history of the templars was on National Geographic earlier tonight

[myz]

those of you in the US, or I guess everyone of you (if NG is broadcasted worldwide), did you all catch it? Seems pretty interesting. I wonder, just for conspiracy theory alone, should the templar line of chapter houses, headquarters, etc, buildings have a financial benefit as well? According to the documentary, those guys were pretty adept at making money, lending, collecting interests, and they probably even invented the world's first traveler's check (for the pilgrims). Just like the hospitaller buildings add health bonus, I wonder if the templar buildings can be modded to add money bonus. I guess the arguments can be made that these guys cannot be taxed, but because they can lend money to businesses and individuals, all that increased commercial activity has to have some positive benefit on the overall economy. For example, Molly who has borrowed some start-up fund from the templar venture captalists, so now she can go open her new establishment of brothel in the city of Edinborough, now you can tax the heck out of that brothel, which WILL give you increased tax revenue.