Chapter 436
"Even if the Traveler can become one of the Liyue Qixing, the benefits for us are not as great as the risks.
Of course, the matter of Zhiyi needs to be abandoned, and by the way, tell Pantalone." La Signora thought for a moment and reminded Tartaglia: "We cannot let Liyue get a hold on us.
If the Traveler needs help, we can help her once within the scope of the conditions. This counts as a favor for the Zhiyi matter."
"But this will make me lose face!" Tartaglia said with great depression.
Although he hadn't made any solemn promises before, Tartaglia still really wanted to do this well.
He felt that this matter was very feasible.
"Sometimes face is worthless." La Signora looked at Tartaglia speechlessly: "Moreover, even if we helped the Traveler, the other party gave us a fair opportunity, which is no longer very important for the Fatui."
Although she is a member of the Fatui and also the Eighth Harbinger, La Signora's sense of belonging to the Fatui isn't very strong. She stays within the Fatui more to repay Her Majesty.
"Why wouldn't it be important? Since the establishment of the Liyue Bank, the deposits in our Northland Bank have been continuously pulled away and entered the Liyue Bank.
The number of people coming to our Northland Bank for loans has also decreased a lot." Tartaglia said somewhat helplessly: "
If this continues, even if the Northland Bank doesn't go bankrupt, the money earned will continue to decrease."
"This is a problem for Pantalone to consider." La Signora frowned: "It's not something we should consider.
Moreover, many people will choose the Liyue Bank for formal business, but the Northland Bank isn't without its own advantages. At least our lending is much faster than theirs, without so many audits, and even the requirements for collateral are much lower than the Liyue Bank's."
Although the Liyue Bank and the Northland Bank have conflicts of interest, they aren't truly enemies to the death.
At least their business targets are differentiated.
The Liyue Bank is a bit more prudent; many loans are actually given to many locals in Liyue, trying to avoid bad debts and the like.
They would rather earn less and focus on helping the people and stabilizing Liyue's development.
But for the Northland Bank, they lend money regardless. Of course, the premise is that you have money at home. As for collateral or whatever, it's not that important. When the time comes, the Northland Bank and the Fatui will settle accounts with you.
The Liyue Bank is a state-owned bank after all; its nature is different from the Northland Bank, and its business practices are much better.
So although the Northland Bank's business volume is shrinking, it isn't truly a mortal blow.
"Fine, pretend I didn't say anything!" Tartaglia lay on the sofa helplessly: "But I still want to change the image of the Northland Bank and the image of the Fatui. After all, we represent the image of Snezhnaya and the image of Her Majesty outside.
Because of the Doctor and Scaramouche, the image of Snezhnaya and the Fatui has already dropped to a certain level; we might need to make up for it."
Seeing Tartaglia like this, La Signora fell into silence.
No matter what, Tartaglia's loyalty to Her Majesty is visible to the naked eye.
This is also the reason why La Signora is willing to walk with Tartaglia at this time.
The Fatui are untrustworthy, and the relationship between her and Tartaglia isn't much better. If possible, La Signora feels that the other party wouldn't even mind fighting her and driving her out.
But if it's for Her Majesty's mission, Tartaglia can be trusted.
Even if this guy looks stupid and is easy to use, he is also loyal to Her Majesty.
End of Chapter
