The Founder of the Great Financial Family

Episode 81 19. Lyon Guild (9)

“Most guild members probably have that idea.”

“why? Are you interested in joining the guild?”

Rockefeller grinned.

“I am not a goldsmith yet.”

“but. You weren’t even a goldsmith yet. Okay, I thought about it for a while.”

I mean, he said that, but Rockefeller really had the intention of becoming a guild leader.

It was easy to give up the position of the lord, but the position of the guild leader was different.

‘It will be a meaningful place. The moment I become the guild leader, all the banco belonging to the guild will develop into a more evolved form than now.’

That’s the bank.

“From what I’ve heard, it seems that the guild leader is someone who is helpful to all guild members.”

The store owner did not deny it.

“right. Because the original purpose of the Lyon Guild was to join forces with weak banco vendors. You may not be aware of it, but until a few decades ago, banco traders were mostly locked up here in the ghetto Nuovo. At that time, I was not treated as a person.”

because?

They were people who would go to hell by doing usury business, so everyone was despised and persecuted.

“In recent years, that perception has softened a little, all because of the help of Your Excellency Bishop. Actually, the church also needed money. But since the banco vendors have the money, it can be said that the church did it a favor. It’s funny, but the bishop here needs this in order to rise to a better position.”

“You mean money?”

“right. All churches need money to take their place. If you know the political battles inside the church, they are all wars of gold.”

“It’s a golden war… … .”

“The Holy Father also knows that money is needed to spread John’s will, so he is especially fond of parishes that donate more money. It also means that the diocese has a strong faith. In any case, everyone knows that the Holy Father loves dioceses that pay a lot of money. And the Holy Father takes special care of the owner of the diocese.”

Although the arms are bent inward.

In an accidental conversation, Rockefeller found a way to lure Bishop Berkis in his own way.

‘I used to say that the bishop here is the archbishop. But now he is a bishop. That means.’

Rockefeller smiled involuntarily.

‘If the relationship with the Holy Father is not good, or this parish’s donations are smaller than before.’

“By the way, I heard that the Archbishop used to be here, so why is the Archbishop here now? Is there any reason?”

A story of a city that is not even in the novel.

Rockefeller asked, and the shopkeeper let out a short sigh.

“It’s all about money, right? that’s what a person is If you give one for two, you like it, but on the other hand, if you give two for one, you hate it. Lyon is just like that.”

“I want to hear more.”

At Rockefeller’s words, the shopkeeper began to speak.

“Since Lyon made great commercial development and made money, Priest Berkis, ah, at that time, he was not the Bishop, but the Priest. Anyway, at that time, Priest Berkis was greedy. Just like that time and now, if you bring a lot of donations to the Imperial Court, the Holy Father and the Imperial Court have given you a lot of attention. So, to the point where I thought it was a bit too much, I delivered a lot of money here to the Ministry of Justice.”

“At that time, Bishop Berkis seemed to be doing very well.”

“It was. Because at one time, the Holy Father personally visited and heard the voice of the Archbishop.”

“Then when did it go wrong?”

“Rather than being wrong, as I said before, you were overdoing it. Donations that do not fit into the fountain continue to be brought to the Ministry of Justice, and this does not mean that money does not continue to fall from the sky.”

“Then, did what you said before?”

“That’s how it happened. At first, the Ministry of Justice said it was good, but the donations here continued to decrease, so there was some dissatisfaction. In fact, if you look at it, we are paying more money than any other place.”

“okay.”

“It’s really tricky to be human. Since there was a dissatisfaction with the donation, the Ministry of Justice began to question the religious beliefs here.”

“It’s funny. In retrospect, that would be quite a bit of money.”

“In order to appease this, Sir Berkis has asked Prince Benjamin here to raise money somehow, but as I said before, it failed because it was too much of a problem from the beginning.”

At this point, Rockefeller turned over and asked.

“Perhaps… … Wasn’t the relationship between the two of you a little different at that time? I’m talking about Sir Berkis and Prince Benjamin.”

“Still, we were from the same family, so we knew each other’s circumstances. Even Sir Berkis thought it was too much, so I finally gave up.”

“okay. Then the result… … .”

“It’s obvious. The Imperial Court gave the position of Archbishop to Sir Berkis, but when the donation was small, the position of Bishop Berkis was downgraded just because there are a lot of banco contractors here. Unfortunately, because of the banco contractors, he went to the position of archbishop, and then it caught his ankle and came down to the position of bishop again.”

“It’s a world thing.”

“There wasn’t anything that Bishop Berkis couldn’t do, even if he wasn’t too greedy at that time.”

“If we went up step by step, the results could have been better.”

“But I am not familiar with this, but there were rumors that the relationship between Bishop Berkis and the Holy Father was not very good at that time. It’s a church thing, I don’t know for sure, but I’m not sure.”

Rockefeller’s ears perked up.

“Have you ever heard of such a thing?”

“Anyway, you have become the current bishop through various things. It’s all about money.”

When the conversation was roughly over, Rockefeller tried to end the conversation.

There was no more story to share.

‘I can roughly understand what the banco vendors here are thinking.’

Rockefeller, who was about to get up, suddenly remembered something and asked him one last question.

“In any case.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s about the guild leader we talked about earlier. If there was a better candidate than Benjamin, would you be willing to vote for that person?”

“What… … But who could be better than Benjamin Gong? He is from the Lyon family.”

The store owner smiled faintly.

“Also, there is no better guild leader than Prince Benjamin, who has a special relationship with Bishop Berkis. It’s me, even though I have complaints, I’m holding on, it’s because of that.”

“If only.”

“Of course I will. But there is no such person.”

“okay. I heard you well.”

“Did you ask everything I was curious about?”

“Yes, I heard you. I hope to see you again later.”

“I am just glad to see the rumored sidekick. Come play anytime. You are welcome.”

As Rockefeller finished the conversation and left the store, the owner of the store looked at Rockefeller as he left.

A young man named Rockefeller, he felt, was like a well-dressed young gentleman, except that he was a rumored assistant.

And he looked more ambitious than expected.

‘Are you interested in being a guild leader here? I keep asking and it seems like it. But I’m still just a sidekick, so I wonder if I’m overthinking it.’

An existence that appeared like a comet among the banco traders whose main business was goldsmiths and usury.

Although he was the lord of the border, he dared to eat a tiger under the theme of a rabbit and even stole church property that only the guild leader had monopolized.

‘Come to think of it, if the loan business goes well, the business of paying interest to the church wouldn’t be bad either. Either way, it’s an advantage.’

Looking at the result, it was unconditionally the young man’s victory.

However, the guild leader here isn’t such a friendly person, and it doesn’t seem like the business that the young man is running now will go smoothly.

From the guild leader’s point of view, his rice bowl has been taken away, will he stand still?

‘I will never stand still.’

With that thought in mind, the store owner began to worry about a young man named Rockefeller.

‘Benjamin must be an ordinary man. My personality is like fire again, so I will never let it go. I will bother you in any way.’

My immediate thought is to leave the guild.

And it seemed difficult for that young man to become a goldsmith.

‘Maybe it’s hard being a goldsmith. I won’t turn him into a goldsmith by saying that the guild leader likes the guy who even stole the guild master’s rice bowl.’

When an unknown shop owner thinks so.

Rockefeller went to another store and talked with the owner on the same topic.

So, stopping by several Bancoes and talking to several owners, Rockefeller stood on Banco Street called Ghetto Nuovo.

‘I can roughly understand the feeling.’

After talking with several banco vendors, Rockefeller also had a confident face.

‘People here have a lot of dissatisfaction with the guild leader, either knowingly or not. There are a lot of dissatisfactions, especially in the guild leader’s personality, conduct, and business. But even though I have a lot of complaints, I can’t do anything. Actually, he’s from the Lyon family.’

Rockefeller, who shook his head alone, thought as he left.

‘Once I become a goldsmith, it must be a priority.’

The first priority given to Rockefeller now was whether to become a goldsmith or not.

‘It is only when that happens that we can move on to the next step.’

Possibility of becoming a goldsmith?

‘The imperial family can’t help but look at the denomination, so it’s not that difficult to become a goldsmith.’

The real problem was then.

‘More than that, how I speak at a guild meeting is probably the most important thing. There will be no banco contractors who don’t know about me anyway, and if it’s in their interests.’

Possibility of a guild leader?

‘I don’t know again.’