One hundred and fifty thousand nomis horses, a sum sufficient to pay the salaries of an army of thirty thousand men for a year.
"In order to build trebuchets, cranes, city walls, water supply systems, fountains, public baths, schools... His Majesty has foolishly spent all the treasury left by Ragnar..."
Ella couldn't help but defend herself: "What's so stupid! I won't cling to gold like Ragnar! What's wrong with using this money to build infrastructure!"
"Then your Majesty should find a way to repay the money! The Lübeck merchants who are collecting debts have come to visit several times! Every time, I have to rely on the protection of my Aphrodite to trick them away!"
"Gu..." Ella wailed sadly, not daring to speak.
"The debt demand will probably come again soon! The only way I can think of for Your Majesty now is to lead troops to attack Lübeck and kill all the businessmen who have borrowed money from Your Majesty..."
"Amy! How could I do that?"
"Since Your Majesty doesn't want to do such a thing, then just listen to me from the beginning and spend your money wisely!"
Amy grabbed Ella's body and shook it vigorously, as if she had been resenting this matter for a long time.
"We are a backward tribe in the north! Build stone walls, lay water pipes, build fountains, and build public baths. What on earth do you want your Majesty to do!"
"Gu...who knew we were so poor here. We only have such a small amount of tax revenue for a year, and it's all spent on whatever we want..."
"Then your Majesty should think about what to do! The merchants from Lübeck will come to Gotland soon to collect debts! They have been delayed so many times, and they will also become resistant to Aphrodite's effect.
!I don’t want to take off my clothes in front of them to create an effect! I see those businessmen, especially the big mayor, who are always squinting! I can already imagine him saying, ‘Hey, if you don’t pay the money, just use
It’s a future where you can pay your debts with your body!”
Listening to the content of the argument between the two, Harald wiped his sweat and wanted to sneak off the Najirfa. Unexpectedly, Ella moved as fast as lightning and caught him again: "Haha
Lar...you...can you lend me some money? The kind that you don't have to pay back?"
"...King of Sweden, I also have my territory and people."
"Then... Harald, how about I show you the way... and we... go to the Seven Hills Empire to rob together?"
"Your Majesty! What did you just say?"
Ella's words shocked Amy for ten thousand years.
"Oh...it's just a joke, just a joke..."
"Your Majesty! You were not joking at all just now. I was almost scared to death by you... Have you really never thought about going to Qiqiu Empire to rob?"
"Gu... So what if I have thought about it! I am Baselisa of the Seven Hills Empire! But I haven't even received any tax money! Forget about the common people. Those nobles paid money to the usurper, but they have no point in their hearts.
What? I am going to collect the taxes that should belong to me from those nobles! Collect taxes! Can what happened with Baselisa be called robbery..."
"So Your Majesty, have you really considered going there to rob someone!!!!???"
"Gu..."
In front of the increasingly angry Amy, Ella did not dare to speak.
Harald took this opportunity to escape.
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Starting from Gotland and sailing southwest, you will soon reach Zealand. Hestein has already set off with his fleet to explore Vinland to the west.
Rest for a while in Zealand, and then take the sea route all the way north to see the famous Strait of Scipio. This is where King Ella Cornelius Scipio of Sweden once defeated the "White Shirt".
Fudan, hence the name of this strait.
Passing through the Strait of Scipio, bypassing the Jutland Peninsula, and then turning to sail south, you will reach the Stade Territory. It is located on the border of the Alemannic Federation. Although it is not rich, through it, you can
Arrive at two important cities in the Alemannic Federation: Bremen and Hamburg. Bremen and Hamburg are both important commercial towns, and therefore, the port of Stade is full of merchant ships all year round.
However, today, an absurdly large ship appeared in the port of Stade. It is so tall and so big that people prefer to call it a "fortress" rather than a "ship".
"Hahaha, how could I possibly lead pirates to rob the Qiqiu Empire!"
A hearty laughter came from the ship, and the owner of the laughter was the Barcelisa of the Seven Hills Empire, the Swedish King of the Pirate Kingdom, the purple-robed noble, the shield maiden, the victor, the bathhouse owner, Ella Corne.
Lius Scipio...
Ella is here to trade.
The ship now carries a large amount of cargo, including fish, bacon, mead, animal skins, and various living livestock such as sheep, cattle, and deer.
The Pirate Kingdom has reduced its external plundering in the past two years, but there are very few merchants who dare to come to the Pirate Kingdom for trade. Even the commercial city of Lübeck that lent money to Ella is only in Lübeck.
Under the call of the mayor, a huge fleet was assembled, and then they dared to come to Gotland to ask Ella for debts.
In fact, half of the 150,000 Normis horses that Ella owed were forcibly obtained by her troops. Otherwise, those merchants would not have lent so much money to a Scandinavian lord.
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In cold and poor Scandinavia, 150,000 Nomisma is definitely a desperate number.
You know, one Nomis horse can buy four hundred pounds of wheat, one pig, or one-third of a cow.
One pound of oil is sold in Stadeland for ten fens, which is 0.05 nomes. Calculated in this way, 150,000 nomes is equivalent to three million pounds of oil. If divided by one-tenth
Calculating the profits, Ella would need to buy and sell 30 million pounds of oil to repay the debt.
As the largest ship in the world today, Ella's Najirfa has a carrying capacity of only 1.6 million pounds, and there is still a lot of cargo for sailors and other necessary supplies.
"Although you can't make much money from trading, you can avoid those merchants who are collecting debts openly! This reason for avoiding debts is simply impeccable!"
Ella is satisfied with her seamless debt evasion plan. Lübeck belongs to the Alemannic Federation. If those businessmen are anxious, they are likely to provoke a war between the Alemannic Federation and the Pirate Kingdom. This is why Ella does not
Would like to see.
As for the principal of the trade, she "fished" it out of Harald. After Harald escaped, Ella was so angry that she launched the entire Swedish navy and army to search for Harald, and finally kidnapped him back.
.Under Ella's "coercion and inducement", Harald finally agreed to use 2,000 nomis horses as tuition for school, and loaned another 3,000 nomis horses to Ella, which he would return after a year.
Amy shivered as she watched. In her eyes, after living in the pirate kingdom for two years, Ella's behavior became more and more like a pirate.
She was really afraid that Ella would suddenly order the robbery of Stade.
