal Mint in King's Landing. At this moment, Finance Minister Illyrio had been waiting for a long time.
"Lord Illyrio."
Vilas walked into the hot furnace room on crutches, and then saw the fat Pentos man with blond hair and a parted beard. He nodded politely in greeting, but in exchange he was laughed out loud.
"Come on, brother."
"Come with me, I'll show you around here."
Although Illyrio later made a lot of money from the business of spices, gems, and dragon bones, and eventually became a wealthy merchant governor of Pentos, he was essentially a mercenary and thief.
There are many shady transactions.
He was respectful when he saw Viserys, but he was also a forthright person in private. However, no one knew how much of that smile was hidden in the smile. Those who believed deeply in Illyrio might be deceived.
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Although Jon Connington initially took care of someone else, he didn't really like or trust Illyrio much.
If the other party hadn't really played a vital role in helping His Majesty start his career, Jon Clinton would have wanted to take him down.
Although Willas is young, he is indeed well versed in the rules between nobles. Illyrio seems to be close to him, but Willas is not stunned, and still maintains an appropriate distance, but is not too close.
Don't refuse people thousands of miles away.
Illyrio's family business is in Pentos, and he is close to Willas mainly because he wants to use the relationship and connections of the Tyrell family to benefit himself. After all, he is not in his hometown now.
People like them don't have unreasonable closeness, nor do they have unreasonable dislike. Everything is in the most fundamental interests.
"Brother, come and see."
"Do you know how this new coin is minted?"
The obese Pentos man walked into the workshop, surrounded by the sound of clanking hammers. The craftsmen were sweating profusely in the hot and dull environment and kept swinging the hammers.
Before there were roller presses, rocker presses and other machinery, coins had to be hammered out with hammer after hammer.
At this moment, Illyrio was holding a brand new golden dragon in his hand, then turned his head, laughed twice, and continued to ask.
"Do you know how much profit there is from making this golden dragon?"
Vilas thought for a moment, then shook his head and told the truth.
"have no idea."
"Please sir, please clarify my doubts."
Although he was well-read, he had not led an army before being surrounded by the Dornishmen in Highgarden.
Similarly, before Willas came to King's Landing, he did not know the lives of the people at the bottom, including many seemingly basic common sense.
He knew countless types of coins from ancient times to the present, including trading city-states, knew their origins, and knew their history, but he didn't know how they were made.