Tome of Blood

  Chapter 24-24-"Fiscal Crisis"

   "What? No money?"

  Charlotte's tone was slightly raised, and her expression was a little incredulous.

  She really couldn't understand.

  The extremely rich Castel family can have a day without money!

   "Yes, Castelf...Well, that one seems to have spent all the money on the account. After you ordered me to check it, there are only more than 5,000 quintana left in the family account..."

   Quasimodo scratched his head, frowning.

  Charlotte:  …

   "5000 Quintana..."

  She couldn't help it, so she twitched the corners of her mouth slightly.

  No other...

  Because this amount of money is already quite a lot, even for ordinary people and even superhumans who have not entered the rank, this is already a huge sum of money.

   Traveling through so many days, Charlotte is no longer a novice. During the few days in the hospital, she also crazily taught herself the common sense of this world.

   Besides, regardless of any race or country in the world of Miria, the currency used is the "Tana" issued by the Holy Royal Court and several other Orthodox churches.

  Tana is a round metal currency, divided into three types: gold, silver and copper. The official conversion ratio is very simple and crude, 1:100:1000.

  Of course, in fact, this kind of setting is quite stupid. It was definitely decided by the priest in charge of publishing at that time, and it was not realistic at all.

  In fact, according to the quality of coins, the local economic conditions, and the differences in gold and silver reserves, the real exchange ratios in different countries and places are different, and they are always changing. In addition, most of them are higher than the official ratios.

  Taking the Principality of Boulder as an example, the current real exchange ratio of Tana on the market is 1:117:1316, which is lower on the black market, but much higher than the official one.

   As for the income of the average person...

  Charlotte once insinuated while chatting with citizens who came to church to worship.

  The other party was flattered and told her that in Boulder City, the monthly salary of a skilled craftsman is about 2-3 Quintanas.

  5000 Quintana... The other party can't earn so much without eating or drinking for three lifetimes!

  This is still a skilled craftsman in the western city.

  The income of civilians in the outer city can only be less!

  The income of extraordinary people will definitely be higher. The monthly allowance of trainee priests in church hospitals is generally 15 Quintanas.

   But even that is outrageous!

  5000 Quintana is enough for a trainee priest to live without eating or drinking for more than 20 years!

   It's just... Is this also called having no money?

   She didn't plan to hire one or two hundred servants as before, and it was enough to maintain the normal operation of the manor at a minimum!

   Not to mention, their own territory will also send a considerable amount of spending funds at the end of each month.

  Although Charlotte doesn't know the exact amount of funds sent from the territory every month, but in his memory, at this time, a large group of armored knights carefully escorted the money-carrying carriage!

   That is to say, the current funds should last until the end of the month.

  5000 Quintana…

   Could it be that you can't hold on for more than half a month?

how is this possible?

  Charlotte was about to complain, but when she saw her unfinished lunch on the table, she suddenly felt moved and asked:

   "How much is this steak?"

   "This is an imported steak from the Grand Duchy of the Northern Territory. It is specially paid for by the royal family. It is about 30 Quintana."

  Charlotte:  …

   "How about this fried foie gras?"

   "The highland and hilly wild foie gras imported from the Fallen Star Kingdom, marinated in a secret sauce, this small piece... 50 Quintana at most."

   most...most...

  Charlotte felt the corners of her eyes twitching.

   "How about rind cheese and cream of mushroom soup?"

"The rind cheese is the same as the one that has been supplied to the Crescent Royal Family for a long time. It is produced in a limited amount by the Honey Workshop. After it is ready, it will be delivered directly by the mage. It costs 25 Quintana. The creamy mushroom soup is also special. It needs 30 Quintanas, vegetable salad is cheaper, only 5 Quintanas.”

  Charlotte:  …

  God is so cheap!

   This plate of sparse vegetable leaves is worth two months' income of a skilled craftsman? !

   Did she eat gold? !

   Ah no, gold is not that expensive!

  She finally knows why the money is not enough to spend...

   Dare she eat more than a hundred Quintanas in one lunch? ! The ten-year income of an ordinary craftsman? !

   Is that all, or what Quasimodo called "simple lunch"?

   "In the manor... has it always been eaten like this?"

  Charlotte took a deep breath and asked.

   Quasimodo scratched his head and said with some embarrassment:

   "No, no, the quality used to be better, but now we are financially tight, so we can only be tighter like this."

  Charlotte:  …

  God is so tight!

   "What, master, is the dish too bad to suit your taste?"

   Quasimodo asked cautiously.

   "No, no, I just think... my stomach is really valuable."

   Charlotte sighed.

   Quasimodo tilted his head, as if he didn't understand.

   "How much do you spend on food for a day?"

   Charlotte asked suddenly.

"I?"

   Quasimodo was slightly taken aback.

"Um."

  Charlotte nodded.

  The old servant thought for a while and said:

   "Reporting to the master, our family has always treated the servants generously. When we were in the store, our daily food standard was about 10 silvertana a day. In the manor, it would be higher, about 30 silvertana."

  Charlotte:  …

   That is to say, one day's food expenses are not enough for one vegetable leaf on the dinner table!

"What did you eat for lunch?"

   Charlotte asked again.

   "Eh... I haven't eaten anything today, but yesterday... a pancake, a ham sandwich, half a roast chicken and a large glass of wine."

   Quasimodo answered honestly.

   Isn’t this very rich? !

   And... there are only 10 Silver Tana!

  Ghost financial crisis!

   Obviously, the manor spent too much money!

  The price of a dessert is worth a month's allowance of a church priest... The life of a nobleman is really extravagant!

   "In the future, I will lower the cost of meals every day. My standard is almost the same as yours. I don't eat much anyway."

  Charlotte thought for a while and said.

   "This...isn't it good? You are the master, and we are servants...and this is also undignified for nobles..."

   Quasimodo hesitated.

  "Decentness when you have money is decent, but decentness when you have no money is to swell your face and pretend to be fat, asking for trouble."

  Charlotte shook her head.

  She took a sip of milk from the tall crystal glass and continued:

   "Now I am the owner of Castel, and I have the final say on everything. Since there are not many stocks in the house, let's save some money and use the extra money to call some servants."

   Quasimodo hesitated for a moment, then nodded:

   "Yes, my lord. Just..."

   "Just what?"

   "It's just...I'm afraid no one will come to our manor."

   Quasimodo smiled wryly.

  Charlotte was stunned for a moment, and then understood instantly.

  Castel Manor has been killed before, and it was directly wiped out, and it was also a notorious case of blood demons. The previous family owner is likely to be related to the blood demons.

  This kind of place involving the blood sacrifice of evil gods, as long as a normal person, I am afraid that they will not dare to come...

   After all, nothing is as important as a small life.

  The Gorefiend Sect has been so rampant recently, no one can guarantee that there will be no more accidents in the Castel family...

   "Give it a try, increase the commission, there are always bold guys. Hmm... Or, you can also call back some servants from the family's few shops in the city."

  Charlotte thought for a while and said.

   Quasimodo was even more entangled:

   "About this...Actually...I was just trying to report to you..."

"Um?"

   "In several of our stores, the clerks are almost running away..."

  Charlotte:  …

   "Huh? What's going on here?"

"Hey, it's all rumors... In the few days after the accident, it was rumored that the blood demon evil **** is eyeing the Castel family. If you don't leave quickly, you will be arrested and sacrificed sooner or later, or you will be made into a Living corpses. As a result... people ran away within a few days..."

  Charlotte:  …

   "Hey, forget it, try your best."

   She rubbed her temples and sighed.

  After receiving the order, Quasimodo prepared to pack the table and leave.

   "Wait a minute, I can clean up after I finish eating."

   Looking at the rest of the lunch, Charlotte hesitated and said.

  Although she was already full, she couldn't bear to waste it when she thought of the price of the meal.

   This is all money!

   One meal covered her food expenses in the mission hospital for several months!

   After struggling to finish the last piece of veal steak, Charlotte finished lunch, while Quasimodo packed up the tableware and retreated.

  After the old servant left the manor, Charlotte was the only one left in the family.

  Quasimodo will definitely not come back for a while, Charlotte glanced at the time, and decided to take this opportunity to try the fully charged Blood Summoning.

   Ask for a monthly pass, ask for follow-up reading! The second round of recommendations next week! The follow-up data is quite satisfactory, it is not as good as I imagined, I recommend pk, I hope everyone can support the follow-up as much as possible! For the minority among the minority, it is up to everyone whether they can achieve results~

  (end of this chapter)