Don't call me evil god

Chapter 724: Good Money Drives Out Bad Money

"How the hell is this done?!"

Both locals, Pete and Gale, were shocked.

If a single decree could have made merchants change their ways and turn over a new leaf, the Countess of Ceylon would have done so long ago.

However, the situation is not that simple.

Well known.

The specialties of Ceylon Territory are various monster materials from the Dark Forest, or other special materials.

In short, it definitely won’t be food.

Although there were many local farmers who made a living by farming, the food they could produce was definitely not enough to supply the entire Ceylon region.

If a farmer is unlucky enough to encounter monsters that rush into the kingdom during the monster red tide, he may even have difficulty supporting himself.

More than 8% of the food supply comes from the grain production in the noble territories further west.

In the past, merchants were responsible for the purchase, storage and transportation of grain. They sent large amounts of grain from west to east to the border, and then sold them in Ceylon to make a profit.

The Countess would really dare to issue a decree to restrict merchants.

As a result, the merchants are likely to collectively "rebel" and stop shipping grain to Ceylon!
Artificially achieve the effect of food shortage!
There are three noble territories that directly border the Dark Forest on the border of the Kingdom of Reyak.

One is the Ceylon Territory, which has three border defense lines;
The other two are larger than Ceylon, namely the Earldom of Kalezi and the Marquisate of Nochima, with 4 and 6 border defense lines respectively.

Even if the merchants do not transport grain to Ceylon, they can still sell the grain they purchase to people in Kalezi and Nochima, and make the same profit.

If Ceylon runs out of food, it will be a big trouble.

Therefore, the Countess could only tolerate these unscrupulous businessmen's practices of selling inferior products as good ones for the time being. After all, something is better than nothing.

But now the Countess suddenly became as tough as she could be. Not only did she implement such a "strict" law for businessmen, but she also implemented it smoothly!

……

Everyone's doubts were answered when they arrived at the castle and saw the countess in person.

"It's very simple."

When Frigga Ceylon received everyone in the study, she explained with a smile:
“We didn’t have a choice before.”

“Now they have no choice.”

"During the time you were away, as the news of Dawn City spread to the surrounding areas, many people in Kalezi Territory, Nochima Territory, and even Fenton Territory were considering moving to Ceylon Territory, especially Dawn City."

"Praise Norwen!"

"Only within the Ceylon region, or by crossing the border of [Past Glory] and entering the Dark Forest, can people obtain their own contribution points and compete for the opportunity to obtain blessings."

"No such good thing will happen to the other nobles who continue to stay nearby."

The Countess of Ceylon hit the nail on the head.

Pete also reacted suddenly.

This is the change that the god of knowledge, Novan, has brought to Ceylon!

If you want to gain His recognition and blessing, you must be at the top of the contribution ranking.

Want to accumulate contributions?
Then you must come to Ceylon to get it!
Although he could return to his hometown after receiving the "blessing" from Noven, there was no doubt that the Ceylon region and the outskirts of the dark forest near the border were the headquarters of the Church of Knowledge!
It is not enough to simply be blessed.

Want to be a spellcaster?

Do you want to experience the miracle of rebirth after death?

Then you need destiny points.

In addition to earning money by completing tasks assigned by Noven, the most convenient way at present is definitely to live and work in Ceylon!
Because here, destiny points are almost regarded as a universal currency equivalent to gold, silver and copper. The population of the surrounding areas.

Those who could afford it came to Ceylon;
If there are no conditions, try every possible means to create them!
Don’t talk about ordinary people.

Even nobles and merchants want to come here.

People are flocking to Ceylon, and the market demand for the entire Ceylon is becoming increasingly greater.

Businessmen cannot give up this huge market.

Moreover, businessmen are also human beings.

Having witnessed with their own eyes the believers of the God of Knowledge who were blessed by Noven, they also wanted to have the opportunity to be blessed!
The same can be obtained from Ceylon.

There is an even more important point.

If they want to expand their business scale and experience the help brought by divine arts and magic in storage and transportation, they... still have to rely on the help of Nowen's believers!
Therefore, no matter what "excessive" conditions the Countess put forward, they could only agree to them with a pinch of their noses!

In the past, they were indifferent to the Ceylon leader;
Now it is the Ceylon Territory that is out of their reach!

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Gale stroked his chin thoughtfully: "I remember reading in a book before that some scholars called this phenomenon the law of 'good money drives out bad money'!"

Except for Vladimir and Countess Ceylon, everyone looked confused.

Their knowledge reserves are not that rich.

The Countess is experienced and well-informed.

Vladimir was born into a royal family and received sufficient education.

He enthusiastically explained:

"I know I know!"

"If everyone in a town uses fake Reyak coins with insufficient gold content, then the real Reyak coins will not be able to circulate in transactions, because under normal circumstances, it should be able to buy more things, and people are unwilling to use it as a fake gold coin."

"Same thing."

"If everyone uses real gold coins, then people who use counterfeit coins will not be accepted by the public, because people are not stupid and don't want to be fooled by counterfeit coins!"

"My teacher told me at the time that this story represents the herd mentality of the crowd. Even if a person has his own ideas, his individual power is insignificant in the face of the group's thoughts."

“In order to reverse these two phenomena, there must be a sufficiently strong external force to intervene and make the majority of people change at the same time.”

After some explanation, others understood too!

When most merchants were forced to comply with the new decree issued by the Countess of Ceylon, they became "the majority".

Even if some isolated merchants try to influence the market by selling inferior products as good ones, they will be driven away by the large number of high-quality products and will not be able to gain a foothold.

"Praise Norwen!"

Pete was convinced.

The problem of unscrupulous businessmen has existed for as long as he can remember and has affected Ceylon for who knows how many years.

When there is a way to solve it, it only takes a little over two months to turn the situation around.

The order of the entire area has become completely different!

And this was only what they saw and heard in Ceylon City.

At best, this place can only be regarded as enjoying the benefits brought by the development of Dawn City with the help of the Church of Knowledge.

Pete couldn't help but become curious about what the real center of change would look like now!
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And more!
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(End of this chapter)