Chapter 429: Paper money issuance!
As the saying goes, no matter how good your kung fu is, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife; no matter how hard a kitchen knife is, it is still afraid of a pistol.
Although those assassins were all strong guys and each of them had a sharp weapon, but... the Idar agent guarding Bruno was definitely not a pushover either.
Each of them has undergone extremely intensive training and special agent training, and more importantly... in the pocket of each agent, there is a latest model of magic pistol produced by the Idar Magic Equipment Research Institute.
These assassins were indeed strong, but Idar agents had never considered engaging them in close combat.
so……
Almost as soon as the assassins raised their knives to attack, the Idar agents present took out the magic pistols hidden inside their windbreakers and shot the assassins like sieves.
Only one assassin threw the blade in his hand towards the carriage with all his might before dying.
Then……
There was a clang, and the thrown sword did not penetrate the carriage as he expected, but hit the steel plate on the inner wall of the carriage and then fell to the ground.
Yes,
As a time traveler, Bruno in his previous life had already witnessed all kinds of bizarre assassination cases.
Since he is in a high position now, he naturally cannot take his personal safety lightly.
Bruno knew very well that he was the soul of the Principality of Idar. If he were to capsize in the ditch by accident, he would suffer inconsolably.
After all... who knows if someone will carry out a protracted assassination attempt on Bruno like the "CIA assassination of Castro" example in the previous life.
not to mention……
Things like assassinations are completely difficult to predict in advance.
Some assassinations may be for political purposes, while others may be due to personal grudges.
But what is hard to guard against is that... some people may assassinate just because they have nothing to do.
It's just like when John Hinckley assassinated US President Reagan. It was just because he watched a movie and wanted to be famous, to express his feelings, and to "imitate the crime", so... he really went for the assassination.
so……
Not only is Bruno always surrounded by a group of Idar agents, but even the carriage he rides in when traveling is specially customized.
Although it looks no different from an ordinary carriage, the inner walls of the carriage are made of special steel plates refined by the Idar Steel Factory, which are enough to withstand attacks from many weapons including magic rifles.
Let alone a knife, even if three or five weapons were thrown at once, it would be impossible for them to penetrate the carriage! Even if they really penetrated the carriage...
Don't forget, Bruno is a hidden great wizard! Although he has never made a move in front of the public, and few people know this, but with his extraordinary casting speed, Bruno's magic attainments can be called a bug-level existence in this world, and he can completely protect himself in any danger!
Since the assassination took place near the gate of Valens, the dense gunfire immediately attracted the Idar soldiers stationed in Valens.
When the generals stationed here heard that their lord the Duke had been assassinated in the city of Valence, they immediately felt bad.
This was not because he was worried about losing his position, but because he was really worried about the safety of his Lord Duke.
After all... everyone knows that the reason why the Principality of Idar has developed into what it is today is definitely closely related to the Duke of Idar Bruno Stuart.
If it weren't for Bruno, the common people would probably still be wandering in hunger and cold, the serfs would still be on the verge of life and death, and it would be even more impossible for the eastern part of the empire to maintain stability and prosperity in the increasingly chaotic situation.
Therefore, there was no need for the garrison general to issue any orders. Almost within a few minutes after the assassination, martial law was declared at the west gate of Valence, where the assassination took place, and the other city gates were closed one after another as the news spread.
The entire city of Valence was shrouded in an atmosphere of impending storm!
At the west gate, after confirming that the surroundings were safe, Bruno walked out of the carriage under the escort of Agent Idar.
The assassin's body, which had been beaten to a pulp, had been moved to the side of the road by Idar's agents and lined up in a neat row.
Well, although the bodies of these assassins could not even be called human-like, Bruno could see that... they died peacefully.
There were four assassins in total. Although they could not be described as big and strong men, they all looked extremely strong and it was obvious that they were not ordinary people.
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!"
"Who sent these assassins? How did they enter the Principality of Idar? Are there any accomplices in the Principality? Even if I have to dig deep into the ground, I must find out this information for me!"
Bruno said coldly.
Although he usually doesn't get angry, and today's assassination did not affect his life safety, but... this time, he was really angry.
Since the assassination attempt on him failed this time, will there be another one? Will he assassinate someone else? Old Ford? Arnel? Lister? Krell? Bruno always has Idar agents on guard, but this does not mean that all Idar officials have enough people around them to protect them, nor do they all have the same magical power as Bruno.
It would be fine if the assassination failed. If it was successful, no matter who was killed, it would have a huge impact on the political situation of the Principality of Idar.
Bruno has always been extremely disgusted with such assassinations.
According to the working principles of the Idar CIA, assassination is definitely the worst option, and... any plan involving assassination needs to be submitted to Bruno himself for approval.
"Your Excellency the Duke, are you still going into the city? Or do you want to go back to Yi directly..."
Mundell hesitated.
"Of course they will go in! They are just a few ignorant minions who don't even know the weapons and equipment owned by Idar's army. They think they can kill with those broken swords?!" Hearing this, Bruno said in a deep voice.
"yes……"
…
Although that's what I said.
but……
Ordinary swords would never leave marks on the high-strength steel plates on the inner wall of the carriage.
But the long knife thrown by the assassin before his death left a deep dent on the steel plate of the carriage.
and……
Just as the long sword flew towards the carriage, Bruno felt a potential and extremely weak fluctuation of divine power.
Bruno personally examined the sword used by the killer and the killer's body.
Although the knife is not a broken one, it is just an ordinary piece of stuff.
But the bodies of those assassins still retained the fluctuations of divine power! So... the reason why the long sword flying towards the carriage could burst out with such great power was not because of the sword, but because of the person who used the long sword!
It is easy to know without any investigation that these assassins must be minions sent by the church.
after all……
Apart from the church, Bruno could not think of any other forces that might have the potential to assassinate him.
It was impossible for Rez, so he was already unable to take care of himself at this moment.
It's impossible for the Western nobles, unless they are sick.
The Kingdom of Basel is impossible because they don't have any serious illness.
The Odin Empire is even more impossible, because picking on the weak is obviously more in line with the interests of the Odin Empire.
so……
To sum up, by the process of elimination, we can conclude that... the Church of Light is the only force that has the conditions, motivations, and can be related to divine power.
As for the reason…
Although Bruno has always hoped to present the Principality of Idar as a harmless country to many forces.
However... the spread of Protestantism and the image of the "Guardian of the Faith" on the Stuart family's heads are the only forces that can directly shake the foundation of the church! And it is obvious that those killers are definitely not ordinary Crusaders, they are most likely the hidden power of the church behind the scenes!
It was for this reason that Bruno did not hesitate to dig deep into the ground in the hope of finding more clues about the assassination.
…
Bruno did not deliberately cover up the news of his assassination, so...
The very next day, as the assassination that took place at the west gate of Valens City gradually spread among the Idar people... the entire Principality of Idar was shocked by this news that was published on the front page of the Idar Daily!
Bruno has been assassinated!
Their Duke was assassinated!
Even without waiting for the Idar CIA and Idar Public Security Bureau to appeal to the people of Idar, the people of Idar had already begun to spontaneously report strangers whose words and deeds were unusual.
after all……
The one who was assassinated was Bruno!
It was the Duke who completely changed their living conditions! As the news spread, almost all the institutions of the Principality of Idar showed unprecedented work efficiency since their establishment, and based on the clues provided by the people, they explored the movements of these killers one by one.
Because this time, the Principality of Idar really achieved a certain degree of national mobilization, and with the help of the murderous people of Idar, the Idar CIA pieced together the movements of several killers in just three days.
While the trajectory of the action was gradually being figured out, the current problems facing the Principality of Idar were also exposed.
indeed,
The Principality of Idar has established an extremely tight defense line on its land border. In the south, there are the Stranglethorn Customs and Mann Fortress, and even a barbed wire fence hundreds of kilometers long has been built on the Valens Plain.
But……
If you want to depart from Hobbs Harbor or Dorne Harbor and take a ship to enter the Principality of Idar by sea...
Then, whether it is the ports located in the Melint District, Sorenburg, or the ports located in the Cologne Industrial Zone, the customs inspection system of the ports of the Principality of Idar is useless!
And those assassins from the Church of Light took advantage of this oversight of the Principality of Idar and boarded the merchant ships of the Idar Chamber of Commerce and entered the mainland of the Principality of Idar by sea!
so……
Bruno was furious and the consequences were dire.
As the president of the Idar Chamber of Commerce, Kallio was the first to bear the brunt of the consequences. After all... the Chamber of Commerce's ship actually allowed outsiders without identification to board the ship at will? ! And after discovering that the passengers had left, they did not report it!!!
On the second day after all the clues were sorted out, the captain of the merchant ship who was directly related to the killer's entry was arrested by police officers from the Idar Public Security Bureau.
Cario, president of the Idar Chamber of Commerce, was held jointly liable for poor supervision, and the viscount title originally awarded to him was revoked. The position of president of the Idar Chamber of Commerce was taken over by Julian Heaton.
List, director of the Idar Immigration Administration, redeemed himself for his crime by urgently setting up port customs, re-setting the inspection process for ships after docking, and increasing patrols by the Coast Guard.
at the same time……
The Idar Magic Array Research Laboratory was also assigned an urgent task, requiring it to develop a security gate that can detect the existence of divine power, and to complete it within one month.
After this security gate that can detect the existence of divine power is installed, whenever any church-related personnel with divine power enter the country, officials of the Idar Immigration Administration will receive direct feedback.
only……
Different from the chaos in various power institutions of the Principality of Idar, as the shadow of the assassination gradually faded, the people of the Principality of Idar finally saw with their own eyes the new version of banknotes issued by the Principality of Idar.
…
Today, Justin Lucio has become a first-level authorized dealer of "Horn" brand bicycles, responsible for transporting "Horn" brand bicycles to the Kingdom of Basel for sale. (Last appearance - Chapter 379) Although the people of the Kingdom of Basel are generally much poorer than the people of Idar.
but……
After all, it is a kingdom with millions of civilians living there.
Although ordinary civilians could not afford it, those slightly famous craftsmen and servants who had served the nobles for generations could afford such a sum of money.
So…
Justin Lucio posted!
With the help of the Principality of Idar, Justin Lucio made a fortune in the Kingdom of Basel.
Although we have to pay a high amount of taxes to the Principality of Idar every year, but... I feel at ease and comfortable when I pay it.
With the protection of the Principality of Idar, Justin Lucio realized for the first time that doing business could be so smooth!
However, this also made him face a very realistic problem... How should so much money be transported? How should it be stored?
Compared with ordinary people, businessmen are the most in favor of the issuance of new currency.
Because as early as half a year ago, they had already started to handle off-site deposit and withdrawal services through Idar United Savings Bank.
The Idar United Savings Bank not only established branches in various places in the Principality of Idar, but also opened a Basel branch in Halidburg, Kingdom of Basel (located in the Gothic Plain in the north of the Kingdom of Basel).
In this way, Justin Lucio only needs to deposit the money he earns from the Kingdom of Basel into the Basel branch of the Idar United Savings Bank, and then he can withdraw the money directly from Idar.
With such convenient conditions, how could the merchants of the Principality of Idar not rush to support it? !
So at the end of January, on the first day when the new banknotes of the Principality of Idar were officially issued, he was the first to come to the Idar United Savings Bank, hoping to withdraw 40,000 yuan in cash (equivalent to 100 gold coins) in banknotes!
After all... support is support, but Justin Lucio still wants to see with his own eyes what the banknotes of the Principality of Idar are like and whether they can be counterfeited.
Then……
His eyes were opened.
There is no time to check, too much homework, that's all...
(End of this chapter)
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