"No." The young Archbishop Shangjin stared at Gavin with burning eyes and said, "If it is possible, please choose one for us, Mr. Road Builder!"
If what was demonstrated before was her business IQ, then now it is her emotional intelligence. All the glory should go to the gods, not herself.
Gavin thought about it for a moment and said, "Green Nest Town!"
"Green Nest Town." The young Archbishop Shangjin recalled for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he exclaimed sincerely, "Your Excellency the Road Builder has a far-sighted vision. This is not just about building a model town, but also preparing for a main city.
The Green Wilderness has always lacked a main trade route running from east to west to connect the villages and towns with the manors, making it difficult to transport the crops here on a large scale.
With this main trade route leading to the Conqueror's Road, their crops can be transported south to the Giant Plains and sold north along the Trader's Avenue to the cities of the Dragon Coast.
By then, it will not be just one city or one place that will be affected, but the entire region.
This pattern is indeed not something that ordinary people can compare to."
Although this Archbishop Shangjin is young, he is very knowledgeable. Not only does he know the name of Green Nest Town, he also knows the situation in his area very well.
This is the quality of a successful businessman. If you don’t understand the situation around you, how can you do business?
"Is this what they call having a great scholar debate for me?" Gavin, who was highly praised, had no expression on his face, but such emotion floated in his heart.
He thought of the name Green Nest Town purely because it was Anna's hometown and he had been there before. With the purpose of keeping the wealth within the family, he did not have as much reading comprehension as the young Archbishop Shang Jin.
But I have to say, it was a great feeling to have a great scholar debate for me, and it unknowingly raised his realm to a whole new level.
This also sounded a wake-up call for Gavin, and he should learn to be careful with his words and actions in front of ordinary people in the future.
Because they will conduct in-depth reading comprehension on every sentence they say.
No wonder the gods like to pretend to be profound and rarely appear in front of their believers. Even when they issue oracles, they convey them briefly to a certain person, who interprets them and then passes them on to other believers.
This is to prevent it from being over-interpreted, which would then lead to doctrinal ambiguity and backfire on itself.
After much thought, Gavin smiled with satisfaction and said, "Very good, I will leave the task of organizing the road construction union to you, and you will report directly to me. I will assign professional road construction personnel to cooperate with you.
You can walk on both legs.
As model towns are long-term operations, we must be prepared for long-term and large-scale investments.
The short-term territories are close, so you can enter and exit quickly, and see the results with the least money and the fastest speed. "
Naturally, you should give high affirmation to reading comprehension that is beneficial to you.
"Don't worry, Mr. Road Builder. I will never let you down. I will conquer all the towns along the way through trade and roads, and build your churches and statues there."
At the end, the young Archbishop Shangjin remembered his true faith and added hastily, "And of course Her Majesty the Goddess!"
The goddess of wealth, Waukeen, in Gavin's soul complained: "With your charm, it's a pity that you don't compete with Lady Firehair for the position of beauty priest. My archbishop's heart is no longer with me so soon."
"Ma'am, you are really too jealous!" Gavin responded happily, "Having such a sacrifice as a bond between us is a beautiful thing, isn't it?
I think that in the future, the new temple church does not need to be divided into two, and we can directly build a dual-god church to demonstrate the cooperative relationship between you and me."
Since there are some things that cannot be avoided, try to maximize their benefits.
If possible, Gavin wouldn't mind making this young Archbishop Shangjin his own archbishop, which was exactly what he lacked the most.
So far, he doesn’t have a proper exclusive sacrifice!
The ogres under his command did serve him like a god, but that was out of admiration for the powerful and had nothing to do with the priesthood.
Those kobold road-building teams are indeed related to roads, but their main abilities come from dragon transformation, not the divine arts bestowed by Gavin, so it cannot be considered an orthodox belief relationship.
Anna, the only normal girl priest who had some potential, was sent by him to travel the Xianglong Empire and has not returned yet.
It is not as convenient as eating something ready-made when you spend time and effort to cultivate it yourself.
Among them, the worshippers of the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, are undoubtedly the most similar. After all, the relationship between the two is there.
It is difficult to tell whether the road created the trade or the trade created the road.
"You have a nice idea." The goddess of wealth, Woking, obviously saw through Gavin's thoughts.
"Just tell me whether you are going to do it or not?" Gavin didn't bother talking to her. The reason was obvious, and it was all the same.
"Go ahead, why not? If you're not afraid of being swallowed by me, what else should I be afraid of?" The response from the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, was more straightforward than Gavin had imagined. "Let me be frank. I won't take the initiative to covet your position as a road god, but if you unfortunately die one day, don't blame me for taking over."
"Bah!" Gavin spat at the other person in his heart. "Don't say anything if you don't know how to do it. I'm planning to make it bigger and stronger and create more glory!"
But he was not angry. It was better to say such things openly than to do something secretly.
Everything is a two-way process, and it will be convenient for the other party to take over his path priesthood in the future.
Similarly, if anything happened to the Goddess of Wealth, it would be natural for him to take over her inheritance.
The double statue layout can be completely regarded as a marriage registration for human beings, and it is even more binding than this.
"I am just assuming." The goddess of wealth Waukeen replied with a smile, "I also hope that you can become bigger and stronger, preferably a powerful god, so that I can take advantage of your momentum and rise."
The young goddess made no secret of her ambition, especially after seeing the scene of the earth shown by Gavin, she saw hope and had a clear goal to strive for.
"You're so bold." Gavin couldn't help but sneer.
"Don't tell me you haven't thought about it." Goddess of Wealth Wakin said as a matter of course, "If you don't want to be a powerful god, you are not a good god. That is the embodiment of fulfilling your duties."
"Okay, I admit that you are more honest than me on this point." Gavin couldn't help but sigh, this is the difference of cultural differences.
Having been influenced by Eastern culture, he always adheres to the virtue of humility and believes that it is an act of boasting to put such a thing that has not even been decided on in the end in public.
On the contrary, the goddess of wealth Waukin and others regard it as a kind of self-confidence and a virtue.
Gavin naturally would not judge this matter. After all, the mother-in-law is right.
After reaching a consensus with the goddess of wealth, Woking, in his soul, he directly said to the young Archbishop Shangjin: "All the temples and statues built by your road construction union will adopt the dual god model. The two stand side by side, with no distinction between high and low. This represents the close cooperation relationship between me and Her Majesty the Goddess."
The young Archbishop Shangjin responded cheerfully: "I will obey the decree!"
This was what she liked most. After all, both of them were her idols and she didn't want to abandon each other.
Dual God Mode means that she can worship two gods at once without causing any displeasure.
The other archbishops of Shangjin couldn't help but look at each other and took a long breath again. The importance of this matter was no less than the previous church reorganization. It seemed that the development of the goddess of wealth Waukin was about to enter a new era.
Gavin ignored the reactions of the Woking believers and waved to the young Archbishop Shangjin, saying, "Stand over here!"
"This..." A hint of surprise blossomed on the face of the young Archbishop Shangjin, but was forced to be restrained the next second, and his eyes involuntarily fell on Archbishop Shengbi.
Because the location Gavin pointed to was right in front of him on the left, and at this time Archbishop of Holy Pennies was standing in the same position on his right.
The meaning is self-evident.
The position of church believers is determined by their distance from the gods. The closer the distance, the more respected their identity.
Archbishop of the Holy Coin responded solemnly, "It is the greatest honor of your life that His Excellency the Road Builder has allowed you to serve him. From now on, you do not need to report anything to me and will be directly responsible to His Excellency the Road Builder."
He had already become a master of the spirit, so it was easy for him to guess the other party's intention, which was to support his own Path power in the Woking Church, and it was even possible to take the opportunity to organize the Path Church.
This matter is not something he can stop at all, because his goddess is in the other party's soul. If the two parties have not reached an agreement, how dare they be so blatant?
Not to mention the blood relationship between Barasta and herself. She couldn't become the next Archbishop of Holy Coin of the goddess of wealth Waukin, but being able to become the Archbishop of the Road of this new demigod of the Road was also a good choice.
In comparison, Barasta is still a little immature and has too little experience in serving gods. Sometimes she is unable to figure out the true intentions of gods and needs more experience.
But there is no way to take shortcuts in this matter, and no way to pass on experience. After all, the temperaments of different gods are different.
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Now the ladder leading to the gods has been built, and the rest depends on her own ability and understanding.
"Yes, sir." The young Archbishop Shangjin walked to Gavin's side with an extremely cheerful step.
She tried her best not to smile too exaggeratedly, and to control her gaze from falling on that handsome face that seemed to have magic, but the unique aura emanating from him still made her tremble.
Divine pressure is real and exists, especially when talking about clerical affairs. It cannot be restrained at all because some things are directly related to the clerical field.
The young Archbishop Shangjin, who was promoted above his level, is not yet qualified to stand next to Gavin.
Until Gavin waved his hand, a soft divine light fell on her body, and he said lightly: "Since you are responsible for road construction, you must master the corresponding ability. This ability is the road paving technique, which is used to enhance your persuasiveness. The roads built by our road construction team will be based on this standard."
"Thank you for the grace of the Road Builder." The young Archbishop Shangjin knelt on the ground immediately and expressed his gratitude excitedly.
What Gavin had already taken for granted was nothing less than divine grace to her.
Even though this divine grace is somewhat unconventional and useless, and there are not many occasions where she can use it, it is still a divine grace.
As the saying goes, thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor.
"Get up!" Gavin waved his hand, and an invisible force lifted him up. However, he was not used to this kind of etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.
"Thank you, Your Excellency." When the young Archbishop Shangjin stood up again, he had completely felt the discomfort from before.
When he looked at the young demigod again, he felt a genuine intimacy.
Whether she was qualified to stand by his side was not determined by her strength, but by him. With his divine power, she could naturally blend in easily and no longer be excluded.
"Since we are talking about loans, we can extend this topic." Gavin ended the previous topic and started a new one. "I know that your temples in various places serve as financing centers, currency exchanges, storage centers for precious materials and loan businesses in the local area, but your scale is too small and your management is too chaotic.
You should form a unified standard system, adopt a standard management model, and a unified currency, especially the cross-regional deposit and withdrawal business is the top priority.
Only by opening up this business can we allow more merchants to deposit their money with our church, so that their money can be better protected and further promote the prosperity of trade. "
"Reporting to His Excellency the Road Builder, our church has a remote deposit and withdrawal business, but it is only open to our own believers. This is an important way for us to attract believers. Many businessmen join our church for this business." Archbishop of Holy Coin answered truthfully.
All businessmen are well aware of the convenience and safety of this matter.
The possibility of someone being concerned about the payment for goods is much greater than that of the goods.
Because the goods are small in size and easy to transport, there is no need to consider subsequent issues such as selling the stolen goods.
In order to ensure the safety of their payments, the merchants in Faerun have put in a lot of effort, whether it is bartering, transferring payments through magic, or exchanging payments within the same chamber of commerce.
However, these methods all have their own shortcomings. They either make things extremely complicated, or require high costs and an extra branch out of thin air, or require the right time and opportunity, etc., which have become obstacles and stumbling blocks to trade.
Gavin said seriously, "I repeat, you are the Church of the Goddess of Trade and Wealth, not just a Chamber of Commerce. You also have the sacred duty of educating the world. Many things cannot be done simply from the perspective of profit.
Moreover, if this matter is done well, there will be huge benefits.”
"Your Excellency the Road Builder's teachings are correct. It is my shortsightedness that has prevented me from leading the church." Archbishop Saint Coin took all the responsibility on himself and asked humbly, "What do you think we should do next?"
"Based on the original business, we will further integrate it and establish a church bank to provide banking services to all merchants and residents, such as the safekeeping of valuable goods, deposit and withdrawal of goods in different places, loan business, currency exchange business, and the road construction loan business can be handed over to the church bank.
Of course, these services are not free, and it is reasonable to charge appropriate fees for the operation of the church bank. "
Gavin's idea of opening a bank did not come to him until he rescued the goddess of wealth, Waukeen. He had already come up with this idea after he seized a large amount of cash from the church of the Lord of Shadows, Musk, in the East Region of Despair.
To be more precise, this thought should have arisen before this, when he was suffering from the barter and messy payment situations at the Battle Valley Ghost Wine Auction, and he couldn't help but miss the convenience of trade in his previous life.
It’s just that banks require credibility. Although Gavin had accumulated a certain reputation at that time, it was far from enough to open a large number of banks. In addition, he fell into the abyss, so the plan was naturally shelved.
Now with the existence of the Church of Waukeen, the last shortcoming has been made up. In terms of credibility in terms of wealth, no force in the entire continent of Faerun can match it, let alone Gavin, and the same goes for influence.
A favorite saying of many of the Waukeen believers is that wherever trade extends, the goddess will protect it.
The "Holy Book of Waukeen" in the hands of the Archbishop of the Holy Coin flipped automatically without wind, and brilliant golden light burst out from it. Countless divine runes inside were flipping and combining, converging into extremely mysterious divine words.
When the light reached its peak, Archbishop of the Holy Coin clasped his hands together, snapped the Holy Scripture shut, and replied respectfully: "The time has indeed come to establish a church bank, and I will personally take care of this matter.
But everything needs to be done step by step, especially this emerging industry, which needs to be treated with caution.
So I want to start a pilot project based on the Conqueror's Road, and establish the first batch of church banks in Dalauma City, Colossus City, Blood Gorge City, Avanso, City of Faith, and Vizeme Town. After exploring a feasible method, we will gradually promote it in major cities!"
"You and your subjects trust me." Gavin said with a smile.
The Archbishop of Holy Coin's action just now was not to show off, but a special encrypted way of communicating with the goddess of wealth, Woking. It was obvious that he was asking for the other party's opinion.
The other party built the first batch of church banks on the Conqueror's Road, both to establish a deeper bond with Gavin and to obtain safe shelter.
Although the Church of Woking has its own church army, it is cumbersome to mobilize it and it costs money. How can it be less troublesome to just hand it over to the local lords?
"We believe that with your cooperation, the success rate of the church bank will be higher." Archbishop of Holy Coin complimented invisibly.
"It's not impossible to open a business in my territory, but there is a big prerequisite." Gavin stated the conditions without thinking.
"Please speak, Your Excellency." Archbishop Saint Coin looked like he was listening attentively. (End of this chapter)
If what was demonstrated before was her business IQ, then now it is her emotional intelligence. All the glory should go to the gods, not herself.
Gavin thought about it for a moment and said, "Green Nest Town!"
"Green Nest Town." The young Archbishop Shangjin recalled for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he exclaimed sincerely, "Your Excellency the Road Builder has a far-sighted vision. This is not just about building a model town, but also preparing for a main city.
The Green Wilderness has always lacked a main trade route running from east to west to connect the villages and towns with the manors, making it difficult to transport the crops here on a large scale.
With this main trade route leading to the Conqueror's Road, their crops can be transported south to the Giant Plains and sold north along the Trader's Avenue to the cities of the Dragon Coast.
By then, it will not be just one city or one place that will be affected, but the entire region.
This pattern is indeed not something that ordinary people can compare to."
Although this Archbishop Shangjin is young, he is very knowledgeable. Not only does he know the name of Green Nest Town, he also knows the situation in his area very well.
This is the quality of a successful businessman. If you don’t understand the situation around you, how can you do business?
"Is this what they call having a great scholar debate for me?" Gavin, who was highly praised, had no expression on his face, but such emotion floated in his heart.
He thought of the name Green Nest Town purely because it was Anna's hometown and he had been there before. With the purpose of keeping the wealth within the family, he did not have as much reading comprehension as the young Archbishop Shang Jin.
But I have to say, it was a great feeling to have a great scholar debate for me, and it unknowingly raised his realm to a whole new level.
This also sounded a wake-up call for Gavin, and he should learn to be careful with his words and actions in front of ordinary people in the future.
Because they will conduct in-depth reading comprehension on every sentence they say.
No wonder the gods like to pretend to be profound and rarely appear in front of their believers. Even when they issue oracles, they convey them briefly to a certain person, who interprets them and then passes them on to other believers.
This is to prevent it from being over-interpreted, which would then lead to doctrinal ambiguity and backfire on itself.
After much thought, Gavin smiled with satisfaction and said, "Very good, I will leave the task of organizing the road construction union to you, and you will report directly to me. I will assign professional road construction personnel to cooperate with you.
You can walk on both legs.
As model towns are long-term operations, we must be prepared for long-term and large-scale investments.
The short-term territories are close, so you can enter and exit quickly, and see the results with the least money and the fastest speed. "
Naturally, you should give high affirmation to reading comprehension that is beneficial to you.
"Don't worry, Mr. Road Builder. I will never let you down. I will conquer all the towns along the way through trade and roads, and build your churches and statues there."
At the end, the young Archbishop Shangjin remembered his true faith and added hastily, "And of course Her Majesty the Goddess!"
The goddess of wealth, Waukeen, in Gavin's soul complained: "With your charm, it's a pity that you don't compete with Lady Firehair for the position of beauty priest. My archbishop's heart is no longer with me so soon."
"Ma'am, you are really too jealous!" Gavin responded happily, "Having such a sacrifice as a bond between us is a beautiful thing, isn't it?
I think that in the future, the new temple church does not need to be divided into two, and we can directly build a dual-god church to demonstrate the cooperative relationship between you and me."
Since there are some things that cannot be avoided, try to maximize their benefits.
If possible, Gavin wouldn't mind making this young Archbishop Shangjin his own archbishop, which was exactly what he lacked the most.
So far, he doesn’t have a proper exclusive sacrifice!
The ogres under his command did serve him like a god, but that was out of admiration for the powerful and had nothing to do with the priesthood.
Those kobold road-building teams are indeed related to roads, but their main abilities come from dragon transformation, not the divine arts bestowed by Gavin, so it cannot be considered an orthodox belief relationship.
Anna, the only normal girl priest who had some potential, was sent by him to travel the Xianglong Empire and has not returned yet.
It is not as convenient as eating something ready-made when you spend time and effort to cultivate it yourself.
Among them, the worshippers of the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, are undoubtedly the most similar. After all, the relationship between the two is there.
It is difficult to tell whether the road created the trade or the trade created the road.
"You have a nice idea." The goddess of wealth, Woking, obviously saw through Gavin's thoughts.
"Just tell me whether you are going to do it or not?" Gavin didn't bother talking to her. The reason was obvious, and it was all the same.
"Go ahead, why not? If you're not afraid of being swallowed by me, what else should I be afraid of?" The response from the goddess of wealth, Waukeen, was more straightforward than Gavin had imagined. "Let me be frank. I won't take the initiative to covet your position as a road god, but if you unfortunately die one day, don't blame me for taking over."
"Bah!" Gavin spat at the other person in his heart. "Don't say anything if you don't know how to do it. I'm planning to make it bigger and stronger and create more glory!"
But he was not angry. It was better to say such things openly than to do something secretly.
Everything is a two-way process, and it will be convenient for the other party to take over his path priesthood in the future.
Similarly, if anything happened to the Goddess of Wealth, it would be natural for him to take over her inheritance.
The double statue layout can be completely regarded as a marriage registration for human beings, and it is even more binding than this.
"I am just assuming." The goddess of wealth Waukeen replied with a smile, "I also hope that you can become bigger and stronger, preferably a powerful god, so that I can take advantage of your momentum and rise."
The young goddess made no secret of her ambition, especially after seeing the scene of the earth shown by Gavin, she saw hope and had a clear goal to strive for.
"You're so bold." Gavin couldn't help but sneer.
"Don't tell me you haven't thought about it." Goddess of Wealth Wakin said as a matter of course, "If you don't want to be a powerful god, you are not a good god. That is the embodiment of fulfilling your duties."
"Okay, I admit that you are more honest than me on this point." Gavin couldn't help but sigh, this is the difference of cultural differences.
Having been influenced by Eastern culture, he always adheres to the virtue of humility and believes that it is an act of boasting to put such a thing that has not even been decided on in the end in public.
On the contrary, the goddess of wealth Waukin and others regard it as a kind of self-confidence and a virtue.
Gavin naturally would not judge this matter. After all, the mother-in-law is right.
After reaching a consensus with the goddess of wealth, Woking, in his soul, he directly said to the young Archbishop Shangjin: "All the temples and statues built by your road construction union will adopt the dual god model. The two stand side by side, with no distinction between high and low. This represents the close cooperation relationship between me and Her Majesty the Goddess."
The young Archbishop Shangjin responded cheerfully: "I will obey the decree!"
This was what she liked most. After all, both of them were her idols and she didn't want to abandon each other.
Dual God Mode means that she can worship two gods at once without causing any displeasure.
The other archbishops of Shangjin couldn't help but look at each other and took a long breath again. The importance of this matter was no less than the previous church reorganization. It seemed that the development of the goddess of wealth Waukin was about to enter a new era.
Gavin ignored the reactions of the Woking believers and waved to the young Archbishop Shangjin, saying, "Stand over here!"
"This..." A hint of surprise blossomed on the face of the young Archbishop Shangjin, but was forced to be restrained the next second, and his eyes involuntarily fell on Archbishop Shengbi.
Because the location Gavin pointed to was right in front of him on the left, and at this time Archbishop of Holy Pennies was standing in the same position on his right.
The meaning is self-evident.
The position of church believers is determined by their distance from the gods. The closer the distance, the more respected their identity.
Archbishop of the Holy Coin responded solemnly, "It is the greatest honor of your life that His Excellency the Road Builder has allowed you to serve him. From now on, you do not need to report anything to me and will be directly responsible to His Excellency the Road Builder."
He had already become a master of the spirit, so it was easy for him to guess the other party's intention, which was to support his own Path power in the Woking Church, and it was even possible to take the opportunity to organize the Path Church.
This matter is not something he can stop at all, because his goddess is in the other party's soul. If the two parties have not reached an agreement, how dare they be so blatant?
Not to mention the blood relationship between Barasta and herself. She couldn't become the next Archbishop of Holy Coin of the goddess of wealth Waukin, but being able to become the Archbishop of the Road of this new demigod of the Road was also a good choice.
In comparison, Barasta is still a little immature and has too little experience in serving gods. Sometimes she is unable to figure out the true intentions of gods and needs more experience.
But there is no way to take shortcuts in this matter, and no way to pass on experience. After all, the temperaments of different gods are different.
The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!
Now the ladder leading to the gods has been built, and the rest depends on her own ability and understanding.
"Yes, sir." The young Archbishop Shangjin walked to Gavin's side with an extremely cheerful step.
She tried her best not to smile too exaggeratedly, and to control her gaze from falling on that handsome face that seemed to have magic, but the unique aura emanating from him still made her tremble.
Divine pressure is real and exists, especially when talking about clerical affairs. It cannot be restrained at all because some things are directly related to the clerical field.
The young Archbishop Shangjin, who was promoted above his level, is not yet qualified to stand next to Gavin.
Until Gavin waved his hand, a soft divine light fell on her body, and he said lightly: "Since you are responsible for road construction, you must master the corresponding ability. This ability is the road paving technique, which is used to enhance your persuasiveness. The roads built by our road construction team will be based on this standard."
"Thank you for the grace of the Road Builder." The young Archbishop Shangjin knelt on the ground immediately and expressed his gratitude excitedly.
What Gavin had already taken for granted was nothing less than divine grace to her.
Even though this divine grace is somewhat unconventional and useless, and there are not many occasions where she can use it, it is still a divine grace.
As the saying goes, thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor.
"Get up!" Gavin waved his hand, and an invisible force lifted him up. However, he was not used to this kind of etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.
"Thank you, Your Excellency." When the young Archbishop Shangjin stood up again, he had completely felt the discomfort from before.
When he looked at the young demigod again, he felt a genuine intimacy.
Whether she was qualified to stand by his side was not determined by her strength, but by him. With his divine power, she could naturally blend in easily and no longer be excluded.
"Since we are talking about loans, we can extend this topic." Gavin ended the previous topic and started a new one. "I know that your temples in various places serve as financing centers, currency exchanges, storage centers for precious materials and loan businesses in the local area, but your scale is too small and your management is too chaotic.
You should form a unified standard system, adopt a standard management model, and a unified currency, especially the cross-regional deposit and withdrawal business is the top priority.
Only by opening up this business can we allow more merchants to deposit their money with our church, so that their money can be better protected and further promote the prosperity of trade. "
"Reporting to His Excellency the Road Builder, our church has a remote deposit and withdrawal business, but it is only open to our own believers. This is an important way for us to attract believers. Many businessmen join our church for this business." Archbishop of Holy Coin answered truthfully.
All businessmen are well aware of the convenience and safety of this matter.
The possibility of someone being concerned about the payment for goods is much greater than that of the goods.
Because the goods are small in size and easy to transport, there is no need to consider subsequent issues such as selling the stolen goods.
In order to ensure the safety of their payments, the merchants in Faerun have put in a lot of effort, whether it is bartering, transferring payments through magic, or exchanging payments within the same chamber of commerce.
However, these methods all have their own shortcomings. They either make things extremely complicated, or require high costs and an extra branch out of thin air, or require the right time and opportunity, etc., which have become obstacles and stumbling blocks to trade.
Gavin said seriously, "I repeat, you are the Church of the Goddess of Trade and Wealth, not just a Chamber of Commerce. You also have the sacred duty of educating the world. Many things cannot be done simply from the perspective of profit.
Moreover, if this matter is done well, there will be huge benefits.”
"Your Excellency the Road Builder's teachings are correct. It is my shortsightedness that has prevented me from leading the church." Archbishop Saint Coin took all the responsibility on himself and asked humbly, "What do you think we should do next?"
"Based on the original business, we will further integrate it and establish a church bank to provide banking services to all merchants and residents, such as the safekeeping of valuable goods, deposit and withdrawal of goods in different places, loan business, currency exchange business, and the road construction loan business can be handed over to the church bank.
Of course, these services are not free, and it is reasonable to charge appropriate fees for the operation of the church bank. "
Gavin's idea of opening a bank did not come to him until he rescued the goddess of wealth, Waukeen. He had already come up with this idea after he seized a large amount of cash from the church of the Lord of Shadows, Musk, in the East Region of Despair.
To be more precise, this thought should have arisen before this, when he was suffering from the barter and messy payment situations at the Battle Valley Ghost Wine Auction, and he couldn't help but miss the convenience of trade in his previous life.
It’s just that banks require credibility. Although Gavin had accumulated a certain reputation at that time, it was far from enough to open a large number of banks. In addition, he fell into the abyss, so the plan was naturally shelved.
Now with the existence of the Church of Waukeen, the last shortcoming has been made up. In terms of credibility in terms of wealth, no force in the entire continent of Faerun can match it, let alone Gavin, and the same goes for influence.
A favorite saying of many of the Waukeen believers is that wherever trade extends, the goddess will protect it.
The "Holy Book of Waukeen" in the hands of the Archbishop of the Holy Coin flipped automatically without wind, and brilliant golden light burst out from it. Countless divine runes inside were flipping and combining, converging into extremely mysterious divine words.
When the light reached its peak, Archbishop of the Holy Coin clasped his hands together, snapped the Holy Scripture shut, and replied respectfully: "The time has indeed come to establish a church bank, and I will personally take care of this matter.
But everything needs to be done step by step, especially this emerging industry, which needs to be treated with caution.
So I want to start a pilot project based on the Conqueror's Road, and establish the first batch of church banks in Dalauma City, Colossus City, Blood Gorge City, Avanso, City of Faith, and Vizeme Town. After exploring a feasible method, we will gradually promote it in major cities!"
"You and your subjects trust me." Gavin said with a smile.
The Archbishop of Holy Coin's action just now was not to show off, but a special encrypted way of communicating with the goddess of wealth, Woking. It was obvious that he was asking for the other party's opinion.
The other party built the first batch of church banks on the Conqueror's Road, both to establish a deeper bond with Gavin and to obtain safe shelter.
Although the Church of Woking has its own church army, it is cumbersome to mobilize it and it costs money. How can it be less troublesome to just hand it over to the local lords?
"We believe that with your cooperation, the success rate of the church bank will be higher." Archbishop of Holy Coin complimented invisibly.
"It's not impossible to open a business in my territory, but there is a big prerequisite." Gavin stated the conditions without thinking.
"Please speak, Your Excellency." Archbishop Saint Coin looked like he was listening attentively. (End of this chapter)
