Chapter 490 - 237 Descendant of an Old Acquaintance (Monthly Pass Request!!!!)

In the dean’s office.

Looking at the number 144071.34 on the paper in front of him, Xu Yun felt completely overwhelmed.

thousand pounds!

If he remembered correctly.

In the 1872 publication "Around the Earth in 80 Days", the expenses for the protagonists to travel were only 20 thousand pounds.

According to the extravagant spending habits of the protagonists, these 20 thousand pounds roughly equated to the purchasing power of several million Huaxia coins in later times.

Additionally, there is a scene in Sherlock Holmes’s "Identity Case".

At that time, Sherlock Holmes once said:

"I believe a single lady can live very well with an annual income of 60 pounds."

The lady client opposite replied:

"Even much less than 60 pounds, I can still live well."

So, combining the context from these two books, it’s estimated that one pound fluctuated around 1000 Renminbi.

Of course.

What Xu Yun didn’t know was.

In later times, there was actually a website called measuringworth where one could check the relative value conversion of the UK currency from 1270 till now. (Just find calculators/ukcompare on the site)

According to the website data.

In 1860.

pound was approximately equivalent to 84.71 pounds in 2022, which is about 716 Renminbi in today’s Huaxia Coin.

Additionally worth mentioning is.

The purchasing power of pounds between 1860 and 1900 was increasing, so by 1900, 1 pound was approximately equivalent to 840 Renminbi today.

Now, in this dungeon that has been affected by Little Niu’s second transition, industrial productivity is slightly higher than in 1850 domestically.

Thus converted...

One pound is probably around...

yuan?

144071.34X750 is.....

million!

Xu Yun:

"...."

So, I came to the University of Cambridge without eating or sleeping, and damn it, I’m in debt for a small fortune?

Is this a joke?

Moreover, who knows if that bizarre Halo might create an Easter egg, and when I return to reality, the debt also transfers, then the fun would be great...

Xu Yun dared to bet.

With Halo able to stick a big picture of Jia Ran on a mere table, it would absolutely create such an operation!

Therefore.....

Absolutely must not bear this debt!

Thinking of this.

Xu Yun couldn’t help but fall into silence for a moment, his mind quickly started to race.

Unlike later times.

19th-century storage fees did indeed have overdraw rules, meaning one could continue deducting into negative numbers after wiping out the principal.

For example, the Bank of England, established in 1694, had once pursued a storage fee concerning the Fitzpatrick Clan:

In 1713, Lamar Fitzpatrick, the patriarch of the Fitzpatrick Clan, stored a box of jewels at the Bank of England.

Lamar Fitzpatrick later perished in war with Spain, and the entire family fled to France until 1798 when a new Fitzpatrick Clan patriarch took office.

At that time, the Bank of England sued the new Fitzpatrick Clan leader in British Courts, ultimately ruling that the Fitzpatrick Clan compensate for the storage fee, excluding the jewels, totaling 264 pounds.

This matter was even recorded in the Supreme Court’s archives, ranking sixth on its website’s 18th-century archives.

Generally, the price for storage fees for safekeeping items would not be too high.

For example, the New York City Bank established in 1812 — the predecessor to Citibank — charged only one-thousandth annually for capital storage, excluding luxury storage fees.

Unfortunately, the daily storage fee of eight thousandths agreed by Fat Fish in response to Little Niu eliminated any chance to clear using conventional storage fees.

Thus, finding no legal loophole, the only angle left to counter was...

The creditor!

Xu Yun then took a deep breath and put on an earnest expression as he said to William Whewell:

"Mr. Whewell, although this debt legally meets the requirements, it should be paid as it is."

"But.....what about the creditor?"

"Mr. Whewell, this is a debt dispute between my ancestor and Sir Newton; it seems the University of Cambridge is not qualified to collect it on their behalf, is it?"

As Xu Yun said this, he slightly retracted his abdomen, grounded his breath in his lower belly, trying to make his tone appear more forceful.

On the way to the University of Cambridge, he had briefly inquired Little Eye about Little Niu’s romantic history on this timeline.

At that time Little Eye told him.

In this world, although Little Niu was married, he left no offspring.

However, for avoiding misunderstandings, Xu Yun didn’t delve too deeply, only knowing this overall situation.

After all, his character was a descendant of Fat Fish, so he couldn’t possibly be unclear if Little Niu had offspring.

But inner circumstances aside, knowing that Little Niu had no descendants was enough for Xu Yun at the moment.

No offspring from Little Niu means the bond relationship naturally becomes invalid.

As for the possibility of Little Niu donating the debt rights...

Are you kidding?

With his money-loving nature, how could he possibly donate debt rights?

Thus Xu Yun was very confident, the debt could not possibly burden him!

However, what puzzled him a bit was.

Just when he thought William Whewell would engage him in a battle of words... cough cough, a verbal argument for other reasons.

The face of the dean of Trinity College unexpectedly showed a trace of agreement, affirming:

"That’s right, neither Trinity School nor the University of Cambridge is the creditor and indeed cannot interfere with this debt, but..."

Before he finished speaking.

Outside the room, Werner’s voice suddenly came:

"Mr. Whewell, I have brought the student Aveline."