My Pokémon Player

Chapter 105: Butler Anderson and the Establishment of a Bank (two chapters in one)

After Ryan returned to the castle from the training ground, he immediately called the butler Anderson.

Butler Anderson, like White, is an old man in the territory. He was the steward of the castle when Ryan's father was still alive.

Although his relationship with Ryan is not as close as White's, he has watched Ryan grow up, and Ryan still trusts him.

Butler Anderson's responsibility is to command all the servants in the castle and take care of Ryan's daily life. At the same time, because he has learned financial knowledge, he is also the financial officer of the territory, responsible for managing the financial work of the castle and Firefly Town.

Ryan called him here this time because he wanted to discuss currency exchange and the establishment of a bank with him.

After Anderson came to the study, he first bowed respectfully to Ryan, then bowed and asked:

"Master Ryan, do you have anything to tell me?"

"No need to be polite, please sit down first. I came to you this time because I have something to discuss with you."

Ryan replied.

"No, as your servant, I only need to stand and listen to your instructions. You don't need to discuss with me. I will faithfully carry out all the orders you say."

Anderson remained bowed.

Ryan shook his head helplessly when he saw this. This was the reason why he and Anderson were not close.

Butler Anderson's concept of superiority and inferiority has been engraved in his bones, and he has always been like this since the days of Ryan's father.

Ryan's father has a carefree personality. He never cares about the distinction between superiors and subordinates. He never bosses around his subordinates and servants, but treats them as brothers and friends.

That's why Ryan called White and the Cavaliers uncle. Of course White and others declined, but they couldn't resist Ryan's father and had to accept the title.

Only Anderson was determined not to let Ryan call him uncle. For this matter, he persuaded Ryan's father more than once and angrily scolded White and others for not even having the most basic concept of respect and inferiority, which made them very embarrassed.

All in all, Anderson is a relatively traditional and rigid person. There is no need to question his loyalty to Ryan, but it is just a bit difficult to communicate.

However, Ryan was not helpless. He said to Anderson with a serious expression:

"You sit down when I tell you to sit down. Why, you don't even obey my orders now?"

"As your most humble servant, I will never disobey your orders!"

Anderson said fearfully.

"Then sit down quickly."

"As you command!"

After seeing Anderson sit down, Ryan felt that his method was quite useful. When dealing with people like Anderson who have a strong sense of inferiority and inferiority, it is best to speak to him in a commanding tone.

So he continued to say to Anderson with a straight face:

"The reason why I discuss things with you is not to ask you to help me make a decision, but to improve my orders based on the financial knowledge you have learned. So don't have any worries. Just say whatever I ask you."

"Yes! I will definitely tell you everything!"

Sure enough, after changing his statement, Anderson immediately changed his attitude.

In the following time, Lane explained to Anderson that he wanted to open currency exchange channels and establish a bank. He was afraid that Anderson would not understand, so he also gave a brief introduction to the functions of the bank.

Butler Anderson is indeed a person who has studied financial knowledge. Although Ryan did not speak in detail, he quickly understood what Ryan wanted to express.

The more he listened, the more shocked he became, with confusion and respect in his eyes. He couldn't understand why Ryan had the genius idea of ​​establishing a bank without having learned any financial knowledge.

Ryan naturally saw the surprise in Anderson's eyes, but he couldn't explain it much. He couldn't tell Anderson that this was an idea he got from another world.

Fortunately, Anderson's character meant that he wouldn't ask any more questions. He just praised Ryan's idea and then started to put forward a series of professional opinions.

But Ryan couldn't understand some of the professional terms coming out of Anderson's mouth, so he quickly interrupted:

"Since you are the financial officer of our territory, the bank will be fully managed by you. You can make your own decisions on things like setting exchange limit amounts. This is an order!"

Seeing that Anderson was refusing, Ryan immediately emphasized that this was an order.

Anderson had no choice but to accept the position, telling Lane:

"I will definitely manage the bank well and live up to your trust in me. I just don't know where to build this bank? Where should I find the staff?"

Ryan thought for a while and replied:

"I remember there is an empty house next to the mission station. Let's use that house for the time being. As for the staff."

Set up a bank next to the mission station. After exchanging currency with the natives, players can go to the mission station to spend money. However, this staff member is indeed a bit difficult to find.

If you want to work in a bank, you must at least be literate and able to do a little arithmetic. However, in this era, the penetration rate of education is extremely low. The vast majority of aborigines are illiterate, and very few can read, let alone arithmetic.

Apart from Ryan, White and others, the only people in Firefly Town who knew how to read were the knights' retinue and some servants in the castle.

Knights' retinues will have the opportunity to become knights in the future, and knights are more or less nobles. This requires knights' retinues to learn writing and noble etiquette from an early age.

Captain Raymond was originally selected because he was too illiterate and did not meet the requirements for knight selection.

The servants in the castle can read because Anderson taught them. Anderson believed that only servants with a certain level of literacy could better serve the lord.

Thanks to him teaching these servants to read, Ryan was able to find a head maid who knew more words to be the manager of the mission office.

Thinking of this, Ryan said to Anderson:

"If it doesn't work, you can find a few maids who know more words. Teach them some simple arithmetic in the next two days. Anyway, the bank will limit the amount of exchange, and the amount of calculation will not be very large."

"Arithmetic requires talent. It is difficult for them to master it in a short period of time. Besides, there are not many servants in the castle. If you transfer a few more maids, there will be even fewer people to serve you, and your quality of life will not be guaranteed."

Anderson looked a little embarrassed.

"Why do I need so many servants? Three or four people are enough. Besides, I can continue to recruit people in the future."

Ryan thought it didn't matter if there were fewer servants. He lived well alone in his previous life.

However, he still had to keep a few servants, otherwise he was a little uncomfortable.

Since crossing into this world, Ryan has gradually been corrupted by the aristocratic life. He has to admit that the days of having everything provided for him are really good.

Now he doesn't even have to put on his clothes by himself, and even when he takes a bath, a maid will come to ask if he wants to help him scrub his body.

If Tian Zhuzhu hadn't helped him refuse, he might not have been able to resist the temptation.

It can only be said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality, but it is still okay to reduce a few servants.

"But."

"No buts, I have decided, you don't need to persuade me anymore, as for the problem of arithmetic talent, I can teach you a few tricks."

Ryan taught Anderson Arabic numerals and multiplication formulas.

Needless to say, the importance of Arabic numerals to arithmetic is naturally needed, and the multiplication formula is the crystallization of the ancient mathematical wisdom of the flower-growing family.

With these two "weapons", it is probably easier for some servants to learn arithmetic.

When Anderson first heard Ryan talk about arithmetic skills, he was a little skeptical.

After all, he had watched Ryan grow up, and he knew that Ryan had never been exposed to arithmetic since he was a child, so how could he summarize arithmetic skills.

As a result, after listening to Ryan's explanation of Arabic numerals and the multiplication table, Anderson's mouth opened almost as big as the Explosion Monster.

Could it be that there are really people in this world who are born with knowledge?

He really couldn't help his curiosity, broke his principle of not asking too many questions, and asked Ryan:

"Master Ryan, how do you know this knowledge?"

Ryan wanted to use the all-purpose reason that he had read books when he was a child to get away with it, but he suddenly remembered that Anderson seemed to have read all the books in the castle, and he was the one who taught him to read when he was a child, so he knew what books he would read.

Since the reason of reading books can't be used, he might as well repeat the statement that fooled White at the beginning, just in time to tell Anderson about the differences between players.

After all, if he wants to manage a bank in the future, he will definitely have to interact with players. Explaining to him the identity of the players as visitors from the God Realm can also help him prepare psychologically in advance.

"This is a long story. Didn't I fall into the water a few days ago? When I was unconscious."

Ryan told Anderson about the settings of the Creator God and the visitors from the God Realm.

Anderson definitely didn't believe it at first. He was an atheist like White, and thought Ryan was bewitched by a cult.

But after Ryan took out several bags of Pokémon food out of thin air, Anderson had to believe it.

"This, this."

Anderson didn't know what to say for a while. After learning that Ryan had received the help of the Creator God, he immediately figured out several things that puzzled him before.

No wonder Ryan suddenly became less afraid of Warcraft and his temper and personality changed a lot; no wonder Ryan could take out so many magical props. He originally thought that these treasures were all private collections of the old lord.

And those refugees, it turns out they are all visitors from the God Realm, no wonder their behavior is so strange, Ryan still allows them to live in the castle.

All of this has an answer, but this answer is indeed a bit beyond his expectations.

Just as Anderson was trying to convince himself that there really were gods in this world, he heard Ryan say to him:

"I only told Uncle White and you about this matter. I hope you don't spread it. You also know that there are people from the Temple of Poseidon in Firefly Town. They reject all beliefs except the Poseidon. If they know about this, I'm afraid it will cause a conflict between us and the Temple of Poseidon."

When Anderson heard this, he immediately stood up and swore:

"Please rest assured, I swear on my honor and life that I will never leak anything about the Creator God!"

"Of course I believe in your loyalty, otherwise I wouldn't tell you about this."

Ryan patted Anderson on the shoulder, signaling him not to be so excited, and then continued:

"When I received divine revelation, I not only gained a lot of knowledge about Warcraft, but also got the arithmetic skills of the God Realm. Arabic numerals and multiplication formulas can help servants learn arithmetic faster, and the bank staff can also be considered to have a place to stay."

"Yes, with these two skills, I am confident that I can help them master the most basic arithmetic within two days."

Anderson assured Ryan.

"I feel relieved to hear you say that. In addition, you must pay attention to those visitors from the God Realm. They have no worse economic knowledge than you, and they always act recklessly. Don't let them take advantage of you." Ryan reminded.

Although he has a package for banning his account, he doesn't want to make things too embarrassing. It is best to prevent problems before they happen.

"Understood. I will treat them more carefully."

After Anderson learned that those refugees were visitors from the God Realm, he had already put away his contempt and was ready to deal with them with full energy.

"Okay, then you go and choose a suitable servant first. You will have a hard time these two days. You can ask Secretary White for any items the bank needs. I will greet him and ask him to cooperate with your work with all my strength."

"Yes! Then I will take my leave first."

After Anderson turned and left, Ryan fell into deep thought.

He was thinking about how to solve the education problem in Firefly Town, which he had always ignored before.

It was not until the mission office and the bank needed staff who could read that he suddenly realized that the education rate in the territory was extremely low, or even nonexistent.

Most residents could not read, and they would not let their children learn to read, unless they were lucky enough to be selected as knight squires, then they would have the opportunity to learn to read.

Even if the opportunity to learn was so scarce, there would still be knight squires who did not study hard, and a certain militia captain who did not want to reveal his name was an example.

They were instilled with the theory that reading was useless by their families since they were young, and they believed that learning was useless, and it was better to learn how to farm from their elders.

To be honest, their ideas could not be said to be wrong, after all, the previous Firefly Town did not need so many people who could read.

But now is different from the past, whether it is the bank that is about to be established or the Pokémon Center that has been included in the establishment plan, a large number of literate talents are needed.

What's more, in such a chaotic situation in the Kingdom of Arad, Firefly Town will definitely be involved in territorial wars in the future. If it occupies other territories at that time, it will still need talents to manage.

The combat power depends on the players, and the management talents still have to be selected from the indigenous people.

We can't let the players manage the town. With their trouble-making nature, they might transform the town into an amusement park!

Therefore, the education issue is still very important, which is related to the future development of the territory.

"Should we build a school? Other knowledge should be put aside for now, at least they should be able to read."

"If we build a school, it will be a huge financial expenditure, and those people in the territory will definitely not be willing to pay for their children to go to school, so we can only waive the tuition."

"Well, take your time, you can't eat a Snorlax in one bite, let's build a bank first."

Ryan couldn't help but sigh, there are banks, schools, and the Pokémon Center and breeding farms that he has long wanted to build. These plans are waiting for him to complete.

"The territory is too weak. If Firefly Town could be as rich as Guanhai City, I wouldn't have to worry about it."

"Forget it. What am I dreaming about here in broad daylight? I might as well use this time to finish the update announcement and promotional video. Attracting more players is better than anything else."

Ryan shook his head and dispelled his unrealistic fantasy. Players are his foundation. He should just make the promotional video honestly.

After the joint efforts of him and Xiao Luo in the past few days, the promotional video is almost finished. After completing some finishing work, Ryan uploaded the promotional video to the official website through the panel.

And this promotional video is just as he expected, like a boulder falling into a small pond, which has set off a huge wave among the player community!

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