Magus Tech Chapter 105: Real unions in the Middle Ages

After entering the city, Li Cha saw that the roads in Cuijin City are very wide, the main road is more than ten meters long, and is paved with flat bluestone slabs. However, it may be that the construction time is too long, and most of the bluestone slabs have been damaged. Some places are covered with cracks on the surface, and other places are even more potholes, and the depressions are filled with black sewage.

Pedestrians come and go, be careful to avoid difficult places. Occasionally, someone on horseback shouted and galloped, and the horseshoe stepped on the sewage and splashed around, causing pedestrians to yell and dodge.

The air is a bit stale, and the smell is a bit bad, but other than that, the rest is acceptable.

Along the wide road, there are two- or three-story buildings on both sides. The shops are continuous, and the guys are smiling at the door, enthusiastically attracting customers. Inside the shop are the customers and the boss. Bargaining. From time to time, there was noise and laughter in the tavern, and the blacksmith's "clinking" sounded, and pieces of weapons or agricultural tools were forged and put on sale at the door...

Pandora was carrying the suitcase, and looked at the surrounding scene with wide eyes. She felt a little disgusted by the terrible environment, and felt that it was too far behind the freshness, cleanliness, and nature in the forest. But I was curious about how many people are busy, which has never been seen in the forest.

Richard pulled Pandora all the way forward, and finally walked into a hotel that looked good.

Not surprisingly, the first floor of the hotel is still a tavern, and there are quite a few people sitting here, drinking and laughing with glasses.

Li Cha didn't pay much attention to this, and walked to the counter.

Standing behind the counter was a store owner in his forties, as fat as a ball. When he is not smiling, his face is treacherous. When he is smiling, his narrow eyes disappear, and the corners of his mouth are turned up to his nose, making people subconsciously cover their wallets.

"Hey, this guest, what do you need? Staying in the hotel, or what to do?" The hotel owner didn't wait for Li Cha to say anything, and had already greeted him, "If you are staying in the hotel, we have various prices There are rooms for you to choose from, you can rent them for short term or long term. We also provide other services, such as helping you find girls who can relax, or helping you find some people who can deal with difficult problems..."

Li Cha raised his eyebrows. He already knew the role played by the innkeeper behind the counter. He should be a broker, that is, a medieval intermediary businessman. They take advantage of the fact that hotels and taverns have access to all kinds of people to introduce transactions for others and earn commissions from them. In fact, in the Middle Ages, many innkeepers and other shopkeepers would also have this occupation, which is why some craftsmen and mercenaries like to gather in taverns and other places.

It is impossible for the so-called mercenary unions and thieves unions to exist in a world that is truly similar to the Middle Ages. Even if it exists, it is very different from what is described in some novels. After all, according to the description, various trade unions can easily contact several cities, or even more than half of the continent's organizational power, and they are already able to build a country. How can they be content with pumping water and earning service fees? And the ruler of a country, as long as he is sane, will never allow similar trade unions to exist.

Therefore, in a real world similar to the Middle Ages, taverns and inns are trade union task halls in a sense. people.

But... Li Cha just wants to find a place to stay temporarily.

Looking at the shop owner, Li Cha said: "Just give me a room, and I don't need the rest for now."

"Um, yes." After listening to Li Cha's words, the innkeeper was not unhappy because he couldn't make extra money. He still kept a smiling face, but his efficiency was much higher. He stretched out his hand quickly, and said bluntly, "The best room is one silver coin a day, that is, one hundred copper coins, and the worst room is five copper coins a day. There are also ten copper coins in the middle, fifteen copper coins The ones for twenty coppers and fifty coppers, you see..."

"The best." Li Cha said, and handed out a silver coin.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements for you..." the innkeeper said with a smile on his face, as if he was going to greet the waiter, but his eyes swept away at the silver coin in his hand, and his voice suddenly disappeared in his throat , the expression on his face froze for a few seconds, and he frowned slightly.

The next moment, the innkeeper looked at Li Cha, his eyes flickered, and he still spoke politely, asking in a drawn-out tone: "This——the guest is from another place, not from the Emerald Kingdom, right? "

"Um, yes."

"Well, it's like this. The price of the room I just mentioned refers to the silver coins circulating in the Emerald Kingdom. It seems that what you gave me is not, but from other countries. Um, don't get me wrong, I don't have other coins It means that your silver coin may be more valuable than the silver coin of the Emerald Kingdom, but... this is the Emerald City, not outside the city, nor the rest of the Emerald Kingdom. Some foreign currencies are not recognized, and I don’t want to occupy you It's cheap..."

Li Cha listened and nodded. He was not angry, and there was no reason to be angry~IndoMTL.com~ After all, just like not the whole world can speak the same language, the whole world can't use the same currency.

It is true that the use of the same language, the same currency, and the same weights and measures facilitates communication. The same culture and the same political system are conducive to the joint development of each other. But reality is reality after all...

Li Cha was prepared for the fact that the currency was not common, so when he left the Blue Lion Kingdom, he brought a small amount of gold and silver coins with him, and more luxury items such as gems. Li Cha's original plan was to go to a strange country and sell gems in exchange for local currency.

But now considering the many types of currency obtained from the iron ring of the mysterious wizard, it is not necessary to take out gems.

Looking at the innkeeper, Li Cha lightly touched the iron ring on his hand, activated it with mana, and turned over another silver coin, "Is this the official circulation silver coin of the Emerald Kingdom?"

The innkeeper shook his head: "Ah, not..."

"Then this one?" Li Cha took out another one.

"Ah, not..."

"This kind?"

"Not yet..."

Li Cha tried until the sixth type, and finally found the real official circulation silver coin of the Emerald Kingdom, and handed it over to the innkeeper.

Seeing that the innkeeper finally accepted it, Li Cha's eyes flickered and he asked, "Aside from silver coins, can gold coins also be used?"

"Um, of course, as long as it is in the Emerald Kingdom, as long as you have guests. But..." the innkeeper hesitated and said, "But... if you are staying for a short time, please give me If you don’t pay for a gold coin, I have to find you a lot of silver coins, which is inconvenient. So, I suggest you, it’s better to pay the bill with silver coins.”