A year’s worth of budget in the city of Leus, or rather, the annual budget of the entire region of Merlade did not reach 100,000 gold coins.

But now, the governor had made an incredulous claim. Three times that amount was on its way to Leus.

“The exchange rates with the imperial coins will be one to one for now. But the gold content is…”

Some merchants had already begun calculating profits by ferociously moving the abacus in their heads, and Delmont, who had been trying to educate the new governor, could only open and close his mouth repeatedly with a dumbfounded expression.

The local leaders showed a similar reaction.

They possessed some land in the city as well as its surroundings. They were able to quickly figure out how big an impact 300,000 gold coins would bring.

The new governor had stated that it would only be for a few months, but they were certain that the main currency of Leus would be converted into Pendragon gold.

Most importantly, money from other regions would be driven towards Leus and York Town. Any merchants would go crazy at the opportunity that the Pendragon gold would bring.

‘Should I just head over to York Town?’

‘It’s in full development, so quite a few towns should be erected in its vicinity as well.’

‘Now I think of it, I heard that they were starting a large cotton business in York Town, right?’

The merchants...