Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 110



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 110

22-Academy

“Uh… … I just thought about what would happen to the value of coins when the economy is not doing well, and it just came to me. It’s for the purpose of preventing risks caused by rapid fluctuations in currency value.”

Although the purpose of this was purely to avoid losses, Arthur’s method, derived from his past life’s experience, was not difficult to use to make foreign exchange profits.

What can be said for sure, however, is that no one has yet been able to predict the changes that fiat money will bring.

Even Arthur was the same. The outcome was known, but the series of events that would lead up to it, which were detailed but would have a major impact on the individual, were too many variables to predict.

At least, the position of the private currency that Mato Trading Company and its associates would use was the best Arthur could think of. However, in the current situation, there is a possibility that the credit of the gold certificates issued by Mato Trading Company will be strengthened and users will increase.

However, if that possibility were to explode past the critical point, it would inevitably lead to the intervention of those in power that Arthur and Jaran were worried about.

So Arthur warned that if you want to do this business, you have to be careful with it like handling fire. If you lose control, it will get out of control.

Jarani said with a dejected expression.

“If that’s the case, isn’t it like slaughtering a chicken with a butcher’s knife?”

“Well… … . That’s true.”

Arthur agreed. If the purpose was to hedge against losses due to currency fluctuations, there were other ways.

Jarani asked again as if to confirm.

“Isn’t this a business that doesn’t necessarily need to be done?”

“Yes. I have no intention of forcing you.”

Arthur replied, but Jaran’s blazing eyes told him that his intentions were completely different. To him, Arthur’s credit currency business was a big deal, enough to completely take over the Mato Company.

“If you do it, safety first and safety second.”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“The core of this gold deposit business is ultimately people’s trust.”

Dealing well with that belief was the first step toward establishing fiat money.

Jaran leaned back in his chair and sighed.

“You already have a lot of work to do, and yet you brought something this big… … . This is too much.”

“Please don’t joke around.”

Arthur smirked. Total Care Service had already been settled and a general manager had been appointed, and the market had stabilized, so there was nothing left to do. The music box business was also starting to produce copycat products, so the business scale was only growing up to this point. This alone would greatly reduce the amount of work to be done, and since Arthur had already set up response teams in each region according to the guidelines he had drawn up, all Jaran had to do was receive the final report.

“You really keep people busy.”

“You like that, don’t you?”

“That’s right. So… … how much should I give you for your share?”

“You don’t really have to give it to me. This is a really risky business, and I feel like I’ll be causing unnecessary harm.”

“Hey. That can’t be. I’ll give you some more later.”

“Then I am grateful.”

At Arthur’s reply, Jaran smiled with satisfaction.

One of Arthur’s strengths was that he never got greedy and never made mistakes because of it. No matter how well the business went, he never claimed a large share, so the partnership was bound to last a long time.

It was true that Arthur would benefit greatly if Jarani started the gold depository and credit currency business. First of all, he could receive credit currency when receiving payments, and the Tsuraz Craft Guild could also enjoy such benefits.

Before Arthur retired, he gave Jaran a piece of advice about the gold deposit business.

If you can’t collude with those in power, you should also think of a way to grow quickly so that those in power can’t touch you.

On the way back from the eastern branch of Mato Trading Company.

Arthur’s eyes caught a glimpse of a beggar on the side of the road. He was missing one arm… … He looked like a retired soldier. In this era, industrial accident victims were mostly missing their wrists, rather than the elbows. He probably had to be amputated because of the gunshot wound.

Arthur’s gaze deepened as he watched it.

In fact, I didn’t want to tell Arthur about the gold deposit business because it would bring about such a big change that even Arthur couldn’t predict what would happen.

However, the reason I introduced it to Jaran was because I did not trust the current power holders.

Arthur Hurt, Baron. The music box business that led to this acquisition.

Music boxes were selling like hotcakes, but there was no sign of taxes being lowered. There was some effort to control food prices, but it was not sincere.

The fact that food prices have become the new normal, even though they have fallen, is evidence of this as they are still higher than before the war.

The suffering of the common people due to the high price of food was not of much importance to the higher-ups. Does this mean that it is enough as long as it does not cause civil unrest? The intention of the landed aristocracy may also be there. For them, the higher price of food is beneficial.

And there was also a story I heard secretly from my parents. That there was a situation where music box technology was leaked to merchants and businessmen who were on the side of the aristocrats and neutrals.

In the current situation, the king did not have many options.

It was impossible to purge the aristocracy for the unauthorized production of music boxes. The country was already weak due to the war, and it was impossible to create conflict with the aristocracy and cause internal strife.

From the king’s point of view, it was best to compromise with the nobles. Perhaps the leak of the music box technology could have been a prelude to a compromise. You made it without my permission? I’m sorry, Your Majesty. Okay, let’s do it well. Shouldn’t it go that way?

Arthur’s concerns began here. If the king and the nobles compromised and took the same side, would the commoners be able to breathe in the gap?

He remembered the man who had been to the pub with Mark and who had been a member of the House of Commons. What was his name? Was it Fred Papaca? The man who had tried to pass a bill that would have imposed taxes on the nobles, but had failed?

Of course, it could have been Arthur’s own wish. The king and the nobles could have compromised and pursued the prosperity of the kingdom of Skara.

But he saw the possibility of that being very low. The nobles were supposed to be extravagant, and Arthur, having witnessed the level of depravity among the nobles, especially when he was forced to divorce, could not possibly sympathize with the hypothesis that the nobles of this country would assist the king and bring prosperity to the country.

The king was the same. It could not be rashly said that he had no love for the people at all.

But it seemed clear that his ambition was more focused on personal achievement than on looking after the lives of the people, otherwise he would not have started a war.

“Go, thank you!”

The one-armed beggar bowed his head when he saw the coins Arthur had put in his basket. The twenty coins he had given him were enough to feed him for two days.

Arthur ignored the words of gratitude and clicked his tongue inwardly. If he couldn’t trust the king and the nobles, who could he trust and rely on? In the end, there was only himself and his colleagues.

The reason I mentioned the gold deposit business to Jaran was because the only way to increase the power of his colleagues was through money.

And with that power, he protects his present peace. Arthur has laid a foundation for that intention, although it is not known when it will bear fruit.

* * *

When Tony and his wife were informed of Viana’s pregnancy, they contacted him saying they wanted to go to Seoul to see their daughter, and Arthur arranged for them to get a ticket to the ship and send them there.

Arthur’s hardships were not so great thanks to the help of a middle-aged woman named Anna, who had been sent to help him grow up.

“Please take care of me, Mrs. Anna.”

“Don’t worry and have a nice trip.”

Arthur dressed neatly and headed to the Academy. Today was the day of the freshman guardian interview.

“Let’s go, Rel.”

“huh.”

Arthur took Rell to the Academy. It took about an hour and a half at a brisk walk.

“Ugh… … . It seems too far.”

Arthur responded to Rel’s words.

“You’ve become weak.”

“I have to walk this street every day… … This is ridiculous… … .”

“It seems like you’ve already forgotten what it was like to live in Fran Village.”

Rel protested at Arthur’s advice to recall his days as a farmer in Fran’s village.

“I will be a scholar, not a farmer!”

“Oh. It seems you forgot the advice my brother gave you. What if your stamina gets weak?”

“… … Concentration also weakens.”

“What if my concentration gets weaker?”

“… … I can’t even study.”

Arthur nodded in response to Rel and continued speaking.

“Yes. You don’t need to train separately to build up your stamina. Just go to and from school and your stamina will be managed automatically. Why do you hate that?”

“Your workplace is close by.”

“So you exercise every morning?”

“… … .”

Rel became a dumb mute because he knew that his brother’s daily routine started with exercise.

“If you really don’t want to commute, there are dormitories too.”

“I hate dormitories.”

“why?”

“just.”

“Just go into the dorm.”

Arthur’s words, which were just a simple response, made Rel groan. However, she couldn’t say that she wanted to commute from home because she wanted to see Amelia’s face.

“How did you come here?”

“I came to interview freshmen.”

“Please sign your name and signature in this guestbook.”

Arthur wrote in the guest book at the instructions of the guard standing at the entrance. Then, with the help of a guide, he went to the interview location.

“You can go to the building over there with all the ivy overgrown, Your Majesty the Hurt.”

“thank you.”

Arthur headed toward the old-fashioned building his guide had pointed out. As he walked, he was able to get a closer look at the Academy’s entirety.

The sight of young people walking briskly with books under their arms and bags in their hands was certainly worthy of being called a national educational institution. The atmosphere was completely different from the world outside the fence.

Should I say that the realistic problems of making a living that occur in the outside world seem unrealistic to them? Well, it wasn’t hard to understand since they were all children of families that paid expensive tuition.

Arthur entered the building, looked at the sign, walked over, and stopped in front of a door with a nameplate hanging on it.

[Professor Hodden]

Professor Hodden was Rel’s advisor.

Arthur knocked on the door.

“Come in!”

Arthur opened the door when he heard permission from inside.

As the door opened, an intelligent-looking middle-aged man with an impressive moustache rose from his chair and extended his hand to Arthur. Arthur took his hand and shook it, and he asked.

“Are you the guardian of student Rel?”

“Yes. My name is Arthur Hurt, my older brother.”

“Are you sure it’s a semi-permanent work?”

“yes.”

Professor Hodden, who had confirmed Arthur’s identity, smiled brightly and invited him to sit down.

As Arthur sat down on the chair in front of him, Professor Hodden began to talk about this and that.

He started by praising Rel’s studies, creating a warm atmosphere for conversation, and then quickly got to the main topic.

“As the guardian of student Rel, what path do you want Rel to take in the future?”

“My younger brother is good at it.”

“Student Rel’s grades are excellent. I’m sure she’ll do well in whatever she does.”

“But whatever you do, shouldn’t you be competitive in that field?”

“you’re right.”

Professor Hodden nodded, but did not entirely agree with Arthur’s words.

“But there are trends everywhere, and the same goes for academics. For example, in this day and age, it’s hard to make a living majoring in history.”