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216Count of Tu Rondon (1)
a week ago from now.
The Count of Rondon received devastating news..
“……Golden Bank has sent you an ultimatum. 15 days later. They say that if 100,000 gold is not paid back, they will exercise their creditor rights and formally protest this issue. What should I do with this? As you know, the Redford royal treasury does not have the capacity to repay such a debt. In a situation where next year's operating expenses must be covered from outside, if you spit out 100,000 gold, the country will collapse..”
10ten thousand gold.
It's certainly a huge amount of money, but it's not an amount that could lead to the collapse of the country at the national level..
The problem was Redford's situation..
Due to the king's reckless extravagance and gambling, the national treasury was drying up day by day, and debts were accumulated to the extent that they could not be covered now..
He belatedly worked hard to control the king..
But when reality dawned on me, the debt, which at first seemed like a snowball, started an avalanche and hit the kingdom..
Count Rondon said:.
“Is there no room for negotiation at all?.”
“yes. Golden Bank has made it clear that it will not allow even a single word of leeway..”
“……Phew.”
I sighed loudly..
last few years.
Count Rondon moved east and west to save the country..
Although he lost a significant portion of his wealth in the process, there were still many problems that the country needed to solve..
10A debt of ten thousand gold. As of now, there was no way to repay..
To be precise, even if he pays back with all his assets, Redford will repeat the same situation over and over again in the future..
I was at a loss.
golden bank.
Operating across the continent, they thoroughly punished those who failed to repay their debts..
I didn't care if the opponent was a country.
It was clear that they would try to destroy the country by spreading money from within to cause a riot, and by supporting war funds from hostile countries..
If you don't have the energy to spit it out. Their way was to take it back on their own..
History has clearly shown what happens if the Golden Bank's warnings are ignored..
“What did His Majesty the King say?.”
“It's always the same. His Majesty the King is not the same person we already knew. He indulges in alcohol and women every day, and whenever he gets the chance, he heads to the gambling den. We have placed restrictions so that we can no longer touch the national treasury, but there is no way for us to control even the mountain of debt that is stamped with the national seal..”
“There are forces outside encouraging His Majesty the King to deviate. As long as they survive, the problem is bound to repeat itself..”
redford.
the country was falling.
Although the general public was still unaware of the seriousness of the situation, the Count of Rondon knew that downfall was imminent..
The treasury is drying up.
If a riot breaks out.
The meaning of the country will be lost.
Knowing that this was the empire's desired goal, the Count of Rondon used evil to raise money..
In the process, I thought about rebellion countless times..
However, according to the information he obtained, the king's deviation was the result of external forces..
They hoped that people who cared about the safety of the country like them would revolt, and it was clear that the moment they raised troops, they would use it as justification for purge..
He was an outsider..
With his options limited, all he could do was hold up the pillars of his collapsing country..
person who came to see him.
He was a treasurer..
The fact that the person who was supposed to go to the king and report to him secretly visited the Count of Rondon signified the reality of the country..
‘Is there really no way?.’
at the end of the desk.
I saw a picture with my father..
The photo, taken magically while he was alive, showed a man who looked exactly like Count Rondon with a big smile on his face..
In fact, people remembered the father rather than the Count of Rondon..
He was a man with such great patriotism that he earned everyone's respect, and he never let go of his worries about his country until the moment he died in an unexpected accident..
he dies.
People criticized the new Rondon family successor.
Unlike his father, his public reputation was that he was a scumbag who robbed people and only wanted money..
Count Rondon said:.
“Redford is running toward a cliff. Even though we know that at any moment this country will fall off a cliff and be shattered, we cannot abandon this country and run away. We need to make a list of forces that will help us. First, Golden Bank's debt must be resolved so Redford can be safe..”
“All right.”
Treasurer bowing his head.
Count Rondon leaned back in his chair and looked up at the ceiling..
dark-colored ceiling.
That seemed to represent the reality of this country..
* * *
I wasn't looking for Dmitry from the beginning..
I first visited the powers that I had been friends with, but they all expressed their position that they were in trouble..
“Count Rondon. There are a lot of rumors going around here about the Kingdom of Redford and telling them not to lend money to you. No matter how high the interest is promised, if it goes bankrupt before we can get it back, wouldn't it only be a loss for us? I'm sorry. Shouldn’t we think about reality now?.”
ten meetings.
ten rejections.
Count Rondon's feet were swollen..
I walked a long distance and asked earnestly, but most people responded so coldly that they even refused to meet me..
Then I remembered the Dmitry family..
It's not that they were friends, but they might have a chance since they are called great rich people even though they have a hostile relationship with the Kronos Empire..
a glimpse of possibility.
I felt like I was grasping at straws..
He went to see Roman Dmitry, and swallowed dryly when he saw the other person opening the door and entering..
‘Roman Dmitry. The greatest talent on the continent who defeated Knight Commander Gustavo in one blow. According to rumors, Roman Dmitry is a very cool-headed person with clear lines. If he knew Redford's situation well, he would be unlikely to lend him money..’
He also knew the reality.
but.
there was no other option.
There were widespread rumors that Roman Dmitry, not Duke Romero, was actually leading Dmitry, and for that reason, he visited Roman Dmitry..
Roman Dmitry sits opposite. After briefly identifying each other, we got straight to the point..
“I'm sorry to ask you this in the first place, but please lend us 100,000 gold. Of course, I am well aware that this is an unreasonable request. We are not in a relationship in the first place, and even if we borrow money, we are not in a situation where we can repay it quickly..”
revealed the details.
I didn't borrow money with fancy words, but I was honest about what the situation was..
Rondon and Dmitry.
Both come from families with merchant blood flowing through them..
It was clear that flimsy excuses would not work, and even though it was a large loan of 100,000 gold in the first place, there was no benefit for the Dmitri family..
The existence of interest was meaningless.
If Redford and Rondon are destroyed, there will be no one to collect the interest and the money will also evaporate..
“If Golden Bank's debt cannot be repaid, Redford will inevitably collapse. I want to stop that at least. Roman Dmitry. You know the importance of Redford. The Alliance of Kingdoms is barely maintaining its existence, but if Redford falls, the Alliance of Kingdoms will lose the power to stop the Kronos Empire. So please give us a little help. Redford has no strength to endure without help from other countries..”
this deal.
turned the situation upside down.
It was not simply a relationship of gain, but Redford's importance was appealed to Dmitri, who had been pretending to be Cronos..
Count of Rondon.
He was a clever person..
Let's be honest, we made Redford's problem everyone's problem..
a series of circumstances.
Roman Dmitry, who was listening calmly to what the other person said, asked in a pitchless voice while drinking tea..
“I've heard rumors about Count Rondon. Redford's fortune. A being who plundered the property of those around him and amassed enormous wealth through cruel business skills. People call you trash or a bloodless miser. But it seems that the Count of Rondon I met was different from the rumors..”
public reputation.
It was different from what I saw before my eyes..
At least the people of Redford did not think of the Earl of Rondon as a patriot..
“Please explain it to me. Why do you, with such a reputation, work so hard for Redford? In fact, people with money have plenty of ways to live if they give up their patriotism, right??”
* * *
Roman's words.
fell into silence.
Count Rondon looked at the other person in silence..
public opinion.
I knew it too.
Even in the process of the country's decline, people cursed at the sight of Count Rondon, who confirmed his business and took away the property of those around him, calling him trash..
And I didn't spend a single penny on others..
The Count of Rondon was seen on the outside as holding on to the money even though people pointed fingers at him..
The reality was different.
Most of that hard-earned money has been used to solve Redford's problems..
Count Rondon said:.
“……Just a few years ago, I wasn't very interested in the situation in this country. My goal was to inherit my father's family business and become the best merchant on the continent. By the way. When you build enormous wealth, you begin to see truths that other people don't know. The deviation of His Majesty King Redford. People say that His Majesty the King is making things difficult for the country, but those who know the truth are not unaware that the process is abnormal. I am convinced that the Kronos Empire is behind this..”
king.
He was brought into the gambling world by someone..
At first, he was delighted to earn a large amount of money, but within a year he became a serious gambling addict..
A gambling den where the continent’s biggest names gather.
How did the king get there in the first place?.
As doubts arose, Count Rondon learned that the forces behind it were leading Redford's downfall..
“Redford's fortune. How do you think our family will be viewed by traitors who want to destroy our country? My father's death was not an accident. They would have thought that a person with patriotism and wealth would be a major obstacle to their plans. So I turned my back on public opinion. Although he was criticized by others for trampling on other people's businesses and stealing their property, he does not regret it at all. The beings I destroyed. They are all people who participated in treason. I just recovered their property and returned it to the state..”
beyond memory.
The Count of Rondon, who first inherited the family, was not, in fact, a patriot enough to sacrifice everything..
however.
As time passed, something solid formed in my heart..
Watching the series of processes in which Redford fell apart following his father's death, Count Rondon could not let the situation go as Kronos intended..
So now he has dedicated his life to Redford..
It didn't really matter to him what people thought of him..
only one purpose.
In order to protect this country that my father and previous ancestors built, it didn't matter what happened to my reputation..
Count Rondon said:.
“10I have no intention of taking on all of Mangold's responsibility. As collateral for this transaction, I will put not only the land of Rondon, but also the family heirlooms in exchange. Even if the situation takes a turn for the worst. Dmitry won't lose much. And if Redford solves the problem and gets back to his original self. Rondon family. Furthermore, Redford will never forget this grace throughout his life..”
When I'm done talking.
Count Rondon had a hunch.
‘I'll probably refuse this time too.’
Dmitry.
If you were a family of a merchant who got to where they are by selling steel, there was absolutely no reason to accept this offer..
A detailed story?
Relationship with Kronos?
It's not a problem they face..
The danger of a fire falling on someone else's foot was unknown until it spread to oneself..
But then.
“All right. I will accept your offer.”
the answer came back.
Count Rondon, who had already given up, could not hide his embarrassed expression for a moment..
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