From late November to late December, Roland left Katya with the central bank and did not show up much at 10 Independence Avenue. In just three weeks, he visited almost every town in the Far East and inspected all the more than 200 commercial banks to gain an in-depth understanding of their operations and ensure that the central bank's policies were effectively implemented.

The hardest part of this run was Sputnia and Antlon, and Miss Divine Messenger flew around with Roland and Antron from morning to night, while Antron had to follow Roland to inspect the local bank, record the problems and potential risks found, and he was tired enough to run this lap.

It was already snowy at Krasbourg at the end of the inspection, and the snow washed away the firewood and charcoal ash that hung over the city, and covered the garbage and sewage in the streets and alleys, adding a bit of fairy tale to the originally bloated and rustic city.

Christmas is approaching according to the Earth's A.D. calendar, but there is no corresponding "Jesus Christ" deity to commemorate, and local merchants have not yet been resourceful enough to invent a figure such as "Santa Claus" to create a shopping spree, and every household is preparing for the New Year according to the ancient customs of the Far Easterners. The bacon, chicken and strings of sausages hanging from the eaves glow with an alluring shine, and the shallow layer of snow on the roofs of thousands of homes gives a silky soft texture in the sun, which is obviously very cool and gives a warm visual impression, and I can't help but want to open my arms and embrace the beautiful city in front of me.

Roland gives Antron a day off, and by the way, Orome so that the young couple can spend time together. He himself was not so relaxed, and as soon as he returned to 23 Financial Street, he was blocked by two cabinet ministers.

"Mr. Merlin, Mr. Boris, please come in." Roland invited the two into his office and brewed two cups of black tea with the beautiful samovar water he had picked up from Kitland, and he couldn't help but wonder how these two old gentlemen got together.

Master Merlin is a scholarly old man with a kind and generous personality, and Reverend Boris is the kind of tough guy who seems to be stern, but upon contact you will find that he is actually more stern than he looks, perhaps because of the great difference in personality, although the two are Rudolph's right-hand man, they rarely interact in private.

"Your Highness, you have rarely appeared at the Cabinet Mansion during this time, so we have to try our luck here." Master Merlin smiled and picked up the teacup, "It seems that our luck is really good, and we won't run in vain this time." ”

"The two of you are in a hurry to find me, something important?" Roland asked straight to the point.

"Of course, we're here to beg for money." Pastor Boris was more direct, "I, the Minister of Education, am in charge of church building and pastor training, but I don't have a penny in my hand, so life is not easy!" ”

Master Merlin looked at Pastor Boris, since he was so direct, there was no need for him to go around in circles, put down the teacup and asked Master Roland Xing: "Your Highness, you promised to give me 10 million gold talers as funds for the implementation of compulsory education in towns, when will this money arrive?" There is no time to delay in education! ”

Roland couldn't help laughing, it turned out that these two old gentlemen were here to collect debts.

"Teacher Merlin, I promised you that you will not be bad at it, but if you have an account, you will make it clear first, the 10 million education funds I promised to provide are not a gold taler, and the gold coins we used at that time were still imperial gold duga, don't pretend to be confused."

Master Merlin's mind was broken by his words, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, touched his beard and said, "I was negligent for a while, the Jinduga is converted into Jintal is almost six million six hundred and seventy million, when do you plan to give me this fund?" ”

Roland was a little embarrassed: "It is said that the Ministry of Finance should be found in the funding for education, and the central bank's direct intervention is suspected of overstepping its authority......

Master Merlin was unimpressed by his concerns. The mastermind behind the rapid expansion of the central bank's power is this kid himself, the Ministry of Finance is about to be bullied and cried by the central bank, and he is embarrassed to say anything "overstepping his authority"!

"Our government has only been established for more than two months, and we are about to celebrate the New Year, most of the taxes can only be levied from next year, and the Ministry of Finance itself has no surplus food, and the central bank has just completed a round of bond financing, and the treasury is full of gold bricks.

"That being said, you should say hello to Mr. Zahar first, teacher." Roland still cares more about the procedure, after all, there are no rules.

Merlin smiled contemptuously: "It's useless to look for him, that fat man cries that the Ministry of Finance is far less powerful than the central bank, and even the management of the treasury has been robbed by the central bank." ”

Roland also smiled and calmly explained to the teacher: "The central bank of modern society should have a certain degree of independence, and cannot be reduced to the cashier of the government's finances, otherwise it will not be able to effectively implement monetary policy, as for the treasury...... The money is not from the central bank, the budget for education still has to be allocated by the Ministry of Finance through a cabinet resolution, and the central bank is only responsible for monitoring and managing whether the money is spent where it should be, and if Mr. Zahar thinks the central bank is too strong, I don't mind swapping places with him. ”

Merlin did not want to provoke a conflict between Roland and Zahar, and calmly persuaded the young man to be considerate of the poor Chancellor of the Exchequer: "Whether it is strong or not is not in the department but in the manager of the department, it stands to reason that the main body of the treasury bond should be the Ministry of Finance, but the reality is completely presided over by the central bank, Zahar, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has become a rubber stamp, and it is inevitable that he will feel uncomfortable, and it is understandable to complain." ”

Boris didn't think that Zahar had anything to be wronged about, and then Merlin's words said coldly: "This time, it was all thanks to the personal connections of His Royal Highness Roland to form a syndicate to successfully issue treasury bonds, what did Zahar, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, do?" I don't understand what he has to complain about. ”

Roland was afraid that the two would quarrel, so he quickly changed the topic: "In the final analysis, it is still a matter of money, and when we no longer need to live on debt, the life of the Chancellor of the Exchequer will not have to be so difficult...... Okay, let's not talk about that, let's get down to business, Mr. Boris, our church is still very weak and in dire need of new blood, you just mentioned Pastor Sindra's training work, tell me what specific ideas you have, if it is practical, the funding is negotiable. ”

"Huh? Funding is negotiable?! When Pastor Boris heard this, he came to his senses, straightened his back, and told Roland the good news.

"Your Highness, since you successfully held the consecration ceremony, the Great Temple of Sindra in the capital has become a holy place favored by the goddess of fate, anyone who aspires to become a Sindra priest can participate in the assessment as long as they receive a month of theological training in the temple, if they can sense the revelation of the goddess of fate in the assessment, they can obtain an extraordinary inheritance and be officially promoted to the priest of Sindra, this news has not been spread for a few days, and it has become a new motivation to inspire all Sindra believers in the Far East to come to the capital for pilgrimage!"