Chapter 150 Aaron Increasingly Admires the Marquis

The moment he finished speaking, Viscount Cummings suddenly felt flustered.

Although Leon's face was quite kind and his eyes were sincere, he just felt a panic rising from the bottom of his heart for no reason.

"Since Viscount Cummings said so..."

Leon paused, and there seemed to be some hesitation in his voice: "We are all nobles in the southern part of the kingdom now, and we are all vassals of Wilbert I. Antoria should indeed do everything for the stability of the southern part of the kingdom. Some meager efforts.”

Hearing this, Cummings finally felt a little calmer.

He was not afraid of Lion Lion opening his mouth, but he was afraid that Lion wouldn't agree.

Because in his opinion, Leon, as the Marquis of Antolia, is probably the only southern noble who can help him now.

Moreover, no matter how much Leon wants the lion to open his mouth, the city of Parma has already turned into that ghostly appearance. How outrageous can it be?

As long as Leon dares to ask for it, Viscount Cummings will dare to give it!

Even if Leon's eyes are fixed on the wealth accumulated by his family for generations, he still dares to give it!

Because Viscount Cummings believes that even if the city of Parma today is no different from a ghost town, it is undeniable that it is a city with an extremely advantageous geographical location!

Not only is it located at a transportation hub, but it also has this vast farmland!

As long as he is diligent enough, he will definitely be able to have a place in the southern part of the kingdom, and even bring his family to a higher level!

"I wonder what the Marquis needs?"

Thinking of this, Viscount Cummings asked proactively.

"It depends on how much help you want to get from Antolia. You also know that the Jimena family has always been kind to others. They are most particular about convincing others with reason and will never deceive their friends and neighbors!" Leon said very generously.

"Food, clothing and...money!"

Viscount Cummings responded carefully:

"There is no need to have a lot of food and clothing, as long as it can support the people of Parma City until next autumn harvest. As for the money, it will be used to rebuild the collapsed buildings in Parma City."

Yes, Viscount Cummings does possess a considerable amount of wealth.

But compared with the wealth needed to rebuild the city of Parma, it is far from enough.

In his opinion, since the Marquis of Antolia got the biggest piece of cake in the process of dividing the Bravis family's wealth, he should be relatively abundant in terms of funds.

However, the reality was not what he thought.

"There are no problems with food and clothing, but there may be some minor problems with money."

Regarding Viscount Cummings’ request, Leon said:

"When he arrived in the Thorn Territory, the Viscount should have seen that a new city was being built on the west bank of the White Blade River. This has made the Jimena family's wealth equally stretched. I'm afraid they won't be able to get enough money at once."

"Besides, the Jimena family is the most devout believer in the church and plans to build the largest church in the history of the southern part of the kingdom there."

"For this massive project, Antolia can't even pay the tithe, so how can it support the reconstruction of the city of Parma?"

"but……"

Leon paused and continued: "If conditions permit, the Jimena family can consider providing loan funds for the reconstruction of Parma City through Antolia Bank. The only problem is..."

"What can you, Viscount Cummings, offer as collateral?"

"mortgage?"

Viscount Cummings was stunned, confidently savoring the meaning of Leon's words.

Although the Marquis said a lot, his meaning was actually quite straightforward, that is, if you want money, you can, but the Jimena family does not have enough money, so they must not make a loss-making business!

"What your Lord Marquis means is..."

"The tax revenue of the City of Parma for the next twenty years, the funds to rebuild the City of Parma, and the wealth of the Cummings family must be deposited in the Antolia Bank opened in the City of Parma. The properties and title deeds available for trade in the City of Parma, It also needs to be used as collateral.”

"At the same time, all materials needed to rebuild the city of Parma, as long as they are available in Antolia, must be purchased from Antolia!"

After a short conversation, Leon finally came up with his own terms for the viscount who came from afar.

Arguments such as the construction of new cities will lead to a shortage of funds are, of course, nonsense.

In Leon's view, although the current gold rush has given the newly born Antolia Bank a suitable soil for survival, sooner or later, the gold rush will subside sooner or later.

If Antolia Bank wants to gain more lasting vitality in this land, it must obtain the support of the nobles and have sufficient and lasting business support.

Obviously, the reconstruction of Parma City gave Leon such an opportunity.

As long as Viscount Cummings dares to agree, then at least in the next few decades, the Jimena family will definitely gain unparalleled influence in the city of Parma.

Not to mention the movements of the Cummings family, Leon might even know exactly what Viscount Cummings does every night!

and……

This is not the most important thing!

What Leon valued most was actually the second condition he proposed!

If money cannot circulate, it is of no use at all.

However, for Antolia today, the only place where money is needed is the new city on the west bank of the White Blade River.

Even if Leon wants to spend his money outside the territory, he can basically only limit the scope of investment to the southern part of the kingdom. This is determined by the collection ability of the Antolian army.

Therefore, it would definitely be a good thing if Antolia's workshops and laborers could take a share of the reconstruction process in Parma!

On the one hand, Antolia Bank obtains interest from lending, which is a direct benefit that the Jimena family can obtain.

On the other hand, Viscount Cummings purchased supplies on the land of Antolia through the loan he obtained from the Bank of Antolia, and the citizens living on this land were also able to obtain benefits.

This is a win-win! !

Antolia wins twice!

Aaron standing aside was dumbfounded.

He originally thought that his Marquis just created the Antolia Bank on a whim.

But I didn't expect that there would be a back-up plan? !

With such a foresight and such a structure, why should the Jimena family not be able to revitalize it?

only……

Faced with the conditions offered by Leon, Viscount Cummings hesitated after all.

Even before that, he had thought of countless possibilities.

But no matter how he imagined it, he never thought that this young Marquis had already set his sights on the future of Parma City!