The Economics of Prophecy

"Whatever the milk and eggs, is there sugar in the honey as well?... Isn't it a little too sweet, Senior?"

Kitchen, facilities more inconvenient than studio apartments in Japan, he said, moving his hands in. Meer, who came to the side, said with jito eyes. He should have coached Alfina, but he wondered what he was doing.

"Why not? You like Meer sweet, too."

"Enough is enough."

Meer glanced at Alfina for a moment. The princess was wiping the shelf with a rag, a scene where her spine freezes to the point that a lousy horror movie escapes barefoot. Fortunately, no poltergeist phenomenon has occurred. I only saw a ghost dripping with water once.

I'm glad it's summer, if you catch a cold, I'll die before the patient does.

However, on the third day, I became accustomed to boulders. People get used to dangerous things when they get used to it. In particular, I'm worried about Meer's future when she looks at the shelves she's wiped with her fingertips and says, "You're still dirty."

"Well, eating this will fix your mood."

I started to smell good baking butter from the frying pan. I pinched up the yellow bread stained with flavor and threw it in the frying pan. The petty sound and sweet aroma of patsy rises. The girls' talk that was being heard from behind stopped for a moment.

When I lived on Earth, I loved cold food and convenience stores so much. That's about all the treats you can make with this world's equipment. However, the texture and flavour that have been stained over time are origami.

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"'The Grand Duke is still unbroken. Our hearts are breaking."

I sighed when I saw my father's letter. The investment negotiations with Grand Duke Bertoldo were taking up the reef. With Drefano gone, the food guild moves into a trojan system of three deputy guild leaders. Sure, Kenwell and Kalest and later.

As for us wanting to expand the market now, we want the funds so much that we can get our hands out of our throats.

But if you accept the Grand Duke's funds naked, you could lose everything but the name Vinder.

So what I thought was the introduction of a mechanism that is not found in this world: stocks. A method born as a means of controlling risk, but also excellent as a means of coordinating the interests of human beings in different positions.

It defines the dominant relationship more clearly than the text of an abstract contract. Well, in short, I'm going to fish it out of rarity and pull it into this field. It is the whispering wisdom of the civilian relative to the great nobility.

As expected, the Grand Duke was interested in the method itself. But the problem is the investment ratio. I want to keep it down for less than 50 percent. It will be easier to borrow funds as long as we get the sign of the capital contribution of Grand Duke Bertoldo. Our profit margin would definitely be better that way.

Or will it be so easy for the great nobles to take it in?

"Well, you've been with Ricardo since you were nine."

"Yeah, I've been used by seniors. Well, seniors are sweet enough to be rationalist, so I moderately lost my hand."

Behind my back, Alfina and Meer are talking. I really broke it. As a mentor, he's obviously more qualified than me. It's same-sex, and you're much firmer than me.

"Then it's time to take a break"

"Is it Cukay, what the hell kind of job is that?"

Something about the princess mentioning something like an employee of a black company. It's okay...... right.

"Anyway, do you want to make that one"

I headed to the kitchen to serve the benefits of the two employees. In order not to treat customers these past three days, only snacks of about cheese have been served on regular bread.

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"Come on, we got a snack."

Place the frying pan on the table and put the knife in a golden bread scorched for a good feel. Meer makes tea. It's a souvenir the Grand Duke made Alfina carry. The sour flavors that resemble Earl Gray seem to suit today's treats.

"Spread the honey later, if you like. Don't be too sweet."

"............... Seniors occasionally cook unusual dishes, but this is your first time. Does Fina know?

"No. Is it something that tastes like bread? You're very excited. Meer."

The inability of Master Alfina to provide instruction led to this call. Stop inadvertently misstating things at the academy.

Place the golden french toast of hot air in quarters on a plate. Meer sees it as a way of making regulations. Alfina with sparkling eyes. Have you ever eaten a princess? Sweeteners such as honey and sugar are super luxury products in this world. Speaking of sweet things, it's fruit.

I've heard peachy fruit grassedwith sugar and butter is popular.

"I'll have it, Ricardo." "I'll have it, seniors."

When they took the knife and fork, as they cut a small slice, they included it in their mouth.

"Hmmm" "............... well"

I see two girls holding their cheeks, and I get my hands on myself, too. Of course, poke him with a fork. It's Gabriel. Yeah, I'm here all the time. A bit of a stiff bread, but a reasonably textured thanks to taking the time to stain it. Honey's a little good, it's really too sweet. Don't hesitate to call me Meer.

I don't even know if I'm fat.

"I've never had such a delicious treat. I can't believe it was bread."

"I knew it was sweet. Senior."

"No, so don't overhoney me..."

I was also satisfied with the two happy faces that I had finished eating so quickly. But this is what we're going to do today. For the past three days, Alfina has been made aware of something called the atmosphere of the Zero Chamber of Commerce. From a state of total inexperience, I think I did my best.

But the reason the Grand Duke sent his niece is not just a social tour. Alfina also said she wanted to learn the merchant's realistic perspective. Even though it's summer vacation, considering Alfina's schedule, which also has the work of a witch princess, it's time to start talking about the raw smell.

"To Master Alfina in the afternoon......"

"Is it Alfina..."

Alfina seems a little sarcastic, but her upcoming conversation is not as an employee apprenticeship.

"The job the Grand Duke told me is not just to find out about us, is it? In the afternoon they will study the logic of commerce."

I must ask you to return to your role of inspection. This French toast is also a teaching material for this purpose.

"Then here's the question. What is the most basic form of commerce?

I'm done cleaning up. I'm sitting at the table. Turning to Alfina and Meer, I said.

"Would you sell things?

"It's about buying things and selling them to someone else."

Two students answer. I shook my head.

"I'm not wrong, but it's going to be a little more abstract to talk about now. The most basic form of business is making money with money."

I bumped into the words I was prepared to say. Alfina, as well as Meer, tilt her neck.

"Here are ten pieces of silver coins. Buy something with this silver coin and sell it for twelve silver coins. Simply think. There are two profits. In other words, you would have earned twelve for ten silver coins. It doesn't matter what's in between."

I stacked ten silver coins on the table. It's like a casino chip. But what we're going to do may be close to it.

By the way, the official currency of this world is gold and silver copper. One gold coin is ten silver coins and one silver coin is a hundred copper coins. In Japanese sense, 1 copper coin is about 100 yen. 1 silver coin is 10,000 yen.

However, there is a different sense of price between groceries and objects. Especially luxury goods with different digits.

The cost of living for the average citizen of Wangdu in January is three silver coins.

"I'm sorry. It's a little difficult. It's hard to feel."

"I understand. It's too abstract."

You both don't seem to agree with my provocatively audible words. That's why I prepared this.

"Well, let's compare it to a French toaster"

When I said that, they headed for the last slice of sight left in the frying pan.