Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

"What is there to worry about?" The old king said slowly, his voice weak, "He is doing business, contacting the bank, is there any problem?"

The development of the banking industry has indeed promoted business prosperity and provided more opportunities for people who have creativity or technology but lack funds to start their own businesses.

A bank loan is still much better than a debt of favor owed to aristocrats.

However, this is the first time that the Drogo Group has gone to a bank.

The royal family has no accurate information about what he intends to do.

This did not prevent the prince from speculating the most maliciously about Drogo's group.

He had no hostility towards Drogo himself. If he, no, there was no if, after he became king, the Drogo Group would also be the most important business organization in Sutton.

But now the positions are different. Drogo is supporting that lowly woman in the North. I don’t know what kind of deal they made between them.

In the prince's eyes, there is no right or wrong, only stance.

"He may want to mobilize more resources to support my sister, Father. You should know that Figesin is raising an army in the North. A large and well-trained army."

The prince's spies have investigated the situation of the new army in the north.

According to what we have investigated, the entire army is difficult to understand. It is not centered around extraordinary people, and has numerous and strict regulations. What's the point of talking about serving civilians?

It's all very strange.

It is absurd for noble soldiers to serve civilians.

More detailed equipment information and more specific details are beyond the ability of the spies, so there is no way to know how strong the combat effectiveness of this army is.

The spy said, "I have never seen such a disciplined army, it's like a machine."

This was also the last message he sent. After that, the spy was swallowed up by the "machine".

"Satton law allows lords to have armies," the old king replied expressionlessly, "She has one, and so do you. Isn't it good to have sufficient border guards?"

The prince could hear the displeasure in his father's question.

But far away in the north, building an army, what are we defending against? Who would attack from such a hellish place?

The climate is harsh and the terrain is rugged.

When people have an idea in their minds that they are willing to believe, they will unconsciously prove the correctness of the idea.

It's hard to deny yourself.

The prince now had a preconceived notion that Figesin's preparations were all aimed at him.

He must have been planning to rebel when he had just inherited the throne and had not yet gained control of the entire military force.

Therefore, he must become the king of Sutton before the other party is fully prepared, and eliminate this force that threatens him as soon as possible.

Every piece of news from the North made him uneasy.

"I understand, father, but according to rumors, Drogo is still gathering the dragons."

"Rumor, or reliable information."

"Reliable news."

"A dragon, summoning the dragon clan, so what?"

The prince looked surprised, "Father, those are the dragons. If they gather in large numbers, it will inevitably cause disasters. They may even have to rebuild the legendary dragon kingdom, and they are on the territory of Sutton."

"Stupid! Ahem—"

The king cursed angrily, using more strength than his body could bear and began to cough violently.

Time destroys everything.

The kings of the extraordinary world are all excellent extraordinary people. He was once a powerful ranger and beast tamer, but now he can only linger on in a hospital bed.

The sons are all of the same kind.

Not smart enough, not strong enough.

What disappointed him even more was that the original crown prince was still obsessed with some spiritual world and theological studies.

On the contrary, the youngest daughter, who was once the most rebellious, now seems to be capable.

But they were full of hostility towards him.

Alas, the royal family...

He coughed more than ten times, as if he wanted to cough out his fragile lung lobes.

After taking several breaths, he spoke again: "The Drogo Group just happens to be in Sutton, but it does not rely on Sutton. It can develop in every country. We need it. Unless it really declares the establishment of a country, it will always be our friend."

"I see."

"Back off, I'm tired."

The old king waved his hands, closed his eyes, lay back on the bed and rested his eyes.

This emotional conversation exhausted his energy.

The prince left the room with his head lowered, hiding his face, which was trembling with anger.

Another bad news. The old man can speak fluently now. Maybe he will really recover.

If he recovered, the throne would most likely no longer belong to him, and his life so far would lose all meaning.

Ever since he could remember, he was trained as the crown prince. Everyone around him told him that he would be the future king of Sutton and would lead this great country to a more glorious tomorrow, and he believed so.

And now, everything he firmly believed in was about to be shattered.

This is unacceptable.

The huge gap between gaining and then losing is often more painful than not having it in the first place.

He had to do something.

Returning to his residence, he looked out the window at the gloomy sky. Beneath his calm expression, there was raging anger in his chest.

If Figosin ascends the throne, he will definitely not let him go. Who would let go of someone who tried to assassinate him?

This is not only a question of the throne, but also a question of survival.

If you want to make Figesine fall from power, you must make the Drogo Group stop supporting her.

Or, there is a better idea, to make the Drogo Group a royal merchant group. What Sutton cannot do without is their technology, not Drogo's dragon.

If he wants to achieve this goal, he can't rely on himself alone.

He needs outside help.

The cool air blowing in through the window interrupted the prince's thoughts.

He has made the decision to unite forces that are also hostile to Drogo.

Maybe Loman would be a good ally...

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Before going to discuss cooperation with major banks, Drogo first strolled around the royal city.

He didn't like the city though.

It's all for market research, to see how many people here can afford online shopping.

Because from the statistical data, Wangcheng can be said to be very rich, even richer than Shuangta City, but the distribution is a bit strange.

Drogo would call it an hourglass structure.

There are a bunch of extremely wealthy nobles. The royal city should be the place with the highest concentration of Sutton nobles. A brick from the city wall fell and hit three people. There must be at least one noble among them.

On the other hand, there are a large number of workers who are so poor that they can barely make ends meet and have basically no purchasing power.

As for the middle level, which should be the largest in theory, there are very few of them here, which means that they can only do business with the rich.

But Sutton couldn't find any other better place. The Royal City was barely considered tall among all the "shorty" cities in Sutton.

However, Drogo's business colleagues in the royal city really opened his eyes.

The place that the sign says is a zoo is actually a brothel that sells beastmen as a selling point to avoid taxes.

Is this an idea that humans could come up with?
They also sell pornographic books with unique flavors, such as "Drogo and the Hundred Princesses He Took".

Although Drogo has read many stories about himself as a dragon, the "Drogo" in those stories will transform into a human, and they are essentially stories about the arrogant, evil, and domineering boss.

The ones here are much more unique.

The "Drogo" in the book is still in dragon form, and even the size is the same.

The taste is so strong that even Drogo, who thinks he is very "free", finds it difficult to finish watching it.

He felt that the author of the book should pay him money, not copyright fees, but compensation for mental damages.

The writing is quite good, and the visuals are very vivid. Drogo was so impressed by the book that he just flipped through it a few times and glanced at it a few times.

As a result, I didn't sleep well, and the next day I went to meet the big bankers in Sutton yawning.

The location was chosen by the bankers. It seemed to be a place specifically used for meetings, with a long history and high standards.

The decoration inside the venue was extremely luxurious. Drogo guessed that the artistic level should be quite high. As for why it was only a guess, it was because he couldn't understand it.

This is what an “upstart” dragon looks like.

The bankers also wanted to give Drogo a grand welcome ceremony according to the etiquette of the nobility. In fact, since Drogo took the position of Lord of Waterdeep, he was indeed considered a nobleman.

Recognizing the importance of commerce, it was not uncommon for merchants to receive titles or nobility.

Just like these bankers all have titles.

At first, Drogo was quite curious about the welcome ceremony and planned to experience it, but after learning that it would take only half a day, he gave up the idea.

In a hurry.

It is hard to imagine how many complicated steps a person could come up with given the lack of entertainment, the inability to sleep like a dragon for half a year, and the level of boredom he would experience without any productive work.

But they still gave a brief welcome.

People in Laowang City cannot be rude.

When Drogo stepped across the soft carpet and came to the door of the reception room, two rows of musicians played solemn music, and an old man with gray beard spoke loudly.

"In the name of the holy goddess of magic, may the glory of magic shine through this door forever!"

Then the door opened and the guards on both sides saluted in unison.

"Lord Drogo, Dragon of Waterdeep, Founder of the Great Merchant Company, wherever you fly, even thorns will bloom into roses. I, Raymond de Boyan, on behalf of the hills and vines of Debray, say to you..."

To be honest, Drogo didn't hear what the other party said.

Now the hypnotic level of Fulin's lectures can only be ranked second in his opinion, and this group of new nobles deserves to be ranked first.

It reminded him of the hot and humid mornings when he was in school, after welcoming the dean of studies to give a speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meet, he had to welcome the principal to give a speech.

Drogo is so strange, where do all those adjectives come from?

This process, which was described as “simplified to the point where it cannot be simplified any further,” lasted nearly twenty minutes before it was completed.

During the period, there were incense burners, flower petals, maids, and welcoming wine, all in a mess.

Although he had no interest in the welcoming ceremony, Drogo went through the entire process like a puppet.

He could see that the other party valued him.

That’s good, because it proves that the next step won’t require too much talk.

What does this mean?
This shows that the creatures that deserve to be hung on street lamps have a telepathic connection with each other.

They knew Drogo was going to take them to great wealth.

"I have brought a proposal for cooperation," Drogo said straight to the point, "Drogo Group is going to build an online shopping platform, and the implementation of this platform requires online payment function. Therefore, I need you to enable this function for your customers. We will be responsible for the specific technical support."

"What is the online shopping platform?" asked Raymond, who was the first to welcome Drogo.

"In an online store, after the buyer purchases something online, the seller will deliver the goods to the buyer by express delivery."

"Can it be achieved?"

This approach was unheard of for them.

“If it wasn’t possible, I wouldn’t be here.”

The bankers looked at each other and quickly realized the peculiarity of this business model.

Extremely low cost, no physical stores, and a huge variety of product choices. As long as the express delivery fee is within a reasonable range, it will surely become popular.

As for the implementation plan.

Zhuo Ge gave a general explanation. After the buyer completes the purchase, the funds are temporarily frozen from the bound account. The trading platform then summarizes all transactions within a single day, and determines which bank should send the funds to, and finally settles the funds uniformly.

The entire process is conducted entirely online.

This means that banking services must be online, but this is not difficult.

After the birth of the mainframe, banks have realized its convenience and powerful role in office work.

Banks have all begun to experiment with online operations to varying degrees, but the pace of progress varies.

This time, Drogo accelerated their progress.

"What about security?" someone asked, "How can we ensure the security of online payments?"

"The Drogo Group will take care of it."

Drogo answered very confidently.

Because he can connect directly to the divine skeleton, it is almost impossible for hackers to exist in this world. No matter how sophisticated his virtual magic is, as long as he is connected to the Internet, he will be found.

“Then the bank can charge a fee for the transaction?”

“No, no, no,” Drogo denied immediately. “That would be too ugly. It would greatly dampen people’s enthusiasm for online shopping and also weaken the advantage of online shopping being cheap.”

“So how do banks make money?”

“Not making a profit from this.”

The negotiations suddenly reached a deadlock.

The bankers began to doubt whether the dragon really wanted to cooperate.

"This is the service that a bank should provide. Not all services are for making money. Of course, if you really don't want to, you don't have to cooperate. I can also create a bank, but it will be more troublesome. As for competition, I hope you have confidence in yourself." Drogo said calmly.

The bankers looked unhappy.

But what Drogo said was indeed true. Competition would only lead to a lose-lose situation, or worse, only they would be hurt.

Seeing that the pressure was almost gone, Zhuo Ge changed the subject and said, "But along with online payment, there is also a way to make money, credit cards."

"Credit card?" was a word the banker had never heard of, but he could roughly guess it from the composition of the phrase.

It should be a thing where you spend first and pay back later.

"Yes, credit cards provide people with a small 'loan'. If a person sees something he really wants to buy, but does not have enough money, and a few months' salary payment will be enough, then he is provided with the opportunity to spend ahead of time."

"There will be many people who can't help it." The banker added the second half of the sentence.

Then, the laughter of a group of villains came from the living room. (End of this chapter)