Section 19 Redemption

Brassian is not a big city.

The last time Ash Rufate bought clothes, he actually had his heart to the shops passing by the street. So this time he was familiar with the city. He came to the building without much effort. It was a two-story building with the door on the first floor open and people were in and out sparsely. Outside the house, there was a relatively unique chamber of commerce sign hanging.

This is the Slan Chamber of Commerce. The last time I passed by, the two sisters inadvertently mentioned that this Chamber of Commerce has currency exchange business.

The precious metals such as gold, silver and other precious metals mined by people have a considerable difference in smelting technology (or ulterior motives). Therefore, it is easy to use precious metals to buy items directly to produce inferior products, resulting in unnecessary disputes. Whether this problem is big or small. In order to solve this problem, the rulers will come forward to mint currency and create a legal standard as the price of the goods. Of course, there are huge differences in the size, purity, degree of exquisiteness, etc. of the currencies minted by countries (or even in various places). This will inevitably lead to the exchange of money in hand in currency for coins suitable for local use when you come to a new place.

Of course, if a foreign currency is more valuable than its own currency, it can easily cross national borders and be recognized by people in other countries. In recent years, a new type of coin "Oli" from the southern region has emerged. Because "Oli" is full of weight, exquisitely minted, and is actually worth the money, it has quickly been accepted by merchants, governments and civilians from various countries. In addition to these talent advantages, the promotion of "Oli" has also been strongly supported by some chambers of commerce. Some chambers of commerce can provide exchange services, converting coins originally minted by other countries, or ordinary gold and silver dollars, into Oli. What's more rare is that this exchange service is actually free.

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

However, even if someone pushes it, at least this kind of transaction does not cause harm to anyone on the surface. In fact, the rulers don’t like the minting of currency. Although some people make profits by minting and exchanging different coins, this benefit rarely falls into the hands of the king. Therefore, when a real-price coins appear, the kings lack the motivation to resist. Countless experiments have proved that Oli is indeed real-price and worth the money, not the kind of behavior of making a fool of themselves and then letting bad money fill the market. As for merchants, when the actual value of a thing exceeds its superficial value, will merchants oppose it?

In any case, supporters and acquiescent people took the mainstream, and the voices of opposition quickly disappeared. Now, even the national taxes in the Kingdom of Groney are priced in "Oli". It is said that the gold coins issued by many countries in the past have been withdrawn from the circulation market, and basically the identity of "equivalent gold" has been recycled and shipped to the south, becoming gold orli back.

Ashu Rufate walked into the door of the chamber of commerce. A young man who looked very clever immediately came up.

"Sir, please come here..."

"I want to exchange for currency." Ash Rufate added. "I have some gold and I want to exchange for gold orli."

"Then you have found the right place. We provide equivalent exchange services here, and we are not fooled." The young man's enthusiasm surprised Ashrufate. If the exchange currency is "equivalent", it must be an unprofitable transaction. How could a merchant be so enthusiastic about unprofitable transactions?

"Did you bring the gold?"

"No." Ashu Rufate honestly admitted. "I'm just here to find out the details of the redemption this time."

"Ah, there is no special detail in this. You just need to bring your gold over, and we will exchange it for any equivalent Oli based on your gold, silver purity, weight, etc. As for the purity issue, we have several experienced appraisers here, who will identify the gold you bring in a fair spirit. During the appraisal process, you will be fully present and have the right to express your personal opinions. The only thing you need to remind you is that if the gold and silver you bring is a finished product, such as silver tableware, gold sculptures, etc., we cannot calculate its artistic value."

"It's fair," Ash Rufate replied. "Is there anything else to pay attention to?"

"Nothing special. Oh, by the way, if there is some kind of insufficient currency... For example, the gold you bring needs to be exchanged for ten thousand gold or gold, but we don't have so many gold or gold here, so you must accept a part of the gold or gold or gold or gold... and so on. Of course, in any case, when you think the exchange result is not appropriate, you can stop the exchange and leave with your original gold. But please note that once the exchange is over, as long as you leave the counter, then this business cannot be regretted. We do not accept counter exchange."

Ashrufati nodded. At this time, he saw several people coming out of it, holding a heavy wallet in his hand. He suddenly remembered something.

"How do I be sure that every gold coin is real? Wouldn't I encounter some...some fakes and shoddy products that were secretly stuffed in?"

"Oh, sir, this can't be easier." The boy replied. "You see, all Oli are the same, the weight is exactly the same, and a balance is enough to judge everything." He gestured with his hands. "You can use ten Oli to measure whether the other ten Oli is fake, and then use these twenty to measure the other twenty... use forty to measure the other forty... In short, you can complete the test soon. In addition, you can also stack them in a stack and stroke them from top to bottom with your hands. Your fingers will clearly feel that this is a perfect cylinder... If I say, you should choose a banknote that is more suitable, easy to carry, and difficult to make mistakes."

"Bank notes?"

"Book of paper." The boy took out a square piece of paper from his pocket. While seeing this piece of paper, Ash Rufate suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, and many scenes appeared in his mind. However, when he calmed down his mind and recalled it carefully, he found that his mind was empty all of a sudden. All the pictures that suddenly appeared just now disappeared. He could only vaguely feel that he had vaguely thought of something, but he couldn't say clearly what he had remembered.

"It should be said that they are Oli's exchange coupons and can be exchanged for coins at any time." The boy made a gesture. "But this is easy to calculate and carry. But I must admit that it does not meet the appetite of conservative people. Many people still think that gold coins are stable enough."

"Redeem coupon..." Ashu Rufat glanced at the piece of paper in the boy's hand. This kind of paper is not leather. Although it looks neat and exquisite, it is just ordinary paper after all. It can be torn and turned into ashes when burned. It will easily soak it when it falls into water. No wonder some people don't like it.

"Of course, you have the last option to exchange it for the bill of exchange from the Chamber of Commerce." said the young man.

"Can I ask something?" Ashu Rufate asked.

"Of course, sir, please ask."

"You just said that the exchange business you conducted is equivalent to the exchange?"

"I can guarantee this with the reputation of the Chamber of Commerce."

"Since it's equivalent, why do you need to start this business? I mean, why do you do it without any benefit?"

"This is a commissioned business...from our business partners. Have you heard of the Silverfish Chamber?"

"No."

"It was a large chamber of commerce in the south, which was large in scale and was growing rapidly. This kind of business was actually led by the Silverfish Chamber. We accepted their commissions to do this business. Although we couldn't get any benefits from our customers, we could get benefits from the Silverfish Chamber - if the business was carried out enough and there were even a lot of extra rewards. Of course, if you ask me why the Silverfish Chamber was going to do that, I can only say I don't know. But I guess, they always have some benefits... Of course, this is not important to us. As long as we can help them in each

If we carry out this task in a city, we can get a lot of commercial benefits. For example, in places where some silverfish chambers of commerce are tax-free, we can get the same tax-free treatment." The boy pointed to the hall behind him. "Of course, they will also carefully select the right partners. I heard that many chambers of commerce try to get extra benefits from this kind of business, but what they do is quickly found out by the silverfish chambers of commerce, and the partnership is completely over. Our chambers of commerce are not like this. Our chambers of commerce are: long-term favorable transactions are much more important than making a deal in the short term."

"Very good." Ashu Rufate replied. "I will definitely come to exchange it in a few days."

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

Ashu Rufate turned around and left.

The originally scheduled thing has been completed, but now he has turned around and returned. But Ashu Rufate felt that since he had a rare trip to the city, it would be a waste to leave directly like this. So he walked out along the street, intending to go around and carefully observe the overall situation of the small town. After all, it is very likely that he would spend the rest of his life here.

He walked to the turning point of the street, and there was a market in front of him. Today, a large caravan arrived, or a local market day, which made the market particularly crowded.

When Ashu Rufate was really thinking about whether he should take a detour, suddenly a strange voice came from behind him.

"Ash Rufate! Is it you?"

He looked at the sound and saw a strange face. No, it seemed not so strange. Although Ashu Rufate believed that he did not know the other person, his instinct told him that he had seen this person before.

...

"Are Ash Rufate?" In the house of the country manor, the two sisters were dining together. Their dining table was a typical country aristocratic dining table. It was originally intended to take care of the prosperous family, but now there are only two sisters who eat by the huge dining table.

"Well, I heard from the servants that he had gone into the city." Xingke replied casually.
Chapter completed!