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 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d12afa3 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/training/corpus/Layer_1--Worked_Examples/CORPUS-0006-non-coin-settlement-cart-repair.md @@ -0,0 +1,174 @@ +# 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.