diff --git a/docs/training/corpus/Layer_1--Worked_Examples/CORPUS-0006-non-coin-settlement-cart-repair.md b/docs/training/corpus/Layer_1--Worked_Examples/CORPUS-0006-non-coin-settlement-cart-repair.md deleted file mode 100644 index d12afa3..0000000 --- a/docs/training/corpus/Layer_1--Worked_Examples/CORPUS-0006-non-coin-settlement-cart-repair.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,174 +0,0 @@ -# CORPUS-0006 -## Non-Coin Settlement: Cart Repair -### Status: Training Corpus Seed -### Layer: Layer_1--Worked_Examples -### Purpose: Teach that a practical exchange may be settled partly or entirely through goods, labor, future priority, or obligation rather than immediate coin -### Repository Path: docs/training/corpus/Layer_1--Worked_Examples/CORPUS-0006-non-coin-settlement-cart-repair.md - ---- - -## 0. Scenario - -A trader in Ostia needs a cart repaired before sending goods toward Capua. - -He does not want to spend much coin before the venture departs. - -A wheelwright agrees to repair the cart without full immediate coin payment. - -The settlement is partly non-coin. - -This is still an economic exchange. - ---- - -## 1. Known Facts - -| Fact | Value | -|---|---| -| Location | Ostia | -| Need | cart repair before departure | -| Repair value | 8 asses | -| Immediate coin paid | 2 asses | -| Goods transferred | oil worth 3 asses | -| Future obligation | hauling priority after return | -| Remaining settlement | relationship/obligation based | - -The repair is not free. - -The payment is mixed. - ---- - -## 2. First Incorrect Calculation - -A weak model may calculate: - -```text -coin paid = 2 asses -repair cost = 2 asses -``` - -This is wrong. - -Only 2 asses were paid in coin, but more value changed hands. - -The oil and future obligation also matter. - ---- - -## 3. Settlement Structure - -The repair is settled through multiple forms of value: - -```text -coin payment: 2 asses -oil transferred: 3 asses -future priority: non-coin obligation ------------------------------------------ -total settlement: mixed value -``` - -The exact coin equivalent of future priority may be uncertain. - -But uncertainty does not mean it has no value. - ---- - -## 4. Why The Wheelwright Accepts - -The wheelwright may accept mixed settlement because: - -- he needs oil -- he trusts the trader -- he expects future work -- he wants priority access to returned goods -- he has no better customer at that moment -- he values the relationship - -The agreement depends on trust and expected future benefit. - ---- - -## 5. Why The Trader Accepts - -The trader may accept mixed settlement because: - -- he preserves coin for the venture -- the cart can depart sooner -- the repair avoids larger delay cost -- the wheelwright becomes a useful contact -- the obligation is easier to carry than immediate coin loss - -But the trader also creates a future burden. - ---- - -## 6. Correct Model Behavior - -The model should record separate effects: - -```text -coin_stock: -2 asses -inventory_oil: -3 asses value -cart_condition: repaired -departure_delay: reduced -future_obligation_to_wheelwright: created -relationship_with_wheelwright: improved or maintained -``` - -The exchange is not complete merely because little coin changed hands. - ---- - -## 7. Incorrect Model Behavior - -The model should not: - -- treat non-coin exchange as free -- ignore goods transferred -- ignore future obligations -- assume all value must be converted immediately into coin -- forget that preserving coin may be strategically useful -- ignore trust between parties -- ignore that the obligation may matter later - ---- - -## 8. Risk Variants - -### Variant A — Successful Return - -The trader returns from Capua and gives the wheelwright priority access to hauling work or goods. - -The obligation is satisfied. - -### Variant B — Failed Venture - -The trader returns without useful goods or cannot honor the priority. - -The wheelwright's trust decreases. - -### Variant C — Disputed Value - -The wheelwright later claims the oil was worth less than agreed. - -The non-coin settlement creates disagreement. - ---- - -## 9. Layer-0 Concepts Used - -This example uses: - -- `CORPUS-0003-money-has-purchasing-power` -- `CORPUS-0004-cost-includes-more-than-purchase-price` -- `CORPUS-0006-delay-is-economic-cost` -- `CORPUS-0010-credit-depends-on-trust` -- `CORPUS-0013-non-coin-settlement-exists` -- `CORPUS-0019-success-has-no-boundary-failure-has-a-hard-stop` - ---- - -## 10. Success Condition - -If the model sees a repair with little immediate coin payment and still tracks goods, trust, obligations, delay reduction, and future burden, this file is functioning correctly.