Chapter 62 Was This a Place for Commoners to Come?
After Henry entered the grand market, a crowd of commoners followed. They had heard about this place, which had been sealed off before. The sound of hammering and exclamations could be heard from within, especially the screams from yesterday.
Rumors spread that the grand market was a place where everyone wanted to come, and once they did, they always wanted to stay upright.
This was just the beginning of the market's promotion. It wasn't just orcs working here; there were also other commoners. The commoners who had been trained in the market yesterday were all amazed.
When the commoners saw the four orc security guards, they were taken aback, which dampened the noise they made when entering the market.
Carter and Nathan were also in the crowd. When they saw the orcs, they frowned. Was Henry out of options? How could he let the orcs work here?
The two suddenly felt that the grand market might not be as good as they had imagined. How could it be great with crude orcs guarding the entrance?
But it was impossible to leave now. Sandwiched in the crowd, they had no choice but to enter the grand market. And when they entered, everyone was astonished.
The bare cement floor stretched out ahead to a grand avenue, with a few conspicuous cabinets in front of the gate. The cabinets were now surrounded, mostly by children. Children would leave the cabinets, running off to ask their parents for money to buy candy from time to time.
On both sides of the avenue were various shops, some open for business, others still closed due to limited stock.
There were benches for resting and large wooden barrels labeled 'TRASH CAN' at regular intervals.
The commoners felt that their eyes were not enough to take in all this splendor. This place didn't seem like it was meant for them. Everyone wondered if they had made a mistake and if this was a place only nobles could visit.
In addition to the dedicated staff, professional guides began to introduce the market.
"Welcome to the grand market, where you can find wooden bowls crafted by the renowned carpenter from the East."
A woman in coarse linen was led into a shop by another woman in fine linen. The former felt a deep sense of restraint, unsure where to place her hands, as she stared blankly at the neatly arranged items on the wooden shelves.
"We have wooden bowls and spoons ranging from two steel coins to one silver coin. Would you like to take a look?"
"Two steel coins?" The woman was puzzled. What kind of currency was that? It was the first time she had heard of it.
The shopkeeper, not surprised, quickly explained, "This is a currency issued by Henry. One copper coin can be exchanged for ten steel coins, which is equivalent to one steel coin. There are also five steel coins."
"Really? One copper coin can be exchanged for ten steel coins?" The woman quickly realized that she was getting a good deal.
She didn't know how she calculated it, but after buying three wooden bowls and spending six steel coins, she still had four steel coins left. She went to the next shop and bought several small items that an ordinary person could make themselves, all for one copper coin.
In just fifteen minutes, several small shops selling ordinary goods had sold out.
Dozens of small carts began to deliver goods to the shops continuously. As soon as the goods entered the store, they were quickly snapped up by the commoners, following a model of small profits but quick turnover.
The further inside, the higher the prices of the goods. In a shop selling ceramics, where only a few people were browsing, a small ordinary ceramic bowl started with several copper coins.
Of course, what was considered ordinary for Henry was already quite exquisite for the commoners, and very few could afford it.
The most valuable items in the shop were the ceramic bowls and plates brought by Henry from Earth. Although they were only worth a few dollars, they were priced from one gold coin to several gold coins.
These were all prepared for the nobles. After all, relying solely on the commoners of Eldoria, there was simply no one who could afford it. Henry was already preparing to attract more people in the future.
More and more people entered the grand market, some looking for the sale of wheat, and if they didn't see it, they would feel a bit uneasy.
After asking the guide, most of the commoners went in one direction, which was the agricultural byproducts area, similar to the vegetable market on Earth.
This was also why Henry named this place the Grand Market. The set of rules from the Earth's supermarket was not suitable here. Just one anti-theft measure would be enough to drive Henry crazy.
He couldn't bring so many things from Earth. As the development grew, only his 70.62 cubic feet of space could be accessed once a day, and the number of things he could bring was very limited, so he had to find a model suitable for this era.
The agricultural byproducts area was very lively, and the commoners seemed to have found a home. On each platform, there were meat products for sale, which used to cost several copper coins per pound, but here, you could buy a few ounces of meat for just one copper coin.
Now, everyone didn't have to buy a pound of meat. They could buy a few ounces to try; after all, it was for eating, and the commoners were willing to spend one or two copper coins.
Because of the precise weighing tools, such as the balance beam and the scale, which used the principle of leverage, there were more than a dozen weights, ranging from one or two to several pounds.
These weighing tools were all produced by the research department, and they bore the mark of the official department. When the commoners saw this, they also believed in Henry and trusted him.
Henry has slowly established the rules of life in Eldoria through the grand market.
