Stories about merchants or cunning merchant Chapter 45

On the long road met three travelers . The first rich merchant . The second is a researcher, middle peasant . The third is a rich craftsman .

The first in the purse had 100 gold, 1 gold was equal to 10 silver coins and 1 silver - 30 copper .

The second in the purse was 2 gold and 12 silver and 60 copper .

The third in the purse was 4 silver and 70 copper .
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At the merchant's house there was a basement in which there were dozens of hooks, which were laden with gold and silver coins .

The researcher's houses had 6 gold, 3 silver and 100 copper coins .

The craftsman's houses had five chests of gold, 10 with silver and 70 with copper coins .

A merchant traveled every day around the principality and organized a new business, making a profit .

The researcher spent all the money received on the study of science, travel and expeditions . He wrote books, shared knowledge . But periodically starved . Science did not bring profit .

The craftsman, every day went on his cart to the market and sold, woolen robes sewn by him, on the way back he brought travelers home for money . On the way, he learned a lot of new information, which he sold, the secret service of the prince .

Somehow these three met . Passed the way and went to the market .

It became sharply cold, a strong wind blew, this made me want to eat and shelter from the weather . . .

They sold bread, meat, cooked vegetables . The merchant bought, without bargaining, all food for 90 silver coins at once . And also for 1 golden place on the second floor of the caravan - a barn . For him it was not money .

The researcher bargained a little with the owners of the caravanserai on the market and bought food, meat and hot water, with one bread, and a place on the first floor, in tea house, for 36 silver coins .

The craftsman bargained in the bitter cold and the wind for one hour, was able to bring down the price for himself to 38 copper coins and get a place in the hayloft . Buying two breads and hot water .

Who had a lot of money he did not even bargain . Whoever had little money, he bargained, but threw off not so much . Who had enough money, he bargained with inspiration until he hit the maximum price .

Being a whisper means paying more for goods and services that are not worth it .

Science for the sake of education, for the sake of research, for the sake of knowledge, which does not bring money, is an impermissible luxury .

To overpay for a product that costs 20 coppers, means . . . that there is a lot of money and there is no difference how much to pay .

And those who are accustomed to save and save . . . they find themselves in warmth, fed up and have their own chest with money

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