"Something?" Seeing his shining expression, Cheng Xijiu seriously suspected that she might be the gold mountain and he was targeting her. If Cheng Xijiu had not been used to the ups and downs, she would have been frightened.
After all, the guy's eyes looked as if he wanted to sell her for money.
Seeing the resistance in Cheng Xijiu's eyes, Jin Manshan said with a smile, "If you can sell me for a lot of money, I can run back by myself, and sell it a few more times." He
completely carried out the money-grubbing plot to the end, which was very admirable. However, his joke easily eased the atmosphere. Some people are greedy but not merciful, but rather cute. Cheng Jiujiu found him interesting, raised his hand and pointed to the high votes of the magician and swordsman, "You just made a lot."
"Small money, all small money." Jin Manshan said without much care, because everyone is a student. Although most of those who can enter here are nobles, and most of the civilians are rich, but they are not very old, so one silver coin is for everyone to participate.
The money levels in this world are copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins.
One gold coin can be exchanged for ten silver coins, and one silver coin can be exchanged for ten copper coins. One gold coin can provide a month's daily expenses for an ordinary family of three, so magicians and swordsmen are all made by spending money.
As for alchemists?
Ordinary alchemists dare not spend money casually, and they have to start from the most basic things that will not be damaged. And for someone like the dean of the alchemy department, the things he blows up every day, the cheapest value is also a few thousand gold coins.
Every month, a large amount of gold coins is consumed, ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions.
The most important thing is that he is only responsible for alchemy, but his things are not sold at all. Such a large academy is not enough for him to squander.
Although Dean Jin is good at making money, and his sons and grandsons are also good at making money, they feel pain in their flesh, heart, and liver to have such a rich man who spends so much money.
But it just so happens that he cannot be offended.
Now Jin Mantang is still in the academy, and there is still a chance to go to the dean of the alchemy branch to ask for some things to make a living, but he will graduate in a year.
In order not to affect the operation of the academy, neither the dean's children nor the descendants of the teachers can work in the academy. Of course, if those deans or teachers are about to retire, they can recommend their descendants to work, but they still have to go through a wave of assessments.
Because the academy is very important to the entire empire, it is very strict in this regard.
Even in order to avoid the emergence of centralization, the great magicians and great swordsmen in the Magic and Martial Arts Academy, the Magician's Guild, and the Swordsman's Guild must be dispersed throughout the country, and no more than ten of them can appear on non-major occasions.
Of course, many people will be registered in the Magician's Guild and the Swordsman's Guild after becoming magicians and swordsmen, but this is just statistics.
Those who are really restricted by the empire are those who hold positions in guilds and academies. In order to achieve a system of checks and balances on power, it has to be said that the empire has really tried very hard.
Let's get back to the point.
After graduating from Jin Manshan, he will go far away from the fiefdom of his brothers and sisters. There is no way, there are too many great magicians in their family. There are limits on the number of magicians and swordsmen that each dukedom can have.
It decreases from the highest to the lowest in the order of duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron.
A dukedom can have up to seven great magicians or great swordsmen, or seven of both types combined.
The number of intermediate magicians and intermediate swordsmen cannot exceed thirty. As for junior magicians and junior swordsmen, the number cannot exceed one hundred.
A marquisate can have up to five great magicians or great swordsmen at the same time. The number of intermediate magicians and intermediate swordsmen cannot exceed twenty. As for junior magicians and junior swordsmen, the number cannot exceed eighty.
An earldom can have up to three great magicians or great swordsmen at the same time. The number requirement for intermediate magicians and intermediate swordsmen cannot exceed ten. As for elementary magicians and elementary swordsmen, the number cannot exceed fifty.
A viscount's territory can have at most one great magician or great swordsman at the same time. The number requirement for intermediate magicians and intermediate swordsmen cannot exceed five. As for elementary magicians and elementary swordsmen, the number cannot exceed thirty.
A baron's territory is not qualified to have a great magician or a great swordsman. The number requirement for intermediate magicians and intermediate swordsmen cannot exceed three. As for elementary magicians and elementary swordsmen, the number cannot exceed ten.
Cheng Jiujiu can actually understand this division. After all, these magicians and swordsmen are equivalent to human weapons, the more there are, the more dangerous they are.
Of course, the Empire does not restrict the freedom of magicians and swordsmen, but when magicians and swordsmen go to other cities, they must be registered and their purpose must be recorded to prevent some people from privately supporting great magicians and swordsmen.
There are also many great magicians and swordsmen who do not want to serve the Empire, nor do they want to submit to any power, let alone be retainers. Such people either live in the mountains or move between major cities. Anyway, their strength is here, and they can make a lot of money no matter what mission they do. Moreover, they are respected wherever they go.
In addition, magicians and sword masters are not restricted. As long as they want, they can go anywhere. Even if they just took over an unmanned slum, the empire would personally divide the land for them.
In addition to the nobles of the hereditary system, as long as you are strong enough, you can also get a title.
However, magicians and sword masters can get the title of viscount. If they want to move up, they need to serve the empire, while great magicians and great swordsmen can only get the title of baron.
Although they have the status of a noble, the treatment is not as good as being a retainer of those nobles. Moreover, many great magicians and great swordsmen do not like to be bound. In addition to most of them who will join a noble family, there are a few who choose freedom.
And this group of people cannot stay in any place for more than one month, unless there are special circumstances, otherwise they will be expelled by the local magic guild or swordsman guild.
The reason why Jin Manshan taught Cheng Qijiu all this is because Cheng Qijiu is only thirteen years old, but he will inherit the title in three years. And because his parents died suddenly, they may not have taught Cheng Qijiu these things.
The reason why he said it in such detail is because he tested Cheng Qijiu, and after discovering that Cheng Qijiu really knew nothing, he went with the flow and was a good person, and taught him some truths.
Cheng Qijiu knew more or less about the life of the nobles, and Jin Manshan taught ordinary people the way to cultivate the nobility.
However...
After talking so much nonsense, did this guy go off topic?
Cheng Jiujiu looked at Jin Manshan in confusion, but Jin Manshan stopped talking and continued with the previous topic, "Xiao Jiujiu, let's make a deal."
"Sell you out?" Rolling his eyes at him, Cheng Jiujiu deliberately joked.
"No, no," Jin Manshan shook his head decisively.
The reason why he said so much is because he felt that Cheng Jiujiu knew all of this, so he deliberately confessed his identity and the way he cooperated with the director of the Alchemy Branch. As for why this was so, it was because the people of their Jin family knew how moody the director was and how he didn't like to talk.
Jin Manshan thought that Cheng Qijiu should have a good relationship with the dean of the Alchemy Department, so he first explained his relationship with the dean in detail. Then, as a brother, he explained to Cheng Qijiu what she was about to face. Even
his statement was a disguised belief that Cheng Qijiu would definitely get the academy's diploma and successfully inherit the title. This flattery was subtle and comfortable.
It must be said that after a while, the relationship between Cheng Qijiu and him was very harmonious.
Although some people say that there is no business without fraud, the kind of businessman who makes you willing to pay is the most powerful. Although this is a world of swords and magic, Cheng Qijiu has to look up to this fifteen-year-old boy.
Jin Manshan looked very ordinary, with a square face, even a little old-fashioned. The clothes he wore were just neat and tidy, not gorgeous at all.
However, the buttons on his collar and the rings on his fingers were both very valuable.
"After saying so much, what do you need me to do?"
This person wanted to ask him something, but Cheng Jiujiu was not in a hurry and chatted with him leisurely. Jin Manshan was not an impatient person. He had been preparing for this for so long before he finally stated his purpose. "You know, the old man has a lot of treasures. You have a special relationship with the old man. Why don't
you get some of the things he doesn't need for our academy?" Listening to Jin Manshan's words, Cheng Jiujiu probably knew that the reason why this guy treated him like this was because he felt that he had a special relationship with the dean of the Alchemy Department. Looking at his cautious and thoughtful attitude, Cheng Jiujiu estimated that perhaps everyone in the academy, except himself and the dean of the Alchemy Department, thought so.
It has to be said that this was a huge misunderstanding. After all, why did such a rich man fall in love with the beads on his clothes? At first, Cheng Jiujiu mistook the man for a pervert, and then for a money-obsessed person. Now he realized that the man was most likely the richest man in the world.
So, what did he like about the bead?
Cheng Jiujiu was full of doubts, but she didn't show them. She didn't admit or deny it. She just smiled and looked at Jin Manshan, "Then, what can you give me?"
"You're getting to the point!" Jin Manshan clapped his hands and made up his mind again, "You know, everyone in our family is good at making money, and they all graduated from the Magic and Martial Arts Academy. We all have many classmates. Although my classmates are average now and haven't grown up, many of my brothers and sisters' classmates are at the level of great swordsmen and great magicians. Those great swordsmen and great magicians are very difficult to recruit. You are being watched by many people now, and many people will definitely cause trouble for you. It's different with them. You can directly bring five great magicians and great swordsmen to escort you to avoid accidents on the road."
Oh?
Are they waiting for me here?
It sounds like these words are very self-serving, but they are of no practical use. It's basically nothing more than a wishful thinking. Cheng Qijiu is not the kind of child who can be fooled by a few words.
If you want her to do something, you have to give her enough benefits.
"That's it?" Cheng Qijiu was not moved at all, and even took a strawberry to eat. Under Jin Manshan's confident eyes, he said slowly, "Tell me, what other benefits can you give me."
"Ah?" Jin Manshan was stunned by Cheng Qijiu's question. He felt that the benefits he gave were enough, and he also told Cheng Qijiu all the interests. This is what a helpless future little lord like Cheng Qijiu needs most.
Why, why are you not moved?
There is something fishy about it. After all, Cheng Jiujiu is not a 13-year-old kid. She has seen a lot of storms and has been in the interstellar pirate den. After coming into contact with those people who are full of bad intentions, Cheng Jiujiu not only learned to win every gamble, but also became a profiteer.
No, the so-called profiteers at least have things to sell, and at best they just make a lot of profit.
What Cheng Jiujiu and those guys who are full of bad intentions learned is, to get something for nothing! Cheating, deceiving, stealing, five magic skills! It is to do nothing to get the biggest benefit.