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A pen ran over parchment leaving behind a neat signature, punctuated with a final strike. The documented was rotated 180 degrees on a desktop and for a moment inspected, just for a final conformation and an official stamp.

"And with that the last consignment has been officially received Enlightened Bureaucrat." Vintenzio Di'Hanseti said "And I must say that this comes as a relief to both of us given bond obligations."

"Indeed". Lena Leskov (Bureaucrat Level 5) said as she got to her feet. "On behalf of the Great Machine i'm glad that this has been to our mutual benefit."

"You are too kind. Still it has been a pleasure doing business with your government." Vintenzio extended his hands

"Agreed." She said as she shook the bankers hand.

"And if your Great Machine has any further needs of our services, we'd be glad to provide them. Until then, farewell." He said as he left her office in a good mood. The arrival of another thirty two thousand Lyra to his vaults would always put a banker in a good mood even if it meant the cessation of interest a bit earlier than he expected. Even so, his Bank had profited immensely over the past decade off of Infrastructural war debt both directly by payments and by bond issues on that interest.

Before the Escort War he'd known that Infrastructural imports were highly profitable, things such as phonographs were in high demand and commanded impressive prices. During the war they upped their export of arms; and after that they made a big show in selling Ironclad and by selling Roadsteamers to prominent Patricians. Even so, the area where the Coldlanders had made their most substantial impact was grain with a staggering increase in volume. Apparently it had to do with trains, which unlike oxen did not eat grain as they travelled. As the Coldlanders expanded their railways more of their Coops could sell on the international market. This had upset some of the big landholding patricians, but on the other hand it had lowered the price of bread in the city and the baker's guild was happy. Either way, it was indicative on where to invest. In the Serene Republic alone there were now more than a hundred firms that had invested in mechanization ranging from railways to textile mills to factories that made firelighters and more ambitious people with their own plans. To start up new ventures and expand existing ones they'll need loans and Di'Hanseti Bank would (after careful consideration) would be there to provide.

The Dark Elves were the obvious losers in the Escort War, accomplishing none of their strategic objectives while loosing many ships and warriors and paying an indemnity to end the conflict. However Infrastructure did not really benefit from victory: it was costly, set back their plans, accelerated their enemy's industrial development and they gained very little from it. The biggest winner of the Escort War was Venoa, who lost nothing and gained a substantial injection of Capital to ram into their own development.

From the Beginning...

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Description

A pen ran over parchment leaving behind a neat signature, punctuated with a final strike. The documented was rotated 180 degrees on a desktop and for a moment inspected, just for a final conformation and an official stamp.

"And with that the last consignment has been officially received Enlightened Bureaucrat." Vintenzio Di'Hanseti said "And I must say that this comes as a relief to both of us given bond obligations."

"Indeed". Lena Leskov (Bureaucrat Level 5) said as she got to her feet. "On behalf of the Great Machine i'm glad that this has been to our mutual benefit."

"You are too kind. Still it has been a pleasure doing business with your government." Vintenzio extended his hands

"Agreed." She said as she shook the bankers hand.

"And if your Great Machine has any further needs of our services, we'd be glad to provide them. Until then, farewell." He said as he left her office in a good mood. The arrival of another thirty two thousand Lyra to his vaults would always put a banker in a good mood even if it meant the cessation of interest a bit earlier than he expected. Even so, his Bank had profited immensely over the past decade off of Infrastructural war debt both directly by payments and by bond issues on that interest.

Before the Escort War he'd known that Infrastructural imports were highly profitable, things such as phonographs were in high demand and commanded impressive prices. During the war they upped their export of arms; and after that they made a big show in selling Ironclad and by selling Roadsteamers to prominent Patricians. Even so, the area where the Coldlanders had made their most substantial impact was grain with a staggering increase in volume. Apparently it had to do with trains, which unlike oxen did not eat grain as they travelled. As the Coldlanders expanded their railways more of their Coops could sell on the international market. This had upset some of the big landholding patricians, but on the other hand it had lowered the price of bread in the city and the baker's guild was happy. Either way, it was indicative on where to invest. In the Serene Republic alone there were now more than a hundred firms that had invested in mechanization ranging from railways to textile mills to factories that made firelighters and more ambitious people with their own plans. To start up new ventures and expand existing ones they'll need loans and Di'Hanseti Bank would (after careful consideration) would be there to provide.

The Dark Elves were the obvious losers in the Escort War, accomplishing none of their strategic objectives while loosing many ships and warriors and paying an indemnity to end the conflict. However Infrastructure did not really benefit from victory: it was costly, set back their plans, accelerated their enemy's industrial development and they gained very little from it. The biggest winner of the Escort War was Venoa, who lost nothing and gained a substantial injection of Capital to ram into their own development.

From the Beginning...

Previous: Infrastructure: Part Three Hundred and Eighty Seven
Previous: Infrastructure: Part Three Hundred and Eighty Nine