 As lords and land owners are forced to employ large armies to protect and realise their interests, that also sees large scale trade growing exponentially, money lending is becoming a fact of life among the wealthy. The bank, or ‘Chamber of Loans’ is the residence of the business established to oversee and maintain records of money lending. Some merchants even use the building to store funds for safekeeping… a strange concept.
當領主和國王們率領龐大軍隊東征西討擴張領土時，城邑貿易規模亦呈指數增長，商業借貸逐步進入貿易領域。銀行，最初含義即為借貸室，現已發展為新興行業，負責審核和控制商業借貸業務。有些商家甚至利用銀行作為資金存放的安全場所，真是頗為奇怪的思路。 |
Art Gallery 藝術展廳
