After sending off the group of astrologers who had been fooled until they couldn't tell north from south, Lin sat on the classic sofa in the living room and put his legs on the chair.
Today's scene wasn't completely an impromptu reaction. Many things were thought of in advance, and today was just a situation to say. Even so, it wasn't easy to deal with that old man at all.
Master Spiller wasn't like that group of inexperienced young men who were so easily fooled. When talking to such a person, there couldn't be contradictions or even some illogical content.
If he said the wrong thing, he might not be washed on the spot, but his plan would be ruined. Because they would quietly put your opinion into the cold palace and never ask about it again. And he wouldn't even know how he died.
But this time, when the master left, he only said that he would consider it and didn't say whether he agreed or not. This made Lin's heart unsure at all. These old men had long known how to hide their expressions so well that no one could read them. So someone could only say to himself: do your best and leave the rest to fate.
Just as he took a breather, Kaya appeared. She had been busy all morning and had just finished. She hurriedly came to find her teacher with a handful of gold coins.
"Teacher, teacher, there was a lot of evil money in the kiir (gold coins) I collected yesterday."
Evil money, inferior coins with insufficient content. If it was on Earth, this thing was actually fake money. But there was no universal magic coin in the Maze World. Every country, and even large enough organizations, would mint gold, silver, and copper coins. And when there was a need, the coins would also be cast back into metal ingots and used for other purposes.
Some poor countries, or organizations with crooked thoughts, would create this kind of currency with insufficient content, which was called evil money in the streets. Although evil money could be circulated, and official organizations would accept and use it, because the proportion of content was difficult to judge, there was no regulation on how to convert it. So in order to avoid disputes, the people didn't accept evil money. This was also the origin of the word "evil money."
It was also easy to distinguish evil money. If the content was insufficient, naturally, the weight would be different from the coins in the regulations. However, the alloy craftsmanship in the Maze World wasn't very good. Or rather, the alloy craftsmanship was a secret skill passed down by master craftsmen. Naturally, they wouldn't use it to make coins in large quantities.
Therefore, in order to make up for the size of the coin, other metals were added into the coin. As a result, it was like a patchwork of different metals pieced together to form a coin. This was something that could be seen with one's eyes. Coupled with the abnormal oxidation of the coins, it was easy to distinguish between the bad money and the good money that was the opposite of the 'bad money'.
What Kaya brought over was a coin that could clearly be classified as evil money. It was supposed to be a gold coin, but there was a copper-green lump on it. This was a coin made from gold and copper that had insufficient content. There were about twenty of them in total. However, Lin Feng asked first, "How much did you collect yesterday?"
Taking out a paper ledger was a habit he had developed long before he entered the Tower of the Great Sage. Kaya flipped to the latest page. Of course, the accounting system used here originated from Earth. She said, "A total of 513 kiels were received. Among them, 122 pieces of fine money, 370 pieces of good money, and 21 pieces of evil money. "
Fine money referred to high-quality coins made by those great empires with obvious characteristics, guaranteed content, and guaranteed materials. Some people or organizations that were particularly particular were only willing to trade with fine money. Therefore, the attitude of most people when they received fine money was to specially save it.
Generally speaking, good money was enough. As for evil money … To be honest, if this thing was given to the common people as a reward, it would be despised by them. Therefore, the attitude of most Mages toward evil money was to melt it and separate it into the type of metal it was supposed to be.
But today, Kaya didn't bring over twenty pieces of evil money to ask about the follow-up. Instead, it meant that in yesterday's lecture, someone had used this method to fish in troubled waters. It didn't have to be a Mage, because Lin Feng didn't limit that only Mages could attend.
Thinking about the scene yesterday, could there have only been about five hundred people? In other words, there were actually many people who didn't pay. But they couldn't be blamed. That small tavern was packed with people, and the upper limit was less than two hundred people.
Although some Mages were floating in the air, or standing on the walls or ceilings. Even so, it didn't reach the number of five hundred people. Most people were still crowded on the street outside the tavern, unable to enter, so it was no wonder that these people didn't pay the lecture fee.
Lin Xiang thought for a moment and said to Kaya, "This evil money is stored as before. When there is enough, melt it together and separate it. In the future, if anyone brings evil money to pay the fee, we'll collect it all the same. Anyway, at most, we'll purify part of the gold and then directly use a whole lump of gold to trade with others. But the matter of us collecting evil money, don't spread it to the outside world. So that when the time comes, we won't receive this kind of thing. "
In the spirit of teaching with the purpose of promoting P language, if Lin Feng didn't have the idea of subsidizing his family's expenses, and if it was completely free, it would instead make people suspicious, he really wanted to teach for free. He only hoped that more people would come to learn, so that in his lifetime, even if he could touch a Nintendo Red and White, it would be good.
So, when it came to collecting evil money, he would just turn a blind eye to it. Besides, one Kiel was only considered a small amount of money for most official Mages. But the group outside of Mages might not necessarily think so. If he hoped that Mages would actively learn programming languages and forbid others from learning, that would go against his original intention.
In fact, the group outside of Mages was Lin's target range. And for these people, a two-hour class cost one gold coin, which might be a big burden. Rather than making these people special and using them as the basis for other kinds of fees, it was better to pretend that he didn't see these people's little tricks from the beginning.
At first glance, it might seem like he was at a disadvantage. But in terms of human nature, after taking advantage of others, there were still a few people who wanted to take a mile after taking an inch. Most people hid it, afraid that others would find out, and they felt more or less guilty in their hearts. Of course, verbally, they had to rationalize their actions. They had to be righteous, so that they could continue to do these sneaky things.
As long as such a feeling existed, perhaps these people would continue to take advantage of others, but there would not be a day when they would go too far. Unless the person owed a huge favor, the kind that could not be repaid until the person died. So, in the end, if they chose to go all the way, that would be a different story.
After setting the tone for this kind of thing in the future and explaining it to Kaya, she nodded obediently to indicate that she understood. She was not like a stingy housekeeper who haggled over these small amounts of money.
But just as Kaya was about to leave, Halloumi ran in and shouted, "Teacher, Teacher, there's another guest."
"What's the rush? I, your teacher, don't have to hide from creditors and won't run away. What are you in such a hurry for? "Thinking of the unpleasant past, Lin said to the impatient girl.
The blonde girl who was scolded quickly stopped, tidied up her messy hair, straightened her skirt, and pretended to be a lady and said, "Teacher, Sir Shure Eweng is here. He said that the president wants to see you and sent a carriage over. "
It seemed that the old man was not free until today to pass on the proposal about the establishment of a magic academy to the Master Wizard Grimwin. The carriage was sent, it seemed that he would not leave until he had someone in it.
Of course, it was also possible that the content of last night's lecture scared the old man. After all, it was so obvious that he wanted to break the foundation of the astrologers. For a president who thought about the overall situation of the Xijia District all day long, it was unlikely that he would not react at all. In addition to calling the troublemaker over to pinch his balls, standing at attention, and reporting, depending on the situation, he might also hand the troublemaker over as a sacrifice to appease external anger.
In short, when a child got into trouble, it was a matter of course to ask for the support of their parents. It was just unknown whether the parent-teacher conference was behind the scenes or if there was an additional meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots. The ecology of the mysterious land was difficult to compare with a certain period on Earth. Therefore, there were many things that Lin was exploring and finding ways to adapt to.
"Kaya, remember to take that small bucket back to Sir Loews. I'll leave the house to you guys. I probably won't be back for lunch at noon, so you guys can take care of it yourselves. By the way, take those two dogs outside the city for a walk when you have time. There have been no magic beasts coming to die recently, and it seems that they have gained a lot of fat on their bodies. I prefer to eat lean meat, too fat is not good. "
When the two girls heard this, their expressions were the same. They both puffed up their cheeks and looked at their teacher with dissatisfaction. After Lin jokingly explained the matter, he followed Shure Edison, who came to pick him up, to the Central Tower, where the president, Orange Eaton, was located.
It was the same small conference room. It was just that this time, other than the president himself, there was no one else at the level of a big shot.
There was a special waiter who served elven flower tea to Lin who was seated.
It was not that coffee was not favored by the president, but if no one knew how to make it, no matter how good the coffee was, it would be wasted. Then he heard that the president had ruined several pots of coffee, and there were not many coffee beans, so now the old man had given up on letting the waiter beside him learn how to make it. If he really wanted to satisfy his cravings, or before performing any magic that required concentration, he would personally visit Lin's mansion.
As for things like directly asking someone else's apprentice to come over, the mysterious land was not in favor of this. If it was a servant or an ordinary waiter, then forget it. However, Kaya was a proper apprentice under Gabriel Tripwood, a registered Magician. If such an identity was casually transferred to another mage's tutelage, it would not be a good record.
Unlike in the past, he always went straight to the point. Recently, when Lin met with this president, the old man would always chat for a while and show his concern before getting to the main topic. This kind of flattery and cozying up was quite obvious, and for those who wanted to ride the president's coattails, it was all the more desirable. Therefore, the two of them pretended to flatter each other.
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