When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 999 Paper or Money?

Standing in front of the bustling Grace Market, Pluto stood outside, carrying a box of ink and books, waiting for his cousin Hanske to come out from inside the market.

Pluto got into high school, but he didn't forget his cousin who had just come of age.

The two often went to town to buy things together. With his monk cousin Pluto backing him up, the street vendors dared not cheat the honest and simple-minded cousin Hansk.

Farmers were coming and going in the market, but they were all buying high-quality seeds from the Holy See.

In fact, this high-yield, short-stalked wheat was introduced in Longsand County three years ago, and has been widely planted in Hotham and Lower Rivershire over the past three years.

However, in Caxia County, it didn't start being promoted until 1454.

The reason for this is that people don't trust these seeds, are afraid of a poor harvest, and dare not try.

The conflict between people and land in Caxia County is relatively harmonious. With the support of Blago Abbey, the local nobles dare not oppress too much.

Therefore, the people of Kasha County were actually less vulnerable to bullying from the Church and the Empire than those from other regions.

This led to the capitulationist tendencies in Kasha County during the Thousand Rivers Valley War.

This led to the fact that even after the establishment of the Holy Alliance, Kokasha County still maintained a relatively conservative social atmosphere.

While neighboring counties like Lower Rivershire and Lonsonshire, separated only by a river, have largely switched to growing cash crops, farmers in Cocashire are stubbornly sticking to their food supply.

This is why the conservative monks of Caxia County went to great lengths to perpetuate the prohibition against alcohol.

Caxia County is a major grain-producing county, but its farmers are conservative and reluctant to accept the planting of new crops or new things.

The conservative monks of Caxia County were determined to uphold the prohibition order not only to protect the tradition of alcoholism but also to safeguard the Caxia County economy.

Once the ban on alcohol consumption and the unified purchase of grain are lifted, the true market price of grain will become apparent.

Based on the principle of proximity for grain exports, Longsand County exports to Black Snake Bay, and Hotham County exports to Leia.

The first two counties are fine, but the Kingdom of Leia and Black Serpent Bay are short of food.

The nearest export point in Coca-Cola County is Fran!
When the tide goes out, it will be easy to tell who is swimming naked.

France is a major grain-producing country, and there is no shortage of grain on the market, so why would they buy your grain?

The monks of Caxia County were unable to change the farmers' conservatism and could only hope to reduce losses by maintaining the prohibition on alcohol and the centralized purchase of grain.

However, the latest issue of the Consultative Council's gazette has already been released.

First, a number of brewing licenses will be issued to the public, allowing them to brew and sell alcohol, but they must register.

Secondly, for farmers, once they have paid their share of grain to the poorhouse and the priestly order, they can do whatever they want with the remaining grain; the charity market will buy it up according to market prices.

Finally, grain merchants must also have licenses and be subject to the supervision of the Holy Land Administration Bureau to severely crack down on hoarding and speculation.

Although the farmers were all smiles, the local monks had furrowed brows and somber expressions.

It is foreseeable that once the first wave of grain harvesting at the end of summer and the grain prices are released, these farmers will no longer be smiling.

How to solve this problem has always been a headache for Sheriff Martin, and Pluto is equally aware of it.

However, the farmers in Caxia County have always been the type to only think about taking care of themselves when it's too late. They probably won't change their ways until they've learned their lesson.

Pluto sighed softly, "The winter of 1454 was splendid!"

Just as Pluto was feeling sentimental, his younger cousin Hanske returned carrying two stacks of paper and some groceries.

Pluto casually took the paper from his younger cousin: "Is this Joan of Arc paper?"

“Yes.” Hanske said cheerfully and impatiently, “Cousin, I’ve gotten a great deal today.”

"What's cheap?"

"At the entrance of the Grace Market, someone offered me 5 silver dinars plus an egg in exchange for my paper money!"

Pluto stopped writing, and looked Hansk up and down with a look of respect: "What?"

Hanske repeated it again.

"No, why did you exchange it?" "What's wrong?" Hanske was confused. "It's paper, you must have exchanged it for money."

"This is money!"

"Cousin, don't try to fool me. That's paper. Money is silver and round..."

Pluto understood, and suppressing a laugh, he asked, "Then let me ask you, what are you going to buy with those 5 dinars?"

"My wife told me to buy 2 dinars for 1 pound of cured meat to nourish our three boys, 2 dinars for beer to give to the primary school teacher, and keep the remaining 1 dinar for myself."

"So, where are you going to buy it?"

“Graceful Department Store? The prices there are fair, and the goods are much better than those in the small shops on the street,” Hanske countered. “Why?”

"What do you mean?" Pluto asked, both amused and annoyed. "You exchanged 5 dinars of paper money for 5 dinars of silver coins and 1 egg. I'll count the egg as 1 phalanx, right?"

"correct."

"Based on an 80% discount on paper money, after buying the bacon and beer, you should have spent 3.2 dinars, leaving you with 1.8 dinars."

But if you insist on exchanging for silver coins first and buying at the original price, you won't get the discount on paper money, and you'll have 1.1 dinars left after buying everything.

This is equivalent to losing 0.7 dinars, which, according to the newly minted falcon copper coins in Hot Springs, is a loss of 7 falcon copper coins.

The Fallen Copper Coin is a finely crafted copper coin that Hot Springs City collects and recasts from inferior copper coins. The exchange rate set by Horn is 10 Fallen Copper Coins for 1 Dinar.

Hanske's smile froze on his face. He asked, half-believing, half-doubting, "This...this doesn't make sense. How can paper buy more things?"

Pluto couldn't help but tap his head with his finger: "Idiot, how can you get money from an IOU?"

Hanske suddenly realized what was happening, his face turning red with embarrassment. However, he was still unwilling to admit defeat and stubbornly said, "It's more reassuring to have those silver coins in my hand. Paper is just paper after all. What if there are no more discounts in the future?"

Even a nearby vendor couldn't stand it anymore. Leaning against a pillar of the thatched shed, he chuckled and said, "Hey, fellow believer, what's worth silver coins anyway?"

For example, if you want to buy a donkey, it costs 50 dinars. If you exchange your silver coins for paper money, it only costs 40 dinars.

Things you couldn't afford before, you can now afford. Think of how much you've saved! What you have in your hands is what truly matters.

I personally prefer to receive paper money; it's lightweight and easy to hide.

Even if paper money becomes obsolete one day, will your donkey just disappear into thin air?

There will definitely be unlucky ones, but as long as I'm not one of them, I've already made a profit and secured my gains.

"But there are still many vendors who don't accept paper money," Hanske said, his words becoming incoherent.

Pluto slapped the back of his head: "Besides Enqing Department Store, do you usually buy things anywhere else?"

Hanske was completely stunned. Yes, he usually bought everything from Enqing Department Store because the goods were of good quality and the prices were fair.

If paper can be used to buy things, then how is it any different from money?

If it were in paper money, it would be like His Majesty the Great giving an IOU, which would give you a 20% discount on anything you buy.

Just like the vendor said, it's equivalent to having your wealth increase by a quarter out of thin air.

But the person who exchanged the money earlier only used 1 farron and made a profit of 7 farron copper coins from him.

"Ouch! That damned liar!" Hanske slapped his thigh and was about to chase after him.

Instead, Bruto stopped him: "Why chase after them? They've already run away. Besides, you have no evidence. They switched places voluntarily."

"My secret stash of money!"

A burst of cheerful laughter erupted around Hanske.

"Alright, I'll go back and tell Brock the truth about this, so that no one with ulterior motives can use it to make money."

Wiping away tears of laughter from the corners of his eyes, Pluto led the dejected Hansk toward the edge of the city.

(End of this chapter)