Episode 19 06. I became Banco’s assistant #3(1)
‘Did you give me 3 shillings as a currency exchange fee? I’m not some idiot, I’ve been ripped off properly.’
Hound mercenary commander Carl had arrived in front of Banco in the Montefeltro estate to safely store the advance paid in advance for this mission.
He still couldn’t believe that his subordinates, who had not blinked an eye even in the face of the heinous monster weapon, had been ripped off by a boy in the outskirts of Banco.
‘If you looked so skinny, you’ve been ripped off by a blue-eyed kid. After all, the smell of battlefield blood, what do the chasers know about bargaining?’
Carl coughed heavily and announced his presence.
And then think
‘By the way, it’s a bargain. You have to be like me.’
He entered the banco, confident that he would be different in his heart, and soon heard an absurd sound.
“What? How much do you want for gold coin storage now?”
When the larger and more ferocious-looking mercenary who had visited the previous day made a bewildered expression, Rockefeller repeated what he had just said in a dry tone.
“Didn’t you say that you would entrust me with 150 talents? The storage fee is 15 talents, which is 10% of the total amount.”
At the repeated remarks without making a single mistake, Karl looked a bit bewildered.
His face turned red like a blush.
“15 talents? Whoa, what nonsense! 10% of the amount deposited for storage. this is crazy Even if you are crazy, you are very, very, very crazy.”
He, like any other customer, decided to stop talking nonsense and face the store owner directly.
Because I thought it would be better to meet up with the store owner and negotiate in person than to wrestle with a boy who is not the store owner.
“Okay, where is the owner here? Aren’t you the owner of the store?”
“Why are you looking for the owner here?”
“Yeah, I’m just trying to negotiate directly with the store owner, not you. What is the storage fee!”
“You don’t have to. I am in full responsibility for the transactions of loans and gold coin storage here.”
“A young man like you? What do you mean you’re going to be the owner of this place?”
“Not really.”
Rockefeller smiled uncomfortably.
“It won’t change much just because you meet the owner. Would I rather be better than the owner?”
At those words, Carter, who was making gold coins inside the store, frowned slightly.
‘No, what kind of guts are you? 10% of the deposit for gold coin storage.’
In most bancoes, a gold coin storage fee of 3 percent was charged when a customer deposits gold coins.
The storage fee of 3% is not small, but it is sometimes a good option for those who want to store their gold coins safely or who need to hide their gold coins without anyone knowing.
There is also a paper gold coin storage certificate, which is very portable, making it a perfect option for those who cannot carry a lot of gold coins by themselves.
By the way, 10% of the gold coin storage fee!
‘What are you going to do if the guest goes away? The amount I gave was not too small. That’s 150 talents. It’s a huge sum of money.’
While Carter was hesitating whether to leave or not, the conversation between Rockefeller and mercenary commander Carl continued.
“You keep your gold coins safe, and you even write a gold coin custody certificate so that you can visit them at any time, right? Then, it is natural to receive a gold coin storage fee for that effort.”
“Who said anything about taking storage fees? The problem isn’t that, it’s the guts here who get 10% of the storage fee. What kind of banco in the world takes 10% of the gold coin storage fee? Usually, it is 3% at most, and there are some places such as the zodiac and Lyon that only receive 1%. Do you not know this at all?”
“Of course I do. I’ve heard of it being the case in Banco in the Yellow Sea or Lyon. But there it is and it is here.”
“what?”
“In this estate, there is only our store in Banco, and the owner is friendly with the lord, so the store is very safe. So, of course, the storage fee is also expensive. It has its own premium.”
“It’s a snot on the outskirts, but what kind of premium does one banco get?”
“It’s a premium, of course. Our store is a member of the Lyon Guild, the largest of the Banco Associations. In other words, it is a very reliable store.”
“You are funny.”
“Since it belongs to the Lyon Guild, the gold coins entrusted to us can be found at any Banco belonging to the Lyon Guild. So, considering many aspects, it is natural to add a premium to the existing storage fee.”
Rockefeller threw one more word while Carl couldn’t answer.
“And this is the outskirts. It is expensive.”
Carl, who had been pondering Rockefeller, frowned, wondering if this was not the case.
‘Anyway, it’s not like I’m taking 10% of the storage fee.’
“done. If I pay 10% for storage, I’ll deal with it somehow. What ten percent?”
Slowly thinking that the time had come, Rockefeller stopped arguing and started making secret offers to him.
“There, uncle.”
Rockefeller, who quietly lowered his voice, glanced inside the store, and then began to speak in a low voice.
Of course, it was all planned.
“This is something the owner of this place shouldn’t know. In fact, it’s the idea of this guy here that you get 10% of the gold coin storage fee.”
Rockefeller watched the change in his expression and continued the rest.
“It’s a bit too much for me. It’s just 10% gold coin storage fee. This is pure raw strength. Even in the Yellow Capital and Lyon, at most, they take 3%.”
When he felt that he was trying to reduce the storage fee for gold coins, he naturally lowered his voice and asked.
“So what do you want to say?”
“I will only receive 6% without knowing the owner here. 6 percent. how about it? Not bad, right?”
That’s quite a bit less than 10%.
“Six percent?”
6% was also a ridiculous storage fee, but better than the 10% mentioned earlier.
‘No, what 6 percent? Six percent is nonsense.’
“Can’t you give me more cuts there? I don’t have any regrets, so I don’t have to leave my gold coins here.”
Rockefeller shook his head openly as he showed his jaw-dropping guts.
“It is not. If you dare come all the way here and leave your gold coins, are you saying that your situation is not good enough? Ordinary people don’t even think about entrusting them to Banco because of the cost of storing gold coins. That’s why they usually hide their gold coins somewhere without anyone knowing, or something like that. But there are a lot of risks involved in doing that.”
“… … .”
“For example, what would you do if some strange guy finds a gold coin hidden by you and steals it? If you keep it here safely, you will have to pay a certain storage fee, but the gold coins you entrusted are guaranteed by the Lyon Guild, so even if the store here goes down, you can get gold coins from other stores.”
There was nothing wrong, but Carl’s expression was still dark.
“But I can’t afford to pay storage fees like that. 10% is 15 talents, 6% is… … Anyway, you don’t know how much money that is, do you?”
If he thought it wasn’t true, he would have kicked out the store without looking back, saying that Banco’s assistant was bullshit at him.
But seeing him still standing, Rockefeller was somewhat convinced.
that he had no other options.
‘I came here to deposit gold coins unconditionally. Otherwise, they would have just left because of the ridiculous storage fee.’
And there is only one Banco in this area.
‘Then it’s worth trying your guts here too.’
“mister. We don’t do business by digging in the ground, and we have to pay a certain amount of labor. And I’ve deducted a lot from 10%, right? That’s a lot to see.”
Carl still had a dissatisfied expression on his face.
“Okay, let’s make it 3 percent. Usually it’s 3%. Six percent is nonsense.”
To be precise, the 3% storage fee was too expensive, so most of them negotiated with a goldsmith in Banco to reduce the storage fee for gold coins.
By the way, the 6% storage fee in such a remote village is ridiculous!
However, the boy who was working in the store was never happy.
“Three percent? That’s never going to happen. If that’s the case, go to another store and find out. It’s probably not in this territory, so you’ll have to spend some time to go to another territory? However, the area around this area is all outskirts, so I don’t know how much gold coin storage fee will be charged there. Also, I don’t know if they are members of the Lyon Guild like us.”
How dare the young blue boy have the guts against the sky-like hound mercenary commander!
‘Where else did you learn the horse that didn’t even dry blood on your head?’
It was then that Captain Karl could remind his men who had tongue-tied him when he said he was going to Banco.
“Captain, that’s not it. That kid over there is a fucking bastard. Would you have paid us a currency exchange fee like that?”
“Set is right. The little guy was pretty daring. I know how to be brave.”
“If it were normal, you would have to pee in your pants while looking at us, but that wasn’t the case. Commander, why don’t you just work hard for a few days and then leave it somewhere else? What’s going to happen if you leave the advance payment here for only a few days?”
His subordinates reiterated that he had told them to watch out for the boy who was working in the store.
He’s as venomous as a goblin.
‘If only there was a subspace pocket to store gold coins separately!’
If there was such a thing, I would not have come to this Banco in the first place.
There was no need to pay storage fees, and it was enough to put it in that subspace pocket.
‘But it’s hard to find, and what’s called is the price… … .’
Since it is not common, it is of course precious.
It was a story of a space pocket.
“good night. Let’s make it 5 percent. 5 percent. They look at this a lot.”
Giving him 5% as a storage fee for gold coins was not a very good thing for him.
“Five percent?”
If this had been a normal deal, Rockefeller would have offered him a 3% storage fee from the beginning, and Karl, who received the offer, would have negotiated 2% or 1%, as the 3% storage fee was a waste.
‘Actually, there’s only 5% left over. But guts means playing it when you can.’
“It can’t be. Did I tell you before? Originally it was 10%, but I’m going to cut it down a lot and make it 6%. It’s hard for me to see you no longer.”
At that, Carter, who was grinding gold coins inside the store, gave a disappointed smile.
‘Where the hell did you learn that?’