Chapter VI Chambers of Commerce and Work
Even if Alex has a lot of complaints in his heart, he doesn't dare to vent it to his face, you must know that the guy he accidentally picked up in front of him is a person who is proficient in settling accounts, maybe he knows a lot of things, if he can get the other party's teaching, even if he can't clear the awakening ceremony in the future, he can have a good future, as for the other party's origin, anyway, as long as his memory has not recovered, he can continue to squeeze the useful surplus value of the other party.
I really didn't expect to bring back a treasure! I sent clothes and knowledge, this must be the favor of Lady Luck to me.
Alex was thinking something in his heart, Chen An naturally didn't know much, in fact, his current mind was focused on the problem of the sudden change in the brain just now, and now there is evidence that whether it is learning language or writing, it is related to the mysterious pain in the brain, what about the principle of pain? Could it be that it is really because of the meteor fragment? In this way, is there also a direct connection between his crossing?
Since it was useless to dig into the things he didn't understand, he decided to put this issue aside for the time being, and when the clues and evidence accumulated enough, the related doubts would be solved.
Alex's journey to find a job was quite tortuous, and after buying some early food on the road to settle the food and clothing problem, the two began to wait in a lively market until the sun was fully up, and they waited for Alex's friend to show up.
Alex's friend was about the same age as him, the other party was a big boy named Joseph, with freckles on his face, and a very shy personality, he had an apprenticeship job in the bazaar, specializing in learning the valuation, appraisal and exchange of money from his master, and people generally called them "money changers", Chen An immediately understood after a general understanding of the other party's profession that the so-called money changers were the prototype of the early medieval bank.
It is difficult for ordinary people to become exchangers if they do not have certain abilities and relationships, and Alex's father happens to be a slightly well-known financial steward in a local chamber of commerce in Bela Oka, because his father attaches great importance to the future development of exchangers, so he has no intention of making Joseph's son follow his father's business, and after teaching Joseph about financial knowledge, he asked someone to introduce the child to a changer as an apprentice.
Alex approached Joseph to ask him to introduce Chen An to his father, who could easily arrange a financial job for Chen An with his father's ability.
Joseph is a boy who is not good at refusing others, and the observant Chen An clearly saw that Joseph, who had been hesitant all the time, did not want to help with this, but Alex had to agree to the other party's request under the entanglement of Alex's dead face.
Joseph found the master and asked for a leave of absence before reluctantly taking them to his father's chamber of commerce, Alex was very active along the way, constantly talking about the interesting things that had happened around him recently, but Joseph was always in a low mood and perfunctory, until he said Chen An's head, Joseph turned his attention to the other party with a little interest.
"Do you really know about finances? You know, my parents are experts in this area, and if you have only learned a little bit about it, I advise you not to go to my father and make a fool of yourself. ”
Joseph's tone was quite unkind, after all, he and Chen An were not friends, and if there was no Alex to match, there would definitely be no intersection in their lives.
"I have a little bit of a knack for finances, so you can rest assured. Chen An was neither humble nor arrogant in the face of Joseph's questioning.
"Then I'll test you in advance, lest you make a mistake in the face of my father's nervousness. Joseph took the opportunity to say.
"Okay, you ask. Chen An smiled indifferently.
Joseph's seemingly aggressive behavior was nothing more than an attempt to make Chen An retreat, but he did not expect the result to surprise him, and the other party not only answered his questions with ease, but also gave a very constructive answer by drawing inferences from others, which undoubtedly made Joseph, who was born in a financial family, start to look at him differently.
When the two of them were talking about financial knowledge, Alex suddenly became dumb, listening to the two of them talking about relevant terms that they didn't understand, he didn't have a depressed look of being snubbed, but the smile on his face became brighter.
Seeing Chen An's better and better performance in front of his friends, Alex's mood became happier and happier, so as to prove that he didn't look away, and the other party was really a hidden treasure!
Before they knew it, the three of them had arrived at Joseph's father's chamber of commerce.
The so-called chamber of commerce is a large house that resembles a warehouse, and horse-drawn carriages loaded with a large number of goods can be seen coming in and out of the wide gate from time to time, and many people will smile and say hello when they see Joseph, after all, he is the only precious son of the financial steward here, which also shows Joseph's father's energy in the chamber of commerce.
After asking for his father's location, Joseph led the two men straight to the rear of the station, where there was a special office and where his father was.
knocked on the door of his father's office, and without waiting for a response from the people inside, he went straight in, only to see his father and several subordinates discussing something with each other at their desks.
"Joseph, why are you here? Didn't you go to Master Brink today?"
When he saw that the outsider was his son, Joseph's father immediately stopped the discussion, and after he ordered a few things to be handed over to his subordinates, he sent them out for the time being.
"That's it......"
Joseph's attitude towards his father was very reserved, and he told the story in a very reserved manner.
"So, you're just asking me for a job in finance?" After hearing this, Joseph's father slowly moved his gaze to the stranger behind his son, Alex had an impression, so he could imagine who he was looking at.
"Hello Mr. Ackerman, I'm sorry to bother you at this point in time. Chen An stepped forward and said in a humble tone, and when he came, he had asked Joseph about his father's name.
"There's a ledger here, and if you can analyze the surplus and loss, I'll give you a job. Joseph's father, Ackerman, pulled out a rough paper notebook from the thick stack of papers on his desk, and he pushed it forward to the desk with an unusually grim expression. "If you can't, you can walk out of this house now. ”
"Okay!"
Ackerman's crisp and neat style made Chen An feel a familiar feeling, because in the self-media company he used to work in, their boss's style was the same.
You must show your confidence and ability to deal with such people, and do not cower and hesitate.
Chen An strode forward to take the account book on the table, and after a little flip through it, he judged that the account book used a relatively ancient double-entry accounting method, and it was not difficult for Chen An to analyze the financial situation inside.
When he finished speaking, Ackerman's cold face finally showed a smile, he clapped his hands and said with a satisfied look in his eyes: "Yes! Young man, you have a very solid grasp of the basics of finance, congratulations, you have won a well-deserved job." ”
Although Chen An didn't know the local purchasing power of Bela Oka, he inadvertently understood from Alex's envious eyes that the pay for this job must not be low.
Next, Chen An signed a one-year work contract with Ackerman's Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Commerce will pay Chen An eight gold dinars per month as a remuneration for his work, and the remuneration will increase according to time and Chen An's work ability, and the treatment of the Chamber of Commerce includes solving personal food and housing problems, as for Chen An's obligations to pay, they will not be repeated in detail.
"Hey, Ann! You're going to be a big man in Bella Oka in the future!"
After he and Ackerman agreed on a specific time to report for duty, he and Alex left the chamber of commerce, and Joseph had already left because of his work.
In the face of Alex's excited jokes, Chen An couldn't help but mix gratitude and amusement in his heart.
"I'm a man with a head and a face, but I just have a job for the time being. ”
"Ann, don't forget that you promised to teach me about finances!" Alex said.
"Of course, I will not forget you as a benefactor. Chen An patted Alex's thin shoulder and smiled.
"Hey, hey, I knew Ann must be a man of promises. Alex smirked.
"By the way, didn't you say yesterday that you were going to work in a leather store today, and now this time is ......" Chen An looked up at the sky, as if he suddenly remembered something.
"Oh no! I actually forgot such an important thing!" Hearing Chen An's words, Alex immediately cried and mourned. "Forget it, it's a big deal to be absent from work for a day, and I'll explain it carefully to Uncle Lawne when the time comes. ”
"Is this really okay?" Chen An said in surprise.
"It's okay, it's okay, Uncle Lawn has done the best to me, and he will definitely understand my absenteeism. Alex forced a smile. "It's still early, you and Uncle Ackerman agreed to report to the Chamber of Commerce in the evening, why don't you take a good tour of Bella Oka now!"
"Thank you so much, I still have a lot of questions for you. Chen An said embarrassedly.
"We're friends now, aren't we? If we're friends, don't thank you anymore, unless you don't treat me as your friend. Alex said with an unhappy face.
"Okay, my friend Alex, where are you going to take me next?"