Section 19 Redemption

The city of Brassian is not a very big city.

The last time Ashrufat was shopping for clothes, he had actually paid attention to the shops he passed by on the street. So this time he was familiar with entering the city, and it didn't take much effort for him to come to the bottom of that building. It was a two-story building, and the door on the first floor was open, and people were sparsely populating in and out. Outside the house, there is a rather unique logo of the Chamber of Commerce.

This is the Silan Chamber of Commerce, the last time they passed by, the two sisters had casually mentioned that this Chamber of Commerce has a currency exchange business.

Precious metals such as gold and silver mined by people vary considerably in purity due to differences in smelting processes (or ulterior motives). Therefore, the direct use of precious metals to purchase goods is easy to produce the phenomenon of shoddy goods, causing unnecessary disputes. This question is not big or small. To solve this problem, rulers would come forward to mint money and create a legal standard for the sale price of goods. Of course, there are huge differences in the size, purity, and beauty of the currencies minted from country to country (or even from place to place), which inevitably leads to the need to exchange the money in hand for a currency suitable for local use when you come to a new place.

Of course, if a foreign currency is more authentic than its own currency, it can easily cross national borders and be recognized in other countries. In recent years, a new type of coin "Ollie" from the southern region has sprung up. Because of its weight, exquisite casting, and practical value for money, "Ollie" was quickly accepted by merchants, governments, and civilians from all over the world. In addition to these natural advantages, the promotion of "Ollie" has also received strong support from some chambers of commerce. There are some chambers of commerce that offer an exchange service to exchange coins originally minted in other countries, or ordinary gold and silver bullion, into Orlie. What's even more rare is that this exchange service is actually free.

If there is no impetus behind it, I'm afraid no one will believe it.

However, even if there is a push, at least the deal does not cause harm to anyone on the surface. The minting of money is actually not very popular with the rulers. Although some people make a profit by minting money and exchanging different coins, this profit rarely falls into the hands of the king. As a result, when a genuine coin appeared, the kings lacked an incentive to resist it – countless experiments have shown that Ollie is indeed worth the price, and that it is not the kind of behavior that floods the market with a false shot. As for the merchant, is it possible for the merchant to object when the actual value of something exceeds its apparent value?

In any case, the supporters plus the acquiescing ones prevailed, and the opposition quickly faded away. Now, even the state taxes of the Kingdom of Gruni are denominated in "Ollie". It is said that the gold coins issued in many countries in the past have been withdrawn from the circulation market, and basically the status of "equivalent gold" has been recycled, shipped to the south, and returned as gold ori.

Ashrufat walked through the door of the Chamber of Commerce. A quick-witted teenager immediately greeted him.

"Sir, ...... you are here?"

"I want to exchange money. Ashrufat added. "I have some gold that I want to exchange for Quioli. ”

"Then you have found the right place, we provide an equivalent exchange business here, Tong Suo is not bullied. The teenager's enthusiasm surprised Ashrufat a little. If exchanging currency is "equivalent", then it must be an unprofitable business, how can a merchant be so enthusiastic about an unprofitable business?

"Did you bring the gold?"

"Nope. Ashrufat honestly admitted. "I'm just here to get to know the details of the exchange. ”

"Ah, there's nothing special about that. All you need to do is bring your gold and we'll exchange it for any kind of Orly of the equivalent according to the purity and weight of your gold and silver. As for the issue of purity, we have here several experienced appraisers who will identify the gold you bring in a spirit of fairness. During the appraisal process, you will be fully present and have the right to give your personal opinion. The only thing to note is that if the gold or silver you bring is a finished product, such as silver tableware, gold sculptures, etc., we cannot take its artistic value into account. ”

"That's fair. Ashrufat replied. "Is there anything else I need to be aware of?"

"Nothing special. Oh yes, if there is a situation where there is a shortage of some kind of currency...... Let's say you bring gold for 10,000 small gold orilies, but we don't have that many small gold orilies here, so you have to accept some of the big gold orilies or some of the big silver ories...... Etcetera. Of course, in any case, if you don't think the exchange is right, you can abort the exchange and leave with your original gold. Please note, however, that once the redemption is over, the business is irrevocable as long as you leave the counter. We do not accept counter-exchanges. ”

Ashrufa nodded. At this time, he saw several people coming out of it, carrying heavy money bags in their hands. Something suddenly occurred to him.

"How can I be sure that every gold coin is genuine......? A few shoddy pieces sneaked in?"

"Oh, sir, it couldn't be easier. The boy replied. "You see, all the Ollie are the same, the weight is exactly the same, and one balance is enough to judge everything. He gestured with his hand. "You can use ten Ollie to measure whether the other ten Ollie are cheating, and then use those twenty to measure the other twenty...... Measure the other forty with forty...... In short, it will be completely tested in no time. In addition, you can fold them in a stack and stroke them from top to bottom with your hands, and your fingers will clearly feel that it is a perfectly fitting cylinder...... If, as I said, you would still choose banknotes, which are easy to carry and hard to go wrong with. ”

"Banknotes?"

"Banknotes. The boy pulled out a square piece of paper from his pocket. At the same time as he saw this piece of paper, Ashrufar suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, and many images vaguely appeared in his mind. However, when he settled down to reminisce, he found that his mind was empty all of a sudden. All the images that suddenly appeared just now are gone. He could only vaguely feel that he vaguely remembered something, but he couldn't tell what he remembered.

"It should be said that they are Ollie's vouchers that can be exchanged for money at any time. The boy gestured. "But it's easy to calculate, and it's easy to carry. I must admit, though, that it is not to the liking of conservatives. Many people still think that gold coins are safe enough. ”

"Voucher ......," Ashruphat glanced at the paper in the boy's hand. This kind of paper is not leather, although it looks neat and beautiful, but after all, it is just ordinary paper. It will be broken when it is torn, it will turn into ashes when it is burned, and it will easily soak if it falls into the water. No wonder some people don't like it anymore.

"Of course, you have the last option, which is to exchange your money order from the Chamber of Commerce. The boy said.

"May I ask one thing?" asked Ashrufat.

"Of course, sir, please ask. ”

"You just said that the exchange business you carried out is an equivalent exchange?"

"I can guarantee this with the credibility of the Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Since it's equivalent, why would you want to start this business? I mean, why do you want to do it if there's no benefit?"

"It's a commissioned business...... From our business partners. Have you heard of the Silverfish Chamber of Commerce?"

"Nope. ”

"It was a big chamber of commerce in the South, and it was very big and it was growing rapidly. This kind of business is actually dominated by the Silverfish Chamber of Commerce. We accept their entrustment to carry out this business. We don't get any benefits from our customers, but we do get benefits from the Silverfish Chamber of Commerce – and even a lot of additional rewards if we do enough business. Of course, if you ask me why the Silverfish Chamber wants to do that, all I can say is that I don't know the way either. But I suspect that they have something to gain...... Of course, this is completely unimportant to us. As long as we can assist them in carrying out this task in various cities, we can get a lot of business benefits. For example, in some places where the whitebait chamber of commerce includes taxes, we can also get the same tax exemption. The boy gestured to the hall behind him. "Of course, they will also be careful to choose the right partner. I've heard that a lot of chambers of commerce are trying to get extra benefits out of this kind of business, but what they did was quickly discovered by the silverfish chamber of commerce, and then the relationship ended completely. This is not the case with our Chamber of Commerce, which is based on the belief that a long-term profitable deal is far more important than a short-term profit. ”

"Good. Ashrufat replied. "I'll definitely come to redeem it in a few days. ”

"I hope you will come soon. The boy politely ended the conversation.

Ashrufat turned around and left.

The things that were originally scheduled to be done have been completed, and now he has turned around and gone back. But Ashrufat felt that since it was rare for him to make a trip to the city, it was a bit of a waste to leave just like that. So he walked out along the street, intending to circle around and take a closer look at the city as a whole. After all, it's likely that you'll spend the rest of your life here.

He walked to the corner of the street, and there was a market in front of him. There may be a large caravan arriving today, or maybe it's a local market day that makes the market extra crowded.

Ashorufat was really thinking about whether he should take a detour when suddenly an unfamiliar voice came from behind him.

"Ashrufat!

He went to see a strange face. No, it doesn't seem that strange either. Although Ashruphat believed that he did not know the other man, his instinct told him that he had met this man before.

......

"Isn't Ashrufat here?" said the two sisters were dining together in the house of the country manor. Their dining table was typical of a country aristocratic table, originally designed to take care of a prosperous family, but now only two sisters dined at the huge table.

"Well, I heard from the servants that he went into the city. Xingke replied casually.