Magic Underachiever

"Crack, crack..."

In compartment 603 of the train, heroes from the ancient magic era were eating melon seeds around the table. The caramel-flavored melon seeds were plump and crispy, which made Daliang very hungry. However, the shell of the melon seeds was too hard for his small body, so Sophia and Julian had to break it open and peel it to make it easier for him to eat.

At this time, they didn't know who the previous owner of this compartment was, nor did they know that they had just left the big tomb and the intelligence chief of the Vlomink Empire had analyzed their origins through ten ancient gold coins.

It was strange that Sophia didn't listen to Brown's advice and stopped showing the ancient gold coins. In her eyes, the master's reputation was above everything else. As the world's order executive, the master could requisition everything in the world, which represented supreme power; but necessary compensation had to be paid, which represented fairness, justice and the master's kindness.

Fortunately, the elf butler Mike was more cautious. After entering the train, he went out to look around and stole some money. Then they bought some food, drinks and newspapers and brought them back. If they wanted to integrate into this world, they had to understand it from now on.

Da Liang sat next to Juliet, picking up melon seeds from the plate and putting them into his mouth while reading the newspaper in his hand. Although he couldn't use magic, any hero under him could give him the ability to understand languages, so it was not difficult for him to read newspapers from 2000 years later.

Juliet lay quietly on the table, resting her arm on her head and looking at Daliang. Her lavender eyes were motionless, and she just listened to the "crack" sound when Daliang bit the melon seeds...

Looking at Daliang was creepy... Finally, he couldn't help asking: "Why are you looking at me like this? I always feel like you are going to do something."

Juliet still lay there without moving, muttering: "What do you want me to do? You don't let me kill everyone on the train... I can only imagine the feeling of killing. Do you know that the sound of you eating melon seeds is very similar to the sound of chopping skulls. When you eat a melon seed, I feel like I have killed a skull, and the rising murderous intent will decrease a little bit.

Don't stop... That sound is so beautiful..."

At this time, Daliang's face darkened, and when he ate melon seeds again, he felt like he was putting a skull in his mouth.

I really shouldn't ask this neurotic Hell's Angel.

At this time, Black Pearl, who was sitting opposite Daliang, was aroused by Juliet's words. In front of her was also a plate filled with melon seeds peeled by Princess Ziling. Black Pearl originally ate one by one like Daliang, but after hearing Juliet's words, she grabbed a handful of melon seeds and stuffed them into her mouth, chewing them "crunch" "crunch", and puffed her cheeks to ask Juliet: "Sister Juliet, if I eat like this... am I... chopping a bunch of skeletons?"

Juliet's eyes lit up: "Yes... let me imagine, chopping a bunch of skeletons, and then chopping another bunch of skeletons... great..."

Okay... let Black Pearl accompany Juliet to chop skeletons.

Daliang put down the newspaper and asked Brown: "I saw in this newspaper that the Marcellus Provincial Council is vigorously promoting currency reform and wants to issue paper money to replace the metal currency currently in circulation. However, the empire seems to be uninterested in currency reform and insists on using metal currency.

I think paper money has a great advantage over metal currency and can save a lot of resources. The transition of currency is an unstoppable trend. The empire should not be so short-sighted, especially when other countries have begun to use paper money. Insisting on using metal currency is a major damage to national strength.

What is the reason that makes currency reform difficult to implement in the Flormink Empire?"

The quarrel between Flormink and Marcellus over currency reform occupied a large space in the newspaper, which naturally aroused Daliang's interest. He wanted to understand the economic status of this world and see what the world's economic system looks like.

The narrow compartment has become very spacious after the expansion of space magic. The table that could only seat six people has also been lengthened to allow everyone to sit down.

Brown sat in the position diagonally opposite Daliang, ready to answer Daliang's questions at any time.

Currency reform is also the main topic of discussion among residents of Saroyang City after they meet, and Brown naturally knows something about this aspect.

Speaking of currency reform, Brown first introduced the currency currently in circulation in the Vlomink Empire.

Gold coins are also called gold pounds, the largest currency in circulation. Only because the value of gold pounds is large, city residents generally do not use gold pounds in their daily purchases. They will exchange their gold coins for silver dollars through banks, or exchange silver dollars for gold coins and deposit them in banks.

Silver dollars, also known as silver coins, are one of the main circulating currencies, and the exchange rate of gold pounds to silver dollars is 1:24.

Then there are copper ropes, and the exchange rate of silver dollars to copper ropes is 1:80.

The smallest unit of currency is the penny as a subsidiary currency, and the exchange rate of copper ropes to pennies is 1:10.

From the exchange rate, it can be seen that it is very inconvenient to exchange gold pounds for silver dollars and silver dollars for copper ropes, and the exchange rate sometimes changes due to the price of precious metals. If the currency reform can be carried out and a unified decimal paper currency is used, the settlement time of the imperial currency will be greatly improved, and paper currency is easier to carry than metal currency.

As for the promotion of finance and economy, paper currency also has a great advantage over metal currency.

This is also something that everyone in the world knows. Various countries are also promoting their own currency reforms, but the powerful Vlomink Empire is blocking this trend.

"I learned from my father, Baron Jennings, that the Empire is actually very eager to complete the currency reform as soon as possible and replace the heavy metal currency with light paper money...but..." Brown continued after introducing the current currency system of the Empire: "The Marcellus Province has no precious metal mines, so the right to mint metal currency is in the hands of the Empire. The Empire can manipulate the exchange rate of metal currency and many other methods to affect the economy of the Marcellus Province.

If the currency reform is implemented, the right to issue paper money is in the hands of the Empire, and the Empire is of course willing to use paper money. But... the Marcellus Province has a high degree of autonomy, and the influence of the Marcellus Parliament has become greater in recent years. The Empire is afraid that once the currency reform is carried out, the Marcellus Province is likely to get rid of the Empire's economic control over them through this reform.

Through public opinion, we can see how fierce the differences and disputes between the two sides on currency reform are, and the contradiction between Fleming and Marcellus is even deeper. After arriving in Saroyan City, don't say that you are Fleming people, of course you are not... In short, some Marcellus people are very unfriendly to Fleming people."