The Founder of the Great Financial Family

Azrak Goldmine (1)

The story of the goldmine, which had only circulated within the Montefeltro territory, began to spread throughout the continent, and soon reached the wealthiest race on the continent, the goblins.

At the roundtable meeting where only key figures and major members of the Goblin Bank could attend, an agenda related to the Montefeltro territory was brought up.

Only three goblins who owned shares in the Goblin Bank could attend the roundtable meeting, and the one with the most powerful influence among them was Goldman.

Wearing thick glasses, Goldman read the contents of the report related to an imperial territory and fell into deep silence.

"Hmm... Is this even possible?"

The other two goblins, who were also reading the same report, began to speak.

"Wasn't this land already dead?"

As Morgan spoke, JP immediately opened his mouth.

"No, it wasn't. It's amazing that such a barren land has survived until now."

They were the center of the world's movement through the roundtable meeting.

And they were also shameless goblins who wouldn't hesitate to do anything for the revival of their race.

It was their scheme to instigate a war between the orcs and dwarves.

"If we do this right, there might be something to gain?"

"It's imperial land, though. Technically, it's the empire's land, so what can we get from it?"

"Hey, come on. Look, this is the Azrak Goldmine. Don't you know? The Azrak Goldmine?"

"What is that?"

"It used to be a dwarf place."

"What? This used to be dwarf land?"

"Yes, it was dwarf land. Didn't you know?"

"How could I know?"

After skimming through the entire contents of the report, Goldman put it down and immediately opened his mouth.

"Let's work like last time. Like when we instigated a fight between the stupid orcs and dwarf guys. Let's try to find a gap here too."

Hearing that, Morgan spoke up.

"But this isn't about stupid orcs. It's about humans and dwarves. It would be great if their relationship was bad, but it's not like that, is it?"

JP agreed with Morgan's thoughts.

"That's right. They are allies, at least. Well, I can't say their relationship is very good, but during the Totem War, the dwarves went to the humans to get beer. That means they are close to each other."

Goldman started to click his tongue at the two of them.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, so are you going to give up on this barren land?"

"No, it's not about giving up. It's just that it's harder to work on than we thought."

"What do you think?"

At Goldman's question, JP thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.

"But these dwarf bastards are also crazy about gold. Especially since this is the Azrak Goldmine, which used to be dwarf land. Even if they're allies, I don't think the dwarves will just sit still if this much gold is discovered, right?"

Goldman agreed.

"I think so too. This is definitely a war. No matter if they're allies, neither the human guys nor the dwarves will ever give up. Both are crazy about gold."

In the end, the three of them agreed that the human empire and the dwarf kingdom would split up and wage war.

"So, what are we going to do here...?"

"The fight will be quite fierce. There will be no concessions between them. Especially since they're fighting over a gold vein like this, they'll be hitting each other viciously until one side falls."

"I think so too."

For a while, the three of them, who had fallen silent, continued to think about how they could at least gain something from this situation.

Then, something crossed Goldman's mind.

"If the fight drags on, they'll run out of money. So let's take advantage of that."

"Are we going to lend them money?"

"Yes. Especially since I heard that the empire's financial situation is not good. They recently had a crown war. But will the empire just sit still without money? They will try to protect their land in any way they can."

The two goblins' gazes gathered on Goldman.

"So?"

"So, they'll do something when they run out of money."

At that, Morgan, who was nodding his head, spoke up.

"I see. In that case, they'll issue national bonds. There's no other solution for the lack of money than issuing national bonds."

"Exactly. We're going to buy all those bonds. And if the empire wins, we can use the national bonds as an excuse to gain some rights to that barren land. Or, we can turn them into our slaves with those bonds."

"Oh, so that's your idea!"

"How about that? Isn't it quite creative?"

But JP expressed doubt.

"What if the dwarves win?"

Goldman replied with a twisted expression.

"The dwarves must not win."

JP seemed dissatisfied and spoke with a frown.

"The dwarves also have a lot of money. Would they lose the war so easily?"

Morgan also raised his voice.

"If the dwarves win, the empire will be ruined, right? Then, the empire's bonds will be worthless, so why are we doing this business?"

But Goldman's thoughts were firm.

"The dwarf bastards can't win. Their race isn't united, and if they don't have beer, they're like madmen causing riots. So if we act well, the empire will have no choice but to win."

The meeting was long, but the answer they came up with was to buy all the bonds from the empire that issued national bonds during the war.

Only then could they exert influence using the bonds as an excuse.

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