Его не звали, но он приперся / They never called, yet he is here: Бумажные женьги

"So, how much?" Walzeya asked in a regal tone, sitting on the throne. But her interlocutor, Agniya Ezless, only mumbled. "Speak clearly!"

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 08:57

"Zero." That was all the treasurer squeezed out. Walzeya's eyes widened because such a figure was very, VERY small and she decided to ask again.

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 08:58

"So we don't have any gold AT ALL?"

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 08:58

"At all. Only precious stones remained from gold jewelry, any gold-containing artifacts broke, and gold disappeared even from plants and living creatures!"

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 08:59

"From... living beings?"

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 08:59

"Yes, there is a very small amount of gold in any plant or living creature. For example, there are less than ten milligrams of gold in an adult human. This knowledge was received from the Summoned and verified by the Healers centuries ago."

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 09:01

"And where does it come from... It doesn't matter, you'll tell me later. What is the threat of the absence of gold in the human body? In general terms."

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 15:48

"It's easier to get sick, harder to recover, harder to think."

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 09:02

Walzeya cursed. Loudly, expressively, using the same expressions in Shyngys's speech. And then she smiled, and Agnia shuddered from her smile.

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 15:49

"You know, my dear, I see at least a solution to the money problem. Paper."

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 15:49

"NO! NO, PLEASE! NOT PAPER!" The Ezless family had been preventing any attempts to switch to paper money for centuries, doing everything they could to ensure that the entire Empire continued to use gold. Gold, their family could get gold coins out of any debtor's pocket, but their power never worked with paper. There is no gold in paper. Paper is not gold. But right now, Agniya could do nothing to stop it. For a moment, a stupid idea popped into her head to try to kill the Empress. And then it disappeared. Even the Ezless could not afford such a thing. Especially when... They can't pay. "There are ways to make money! Selling artifacts and potions to other states!"

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 15:51

"This will take time. And money is needed now. And not just pennies." Walzeya grinned darkly. Even though the Empire was in deep shit, it had done what its predecessors couldn't. Switched to paper money. The Ezlesses would lose all their influence because their previous leader had summoned that damned Serpent.

Camrad_RIP 25.03.25 в 15:52