After being forced to step down, the once-annoying nun eloped with me.

Teresa, now known as Baselis, is diligently studying the political art of Bayezid, striving to become a qualified empress as soon as possible.

Yang Hao, meanwhile, assisted Teresa in this small office, handling all the important matters that the newly formed Bayer Zins needed to deal with.

Fen and the elves have returned, and the half-elves who wished to remain have begun to rebuild their homes with the Bayezians. They instructed the Bayezians, who had lived underground for too long, on farming techniques and how to clear the vegetation from the ground to cultivate their own settlements.

With the elves' material assistance, Bayerzans should be able to hold out until the end of the year—but crucial farming still needs to be prepared in advance, and the planning of arable land needs to be carried out ahead of time. Not to mention that after Constantinople rises, there are many useful forests around that need to be cut down, stones and loose soil need to be cleared, and materials need to be found everywhere to meet the needs of the city's reconstruction.

But these weren't the main points. With the Bayrzens working happily, these tasks, which only required physical exertion, progressed very smoothly. Not to mention, the corrupted patients had already recovered with the help of the elves.

The entire nation, regardless of age or gender, is working hard for the development of their country. Yang Hao's concern lies in the fact that the Bayerzans Empire, due to its long period of rationing, has practically eliminated the existence of monetary transactions...

In other words, Bayer Gems currently has no business, which means the national treasury is extremely empty. An empty national treasury means that it will be extremely difficult for Bayer Gems to keep up with the times.

Therefore, in addition to focusing on developing basic agriculture and improving the lives of the Bayer Georgians, who have suffered for thousands of years, Yang Hao's most important task is to establish a foundation for commerce in advance.

He promoted two adjutants to Bayer Jahn.

One is a male nobleman known as the "Clean Freak," whose real name is Barry. He is a talent in clerical work, not only extremely sensitive to words and numbers, but also possessing exceptional intelligence and a knack for change.

Another noblewoman known as "The Noisy One," whose real name is Kate, appears to be Barry's girlfriend. She is a strong officer, but her arm was severely injured in a previous war.

Although their hands were rescued by the elves, many people had lost the will to continue fighting after the extremely brutal war. Kate was one of them; she chose to give up her military post and become a scribe, and Yang Hao conveniently paired them up.

With the help of the two, and by combining the various materials and budgets provided by the elder nobles, Yang Hao finally came to a conclusion.

He's out of money.

"After all, the wealth we stole from the Demon City belongs to Gaparia, so I'm embarrassed to ask Finn for it directly... Besides, Theresa, you know that if [wealth] is just piled up there, it's meaningless!"

I need that money to start circulating again and rebuild a stable economy. I need our currency to have real purchasing power. More importantly, only a circulating economy can create wealth for Bayer Gems and give it a significant boost in its development...

But we don't have any money at all right now!

Bayer Jess's "budget" actually refers to "labor force and population", "usable weapons", and "resources that can be made into weapons or food".

Their budget wasn't at all what Yang Hao remembered regarding money... Even if Yang Hao wanted Bayerzans to have gold or silver coins, Bayerzans' treasury simply didn't have those things...

Why do you ask? Because gold and silver coins were completely useless to demons during the underground wars! So, during the centuries of bloody battles, the Bayern people gradually threw away the gold and silver they didn't need in order to expand their storage space for food and resources. As a result, they are now penniless.

Although it's not impossible to mine the gold and silver again by going down the remaining elevator, to be honest, Yang Hao is really tired of being in this situation where he has no money at all.

Moreover, it would be meaningless if all this gold and silver were simply piled up in the national treasury.

When gold and silver became currency, the most important aspect was the national credit and circulation power... Strictly speaking, what Yang Hao needed was not only various kinds of gold, but more importantly, the circulation of goods!

But now, what special products does the impoverished Bayer Gems have besides the cultural heritage they desperately preserved? Even if Finn were willing to trade with Bayer Gems for free out of brotherhood, they couldn't keep trading for free forever, could they?

Even if we use Yang Hao's current backside as a pawn, the transaction would probably only last for two hundred years at most... What can we do about that?

Yang Hao was in a complete panic, while Teresa could only manage a wry smile. The young nun was truly helpless in this matter; like a silly child who needs the teacher to copy their homework, she could only stand there helplessly. This still-immature Baselis could only watch Yang Hao pace back and forth in her office, frantically pulling at her hair.

After a while.

The immature young nun muttered to herself, got up and pulled Yang Hao over, then made him sit in her seat. She stood behind Yang Hao, letting him rest his head on her stomach and lower chest to calm down a bit.

"Theresa? I'm having trouble with work."

"I know! But there's nothing I can do to help, so... hehe, this is all I can do to help you relax a little. That's all I can do for now."

Theresa pouted, pinched Yang Hao's cheek, and then leaned her upper body weight slightly on Yang Hao's head.

Since becoming Baselissa, Theresa has lived in the Purple Palace. The Bayezids are still not allowed to leave their Purple Royal Household, so naturally, in her spare time, Theresa would go to the gradually emptied rooms used to store various cultural relics to read books that could enrich her knowledge.

She seemed to have just come across a book about the education of the Purple-Robed Royal Family in teaching their children about bedroom arts, and ever since then, Yang Hao has felt that Theresa is becoming more and more alluring.

but--

He restrained himself. After all, work was more important. With the woman at home still acting like a silly cat, how could he just indulge in her charms?

But then again... cultural heritage... right?

"Theresa, strictly speaking, it seems that all Bayer Zins can sell as 'products' now are their cultural heritage items..."

"No, we can't sell those things."

“I know that culture is the most important thing for a country, and we need to use it to build our country... But I’m thinking, given our current predicament, could we sell some technical theories as ‘paid technology’ through printing, while preserving ancient books? Not to Roman, not to Isogard, but to Finns and the like.”

"Do you think the elves would still value our outdated technology, which is thousands of years old, after your reforms?"

"Actually, those technologies are still useful... Didn't I go back to see Arthur earlier? I explained the structure of those war machines to him, and he and Dr. Joseph gave me a big surprise..."

"Those that can fire javelins fully automatically... uh? Automatic javelin mechanisms?"

The princess in purple seemed to be deep in thought, but her hands were not idle. Instead, she began to massage Yang Hao's stiff shoulders.

Yang Hao then recalled what happened yesterday, January 3rd.

Finn seemed unable to stand it any longer, and in a fit of pique, he took Naruja back to Gaparia, declaring directly, "If His Majesty the Regent does not intend to return to work, then staying in Constantinople for an extended period is not out of the question."

Unaware that he had been so focused on his work that he had neglected the feelings of those around him, Yang Hao immediately broke out in a cold sweat and begged the archmage who was staying behind to send him back to Gaparia. Of course, before going back to appease the elves, Yang Hao would take some valuable items back with him and tell Theresa that he would return in the afternoon via teleportation.

Let's set aside for now how Yang Hao communicated with Fen and managed to calm this sulking, jealous sprite down temporarily.

Let's not even mention that the black dragon of Ysgard has been watching the hardworking Regent with its glowing green and red eyes ever since.

In short, after Yang Hao promised Naruja that he would accompany her to see the children of the Ling tribe, he and Naruja delivered the design drawings of the [Automatic Mechanism] to Arthur, who for some reason had both legs intact.

Mr. Joseph happened to be there as well. Under the watchful eyes of a group of female elves with gleaming green eyes, Arthur, who had completely given up resisting, could only hold onto Viya's hand to prevent her from actually fighting the other female elves, while leaning forward to study the design drawings that Yang Hao had brought back with Joseph.

Chirp chirp chirp chirp

Later, Arthur became so focused that he unconsciously let go of Viya's hand—fortunately, Viya loved her husband and didn't cause him any trouble.

She politely told Yang Hao that she needed to talk to those ferocious elves and tell them who the "boss" was, and then gracefully left the testing ground.

As dusk fell, the elves vanished. Yang Hao and Naruja, their backs drenched in cold sweat, watched as Viya returned and began casting healing spells on herself. They also overheard Arthur and Joseph discussing and reaching a conclusion.

According to their research, the Bayern Empire's "automatic mechanisms" are actually machines driven by magic as an "energy source." In a sense, you could replace the "magic" with "steam" or other energy systems, and it would work the same way.

In this situation, Arthur boldly stated that if the caliber remained unchanged, he could modify these [automatic mechanisms] to create fully automatic weapons with Elven characteristics, together with Joseph—except that they would fire 12.7*108 mm caliber Elven standard bullets instead of javelins.

"Theoretically, it should be able to reach a firing rate of around 400 rounds per minute. And most importantly, the structure of Bayerzans' war machines can be completely miniaturized, as long as we replace them with the magic minerals we've been mining! But then again, Viya, where are the others?"

"It's nothing, I was just inviting them to dinner later. Alright, let's head back now that we're done with work—excuse us."

The elf and human couple passed away just like that. Although everyone was still curious about what happened to the elf women, all that mattered was that no one had died.

Sweating profusely, Yang Hao continued to discuss the prototype of the new plan with Dr. Joseph. After witnessing firsthand how the design drawings were drawn bit by bit, he finally understood what their "improvement" was all about.

In short, it's an alternate world version of a Gatling gun, similar to those on Earth, except with a larger caliber, a larger structure, and a slower rate of fire.

The design of this weapon was referred to by Arthur and the other as the "Japah 1405 Fixed Mechanism". After thinking it over, Yang Hao changed the character "关" (guan, meaning "mechanism") to "枪" (qiang, meaning "gun").

After this incident, Yang Hao fully realized that the ancient technology of the Bayezid Empire still had a significant market value abroad. He felt that if these technologies were sold to Gaparia as "commodities," regardless of how long the profits would last, at least the rudiments of "commerce" could definitely be re-established.

Theresa remained skeptical: after all, once Gaparia had mastered the technology, he certainly wouldn't continue buying it. If Bayerzans still couldn't find a suitable source of "specialty products," how would they establish a stable business foundation?

"My little puppy, can't you think of a way?" Theresa was extremely distressed, and she rubbed Yang Hao's shoulders a little harder.

"What should I do, my little cat..." Yang Hao was also utterly helpless. Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. He couldn't just conjure up a diamond mine out of thin air for Bayer to mine, could he?

"Can't you be like your two O eggs, emptying them yesterday but still producing more today?" But Theresa seemed to be full of confidence in her future husband. Although she made a dirty joke, it must be admitted that she was really confident.

"Do you think the country's rare resources can be reproduced? They're not like those evil... wait a minute?"

Just as Yang Hao was trying to calm his kitten down and make her less confident,

Suddenly—he mentioned a certain term in his words. And in that instant, Yang Hao remembered what the fallen standard-bearer had told him: "Weapons to fight demons can be made from demons."

Demon... Demon?

Yang Hao was stunned. Teresa noticed his dazed expression and instinctively stopped what she was doing.

In the eyes of the Bayern people, demons seem to be treasures from head to toe. Demon bones and teeth can be used to make weapons, demon skin can be used to sew clothing and make armor to protect against demon damage, demon flesh can be burned into special potions, not to mention that demons themselves have the ability to "store magic power".

Moreover, this isn't just the kind of wealth that only high-ranking demons possess! It's the wealth of tens of thousands of demon larvae, hundreds of thousands of demon larvae, even their bones that have been dried for thousands of years!

Yeah, why the hell didn't I think of that?! Is it because I've been so exhausted these past few days that I've lost some of my imagination after exhausting myself at night?! How could I forget!

Right now, right beneath Constantinople, isn't there a natural vein of demonic materials waiting for him to mine?! Not to mention the mountain of remains left behind by the Mother Demon, buried alive within the mountainside!

Yang Hao jumped up excitedly, and amidst Teresa's exclamation, he turned around and hugged his little nun tightly, showering her with kisses.

"Theresa?! It just dawned on me, we have a mountain of gold and silver right under our noses! We've actually been rich for a long time!"

"Ni—Ni—wait a minute?! I don't understand—"

"You'll see soon enough! I need to get my adjutant over here to help!"

He kissed Theresa's blushing face and pink lips deeply, then he slammed the bell on the table. He was so excited that his face was flushed, and all he knew was that Bayer Zans had made a fortune.

...........

The Bayezid nobility were exceptionally efficient, perhaps because the Bayezid aristocratic system was, in a sense, a system of upward social mobility. In any case, they were far more efficient than the Roman Empire's nobility, who were essentially lazy and incompetent.

During the hour that Yang Hao and Theresa waited in the office, the nobles of Bayern not only thoroughly explored how many years the underground demon materials could be mined, but also efficiently handled the extra work that Yang Hao had not yet given orders for.

That is—what exactly can demon materials be used for?

Yang Hao originally only knew the general idea, but now, he and Teresa both understand that this is no ordinary mountain of gold and silver.

This is practically a continent-sized mine that keeps spewing out gold coins!

“According to our investigation… the demons’ remains could provide us with approximately 400 to 600 years of excavation time,” Barry explained calmly, covering his mouth with a clean handkerchief while enduring his girlfriend’s angry glare. “The [Mother Body] is so enormous that we had to borrow the power of elven mages—with their help, we’ve also obtained a rough estimate.”

The [Matrix] itself alone could be mined for 600 years. Because it's so enormous, the condensed flesh inside, initially only the size of a spoon when extracted, grows to the size of a carriage during transport... The body structure of this special demon is very peculiar, but its rate of decay is rather rapid...

"Can it keep the elven mages in a sub-zero temperature environment underground? If you don't understand, think of it as the temperature at which water can freeze."

Barry paused for a moment, then thought for a few seconds before saying: Okay.

Below 0 degrees Celsius, at temperatures where water freezes, meat can be refrigerated and stored almost without limit. However, the actual temperature at ground level is simply too large; the temperature might need to drop further than 0 degrees Celsius, and in extreme environments, it might even need to drop to -20 degrees Celsius...

However, as long as the demon doesn't become corrupt, that's fine—after all, that flesh and blood is truly useful.

Yang Hao breathed a sigh of relief, and just then, Miss Kate, not to be outdone, reported the utilization rate of the demon materials.

In summary, the materials for the demons did indeed possess infinite possibilities, just as Yang Hao had imagined.

Needless to say, the corpses of high-ranking demons are extremely valuable, as [alien weapons] require the remains of high-ranking demons to be crafted.

Below the level of high-ranking demons, the [larvae] and [larvae] also have their own uses.

Their leather is excellent for enchanting and resisting magic, their flesh can be used to make alchemical materials, and their bones can be used to make tools for enchanters.

more importantly.

Including the larvae, the corpse of each demon can store magic power.