Expansion of the standing army based on conscription.
Gather young and healthy men not only from the Barca army so far, but also from the direct jurisdiction of the Fontana family and others to train them as soldiers.
I have money at all costs to do that.
That's a lot of money, too.
But spreading that money is a little uncomfortable in Barca today.
I succeeded in putting myself in the position of acting for the Fontana family instead of Carlos, but there are times when it's bad news to spend the Fontana family money right from there.
At least not right after.
At first it must be borne to some extent by the Barca side to create a standing army.
In order to do that, I need money that I can keep on hand immediately.
That's why I decided not to make a new product and make a profit through that sale, but to do a quicker way to get cash.
"No, what do you mean, kid? What do you mean, turn this paper into gold? You're telling me you know that a piece of paper like this isn't gonna replace money, right?
"Of course you are, old man. Barca has no credit for issuing banknotes. I'm not buying this paper for a lot of money."
"Buy paper? Who buys that? Because if you want paper, you just have to buy it normally."
"Well, if it's the same as regular paper. Of course, the paper I sell is not normal. If a certain period of time has elapsed since the purchase of the paper, this paper has been admitted to be bought back for more than the original purchase price."
"Huh?... You, don't you mean that's a debt statement? What are you thinking? You were talking about borrowing money?
"That's right. You mean give me the money because I'll pay you back with interest later. Fontana territory undoubtedly develops with the magic of Barca. It means borrowing the money you need now in anticipation of an increase in tax revenues in a few years."
"No, no, wait a minute, kid. You lend money to other knights too, don't you? You don't understand, do you? If you borrow money for a loan, you're gonna get your ass haired out with a lot of interest, right?
"That's a little different, old man. I'm not borrowing money for a loan. If you're the one who's willing to buy me a statement, you don't have to lend me money."
"... what are you talking about? You're not gonna end up borrowing money, are you?
"No. Most of the time if you borrow money for a loan, the lending side determines the amount to lend and the interest. But that's not what I'm doing this time. I decide the interest and the repayment period. In this case, no matter what they say, it means they will never return the money until the repayment period arrives, and interest will not fluctuate"
"I don't know. Normally, lending money is better than being a superior, you mean a kid who's supposed to be on the borrowing side sets the standard? Is there a guy who wants to lend you that kind of money?
"That's what you're doing. You forgot, old man. Now I am in the same position as the proxy for the noble Fontana family owner, that is, Raymond the housekeeper, as I used to say. Even the old man used to be foolish that it was hard for merchants there to make connections with nobles, right? If the power of authority as a nobleman supports you, you can lend me as much money as you want to make a connection with me."
"... but all merchants are tough on gold accounts. It's not hairy that the kid intends to use the position of being the chief proxy of the aristocracy to collect money and pay it back, no one gives money if they think what it is. The bigger the deal, the tougher the look, right?
"I'm fine. If I had the assurance that I would give it back properly, I wouldn't hesitate to give it away."
"What are we gonna do?
"Show silver. All you have to do is show them a pile of sterling silver we're secretly storing in Barca."
"... sterling silver? And, oh, you're not gonna show that dog man silver? Didn't we talk about keeping that a secret, kid?
"Of course it's a secret about Tallow. It's a pile of silver ingots to show you. Right, I don't know how to say it like this. Barca has found Silver Mountain in secret and is starting excavations. This silver was obtained in its silver mountains, silver of purity isolated from the rest is mineable and mining is progressing. The amount of silver saved has grown over time, and Barca can surely return it even if he borrows it now," he explains.
"I see. Do you use it as a show? Surely the silver made with that dog man's magic keeps increasing and never decreasing. It's odd to say that Silver Mountain is. Besides, I can't talk about the one who's shown so much sterling silver that I suspect it's fake.... surprisingly?
"Probably fine. And no matter how much silver you say you can produce, you can't multiply it now. but with that silver in hand, we can have more money on hand than we have now."
"Okay. Let's try. In the meantime, do we also have to pack a little more details about the grasp of the amount of silver the dogs make and the repayment period and interest on the testimony...... All right, that's funny, kid. I'll collect the best money you can borrow from Barca."
"Looks like your old man got motivated, too. That's right. You want me to name it to emphasize that it's not like a normal testimony? Let's keep it with a Barca bank voucher."
"Bank vouchers, yeah, that's okay, kid. All right, let's get some money."
Thus, I decided to collect money by issuing a Barca bank voucher with my old man.
This Barca bank voucher, which was also ingenious in making the paper a little special to prove against counterfeiting, or putting in a street number, was just as resounding than this assumption, thanks to something called sterling silver in kind.
And for a few years there was definitely more money on my hands to run the Standing Army.