Master Tongtian

Chapter 238 A big photo deal from the East (33)

Crescent Town's temporary mayor's tent.

Lilith's words were so intriguing that the two women who were looking at the spell book in the corner were attracted to her and listened with their ears pricked up.

Lilith naturally knew Thrandis's mistress.

As soon as he saw her there, he immediately acted obediently, not daring to reveal any of his intimacy with Rosen, and kept a distance of three meters from Rosen.

She said in a businesslike tone: "Master, the full name of the person who set the painting is Hejakari Saint Deutarod."

As soon as the name came out, the three people in the tent were shocked.

Both women couldn't sit still, they put down their spell books and turned to look over.

Gendeloni even interjected: "First of all, this is the Son of God, and secondly, this name is very familiar, as if I have heard it somewhere."

But Thrandis had already remembered: "She is the third daughter of the current Duke of Storms, St. Drances, and she is also the daughter with the highest achievement in magic."

Gendeloni recalled immediately.

"Ah, I remembered it too. The instructor of the academy talked about her back then. He said that she was the youngest high-level ocean mage in history, and she broke through the high-level mystery at the age of only 15."

When Rosen heard this, he was shocked: "That's really awesome."

Why is it a bit powerful?

Because this guy has a duke father, a great lord in the richest realm of the Golden Land.

The Duke also controls the most prosperous maritime trade routes in the Golden Land, and his annual financial income is calculated in tens of millions of crowns.

Therefore, Heyajiali's family background conditions are two orders of magnitude higher than those of the original Fentian Archmage.

As long as she has some talent in magic, her father can use massive resources to push her to the level of a master.

Of course, being able to break through to the high level at the age of 15 is indeed an extraordinary talent.

Rosen asked: "Then she should be the Archmage now, right?"

Thrandis shook his head: "That's not clear, but considering that it has been almost ten years since she was promoted to a high level, it is very likely that she has broken through the master barrier."

Without thinking, Lilith said cautiously: "According to Candela, not yet. He is currently a high-level peak 17-star mage."

Thrandis was stunned: "Not yet? In other words, the high-level card has been stuck for ten years?"

Gendeloni sighed: "It's so easy to break through Master's Cliff. The Earl didn't break through until he was 35, and the Archmage Burning Sky didn't get promoted until he was 30."

Rosen was a little envious: "17-star spell casting ability is really high."

He is still stuck at eight and a half stars.

Of course, it's almost gossip time and it's time to get down to business.

Rosen continued to ask: "What are the customization requirements of Her Royal Highness the Princess?"

This is a veritable princess of the East, a big shot who can decide the fate of countless people with just a wave of her hand, and he doesn't dare to neglect her at all.

Lilith took out a large stack of documents from her document bag.

"Master, these are the new information from Silver Moon Castle in recent days, and these are the princess's spell recordings."

"Then this, this is the specific customization request."

Rosen took the documents and looked at them one by one. Silver Moon Castle has been quiet recently and nothing major happened.

The only thing of note is that Faeron appears in the guild again.

Compared with before, he was bald and extremely energetic. He seemed ten years younger.

"Oh, poor Faerun."

Then he continued to look at the so-called magic pictures.

At first glance, I realized that this thing is similar to the photo.

To be precise, it's a black and white photo.

Thrandis also came over to take a look: "I have long heard that people from the East are good at light and shadow illusions. Now it seems that it is true."

"Let me see, let me see~"

Gendeloni stood on tiptoe to poke her head in, but she couldn't see clearly because she was too short.

Rosen put down his arm and let her take a closer look.

The first picture Gendeloni saw was a photo of the princess riding a horse in the garden.

In the photo, the princess is wearing snow-white breeches, a snow-white lace collared shirt, a dark blue vest and a coat of the same color. Her dark blond hair is tied into a ponytail, and she wears a neat and exquisite anti-collision elephant leather frame hat. .

The horse on his crotch is the famous horse 'Bibo Crescent' unique to the Eastern Territory.

The horse's body is strong and slender, its muscles are elegant yet explosive, and its shiny silver hair is like condensed moonlight.

However, the four hooves and lower legs are covered with soft long blue hair. When running, the thick blue hair flies up and down like rippling blue waves.

Gendeloni took one look and praised loudly: "What a beautiful person, what a beautiful horse!"

She was right.

Heya Jiali not only has an extraordinary appearance, but also an excellent figure, plump and strong, yet still feminine and graceful. Her face is full of confidence, and her eyes are looking forward, full of the scornful style of the world's most powerful person.

One glance and it is unforgettable.

After reading it, Rosen sighed secretly in his heart.

"What a rich peony."

There are ten photos and paintings, and each one is of top quality.

There was horse riding, flower viewing, dining, and even a photo of changing clothes with half-shoulders exposed.

Finally, there are custom painting requirements.

"Master Rosen, I have seen many of your paintings. Most of them are vulgar and unbearable, but there are also some elegant masterpieces."

"The photo paintings in the East are very good, but they have lost their color, so I ask you to turn the black and white photo paintings into colorful oil paintings. Try to restore the photos from the past as much as possible. If it can be improved, that would be great. but."

"The distance between Raging Waves City and Silver Moon Castle is quite long. Even if you take the nearest waterway, it will take nearly a month to go back and forth. So I hope you can complete it as soon as possible to catch up with my birthday party in December."

"I heard that you have become the mayor of a remote town and shoulder the responsibility of building the town. I hope that my painting resources can support your town building cause."

After looking around and no mention of how much money was given, Rosen turned to look at Lilith: "How much is the total payment?"

Lilith took out another leather bag and handed it to Rosen: "100 arcane coins."

"How many?!"

Rosen suspected that his ears had heard wrongly.

"100 arcane coins." Lilith repeated seriously.

Now all three people heard it clearly, and then they all looked at each other in confusion.

Rosen took the leather bag and checked it, and took out a dark gold, thumb-sized, heavy strange gold coin.

Arcane gold coins, rare gold coins, are only used in Winter City in the North. They are mainly used for fund settlement of bulk trade. One arcana gold coin can be exchanged for 1,000 to 1,200 crowns.

100 pieces is one hundred thousand kronor, so just buy ten customized paintings.

What a ‘little support’!

Rosen couldn't help but sigh: "Is this the work of the top tycoon in the Golden Land?"

Now, he has about more than 23,000 crowns in cash, and he has already started to pay wages today.

There are more than 20,000 residents. Excluding the elderly, children, pregnant women and other people who are not suitable for work, there are still about 12,000 people, and the daily wages paid are almost 1,400 crowns.

And because the civilian mages exerted a huge influence, Rosen collectively raised their wages. For 280 people, the daily wage was more than 200 crowns.

This adds up to a daily expenditure of 1,600 kronor.

According to this situation, Rosen's cash on hand can only support two settlement cycles at most, which is two weeks.

Originally, he had already planned to go out to look for money.

Now I'm fine, I suddenly have more than 100,000 crowns in cash, and the pressure of salary is gone.

Because of this, the coins circulating in the town reached more than 120,000 crowns.

Of course, if wages are paid honestly and the money is distributed directly to the residents, then even 120,000 crowns will not be enough.

Because the market in Crescent Town has not yet opened, everyone does not have to worry about eating and drinking, and there is no place to spend money.

After everyone got their wages, they just kept it at home to keep it moldy.

This is obviously a huge waste and cannot last long.

then what should we do?

Rosen gently tossed the Austrian gold coin and already had an idea.

"It's time to open a bank."

Open a bank with the lord's reputation and let the people deposit their money.

Of course, everyone will definitely not be willing to do so at the beginning, so you can give some discounts, such as being exempted from part of the tax if you save money.

Once everyone gets used to saving money, there will be no need to cash out when wages are paid.

All you need to do is issue a paper voucher to the residents and fill in a number on it.

In this way, it seemed that a lot of money was distributed, but in fact only some paper was distributed, and most of the cash remained untouched in the lord's pocket.

Then the 120,000 kronor became the bank's deposit.

According to Earth's experience, a 50% deposit is a fairly safe level.

Then, 120,000 crowns can be used as 240,000.

240,000 kronor can support five months' wages.

Five months later, the Crescent Town Market must have been up and running for quite some time.

With the market and money flowing, there is no need to worry about insufficient wages.

Rosen considered the specific plan carefully in his mind.

"It is said that the banks in the Eastern Region are very mature, but they have not yet taken root in the hearts of the people in the Northern Region. I will follow the Eastern Region's approach and make some localization changes."

The idea of ​​​​the bank quickly passed through Rosen's mind, and he had already made a decision.

He carefully put away the arcane coins and asked Lilith: "Does Her Royal Highness have any other instructions?"

Lilith shook her head: "No more."

Rosen said: "Okay, then I will take you to rest. On the way, you can tell me the details of Candela's business in detail."

"Yes, Master."

The two left the camp and walked more than a hundred meters before Lilith breathed a sigh of relief and whispered softly: "Master, the oppression of the mistress is really terrifying."

If it weren't for work, she wouldn't dare to appear in front of Thrandis even to death.

Rosen smiled: "As long as you don't mess with her, she's very nice."

After a pause, Wen Yan asked, "Have you had lunch?"

"not yet."

"Then I'll take you to lunch."

"Yes, Master."

On the way, Lilith began to report on the situation of trade in the East.

After she finished speaking, she had a slightly worried look on her face: "Master, people from Fubos are looking around for news about trade routes, and the pressure is getting bigger and bigger."

This is indeed a big problem.

Rosen comforted: "Don't worry, I will find a way to solve it."

Harrick was quickly found.

"Harrick, arrange a good lunch for Miss Lilith, and find a quiet place for her to have a good rest."

"Finally, arrange for her to change her clothes so that no one recognizes her and no one knows her whereabouts."

The last part was said in a whisper.

Of course Harik knew the danger of the messenger's mission and immediately nodded in agreement.

Rosen handed Lilith three more lucky rune stones: "When you leave, go quietly and don't be discovered. Be careful on the road."

Lilith smiled and said without any worries: "Master, don't worry, God is taking care of me."

Rosen was startled, then thought of something, and immediately felt relieved: "That's good."

Of course Alfroya would not specifically take care of a little spider girl, but within the Golden Land, her status as a Golden Apostle was enough to protect her from many life disasters.

After arranging Lilith, she discussed opening a bank with Harrick.

Harrick slapped his head and said with a smile: "Rosen, you have a great idea, I will open the bank immediately!"

After finishing speaking, he added: "Public Officer Greiman's father has been working as a steward at Yuanyue Bank for more than 20 years. If we recruit him with a high salary to help, the bank will definitely be fine."

With these words as a foundation, Rosen felt relieved.

He returned to the tent, took out the best oil painting tools, laid out the drawing board, and said seriously: "Alice~Jenny, don't let anyone disturb me, I'm going to start painting."

"Understood~"

What responded to him was a home protection spell from Thrandis.

This oil painting has a huge business of 100,000 crowns. The buyer is still a princess, so there is nothing to be careless about.

When painting, Rosen focused his four-star abilities on one painting, while the remaining four stars thought about his next plan.

"I have to meet Vivian sometime and ask her to open the clay potion workshop as soon as possible."

Without the help of clay potions, it would be impossible to build a town quickly by consuming mage mana.

Because no mage's body can withstand the extreme limit of casting spells every day, and after a while, he must slow down and rest.

In his plan, about three to four thousand territorial citizens will use clay potions to help the mages quickly build the town and surrounding related facilities, while other territorial citizens will begin to cultivate wasteland and produce food.

In this way, construction and farming will not be delayed, and the residents will still have money for consumption, and Crescent Town will soon be on the right track.

After painting for a while, another thought flashed through Rosen's mind.

"Silver Moon Castle's idle resources have been almost sold out and will not recover for more than half a year. Therefore, the trade route with the Eastern Territory must always remain open."

If you only have money but no goods, the money will immediately depreciate, which is inflation.

Therefore, maintaining the smooth flow of trade routes in the eastern border is the top priority at the moment.

As it happens, this route also passes through Lord Morrow's Fang Valley town.

So the two things were done together, and after the painting was completed, he went south to solve the problem of trade routes.

It can also be expected that Fubos will be fiercely obstructed, and if it can be successfully resolved, Fubos's situation will be over.