19-07-2025, 07:28 PM
[Peghonai, August 5658]
Ludvík Otčenáš swiveled his chair behind his desk to face the window, gazing out at the dim lights in the distant hills and valleys as the sun slowly rose. Puffing his pipe he considered what had been achieved and what yet needed work.
The currency, the "New Kuno", had been finally formed. The nation was transitioning into this new currency smoothly thus far, thanks to the silver and diamonds of Haifbourg, and the Davostager & Dolgavan gold imports. Thus far with combined Davostag and Dolgava imports, 300 tonnes of gold had been imported and combined with the 40 tonnes of Kundrati gold seized. 1000 tonnes of silver, and 2 tonnes of high grade diamonds. The rest, were bond notes backing each of these resources. This would be sufficient to keep the currency afloat for the time being, and more was imported every month. These expenses were eating into the budget heavily, but reserves had been built up for some time just for this purpose, and they still have some reserves yet. The transition had been costly, but would no doubt pay off in the end.
Today as well, GLC had arranged for a tour of a Kundrati bank that would be holding said bullion. They were at liberty to choose where, and instead of the obvious choice for the largest in Kaesama, they opted for a local albeit large bank in Peghonai, obviously wishing to see transparently the true reserve amounts. Ludvík was notified of the decision after GLC told them where, and he had an additional 45 minutes to unload a few trucks worth of material that were on standby before they arrived just to ensure a happy result.
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The black cars pulled up in front of the Kundrati National Bank of Peghonai, banners waving and civilians entering watching curiously as suited men unloaded from the vehicles, flanked by heavily armed police and paramilitaries. Patrik Štěpán looked at his watch and turned to the gold lion capital staff.
"Right this way comrades, the security check shouldn't take long." They nodded silently as one adjusted his glasses, and they approached the front doors, walking inside. They walked down two flights of stairs, down a whitewashed hall with a few flickering lights here and there, as men in balaclavas holding assault rifles stood at guard at intervals. Finally they approached a checkpoint before the vault. Each individual was scanned for contraband, had their ID's verified 3 times over, and asked questions as to the nature of the visit. Each visitor was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement, they could not publicly announce the specific amounts inside nor the place of origin, the form stated they would only be permitted to be discussed with fellow GLC staff. After 15 minutes or so of signing, re-signing, scanning, and confirmations, the delegation was led forward to the vault doors. The manager of the bank smiled, and turned to the vault, entering in the combination as the staff waited quietly.
Finally, the 9000 pound door spun open the lock and slowly opened. They marched inside as the GLC staff inquisitively and silently perused the room. On the left side behind barred cages were pallets of gold bars, thousands of them. On the right twice as many in silver, with the end being hundreds of diamonds layed out in boxes for examination. All the cages were unlocked and the staff were permitted to look as much as they liked. They scribbled furiously on their clipboards as they checked every nook and cranny, even scraped a few samples from the materials for purity testing later. Patrik sweating a bit told them they were free to take one of the diamonds of their pick to temporarily take for purity testing should they wish it, and they obliged. A large number of the gold bars were stamped with import marks of Davostag and Dolgava, the silver mostly Haifbourg and all the diamonds being from there. Patrik stood there a bit bored as 2 hours passed silently, while he hoped they'd hurry up so he could take a smoke break. Finally one of the GLC entourage approached him.
"We've seen enough, we can depart."
Patrik sighing in relief nodded, and they turned about face up the stairs after a secondary check and confirmation of withdrawals and papers.
Now the ball was in GLCs court.
Ludvík Otčenáš swiveled his chair behind his desk to face the window, gazing out at the dim lights in the distant hills and valleys as the sun slowly rose. Puffing his pipe he considered what had been achieved and what yet needed work.
The currency, the "New Kuno", had been finally formed. The nation was transitioning into this new currency smoothly thus far, thanks to the silver and diamonds of Haifbourg, and the Davostager & Dolgavan gold imports. Thus far with combined Davostag and Dolgava imports, 300 tonnes of gold had been imported and combined with the 40 tonnes of Kundrati gold seized. 1000 tonnes of silver, and 2 tonnes of high grade diamonds. The rest, were bond notes backing each of these resources. This would be sufficient to keep the currency afloat for the time being, and more was imported every month. These expenses were eating into the budget heavily, but reserves had been built up for some time just for this purpose, and they still have some reserves yet. The transition had been costly, but would no doubt pay off in the end.
Today as well, GLC had arranged for a tour of a Kundrati bank that would be holding said bullion. They were at liberty to choose where, and instead of the obvious choice for the largest in Kaesama, they opted for a local albeit large bank in Peghonai, obviously wishing to see transparently the true reserve amounts. Ludvík was notified of the decision after GLC told them where, and he had an additional 45 minutes to unload a few trucks worth of material that were on standby before they arrived just to ensure a happy result.
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The black cars pulled up in front of the Kundrati National Bank of Peghonai, banners waving and civilians entering watching curiously as suited men unloaded from the vehicles, flanked by heavily armed police and paramilitaries. Patrik Štěpán looked at his watch and turned to the gold lion capital staff.
"Right this way comrades, the security check shouldn't take long." They nodded silently as one adjusted his glasses, and they approached the front doors, walking inside. They walked down two flights of stairs, down a whitewashed hall with a few flickering lights here and there, as men in balaclavas holding assault rifles stood at guard at intervals. Finally they approached a checkpoint before the vault. Each individual was scanned for contraband, had their ID's verified 3 times over, and asked questions as to the nature of the visit. Each visitor was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement, they could not publicly announce the specific amounts inside nor the place of origin, the form stated they would only be permitted to be discussed with fellow GLC staff. After 15 minutes or so of signing, re-signing, scanning, and confirmations, the delegation was led forward to the vault doors. The manager of the bank smiled, and turned to the vault, entering in the combination as the staff waited quietly.
Finally, the 9000 pound door spun open the lock and slowly opened. They marched inside as the GLC staff inquisitively and silently perused the room. On the left side behind barred cages were pallets of gold bars, thousands of them. On the right twice as many in silver, with the end being hundreds of diamonds layed out in boxes for examination. All the cages were unlocked and the staff were permitted to look as much as they liked. They scribbled furiously on their clipboards as they checked every nook and cranny, even scraped a few samples from the materials for purity testing later. Patrik sweating a bit told them they were free to take one of the diamonds of their pick to temporarily take for purity testing should they wish it, and they obliged. A large number of the gold bars were stamped with import marks of Davostag and Dolgava, the silver mostly Haifbourg and all the diamonds being from there. Patrik stood there a bit bored as 2 hours passed silently, while he hoped they'd hurry up so he could take a smoke break. Finally one of the GLC entourage approached him.
"We've seen enough, we can depart."
Patrik sighing in relief nodded, and they turned about face up the stairs after a secondary check and confirmation of withdrawals and papers.
Now the ball was in GLCs court.