Volume 7: Doing Business with the World Chapter 232 Wolf King Style Settlement
Among the big cats, the manul is not the most beautiful, but it is definitely the most healing and soothing one. The reason is that the manul has a silly, cute and fierce appearance in cat form - short forehead, flat round head, short face and wide cheeks. This head structure can only make people feel cute no matter how ferocious the facial features look.
Coupled with the short limbs and the fluffy long hair that makes the body look more plump and solid, even a cat that is less than two meters long looks particularly cute...
Well, although the fact is that the manul is not really clumsy, the warriors of the manul tribe are very good at hiding and ambushing.
Qiu had just reached adulthood when he met Xiao Yun. Due to the limitations of the living environment, Qiu was quite stunted in the past. When Qingyan carried Qiu to the Tauren tribe, Qiu's big cat form was only about 1.6 or 1.7 meters long, and apart from his fur, he didn't have much meat on his body.
After coming to the Fire Tribe and being well fed and well cared for for a few years, Qiu's human form has evolved beyond the level of a malnourished refugee, and his big cat (combat) form has caught up with the development level of ordinary small cats, and is a size larger than before.
It's better to jerk off...
After staring at Qiu for a long time, Aldoni couldn't help but touch the fluffy and soft long fur... A few minutes later, he hugged the baby and fell asleep.
On a cool night in late autumn, sleeping with such a shiny, fluffy and soft large self-heating pillow will help you have a good night's sleep no matter how bad your mood is!
The next day, when Aldoni's disciples saw their radiant teacher, they did not dare to show any surprise on the surface, but they were very curious in private.
"The teacher is really different today than yesterday!"
It was busy until the lunch break, when the teacher was called away again by Ayun. Several disciples finished their lunch and sat in front of the cafeteria to digest their food, while gossiping secretly.
"When I got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night last night, the teacher was not on the kang. He didn't come back until the morning." Jin said mysteriously, "Julie, where do you think the teacher went last night?"
"We don't live in the same dormitory with you, how would we know?" Julie, the older of the two female disciples, shook her head.
Jin looked around, especially at the second cafeteria in the back. After making sure that no one was sitting by the window, he lowered his voice and said, "I didn't want to be woken up by the sound of the gong, so I got up early. I was about to go out to wash up when I saw the teacher coming from... I think it was the female workers' dormitory."
The other three disciples: "..."
"Senior, it's not nice to say that..." Julie said stiffly.
"I didn't say anything, right? I just said what I saw." Jin said immediately.
"Senior brother, you only dared to tell this when Aisha is no longer around, otherwise Aisha would have definitely told the teacher."
"Of course I can't tell that idiot—"
"What?"
"Teacher..." Jin felt something was wrong as soon as he said that. He turned back suddenly and almost slipped off the stone pier. "Uh, Mr. A-Ayun..."
You are not a cat person, why do you walk without making any sound? !
Xiao Yun didn't care what these young spellcasters were gossiping about. He glanced at them and muttered, "Huh? Why is there one less? Oh, yes, one of them went to the wolf cub's place... You guys go to the meeting room first. You don't have to go to the flour mill this afternoon. I 'll go get Aisha."
Jin, Julie and the others didn't ask "What are you doing?" and "Why?" and they all stood up obediently.
After calling these people over, Xiao Yun turned to the back of the cafeteria.
The cubs were already awake at this time, and were full of energy. When Xiao Yun arrived, he saw Aisha squatting in a corner with his head in his hands, looking miserable. At least three or five cubs were happily running around him, stepping on him from time to time...
It wasn't that the wolf cubs bullied him, but this warriors' training ground was not big enough for these troublemakers to have fun. If Aisha hadn't been hiding in the corner, he would have stepped on more hair.
As soon as Xiao Yun showed up, the little wolf cubs who were playing around in the arena suddenly quieted down for a moment.
Then they dispersed and divided into several groups and ran towards the dormitory area.
Xiao Yun: “…”
Several disabled snow wolves who were preparing complementary food for the wolf cubs looked over silently, and Lame Amo's eyes were particularly sharp.
Xiao Yun looked annoyed: "I'm not here to mess with them today. I'm here to talk to Aisha about something."
Aisha, who was squatting in the corner assembling mushrooms, immediately jumped up like a spring, rolled over, and looked at Xiao Yun with eager eyes.
"Don't think too much, it's just a study group class." Xiao Yun was not happy with the man's cuteness and said it without any emotion.
Aisha: “…”
In fact, Xiao Yun didn't really care whether this kid participated in the course or not. Given his eccentric personality, no one in their right mind would let him go out on his own.
But what can I say? After all, we are here... there is no need to exclude you on purpose.
Aisha was brought into the large conference room and walked to the center of the sect with a resentful look on her face.
There were not many people present, all of them were "disciples". Including the five of their masters, there were about ten people in total, and Alman's disciple Adam was also there.
Xiao Yun didn't waste any words. He came up and said directly: "Let me tell you about the study group. I have asked your teachers about your knowledge of arithmetic. Overall, Mr. Alman, Mr. Aldoni, and other students are relatively good at arithmetic. So in order to complete the course as soon as possible, I will guide you to learn the accounting method of our grassland tribe. After you have learned it, you can pass it on to others."
When Xiao Yun mentioned the "method of settling accounts", Jin couldn't help but frowned, and Alman's beloved disciple Adam's face also changed.
"Do I need to learn how to do the math?" Someone muttered reluctantly, "Which butler doesn't know how to do this?"
Xiao Yun looked at the brave man who asked the question with appreciation, nodded, and said, "This is a very good question. Should we learn to settle accounts? We must discuss this issue clearly before we start teaching."
"Let's discuss this issue using the most understandable example. Let's take the owner of a family hotel in the lower town of Valentine as our topic." Xiao Yun said, picking up a notebook slightly larger than the palm of his hand.
This is the notebook of the Grassroots Chief. Last winter, when the Grassroots Chief went to Valentine alone to negotiate a deal, she carefully wrote down what she saw and heard along the way and brought it back. Among them was the operational .
"Mr. Miles and his wife run a family hotel in the south part of Valentine's lower town. It is a small hotel consisting of a three-story building with a backyard. The first floor is used as a lobby. Mr. Miles and his family live in one of the eight rooms on the second and third floors, and the other seven are used as guest rooms for guests."
"Each room costs eight copper coins for overnight stay. After all, these are simple wooden cubicles provided to the lowest-level prostitutes to receive customers. There is no reason to charge a high price. For prostitutes who can only 'sell' a few dozen copper coins a night, any price higher than this will exceed their limit of tolerance."
A group of spellcasting disciples: "..."
Although they were the poorest group among spellcasters, these disciples were at least the "chosen ones" among the human race. It was really painful for them to be discussed with the lower city district and the lowest class of prostitutes...
"Assuming that Mr. Miles's hotel business is particularly good and the occupancy rate is 100% every night, then he can earn 1,680 copper coins a month, which is 33.6 silver coins. Hmm, that sounds pretty good."
"But this is only the gross income, not the net profit. If there is income, there must be expenditure. After deducting the expenses, the remaining amount can be considered the income of Mr. Miles' family this month."
"So how many expenses does Mr. Miles' family have? First of all, hotel operators must pay 30% of their total income to the local city police and 10% in taxes to the city hall. This may sound a bit unreasonable, but Valentine is already a relatively clean city. Apart from the money they have to collect, the city police and the city hall will not impose any additional charges on the operators. Compared with other cities, this is much better."
"Officially, there is no need to levy a share, but the local gangs do. The Brotherhood of Thieves has been swept away by the new city lord, Viscount Pope, and Mr. Miles and his family are required to pay 10% of their total income to the Brotherhood."
"Then there are the operating costs of the hotel, including the maintenance and cleaning of their small building, the replacement of guest room appliances, the cleaning of bed sheets, and the daily necessities of the owner and his wife..."
"Mr. and Mrs. Miles are very frugal. Apart from basic expenses, they don't have any extra expenses. They do all the work themselves and don't hire any employees. If the business is good and there are no unexpected accidents or extra expenses, they can save about ten to twelve silver coins every month through hard work and thrift."
After a pause, Xiao Yun looked at the group of "spoilers" with a smile: "Now, why don't you all calculate how many years it will take for them to save enough money to build a second hotel, expand their business, and hire employees?"
A group of disciples: "..."
"Mr. Ayun, you want us to do more than just math problems, right?" Adam said, perhaps because he didn't want to see others embarrassed.
He had come into contact with Xiao Yun more than a month earlier than others, so he knew very well how insidious this small-sized snow werewolf was... This guy was definitely waiting to trick people!
Xiao Yun looked at Adam with regret. This fellow almost turned his double (slap in the face) into a single portion: "Of course, settling the bill is just doing math problems? There is no such cheap thing in the world."
A group of disciples: "..."
"In that case... I think Mr. Miles and his family should be able to afford to build a second hotel." Adam said firmly, "I remember that the teacher said that the last expansion of Valentine's lower city was more than ten years ago. At that time, the land outside Valentine had not yet been taken away by the nobles. If you were lucky and had enough money, you could occupy a piece of unowned land and build a house."
"Now, Valentine's urban area has stabilized, and the outer city wall has been repaired. If Mr. Miles and his family want to open another hotel, they must purchase land from others. If they build a house on land they don't have legal use rights, it is very likely that the house will be reclaimed by the city hall after it is built. Given their family's income and the difficulty of legally approving land use rights, I don't think Mr. Miles, who is just a resident of the lower city, can do it."
As for Adam, a young man who is too young, it is acceptable for Xiao Yun to boast that he is a genius - although he is a bit arrogant, at least he has a good vision.
Xiao Yun smiled and nodded at Adam: "Your analysis is very reasonable, but the direction is wrong - Mr. Miles's hotel business is brought in by nightingales, and the number of nightingales is determined by the unemployment rate at the bottom."
"When men can earn enough to support their families and women can choose a better lifestyle, the number of people willing to become prostitutes at the lowest level will naturally decrease significantly."
"Everyone has seen Isaac Robbins' Knight Territory when you came here. This year, the Knight Territory has attracted a large number of unemployed men and women in the South City, including prostitutes who could only make money by selling their bodies. The number of prostitutes in the South City has decreased, and Mr. Miles's hotel will inevitably be affected. If they don't change their business strategy and attract ordinary guests, then it will be difficult for them to continue operating, let alone save enough money."
Adam: “…”
Others: “…”
The group of proud young men who were feeling extremely uncomfortable were screaming in their hearts - you call this settling accounts?!
Xiao Yun smiled slightly, completely ignoring the resentment of these young people, and said calmly: "It's not just a matter of settling accounts. When you settle your own accounts, you must also settle the accounts of others, including your partners and customers. You must take all aspects into consideration. Simply working hard and getting a reward that matches your effort, this kind of good thing doesn't exist in this world."
A group of spellcasting disciples: "..."
"When we do business in the grassland tribe, we have to consider our own accounts as well as the accounts of others." Xiao Yun continued, "For example, why can the barbecue sauce we sell beat the same type of spices on the market, such as ginger, garlic, pepper and chili?"
"Because our barbecue sauce contains not only these spices, but also salt, soybean oil and dried onions, which are more flavorful. It does not need to be processed again when used, and can be added to food, which is very convenient and quick. Therefore, even though the same weight of spices and salt is cheaper than the barbecue sauce we sell, our barbecue sauce still sells better."
"Different regions and different groups of people have different demands for products. In the northern continent, customers who stay at home are willing to buy ketchup because ketchup does not spoil easily in the northern continent's weather. It is delicious when used to mix cold dishes, spread on bread and meat. People who go out more often are more fans of barbecue sauce for the reasons mentioned above."
"In the southern continent, the sales volume of barbecue sauce increases from low to high from north to south. Why? Because the summer in the south is longer, food is prone to spoilage, and strong-flavored barbecue sauce can cover up the odor of spoiled food."
"Our ketchup sales in the southern part of the southern continent are quite dismal."
This angle of looking at product sales is quite novel. Some young spellcasters showed thoughtful expressions, but others were even more confused and could not understand what Xiao Yun was trying to say.
Stopping to drink some water, Xiao Yun concluded with a smile: "There must be demand first before a supply-demand relationship can be established. Goods and services are mutually conditional and mutually restrictive with social demand. Only when a good supply-demand relationship is guaranteed can all economic activities be established."
Adam could understand what Xiao Yun meant, but he really couldn't understand why Xiao Yun said this: "Excuse me, Mr. Ayun, what does this have to do with us 'J'? Why do we have to learn this?"
Xiao Yun was not shocked by this stupid question. This was not Adam's problem, but a problem with the environment, atmosphere and traditional customs of this world.
There is no systematic mathematics in this world, or in other words, most middle-class people and non-powerful nobles who have no access to territory management and town management learn arithmetic simply as a so-called "educational luxury" to show off cultural superiority. (For example, modern people learn horse riding, under the pretext of cultivating their sentiments... but in fact, it is just showing off their capital and financial resources.)
Research on social economy, fund operation, financial cost, data collection, classification, synthesis, analysis... etc., except for the great nobles (top bureaucrats) who hold core power and their direct heirs, no one else can, nor has the conditions or qualifications to get involved.
Just like the feudal gentry in China monopolized the right to interpret the Four Books and Five Classics, the people who truly hold power in this world also regard this kind of knowledge as a forbidden land - let alone others, Mr. Sean is at least a noble from the Kingdom of Kroning, and he has assisted King Kroning; and it was only after he came to the Fire Department that he opened the door to the "dependence between political groups and social wealth"...
College students on Earth can easily recite a few sentences such as "economic base determines superstructure, economy determines politics, and politics is rooted in economy", but only a very small number of elites among the intellectuals in this world can grasp the context. At least among the indigenous human beings that Xiao Yun has come into contact with, there seem to be only a few such as Carlisle and Viscount Pope.
Carlisle's best friend Tim has a higher IQ than Carlisle and is also an alchemist, but because of his humble background, he also has no knowledge of...
This is so bad!
There is a big difference between people who don't understand social economics and those street politicians in Ukraine getting involved in politics!
During China's feudal era, reformers like Guan Zhong and Shang Yang all knew that to reform politics they had to reform the economy first!
It's just as funny as the ancient online novels where they set up palace conspiracies, killed a few princes, and the capital was in chaos for ten days or half a month before they could seize power and usurp the throne, successfully complete the transfer of power, and the whole country would be at peace...
Li Shimin was in a state of panic for many years after he came to power. Even Zhu Di was "suspicious and murderous" after he snatched the throne from his nephew. The real feudal emperors themselves were unsure, but modern people, on the contrary, think that it is safe to occupy the Forbidden City, put on the dragon robe and sit on the throne... It's really unique.
In his heart, Xiao Yun still hoped that these wild revolutionaries and stubborn rebels could succeed, and it was not just for the purpose of exploiting them - after all, he was a person who had enjoyed the dividends of social change and had eaten well for so many years. It would be really fucked up if he turned around and flattered the privileged society.
So he was not angry at all, but continued to explain patiently: "I mentioned earlier that if the lower-class people in the city can have jobs to make a living and maintain a certain employment rate, the number of street prostitutes will decrease. The relationship here is the role of the economy in social stability. Cities that can provide as many jobs as possible for the lower classes are bound to be upwardly developed and vibrant. Otherwise, they will be stagnant and stagnant."
"For example, Mr. Miles and his family. If the hotel he runs can welcome more guests, he will have money to hire workers, at least two female workers, and his hotel will provide two jobs for the downtown area of Valentine."
"When women workers earn money, they need to spend it. They buy food and clothes, and bring business to other operators in the south city."
"These businesses also make money, so they can hire more workers. More people will have jobs, and the consumer group will grow, forming a virtuous circle."
“It all assumes that there is enough money flowing through downtown and South City that people have more or less money to spend, rather than a lot of people having to worry about where they’re going to get dinner tomorrow.”
Adam opened his mouth wide, looking shocked and unbelievable.
The reactions of the others were not much better than his. They felt as if they had heard some ultimate truth, but they could not understand it for a moment.
Xiao Yun was very satisfied with the active brains of these young spellcasters. When he first explained this set of basic social and economic knowledge to the tribesmen, he was almost worn out by his words, but all he got was a lot of blank stares...
"In terms of overall wealth, all the assets of the Robins Knights combined are not even a fraction of Valentine's. So why does the Robins Knights seem more vibrant than Valentine? Because Valentine's wealth is held in the hands of a very small number of people in the Upper City, like stagnant water. The Knights' wealth, on the other hand, circulates throughout the Knights' Territory, like flowing living water."
"Isaac paid workers to build his territory, opened various self-employed industries, and sold goods and services to these workers, and the money he paid flowed into his hands. The money was still there and did not disappear out of thin air. In the process of the money flowing, Isaac obtained a thriving territory that belonged to him; at the same time, the workers got jobs, food, clothing, shelter, and a relatively stable life."
"There are many people in the Upper City of Valentine who have much more disposable wealth than Isaac. So why is it that while those gentlemen in the Upper City are doing nothing, Isaac was able to develop a knighthood the size of a small town in the wilderness 20 kilometers away from the city in just one year?"
"In the final analysis, it was Isaac who established a healthy and orderly supply and demand environment within a small area. He had the need to build his own knight territory, and the locals had the need to work and consume basic living materials. The combination of products, labor and social needs created the miracle of Robbins Knight Territory."
Stopping to drink some water, giving these young spellcasters who opened the door to the new world time to understand, Xiao Yun saw that the smartest Adam's face changed from shocked to thoughtful, and then he continued with a smile: "The land Isaac was granted was a wasteland, and no one lived there originally. The internal healthy economic circulation that Isaac created and tried his best to maintain brought him, in addition to the new inanimate buildings built by the Knights, the most precious thing, which is people."
"He used to be confined to his territory, and all he had were members of his adventurer team. But now, workers and merchants who have become part of the stable supply and demand relationship he created and have gained an unprecedented stable life have gradually moved to his territory to live permanently and become his subjects."
"If Isaac was just an empty-headed knight lord before, now he is a powerful lord who has real territory and people, with the fate of thousands of people tied to him and the hopes of thousands of people placed on him."
Adam's body shook violently, his mouth opened into an O shape, and he looked at Xiao Yun in horror.
He finally understood!
