diff --git a/docs/training/corpus/Layer_0--Primitive_Facts/CORPUS-0001-trade-requires-two-locations.md b/docs/training/corpus/Layer_0--Primitive_Facts/CORPUS-0001-trade-requires-two-locations.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9335554..0000000 --- a/docs/training/corpus/Layer_0--Primitive_Facts/CORPUS-0001-trade-requires-two-locations.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,126 +0,0 @@ -# CORPUS-0001 -## Trade Requires Two Locations -### Status: Training Corpus Seed -### Layer: Layer_0--Primitive_Facts -### Purpose: Teach the first primitive of commerce: trade requires a difference between places -### Repository Path: docs/training/corpus/Layer_0--Primitive_Facts/CORPUS-0001-trade-requires-two-locations.md - ---- - - - -## 0. Principle - -Trade begins when the same good has different value in different places. - -A trader does not create profit merely by owning goods. -A trader creates the possibility of profit by moving goods, claims, or information between locations where value differs. - ---- - -## 1. Roman-Visible Example - -Oil in Ostia and oil in Capua are not the same economic fact. - -The oil itself may be identical. - -But its value may differ because: - -- one city has more supply -- one city has stronger demand -- one route is delayed -- one buyer needs it sooner -- one market has not yet heard news from the other - -A trader sees two places, not one price. - ---- - -## 2. Minimal Trade Structure - -A trade requires at least: - -1. an origin location -2. a destination location -3. a good or claim -4. a price or value difference -5. a cost of movement -6. time between decision and result - -Without two locations, there is sale or storage, but not trade by route. - ---- - -## 3. Incorrect Modern Assumption - -Incorrect assumption: - -> A good has one true price. - -Correction: - -> A good has local prices, and those prices change with place, time, need, and information. - ---- - -## 4. Simulation Use - -This principle supports: - -- route design -- city price differences -- venture selection -- transport cost -- information delay -- arbitrage -- failed ventures - -The model should not treat trade as a menu transaction. - -Trade is a decision to act across distance. - ---- - -## 5. Canonical Test - -If the model sees: - -> Buy oil for 10 asses. Sell oil for 14 asses. - -It must ask: - -- where was it bought? -- where was it sold? -- how long did movement take? -- what did movement cost? -- what changed during the journey? - -Only then can profit be understood. - ---- - -## 6. Success Condition - -If the model stops treating price as universal and starts treating price as local, this file is functioning correctly. - -