Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 124



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 124

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“It doesn’t feel real.”

When Viana came home, she still couldn’t accept the fact that she had become a lady.

To her, Arthur said this.

“It starts to feel real when the bad guys start getting involved.”

“What the hell?”

“I’m talking about those who cling to you like fleas, sucking your blood while flattering you.”

Arthur told Viana to be careful in her actions. He told her not to react emotionally to others’ impulses, but to think calmly. He also told her not to make promises rashly, and to consult with herself when she was not sure of her decision.

“Can I do it well?”

“It’s okay if you make mistakes. I’m here for you.”

Viana nodded, feeling a little relieved by Arthur’s words.

“Since I have to focus on prenatal care for the time being anyway, this is a good excuse to decline the meeting if necessary.”

“Then should we get some help with our baby?”

Viana said, patting her belly. Arthur nodded and patted her belly before opening his mouth.

“Then I’ll go out and come back.”

“huh.”

Arthur went to work after receiving a kiss from his wife who had become a noblewoman. After stopping by the workshop to see if there was anything urgent, he visited the owner of the Mato Company. It was to hire a maid to take care of his wife who would become a noblewoman.

Zarran nodded to Arthur’s request. Madam Anna alone was not enough, so it was necessary to hire a few more people.

After Arthur finished his business, it was Jarani who opened his mouth.

“Look at this.”

What he handed to Arthur were two pieces of paper, one with the name and number “Gold Certificate” written on it, and the other with the name and number “Silver Certificate” written on it.

Arthur whetted his appetite.

“So you finally started.”

“That’s right. We are collecting gold and silver at the commercial level.”

“The value of gold and silver coins will rise.”

“It’s not just our company that does it. Other companies do it too.”

“Have you decided to join us?”

Jaran shook his head.

“That’s not it. I just heard that our Mato Trading Company was collecting gold and silver and I’m just following along.”

Mato Trading Company has been making great strides recently. The Lidis Club and Lidis Theater are also works of Mato Trading Company, and the department store that Samuel started is also gaining recognition.

Not to mention the total care service, and recently even the music box. They have been expanding their influence by continuously succeeding in new businesses.

So it is only natural that the competing companies are keeping a close eye on Mato Trading Company and what their next business item will be.

Jaran planned to take advantage of even that reality.

“When enough gold and silver coins have disappeared from the market, I plan to share information with them and reach out to them to do business together. To be honest, even if it’s Mato Trading Company, it’s a business that I can’t handle alone.”

Arthur asked in a nervous tone, licking his lips.

“Have you suggested it to the royal family?”

“You didn’t even think about it.”

“why?”

“Because you’re stupid and greedy.”

“… … .”

Oh. Arthur was inwardly surprised by Zarran’s sharp assessment. Could something have happened that he didn’t know about?

At that questioning expression, Jarani sighed and continued speaking.

“I haven’t told you, but I’ve made a lot of unreasonable demands. The most outrageous of these is that you’ve demanded a significant portion of the profits from projects created with your own ideas, even though you’re not affiliated with Mato Trading Company.”

“… … You must have had a hard time.”

Arthur offered words of comfort. To be honest, there was no way that a monarch could leave a company that was making a lot of money alone. Arthur had guessed this all along, but he pretended not to know. He had faith and hoped that they would come to an agreement on their own. And now that he looked at it, it seemed like they had come to an agreement.

Jarani continued speaking.

“Yes. If your inventions and business ideas hadn’t generated more profits than you could have imagined, there would have been a lot of talk within the company. About whether we should continue our relationship with you.”

Arthur bowed his head silently. If he didn’t show his gratitude when it was obvious that someone who had grown up in such a situation had taken his side, he would be a man with a broken character.

Jarani continued speaking.

“So I came to the conclusion that I needed strength that wouldn’t be easily swayed.”

“Is it money?”

“Yes. You said that. Grow it to a size that is difficult for those in power to tamper with.”

So, even though other merchants are buying gold and silver, they are just leaving it alone. When the total amount of gold and silver is sufficient, they want to join forces with them and seize the right to issue currency.

Instead of using physical currency, you use the gold and silver deposit certificates of Matou Trading Company? That is the right to issue currency. What kind of right is it to issue currency?

Arthur’s mouth watered at the thought of such a grown man. Seeing his unwelcome expression, Jaran asked.

“Why are you doing that?”

“There are several concerns.”

“What?”

“One is that gold and silver can be seized through power and force.”

“So, the plan is to disperse and hide them in certain locations.”

“Then how do you plan to show people the credibility of the gold certificate?”

“Ah… … um… … .”

Jaran was only concerned with protecting gold and silver from power, and overlooked the most important thing: protecting the trust that ‘gold certificates can be exchanged for gold.’ But what if gold and silver were secretly hidden? Would people really trust gold certificates so easily?

Arthur also cited other concerns.

“And can you trust other companies?”

“… … But wouldn’t they also not want those in power to arbitrarily seize their property?”

“What would they choose: taking a huge risk and getting unproven returns, or taking a small risk and getting a surefire big return?”

Zarran furrowed his brows at Arthur’s words, which implied that they would betray him.

“But if this business succeeds, won’t anyone be able to arbitrarily seize the company’s assets?”

“But is that more important than eliminating a strong competitor? If we leave the competitor alone, we will fail?”

From the merchants’ perspective, nobles, kings, and powerful people were like natural disasters. To put it mildly, they were like wild boars that invaded the fields they were working on.

But competitors playing on the same floor are different.

Wild boars and the like could be coaxed or lured away with something like food, but competitors were the most certain threat, as they would try to buy or take away the fields they had worked so hard to cultivate, and ultimately eliminate them.

Because he knew the merchant’s physiology well. Compared to him, the nobles could not be considered competitors.

“How many of you among them can foresee the potential of this gold deposit business like you, who grew up? Even if you do, it’s a problem. Do you think they won’t be greedy? They think they’ll join hands with you because you’re grown up. Most merchants would try to make a living by themselves the moment they make the same judgment as you, who grew up. I can guarantee you that they’ll sell you out to the royal family.”

The right to issue currency, money, a turning point that could change one’s life. Very few people would give it up or even think about sharing it.

Arthur was convinced that Zan, who had grown up while speaking, had yet to fully realize the power of the right to issue currency. If he had realized that it was a power so powerful that it could determine the outcome of a war, he would not have come up with such naive ideas.

“then?”

Jarani frowned and said a word.

“Let’s join hands with power and the royal family.”

“Didn’t you say that?! Increase your weight class so quickly that the powerful can’t even dare touch it!”

Jaran’s voice grew louder. How much must he have suffered from power to raise his voice in such a hostile tone?

But Arthur did not back down.

“There is a saying that says, ‘Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.’ In order to secure the right to issue currency, you need to be willing to join hands with people you don’t like. And the king is not the only one in power. There are also nobles, right?”

“Haa~”

Jaran, who couldn’t deny that Arthur’s words were reasonable, let out a long sigh. It was not pleasant to have to compromise.

Arthur continued to speak to comfort him.

“But if you achieve your goal, you will feel that your status as a grown man has increased. Even the king will treat you as a loyal subject, watch your every move, and ask for your cooperation.”

“Huh! How could that be?”

“The right to issue currency is a soft but powerful sword. After people have become accustomed to the convenience of stable currency, they will never want to go back to the past. In particular, those who have accumulated their wealth with gold certificates issued by Mato Trading Company will oppose any element that harms the credibility of gold certificates. Even if the opponent is the king. People can forget the grudge of killing their parents, but it is difficult to forget the grudge of having their property taken away. That is human nature.”

Now, Jaran swallowed dry saliva. Arthur’s eyes, which he saw in his gaze, were deep and profound.

“As more and more people use the gold certificate, the power to protect the gold certificate will grow. If you, the grown man, maintain your position of protecting the gold certificate’s credibility, the power will be on your side. Even the king can become someone who needs to ask for cooperation rather than give orders.”

Now that she had learned the secrets of the gold deposit business, Jaran’s back became wet with tension.

He asked in a trembling voice.

“Why… … are you telling me that now?”

“I thought you would figure it out on your own later anyway. But with the way you’re doing it now, you’re going down a dangerous path that doesn’t even guarantee success.”

Arthur told him to think of a way to grow quickly if it was difficult to join hands with those in power, but he didn’t mean to join hands with other companies. To trust those who can coldly calculate the benefits and then change their attitude as if they were turning over their hand?

Jaran said while washing his face dry.

“Am I really supposed to do this alone?”

“Isn’t it difficult to stop right now?”

“Yes, the higher-ups only know that it is a business to sell gold certificates.”

The other executives of Mato Trading Company only knew that they were trying to make some kind of exchange rate profit amidst the unstable prices and the fluctuations in the value of real currency. Could it be that they have not yet drawn a picture of their ultimate goal of securing the right to issue currency?

That would be the case, since there have been more than a few kings throughout history who tried to introduce paper currency and failed. Why else would they still use physical currency?

“The price of gold and silver has gone up a lot, hasn’t it?”

“yes.”

“Then let’s have a big meal on this occasion.”

“What are you talking about?”

Arthur answered.

“Land. Especially farmland. And using that farmland to do business with the royal family.”

“But then wouldn’t that be a clash with the aristocracy?”

“That can be covered up with a bribe. The quickest way to secure the right to issue currency is to gain the protection of the king.”

The king was happy that he could complain less to the landed nobles, the traditional nobles, for food security, and Mato Trading Company was happy that it could start a gold depository business under the king’s protection.

The reason why this is better is because the amount of gold and silver that the royal family has is no joke. And the more such underlying assets there are, the more advantageous it is for the establishment of fiat money.

Perhaps the amount of gold and silver that the royal family has gradually acquired from all over the country is beyond imagination?

No, even if it is less than you can imagine, it is okay. If others thought that the royal family had enough gold and silver, they could secure that much currency credibility.